Putting Correlations to Work

Note: This will likely be incomprehensible if you are not familiar with the “Correlations” technique! Thus, please begin with the Introduction to Correlations.

The discoveries you make will often be hard to put into words. It is possible to discern things via the correlations which normal (inborn linear) thought can not grasp. Why? Correlations by themselves never reveal much of anything. The discoveries here originate from within you. Correlations are like a mirror through which you see yourself. They can serve as a path to self understanding, not the understanding itself. Self understanding helps you understand others, and the world around you, not the other way around. Thus, turning much of what you find into a coherent linear idea to share with others can be challenging, if not impossible.

On the other hand, there are many ideas that can be represented in a fairly straight forward way, i.e., day warms night… night cools day, Correlations can convey perceptions elegantly and simply, especially if you sense in them a process that may be universally applicable. Contemplate the following set of correlations to see what ideas they could express. I will give some possibilities below. Remember to play around. Match pairs with different pairs, string them together and so forth as shown earlier.

1. “The grass is always greener”,… illusion fills reality reality,… empties illusion, or far excites near,… near calms (or bores) far.

2. Time as measured by clocks is really energy interacting in the present. Energy divides time… We confuse this ‘clock’ time with real time. Einstein’s relativity theory attempts to correct this misconception. time unites energy… might say something about the speed of light in space.

3. Reading from the correlations above can give: circular space time stays, unites & causes, straight matter energy… and so on. This reading offers a possible pre – ‘Big Bang’ scenario; the Big-Bang revolved out of circular space time reality.

Correlations can portray natural principles in a very simple way. The neat thing here is that you can apply these same principles to any consideration. This helps gather your disparate views into a more universal perspective. The correlations appear to depict a universal process that occurs in all things, at all levels, from the cosmic to the microscopic. As you become more aware of this you will feel more at home in the universe. Take for example: beginning of Creation/ending of Creation, living/dying, success/failure, waking/sleeping, wanting/having. The correlation table below helps tie them together.

Death

Our instinctive dread of death takes its form in many mundane ways. For example, we abhor failure, loss, surrender, monotony, and even just waiting. Correlations can help you see death, and its ‘forms’ (see the Passives below) in a broader perspective.

Our problem with death, and its correlates, arises from life’s survival instinct. The more we cling to life, the more the other side, death, haunts us; we can’t escape the circular relationship of the active and passive sides. Thus the more important you regard life the more separate and anxious you will inevitably feel. Once you realize this, you can begin to see past the survival instinct and gradually reconnect with death and its ‘forms’. Ironically, this makes is easier to welcome and savor the present moments of life.

I will simplify the following set by limiting it to two columns, sorted on the Active word. By now you can probably add any suitable verbs you need. As you read these correlations vertically, let the Passives blend together in you mind until you sense the essence they all share. Now, do the same for the Actives.

Time

One increasing human problem is our disconnect from time. We feel separate from the present – the eternal now (see correlations below). The unique human ability to create and sustain a perception of past and future competes for our attention. To the extent we are estranged from the present, we feel more isolated and insecure than we might otherwise. Religion is a human endeavor whose noblest purpose is to reconnect us to the eternal whole. Interestingly, when religion does not work, we turn to drugs, alcohol, possessions, work, people, and/or ideals and doctrines all the more fervently to feel connected,.… or maybe pseudo connected?

Note: the more definite and analytical you need to explain your perceptions with this method, the more complex and illusionary they become. You will move further away from a complementary viewpoint and any sense of mysterious sameness. Be on the lookout for an intuitive, fuzzy, shadowy, knowing. When you sense it, savor it without nailing it down as the answer!