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Fractalguy: /* The Underlying Order of the Universe */

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The Underlying Order of the Universe

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	The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal] is the best available [[metaphor]] we have for both the underlying order of the [[scientific]] [[universe]], as well as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion) transcendent] manifestation of [[god]]. As such it is the perfect candidate to serve as a unifying principle behind a [[scientific]] [[god concept]].		The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal] is the best available [[metaphor]] we have for both the underlying order of the [[scientific]] [[universe]], as well as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion) transcendent] manifestation of [[god]]. As such it is the perfect candidate to serve as a unifying principle behind a [[scientific]] [[god concept]].
	[[File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|right]]		[[File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|right]]


	This is not to say that the [[universe]] IS a fractal in the technical sense of having [[wikipedia:Hausdorff_dimension\|fractal dimension]]. There are a [[Nature\|variety of natural phenomena that have fractal structures]], including galaxies and other big [[wikipedia:Fractal_cosmology\|cosmological structures]], and these seem to repeat the same dense core with orbital cloud pattern on the subatomic scale as well. While they aren't [[Literally\|LITERALLY]] fractals, the concept of [[Generating equation\|simple rules]], repeated infinitely, [[self-organizing]] into [[Complexity\|complex]] patterns that repeat themselves in infinite variations, is incredibly useful when trying to understand the [[universe]] [[holistically]].		This is not to say that the [[universe]] IS a fractal in the technical sense of having [[wikipedia:Hausdorff_dimension\|fractal dimension]]. There are a [[Nature\|variety of natural phenomena that have fractal structures]], including galaxies and other big [[wikipedia:Fractal_cosmology\|cosmological structures]], and these seem to repeat the same dense core with orbital cloud pattern on the subatomic scale as well. While they aren't [[Literally\|LITERALLY]] fractals, the concept of [[Generating equation\|simple rules]], repeated infinitely, [[self-organizing]] into [[Complexity\|complex]] patterns that repeat themselves in infinite variations, is incredibly useful when trying to understand the [[universe]] [[holistically]].

Fractalguy: /* The Underlying Order of the Universe */

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The Underlying Order of the Universe

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	The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal] is the best available [[metaphor]] we have for both the underlying order of the [[scientific]] [[universe]], as well as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion) transcendent] manifestation of [[god]]. As such it is the perfect candidate to serve as a unifying principle behind a [[scientific]] [[god concept]].		The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal] is the best available [[metaphor]] we have for both the underlying order of the [[scientific]] [[universe]], as well as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion) transcendent] manifestation of [[god]]. As such it is the perfect candidate to serve as a unifying principle behind a [[scientific]] [[god concept]].
	[[~~index.php?title=File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|link=~~File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|right]]		[[File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|right]]

Fractalguy: /* The Underlying Order of the Universe */

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The Underlying Order of the Universe

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	The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal] is the best available [[metaphor]] we have for both the underlying order of the [[scientific]] [[universe]], as well as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion) transcendent] manifestation of [[god]]. As such it is the perfect candidate to serve as a unifying principle behind a [[scientific]] [[god concept]].		The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal] is the best available [[metaphor]] we have for both the underlying order of the [[scientific]] [[universe]], as well as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion) transcendent] manifestation of [[god]]. As such it is the perfect candidate to serve as a unifying principle behind a [[scientific]] [[god concept]].
			[[index.php?title=File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|link=File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|right]]

	~~[[File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|This whole thing is just f(z) = z^2 + c\|]]~~

	This is not to say that the [[universe]] IS a fractal in the technical sense of having [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Hausdorff_dimension fractal dimension]. There are a [[Nature\|variety of natural phenomena that have fractal structures]], including galaxies and other big [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Fractal_cosmology cosmological structures], and these seem to repeat the same dense core with orbital cloud pattern on the subatomic scale as well. While they aren't [[Literally\|LITERALLY]] fractals, the concept of [[Generating equation\|simple rules]], repeated infinitely, [[self-organizing]] into [[Complexity\|complex]] patterns that repeat themselves in infinite variations, is incredibly useful when trying to understand the [[universe]] [[holistically]].		This is not to say that the [[universe]] IS a fractal in the technical sense of having [[wikipedia:Hausdorff_dimension\|fractal dimension]]. There are a [[Nature\|variety of natural phenomena that have fractal structures]], including galaxies and other big [[wikipedia:Fractal_cosmology\|cosmological structures]], and these seem to repeat the same dense core with orbital cloud pattern on the subatomic scale as well. While they aren't [[Literally\|LITERALLY]] fractals, the concept of [[Generating equation\|simple rules]], repeated infinitely, [[self-organizing]] into [[Complexity\|complex]] patterns that repeat themselves in infinite variations, is incredibly useful when trying to understand the [[universe]] [[holistically]].

	These pages explain concepts that relate to fractal geometry:		These pages explain concepts that relate to fractal geometry:

Fractalguy: /* The Underlying Order of the Universe */

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The Underlying Order of the Universe

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	The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal] is the best available [[metaphor]] we have for both the underlying order of the [[scientific]] [[universe]], as well as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion) transcendent] manifestation of [[god]]. As such it is the perfect candidate to serve as a unifying principle behind a [[scientific]] [[god concept]].		The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal] is the best available [[metaphor]] we have for both the underlying order of the [[scientific]] [[universe]], as well as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion) transcendent] manifestation of [[god]]. As such it is the perfect candidate to serve as a unifying principle behind a [[scientific]] [[god concept]].

	[[File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|This whole thing is just f(z) = z^2 + c\|~~thumb~~]]		[[File:Mandelbrot_Fractal_Zoom.gif\|This whole thing is just f(z) = z^2 + c\|]]

	This is not to say that the [[universe]] IS a fractal in the technical sense of having [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausdorff_dimension fractal dimension]. There are a [[Nature\|variety of natural phenomena that have fractal structures]], including galaxies and other big [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_cosmology cosmological structures], and these seem to repeat the same dense core with orbital cloud pattern on the subatomic scale as well. While they aren't [[Literally\|LITERALLY]] fractals, the concept of [[Generating equation\|simple rules]], repeated infinitely, [[self-organizing]] into [[Complexity\|complex]] patterns that repeat themselves in infinite variations, is incredibly useful when trying to understand the [[universe]] [[holistically]].		This is not to say that the [[universe]] IS a fractal in the technical sense of having [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausdorff_dimension fractal dimension]. There are a [[Nature\|variety of natural phenomena that have fractal structures]], including galaxies and other big [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_cosmology cosmological structures], and these seem to repeat the same dense core with orbital cloud pattern on the subatomic scale as well. While they aren't [[Literally\|LITERALLY]] fractals, the concept of [[Generating equation\|simple rules]], repeated infinitely, [[self-organizing]] into [[Complexity\|complex]] patterns that repeat themselves in infinite variations, is incredibly useful when trying to understand the [[universe]] [[holistically]].
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	* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/558059.The_Fractal_Geometry_of_Nature The Fractal Geometry of Nature by Benoît B. Mandelbrot] (The Original)		* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/558059.The_Fractal_Geometry_of_Nature The Fractal Geometry of Nature by Benoît B. Mandelbrot] (The Original)
	* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter] (The GOAT)		* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter] (The GOAT)

	== Mystic Fractal Traditions ==		== Mystic Fractal Traditions ==

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	== Fractal Symbolism ==		== Fractal Symbolism ==
	The [[fractal]] can provide the universally recognizable, iconographic symbolism that the Christian Cross, the Muslim Crescent Moon, the Hebrew Star of David, and every other [[religion]] uses for its branding. It embodies all of the values of [[science]], [[logic]], [[beauty]], and infinity intrinsic to [[metaculture]], as well as forming the [[god concept]] that helps us understand and appreciate the [[universe]]. While there have been other [[secular]] or [[pantheist]] movements with similar goals, they have lacked the unified theory and viral branding needed to spread their [[meme]].		The [[fractal]] can provide the universally recognizable, iconographic symbolism that the Christian Cross, the Muslim Crescent Moon, the Hebrew Star of David, and every other [[religion]] uses for its branding. It embodies all of the values of [[science]], [[logic]], [[beauty]], and infinity intrinsic to [[metaculture]], as well as forming the [[god concept]] that helps us understand and appreciate the [[universe]]. While there have been other [[secular]] or [[pantheist]] movements with similar goals, they have lacked the unified theory and viral branding needed to spread their [[meme]].

			The Mandelbrot is even shaped like a heart, reinforcing the [[Metanarrative of everything\|universal metanarrative]] that puts [[love]] at the center of [[everything]], because it is an [[inevitable]] [[emergent property]] of any [[complex]] [[universe]].

	== Fractal Creation and Infinite Regress ==		== Fractal Creation and Infinite Regress ==

Fractalguy: /* Mystic Fractal Traditions */

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Mystic Fractal Traditions

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	[[File:Tibetan-mandala-sera-monastery.jpg\|thumb\|right\|www.worldhistory.org]]		[[File:Tibetan-mandala-sera-monastery.jpg\|thumb\|right\|www.worldhistory.org]]

	The [[Complexity\|complex]], [[Self-Similarity\|repeating]] patterns of the fractal can also be seen in sacred [[art]] from most [[cultures]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala Mandalas] exist in each of the Eastern [[spiritual]] [[traditions]], while mosques throughout the middle east are decorated in beautiful mosaics that absolutely evoke the fractal.		The [[Complexity\|complex]], [[Self-Similarity\|repeating]] patterns of the fractal can also be seen in sacred [[art]] from most [[cultures]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala Mandalas] exist in each of the Eastern [[spiritual]] [[traditions]], while mosques throughout the middle east are decorated in beautiful mosaics that absolutely evoke the fractal.<blockquote>''"Do thou reckon thyself only a puny form when within thee the universe is folded?"'' -[https://www.bahaiquotes.com/subject/knowledge-self Bahá’u’lláh]</blockquote>Mystic visions throughout history have been described by seekers and so often resemble the infinite repeating fractal spirals we are starting to recognize everywhere we look. Thanks to [[psychedelics]] making mystic vision available to the masses, there are millions of people who have seen the fractal visions manifest themselves in ecstatic states of [[mind]]. Strong evidence in [[Brain\|neurophysiology]] shows that fractal [[Neural network\|neural]] pathways may help our [[brains]] organize memories and recognize patterns in [[nature]].[https://www.sciencealert.com/the-mystery-of-how-neurons-control-the-brain-has-finally-been-solved][https://www.tumblr.com/parsabad/753914022473203712/shah-masque-isfahan-iran-photography-ghasem][https://www.reddit.com/r/Jung/comments/1hxni3a/these_pictures_are_from_abbasi_mosque_in_isfahan/#lightbox]

	Mystic visions throughout history have been described by seekers and so often resemble the infinite repeating fractal spirals we are starting to recognize everywhere we look. Thanks to [[psychedelics]] making mystic vision available to the masses, there are millions of people who have seen the fractal visions manifest themselves in ecstatic states of [[mind]]. Strong evidence in [[Brain\|neurophysiology]] shows that fractal [[Neural network\|neural]] pathways may help our [[brains]] organize memories and recognize patterns in [[nature]].[https://www.sciencealert.com/the-mystery-of-how-neurons-control-the-brain-has-finally-been-solved][https://www.tumblr.com/parsabad/753914022473203712/shah-masque-isfahan-iran-photography-ghasem][https://www.reddit.com/r/Jung/comments/1hxni3a/these_pictures_are_from_abbasi_mosque_in_isfahan/#lightbox]

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg1NpMmPv48\|\|center\|The complex geometry of Islamic design\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg1NpMmPv48\|\|center\|The complex geometry of Islamic design\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Websites Promoting the Idea of a Fractal God/Universe */

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Websites Promoting the Idea of a Fractal God/Universe

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	* [https://www.fractal.org/ Fractal.org]		* [https://www.fractal.org/ Fractal.org]
	* [https://timwatersart.com/fractal-quotes/ Fractal Quotes]		* [https://timwatersart.com/fractal-quotes/ Fractal Quotes]
			* [https://www.santafe.edu/ The Santa Fe Institute]
			* [https://necsi.edu/ New England Complex Systems Institute]

	=== Mind-Blowing Fractal Videos ===		=== Mind-Blowing Fractal Videos ===

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	[[File:Fractal-metaculture-heart-mandelbrot-word-cloud.png\|thumb\|[[Truth\|It's beautiful because it's true]]]]		[[File:Fractal-metaculture-heart-mandelbrot-word-cloud.png\|thumb\|[[Truth\|It's beautiful because it's true]]]]

	Fractals both symbolically and [[mathematically]] [[Allegory\|represent]] [[self-reference]], [[self-organization]], [[meta]], [[feedback loops]], [[Gödel]], [[self-correction]], and help form a [[secular]] [[God Concept\|god concept]], especially in the context of [[psychedelic]] integration.<blockquote>''"Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of mathematics, but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently."'' -[[wikipedia:Benoit_Mandelbrot\|Benoit Mandelbrot]]</blockquote>Fractals also perfectly represent the [[concept]] of [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holons]] in [[philosophy]] and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] that many have used as the basis for [[holistic]] [[universal]] order.		Fractals both symbolically and [[mathematically]] [[Allegory\|represent]] [[self-reference]], [[self-organization]], [[meta]], [[feedback loops]], [[Gödel]], [[self-correction]], and help form a [[secular]] [[God Concept\|god concept]], especially in the context of [[psychedelic]] integration.<blockquote>''"Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of [[mathematics]], but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently."'' -[[wikipedia:Benoit_Mandelbrot\|Benoit Mandelbrot]]</blockquote>Fractals also perfectly represent the [[concept]] of [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holons]] in [[philosophy]] and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] that many have used as the basis for [[holistic]] [[universal]] order.

	This [[perspective]] is essentially [[wikipedia:Fractal_cosmology\|Fractal Cosmology]] crossed with [[Pantheism]] and the [https://roadtoomega.substack.com/p/the-purposeful-universe-why-the-emergence cosmic complexification] theories of [[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Teilhard de Chardin]] and others. [https://social-ecology.org/wp/2024/08/complexity/][https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2010/06/30/128212122/why-is-the-universe-complex-broken-symmetries-information-energy-work][https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18825232-100-creativity-special-the-complexity-of-the-universe/]		This [[perspective]] is essentially [[wikipedia:Fractal_cosmology\|Fractal Cosmology]] crossed with [[Pantheism]] and the [https://roadtoomega.substack.com/p/the-purposeful-universe-why-the-emergence cosmic complexification] theories of [[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Teilhard de Chardin]] and others. [https://social-ecology.org/wp/2024/08/complexity/][https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2010/06/30/128212122/why-is-the-universe-complex-broken-symmetries-information-energy-work][https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18825232-100-creativity-special-the-complexity-of-the-universe/]

Fractalguy at 13:03, 12 February 2025

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	[[File:~~Mandelbrot~~-~~Fractal~~-~~Puzzle~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb~~\|right~~\|[[Truth\|It's beautiful because it's true]]]]		[[File:Fractal-metaculture-heart-mandelbrot-word-cloud.png\|thumb\|[[Truth\|It's beautiful because it's true]]]]

	Fractals both symbolically and [[mathematically]] [[Allegory\|represent]] [[self-reference]], [[self-organization]], [[meta]], [[feedback loops]], [[Gödel]], [[self-correction]], and help form a [[secular]] [[God Concept\|god concept]], especially in the context of [[psychedelic]] integration.<blockquote>''"Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of mathematics, but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently."'' -[[wikipedia:Benoit_Mandelbrot\|Benoit Mandelbrot]]</blockquote>Fractals also perfectly represent the [[concept]] of [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holons]] in [[philosophy]] and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] that many have used as the basis for [[holistic]] [[universal]] order.		Fractals both symbolically and [[mathematically]] [[Allegory\|represent]] [[self-reference]], [[self-organization]], [[meta]], [[feedback loops]], [[Gödel]], [[self-correction]], and help form a [[secular]] [[God Concept\|god concept]], especially in the context of [[psychedelic]] integration.<blockquote>''"Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of mathematics, but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently."'' -[[wikipedia:Benoit_Mandelbrot\|Benoit Mandelbrot]]</blockquote>Fractals also perfectly represent the [[concept]] of [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holons]] in [[philosophy]] and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] that many have used as the basis for [[holistic]] [[universal]] order.

Fractalguy at 16:37, 20 January 2025

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	[[File:Mandelbrot-Fractal-Puzzle.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Truth\|It's beautiful because it's true]]]]		[[File:Mandelbrot-Fractal-Puzzle.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Truth\|It's beautiful because it's true]]]]

	Fractals both symbolically and [[mathematically]] [[Allegory\|represent]] [[self-reference]], [[self-organization]], [[meta]], [[feedback loops]], [[Gödel]], [[self-correction]], and help form a [[secular]] [[God Concept\|god concept]], especially in the context of [[psychedelic]] integration.		Fractals both symbolically and [[mathematically]] [[Allegory\|represent]] [[self-reference]], [[self-organization]], [[meta]], [[feedback loops]], [[Gödel]], [[self-correction]], and help form a [[secular]] [[God Concept\|god concept]], especially in the context of [[psychedelic]] integration.<blockquote>''"Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of mathematics, but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently."'' -[[wikipedia:Benoit_Mandelbrot\|Benoit Mandelbrot]]</blockquote>Fractals also perfectly represent the [[concept]] of [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holons]] in [[philosophy]] and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] that many have used as the basis for [[holistic]] [[universal]] order.

	Fractals also perfectly represent the [[concept]] of [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holons]] in [[philosophy]] and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] that many have used as the basis for [[holistic]] [[universal]] order.

	This [[perspective]] is essentially [[wikipedia:Fractal_cosmology\|Fractal Cosmology]] crossed with [[Pantheism]] and the [https://roadtoomega.substack.com/p/the-purposeful-universe-why-the-emergence cosmic complexification] theories of [[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Teilhard de Chardin]] and others. [https://social-ecology.org/wp/2024/08/complexity/][https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2010/06/30/128212122/why-is-the-universe-complex-broken-symmetries-information-energy-work][https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18825232-100-creativity-special-the-complexity-of-the-universe/]		This [[perspective]] is essentially [[wikipedia:Fractal_cosmology\|Fractal Cosmology]] crossed with [[Pantheism]] and the [https://roadtoomega.substack.com/p/the-purposeful-universe-why-the-emergence cosmic complexification] theories of [[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Teilhard de Chardin]] and others. [https://social-ecology.org/wp/2024/08/complexity/][https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2010/06/30/128212122/why-is-the-universe-complex-broken-symmetries-information-energy-work][https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18825232-100-creativity-special-the-complexity-of-the-universe/]
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	* [https://theconversation.com/mandelbrots-fractals-are-not-only-gorgeous-they-taught-mathematicians-how-to-model-the-real-world-244302 Manelbrot's Fractals Taught Us To Model the Real World]		* [https://theconversation.com/mandelbrots-fractals-are-not-only-gorgeous-they-taught-mathematicians-how-to-model-the-real-world-244302 Manelbrot's Fractals Taught Us To Model the Real World]
	* [https://www.fractal.org/ Fractal.org]		* [https://www.fractal.org/ Fractal.org]
			* [https://timwatersart.com/fractal-quotes/ Fractal Quotes]

	=== Mind-Blowing Fractal Videos ===		=== Mind-Blowing Fractal Videos ===

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	[[File:Tibetan-mandala-sera-monastery.jpg\|thumb\|right\|www.worldhistory.org]]		[[File:Tibetan-mandala-sera-monastery.jpg\|thumb\|right\|www.worldhistory.org]]

	The [[Complexity\|complex]], [[Self-Similarity\|repeating]] patterns of the fractal can also be seen in sacred [[art]] from most [[cultures]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala Mandalas] exist in each of the Eastern [[spiritual]] [[traditions]], while mosques throughout the middle east are decorated in beautiful mosaics that absolutely evoke the fractal.		The [[Complexity\|complex]], [[Self-Similarity\|repeating]] patterns of the fractal can also be seen in sacred [[art]] from most [[cultures]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala Mandalas] exist in each of the Eastern [[spiritual]] [[traditions]], while mosques throughout the middle east are decorated in beautiful mosaics that absolutely evoke the fractal.<blockquote>''"Do thou reckon thyself only a puny form when within thee the universe is folded?"'' -[https://www.bahaiquotes.com/subject/knowledge-self Bahá’u’lláh]</blockquote>Mystic visions throughout history have been described by seekers and so often resemble the infinite repeating fractal spirals we are starting to recognize everywhere we look. Thanks to [[psychedelics]] making mystic vision available to the masses, there are millions of people who have seen the fractal visions manifest themselves in ecstatic states of [[mind]]. Strong evidence in [[Brain\|neurophysiology]] shows that fractal [[Neural network\|neural]] pathways may help our [[brains]] organize memories and recognize patterns in [[nature]].[https://www.sciencealert.com/the-mystery-of-how-neurons-control-the-brain-has-finally-been-solved][https://www.tumblr.com/parsabad/753914022473203712/shah-masque-isfahan-iran-photography-ghasem][https://www.reddit.com/r/Jung/comments/1hxni3a/these_pictures_are_from_abbasi_mosque_in_isfahan/#lightbox]

	Mystic visions throughout history have been described by seekers and so often resemble the infinite repeating fractal spirals we are starting to recognize everywhere we look. Thanks to [[psychedelics]] making mystic vision available to the masses, there are millions of people who have seen the fractal visions manifest themselves in ecstatic states of [[mind]]. Strong evidence in [[Brain\|neurophysiology]] shows that fractal [[Neural network\|neural]] pathways may help our [[brains]] organize memories and recognize patterns in [[nature]].[https://www.sciencealert.com/the-mystery-of-how-neurons-control-the-brain-has-finally-been-solved][https://www.tumblr.com/parsabad/753914022473203712/shah-masque-isfahan-iran-photography-ghasem][https://www.reddit.com/r/Jung/comments/1hxni3a/these_pictures_are_from_abbasi_mosque_in_isfahan/#lightbox]

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg1NpMmPv48\|\|center\|The complex geometry of Islamic design\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg1NpMmPv48\|\|center\|The complex geometry of Islamic design\|frame}}

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	Fractals both symbolically and [[mathematically]] [[Allegory\|represent]] [[self-reference]], [[self-organization]], [[meta]], [[feedback loops]], [[Gödel]], [[self-correction]], and help form a [[secular]] [[God Concept\|god concept]], especially in the context of [[psychedelic]] integration.<blockquote>''"Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of mathematics, but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently."'' -[[wikipedia:Benoit_Mandelbrot\|Benoit Mandelbrot]]</blockquote>Fractals also perfectly represent the [[concept]] of [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holons]] in [[philosophy]] and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] that many have used as the basis for [[holistic]] [[universal]] order.		Fractals both symbolically and [[mathematically]] [[Allegory\|represent]] [[self-reference]], [[self-organization]], [[meta]], [[feedback loops]], [[Gödel]], [[self-correction]], and help form a [[secular]] [[God Concept\|god concept]], especially in the context of [[psychedelic]] integration.<blockquote>''"Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of [[mathematics]], but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently."'' -[[wikipedia:Benoit_Mandelbrot\|Benoit Mandelbrot]]</blockquote>Fractals also perfectly represent the [[concept]] of [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holons]] in [[philosophy]] and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] that many have used as the basis for [[holistic]] [[universal]] order.

	This [[perspective]] is essentially [[wikipedia:Fractal_cosmology\|Fractal Cosmology]] crossed with [[Pantheism]] and the [https://roadtoomega.substack.com/p/the-purposeful-universe-why-the-emergence cosmic complexification] theories of [[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Teilhard de Chardin]] and others. [https://social-ecology.org/wp/2024/08/complexity/][https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2010/06/30/128212122/why-is-the-universe-complex-broken-symmetries-information-energy-work][https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18825232-100-creativity-special-the-complexity-of-the-universe/]		This [[perspective]] is essentially [[wikipedia:Fractal_cosmology\|Fractal Cosmology]] crossed with [[Pantheism]] and the [https://roadtoomega.substack.com/p/the-purposeful-universe-why-the-emergence cosmic complexification] theories of [[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Teilhard de Chardin]] and others. [https://social-ecology.org/wp/2024/08/complexity/][https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2010/06/30/128212122/why-is-the-universe-complex-broken-symmetries-information-energy-work][https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18825232-100-creativity-special-the-complexity-of-the-universe/]