This
card is linked to the idea of quantum foam, a theory developed by John
Wheeler. At the smallest of scales (subatomic) is a place where modern
physics breakdown - our theories and laws fail to describe or predict
the behavior of the Universe. Our concepts of space and time cease to
be valid. The pressures and densities are so high at this subatomic
scale, space-time is folded and meshed into a foam of mini black holes
and wormholes - tiny tunnels or shortcuts through space and time - that
form, disappear and reform in this quantum world. Like this
unpredictable, microscopic universe, what can outwardly seem so stable
and secure in my world may suddenly come crashing down. All the things I
do to try and protect myself from this unknown force - whether
religion, knowledge, a savings account, or a health regimen - seems to
offer no defense. Yet when the terror passes, I realize what I thought
was the worst thing to ever happen to me is often what extends the
greatest freedom to me...
The card chosen from the Universe cards today is "Galaxy Formation - organization:"
Most
theories about the early universe claim that it was filled with
hydrogen and helium, and that some areas were denser than others. The
denser areas allowed gas and dust to collect, collapse, and then form
stars. It is believed that galaxies formed out of these star clumps
through a complex series of collisions and mergers, gradually increasing
in size and density. What seems like chaos at first, very gradually
turns into something organized. It reminds me of doing the Sunday
crossword puzzle with my mother-in-law. We both talk nonstop, and to my
husband, it seems like the bedlam during the opening bell of the stock
exchange. Yet there is a method to our madness, and we do eventually
get the puzzle finished. The message of this card involves a natural
(rather than forced) structuring that allows for positive growth and
evolution. The final results are more important that how pretty or
perfect the process is.
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