reply to post by caitlinfae
Don't worry about the blethering, there's more knowledge in your random thoughts than in many places here on ATS. Thank you for contributing, and
sorry for my late reply.
As for how events are represented along the wave, I've wondered about that myself. There is not a definite one-to-one ratio with big events and big
changes in the graph. It seems the change in direction of the graph marks the shift in global emotion, rather than reaction to an event. Or it could
be that each shift in the graph could represent a mass change in
expectations of a particular outcome to ongoing events.
I've come to consider that the path the graph takes could be compared to a compass needle shifting when in close proximity to a magnet - the graph
changes direction when the natural flow of time brings the 'now' data point within a certain proximity of the next major novelty point. The greater
the event, the sharper the turn. That would then allow for novelty points to even appear before or after the visible change on the graph.
That would mean the October 7th shift might have been a sharp downturn towards a massive future attractor (the next major event). The shift happened
at that golden moment when some unseen future event grabbed the 'now' and snapped it down towards it. So rather than riding the 'now' into the
future along a bumpy path, possibly the future is pulling us along.
This scenario leaves us with the question of what the heck would cause the future to stop stringing us along our timeline in late 2012? Just as a
large magnet makes a compass spin when close to it, possibly there's a large event approaching that makes the graph 'spin' where there's no up or
down - like the 'now' is caught in a whirlpool.
To be honest I'm making this up as I go. It's all theoretical. If only McKenna was alive today. I have so many questions...
Anyway, here's a quote from the man himself regarding the event placement and the zero date:
If the wave model is a valid general theory of time, it should be possible to show why certain periods or places have been particularly rich in events
that accelerate the creative advance into novelty. It should also show where and when in the future such events might be expected to recur. To carry
out this operation, a personal computer has proven indispensable. A group of programs implementing these ideas has been written by Peter Meyer. The
program is called Timewave Zero. The software takes these theories and discoveries concerning the I Ching and creates time maps based upon them. The
time maps, or novelty maps, show the ebb and flow of connectedness, or novelty, in any span of time from a few days to tens of millennia. The theory
is not deterministic; it does not say what will happen in the future, it only predicts the level of novelty that whatever happens will have to
fulfill. As such, it operates as a map, or simplified picture, of the future (and past) behavior of whatever system is being studied. The end date is
the point of maximized novelty in the system, and is the only point in the entire wave that has a quantified value of zero.
[edit on 13/10/08 by Evasius]