Glossary

interplay; interrelationship

tangible linkage of one to another

a universal condition of being variably open to one another’s mutual influence, due to the continuity of space

co-creative exploration of possibilities

relationship of one with another

all-round awareness

compassionate awareness of the vulnerability and needs of all living organisms

energy

electromagnetic radiation – often restrictively applied only to that which is visible to the human eye

derived from or integrated within one or more straight lines and hence associating additively

a form with sufficient surface tension to sustain a high degree of coordination around a coherent self-identity as a center of sentience

identifiable as somewhere unique, but not necessarily isolated from others

somewhere unique; condition of being local

method of reasoning, whether based on natural occurrence or abstract

intangible receptive influence and the tangible responses this induces

an abstract worldview, which ignores intangible presence

energetic configuration of space somewhere within space everywhere; changeable, local and temporary expression of receptive-responsive relationship between intangible time resulting in surface tension of varying intensity in solid, liquid, gas and plasma form sub-atomic to super-galactic in scale

doctrine that all of existence is unified into a oneness through abstract removal or confinement of intangible presence from or within tangible presence, so as to achieve ‘unity’

present in Nature

interplay of tangible and intangible presence

the natural inclusion of all form within receptive space

the evolutionary co-expression of mobile, informative presence (energy) and still, receptive presence (space)

fluid geometry in which space and boundaries are regarded as mutually inclusive sources of continuity and dynamic distinction with variable permeability, permissivity, and connectivity

a way of reasoning based on natural inclusion, as distinct from abstract rationality

abstract perception of the differential survival of one form of life as opposed to another, originally described by Charles Darwin as ‘the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life’ and often alluded to, following Herbert Spencer, as ‘the survival of the fittest’

everywhere without structural limit; all actual occurrence, both tangible and intangible

requirement for sustaining life

fundamental condition of all life forms as inclusions of natural energy flow

receptive, accepting, vital to circulatory flow

space everywhere as an inclusion of dynamic individual and group identity

unnatural view of genes and their mutations as ultimate units of selection, giving rise to the definition of biological evolution as a change in gene frequency, and to the notion of ‘selfish genes’

branched, internally connective, fluid system of dynamic channels enabling enhanced communication and redistribution of energy

abstract unitary premise that no actual distinction exists between tangible presence and absence

embodying intangible presence in natural flow-form

those in which surface tension is insufficient to sustain a coherent self-identity as a center of sentience

space

abstract perception of a locality viewed as an independent singular entity abstracted from its contextual neighborhood whose movement is governed by external force

descriptive of perceptions of localities as objects or definable goals

a local energetic inclusion of space with an intangible point (0) at its core continuous with infinite space everywhere else

receptivity, a quality of space as intangible, frictionless presence

exclusion of and from another by absolute definition

having coherent form

variably coherent dynamic grouping

a distinct but not isolated presence from local self-identity

a self-contradictory view or statement, generally arising from axiomatic definition and false dichotomy

abstract perception of any discrete portion of a ‘whole’

selective; displaying bias or favoritism

involvement with others in a process

abstract notion of a fully definable unit of matter or energy

what has emerged via the present in the becoming(s) of the future

quality of boundaries allowing passage between their insides and outsides, due to the presence of spatial channels

the bodily companionship of each within the other’s compassionate reach

natural energy flow; the mutual inclusion of mobile energetic presence and immobile spatial presence, from which time, space, energy and matter are not separable as discrete entities or independent reference frames

fluid possibility

abstract belief that existence fundamentally comprises many separate existences, not just one (as in monism) or two (as in dualism)

a dimensionless intangible locality (0) within one

intrinsically dynamic and heterogeneous ensemble of natural flow-forms

responsive, giving, vital to circulatory flow

existing; current

energy flow as an inclusion of limitless space

storage and redistribution of internal energy sources into conservative survival and exploratory structures

realm of possibility that tangible reality emerges from and subsides into

abstract notion of absolute independence, freedom or incoherence of discrete events or locations

the quality of being realistic about what is or isn’t possible in past, present and future circumstances

openness to inclusion

complementary inverse relationship

method of enquiry and explanation based on this assumption that any ‘whole object’ can be completely understood in terms of its component ‘parts’

potential and actual channels for the co-creation of informative, responsive flux and intangible, receptive space into embodied beings expressing diverse patterns of life

a local identity that is energetically distinct from, but spatially continuous with its dynamic bodily boundary

a locally distinguishable form

a unique locality

that limitless intangible depth/openness/slipperiness, which permeates everywhere and lacks any resistance to movement

the most basic of all natural bodily forms from which all others in the natural world arise, representing the lowest energy state in nature and expressing the most substantial ratio of volume to surface area

source of resistance which provides tangible distinction between a local form and its neighborhood

abstract perception of an isolated entity that acts or imposes its own view forcefully upon others and its neighborhood, regarded as ‘objects’; such an entity governed by overarching sovereign rule

remaining alive, generally under adverse conditions; this generally entails entering a dormant condition associated with lowered metabolic rate and production of protective covering, not with the active growth and competition or co-operation envisaged by abstract notions of evolutionary fitness

ability to continue living in current and changeable form

capable of being grasped or sensed directly as or by a resistive presence

an implicit inclusion of place-time or natural energy flow; intangible occurrence of continuous motion

through or across a figure, a term introduced by Lere Shakunle

permeation of figure by space, allowing transformation

reconfiguration of form as an inclusion of and/or by space

the fluidly distinct reality of what is happening, has happened and will happen

unnatural notion of complete singleness or whole togetherness

absolute emptiness

source of looseness which enables a local form to come into being and transform

a tangible connective membrane or network attaching one location to another, but not necessarily allowing internal communication or fluid reconfiguration; used by spiders as a trap and having a similar effect on abstract human thought

abstract perception of any completely definable individual or collective entity independent from its surroundings

completeness; an impossible condition in and of nature

a quality of being beyond human control: a source of delight and inspiration, to be cherished, learned from and respected

a dimensionless point within infinite intangible space; inward influence of receptive space