The Hidden Power of Synchronicity
In a recent exchange of messages between Harvey Lloyd and myself I felt so curious to the degree of synchronization between us. In one event he was writing to me on a message expressing his thoughts on a topic that we discussed before. Surprisingly, at almost the same time I was responding to a comment on one of my recent buzzes. In my response I mentioned the same thoughts that Harvey expressed in his message. This synchronicity happened repeatedly.
I remembered the synchronizing hanging of swinging between hanging pendulums on a wall. If you observe pendulums on a wall for some time their initial swings shall be chaotic and then somehow, they become self-synchronized without the interference of any external factor. The chaotic movement turns into a self-organized one. This is against entropy that states it is far easier for the an initially organized movement of the swings to become chaotic than the other way around. Do ideas have their pendulums and that when they are close enough they tend to synchronize their movement?
So, we do we have pendulum of ideas so that when the two pendulums are close enough they may synchronize their movement? The synchronization of physical pendulums has been a mystery for scientists for long times. One plausible explanation for their synchronization is explained in this short but must-see video.
The swinging pendulums send waves that when they and their overlapping affect the swing of the pendulums and make them synchronize. Do the pendulums of ideas create their own waves that are close enough to overlap and synchronize? Is the hidden power of synchronization big enough to offset the disorder motive? My guess is to say yes to this question.
The synchronization isn’t limited to pendulums unless ideas have their own pendulums. Numbers tend to synchronize heir “swing”. I was thinking of the Fibonacci rectangles. If we take Fibonacci numbers, then we may observe the synchronization of the “swing” of numbers. Fibonacci numbers are obtained by the addition of two numbers to get the third. For example, o and 1 give 1 so that the sequence becomes o 1 1. Now, add 1 and 1 and you get 2. The sequence is now 0112. Now, add 1 and 2 and you get 3. The series have the following order 0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 5., 8, 13, 21, 34, 55,89 and goes on for infinity. What is interesting is that if we divide each number by the preceding one we get the following graph:
You may notice from the graph that eventually the numbers “synchronize” their movement to an almost invariant ratio (0.618). This is well-known as the Golden Ratio.
More interestingly here is that if we get the areas of two subsequent numbers on the series of the Fibonacci numbers we get rectangles. If you plot the areas of those rectangles you end up with the following graphs”
I took eight subsequent numbers from the Fibonacci numbers and they gave me the graph above. If you take and eight numbers, you shall exactly get the same shape with one difference in the scale of the sizes of the rectangles. The rectangles are similar- magnify them and you get the same shape of the rectangles. This is self-organization without the interference of any external factor. The pendulums of numbers are synchronizing their movement.
The previous observations lead me to say that team members might be near each other and still their ideas move chaotically and aren’t in synchronicity. The human factor and self-egoism are the forces that repels them from being close-enough to have their ideas in synchronicity. The hidden power of synchronization is absent. They are close physically, but not in reality. To the opposite, two virtual friend who are thousand of miles away from each other may be close enough to cause their pendulums to synchronize.
Do you believe in the hidden power of synchronicity?
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🐝 Fatima G. Williams
منذ 5 سنوات #52
Sending you lots of love dear Ali \ud83d\udc1d Anani, Brand Ambassador @beBee I trust you are well. You're in my prayers always :)
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #51
You know how to feels to give a drop of honey in a sour mouth? Your honey-like comment dear is so sweet and nourishing. You summed it up beautifully "even though we are all so different, we synchronize in thoughts, words and deeds when we understand each other and find affinity". Who could say it better?
🐝 Fatima G. Williams
منذ 5 سنوات #50
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #49
Great thoughts Joanne Gardocki "We are in a different relationship with what we observe". This is the Observant Effect. You are right. The leaves of the trees are pendulums and they behave like the pendulums on the wall (embedded video). Many people keep repeating to me that humans aren't trees and that I mislead the readers by using such metaphors. With all honesty I relate this to lack of imagination. Einstein said it that to be be to think creatively and imagine we have to learn from nature. We kept saying trees don't communicate till we discovered they do and they established the first underground network with fungi. People used to say that trees are brainless and have no memory. Recently, experiments proved that trees have memories. But most importantly, is what you wrote " How did these brainless items do this? It is baffling". Are they brainless? Even if they are (were) still we may learn a lot from them.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #48
Thank you
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #47
What we call the underdogs may have lots of surprises for us Chris \ud83d\udc1dR Guest. Fame, power and wealth shall not produce winners alone and devotion and having a dream bigger than self are two major ingredients of success. Football teaches us lessons everyday.
Liesbeth Leysen, MSc.
منذ 5 سنوات #46
wow love that explanation Chris \ud83d\udc1dR Guest for inspiring us!
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #45
Amazing results and musical displays from the underdogs such as that of Iceland. Predictability of soccer results are becoming as difficult it is for weather. Yes, the samba shall be played tonight, and hopefully to our wishes Chris \ud83d\udc1dR Guest
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #44
"combination in tandem"- what a beautiful expression Chris \ud83d\udc1dR Guest. It is music in the ear.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #43
Thank you dear Lada \ud83c\udfe1 Prkic. I agree with your comment from A to Z. Truly, the pendulums of leaves aren't coupled, but the their waves may make them , at least partially so, and may explain the production of sound with some musical patterns. I liked very much your point of view on sound and you are spot on. The sound is there, but sometime it may fall outside our audible range. Charles Prabakar used to be active on social media, but much less so these days. He is amazing with his analytical power. he has published many posts of excellent quality, but very unfortunately no more. I appreciate your feedback greatly.
Lada 🏡 Prkic
منذ 5 سنوات #42
Ali, I read your great presentation more than once. It's a complex point of view on complexity, showing complex sway motion of branches and leaves. :) Can we predict where the wind shall send branches? From the engineering point of view, the trees can be regarded as complex and flexible structures. The interaction between wind and trees is highly nonlinear because wind forces are variable. Dynamic (chaotic) forces of wind make it an impossible task to predict the correct amplitude and directions of movement of branches and leaves, even using nonlinear models. Due to nonlinear wind wave effect, two adjacent leaves don't behave like Huygens coupled pendulums. Do you feel the music coming from the trees in the video are ending? No, because we hear "music" at specific frequencies. If we don't hear the sound, it only means that human ears are not able to perceive the specific frequency of oscillating leaves because it is outside the human frequency range. But trees are still producing sound with rhythm, and "singing" as a result of vibrations. Out of chaotic movement of leaves comes the somewhat repeated sound of rustling. I read the excellent comment on your presentation by Charles Prabakar. My mind doesn't work that way. :) Although I don't agree with his explanation of the creation process, I found his way of thinking amazing.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #41
-You are self-confident Mimi Leinwand. I am sure your answer shall be YES!!! no question.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #40
you know well what Einstein said about the art of questioning as you do Jerry
Jerry Fletcher
منذ 5 سنوات #39
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #38
This is original thinking Jerry Fletcher for you mentioned her in your comment.
Jerry Fletcher
منذ 5 سنوات #37
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #36
Nothing to say sorry for dear Tausif Mundrawala as your contributions so far are good enough for a year to come. Missing quality comments like yours must be equally acknowledged.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #35
I have missed lately your probing comments dear Tausif Mundrawala and I am glad to read yours again. I experienced myself what you said "Sometimes me and my family members blurt a statement suddenly which makes us realize how in sync we are with the topic being discussed". You raise a great point in that having shred goals and purposes are preconditions for synchronization. As very adequately my friend Lada \ud83c\udfe1 Prkic mentioned in her previous comments #35 and #38 the synchronization of vibrations can destroy a bridge. Except this time I hope human synchronization will destroy the bridges of hatred, discrimination and all evils because these are bridges to undesirable life.
Lada 🏡 Prkic
منذ 5 سنوات #34
There was another bridge in France. The bridge collapsed and killed 200 soldiers. Now, I'm going to read your presentation. :)
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #33
Great examples Lada \ud83c\udfe1 Prkic and you reminded me of the Broughton Suspension Bridge
Lada 🏡 Prkic
منذ 5 سنوات #32
Thanks, Ali. I am fascinated by synchronisation of oscillating systems and numbers as well. Much more than synchronisation between humans. :) In engineering, the most famous example of the harmful effect of synchronisation is the bridge collapsed due to marching in step. In short, synchronised march caused the bridge to vibrate at a frequency equal to its natural frequency. The bridge started to resonate with amplified vibrations, which caused it to collapse. Another example is the Tacoma Bridge which collapsed due to synchronisation caused by wind that created internal resonances and destructive torsional oscillations.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #31
Again, dear Lada \ud83c\udfe1 Prkic you might find more thoughts on this topic in my presentation "Complexity Thoughts" https://www.slideshare.net/hudali15/complexity-thoughts The presentation considers each leave as a pendulum. I would love to read what you think.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #30
You are spot on with your comment dear Lada \ud83c\udfe1 Prkic. You are right to say that synchronization can be harmful and this is true in the human body. Nothing is perfect in this world. This is a mind-boggling field of study and I look forward to reading a buzz from you on this tiopic. I plan to explore more in future buzzes.
Lada 🏡 Prkic
منذ 5 سنوات #29
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #28
To understand complex systems we have to see the general patterns of complexity and work backward to try to understand the complexity. We wouldn't be able to see the emerging synchronicity from the behavior of one cell. We don't see the simple rules interactions among birds that produce their V-shaped flying pattern. WE derived the rules from the pattern. The behavior of the whole is greater than the sum of the individuals. We tended to ignore the noise and points that don't fall on a line. But, it turned out that these noises have their meaning because they may exercise the butterfly effect. Not all desert sands sing, but those that have this sand pushed our interest to understanding them. The oddity of their behavior must have a reason, and not because they are noise to be discarded. I say here it is "the small that may have a butterfly effect in understanding the universe". Understanding the behavior of the complex system shall not make it to derive the interacting simple rules. Likewise; understanding the same rules shall not prepare us to forecast the emerging behavior of the complex system.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #27
That why visiting nature frequently is a source of imagination for us Joanne Gardocki. If you watch the one-minute video embedded in this buzz you shall find the correlation with your statement "Or perhaps, like a plucked sting induces sympathetic vibration harmonics in other strings:. Thank you for your interest
CityVP Manjit
منذ 5 سنوات #26
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #25
will do
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #24
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #23
Dear friend Edward Lewellen- your commanding comment stands out because of its relevance and depth. I loved your word "entrainment" and more the explanation of Remote View. Strangely enough, the dictionary doesn't recognize the word entrainment as I am getting the word underlined with red while typing. I am exploring this idea soon and will surely refer back to it soon. I am still digesting your comment at this late hour of the night. I shall scratch my head for an answer to your question as soon as I wake up.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #22
Tha k you
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #21
very-well said Bill King. The rectangles. I show are fractal because they repeat at all acales. Unity produces fractal it. It is uniting through simple rules that lead to the beauty of harmony
Liesbeth Leysen, MSc.
منذ 5 سنوات #20
sounds promising Thank you Ali \ud83d\udc1d Anani, Brand Ambassador @beBee
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #19
Believe me Pascal Derrien I don't wear a watch as well and for long times. May be tghis explains why this buzz is dis-synchronized
Pascal Derrien
منذ 5 سنوات #18
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #17
I had no doubt this is the case Javier \ud83d\udc1d beBee. I am sure you may write a book on this synchronicity. Thank you for sharing the buzz.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #16
I tend to accept your thoughts here Zacharias \ud83d\udc1d Voulgaris #11 and my introduction to this buzz are different examples of indirect participation on same idea. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to elaborate.
Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸
منذ 5 سنوات #15
Ali \ud83d\udc1d Anani, Brand Ambassador @beBee yes of course ! We have experienced synchronicity and complementarity ! :-)
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #14
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #13
I am I am comforted that there is synchronicity between us Zacharias \ud83d\udc1d Voulgaris. Yes, it surprises me too that even though are distant from each other; yet we thought of the Golden Ratio same day. We are on synchronizing waves.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #12
I wish all commenters would share their stupid experiences and then how this developed into wisdom. Thank you so much Harvey Lloyd for sharing your transformation. I sincerely hope this invitation would get the interest of the reader.
Zacharias 🐝 Voulgaris
منذ 5 سنوات #11
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 5 سنوات #10
In my youth i became a Licensed Soccer coach and coached one of my daughters. I went to Florida for a week and was trained by many good coaches. Part of this wisdom adventure found me coaching from my plan, 22 college soccer players. I never plaid in my own youth. Within this lesson i had established all the components of a good plan and began executing. But that's where all things went south. My plan fell apart as the players began to execute and didn't understand what i was attempting. I described it harder and louder, forcing the plan to work. In the end i was met by one of the three evaluators (College Coaches) and he said my plan was good but what i didn't do was augment into a plan that the players could draw skills. I didn't adapt. I became a slave to the plan and not the concept. I was foolish. Amazingly after the public eval the players, whom i did not know, came up and apologized for not performing for my eval. I recovered and got the grade i needed. But here i learned the lesson we speak. We are foolish until we are not. To not go on the journey is the fools errand.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #9
Exactly and the last line of your comment is my wisdom for the day. To have end we must have beginning. The wisdom of somebody might be the foolishness for somebody else. How many people made statements like there will be no more than 1000 desktops in year 2000. Let the two pendulums of wisdom and discovery swing together rather than decouple them. I read a long time ago somebody defining stupidity as "to do something that cause harm to you and others". But even those stupid mistakes led to discoveries that changes peoples' lives. Understanding others is the begning to understanding self for me.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 5 سنوات #8
Continuing that thought is the old saying, "It is better to appear the fool than open ones mouth and remove all doubt." This would represent the foolish end of your scale. The wisdom end of the scale that is taught through this proverb reads, "Seek first to understand, then to be understood." But can we get to this end without the beginning? I think not. It is when we stand at what we believe to be wise and cast stones at the foolish that we become self righteous. This is the point at which we become fearful of being the fool. The gateway to perfection that stalls our creativity. This is the point of life's journey. Moving from foolishness to wisdom. If we have found wisdom can we really judge another's journey? Or can we see their journey as one of self discovery and wonder at their curious journey? As usual we bring more questions and thoughts than original answer. It is this kind of chaos that creates curiosity within our discussions.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #7
Just a thought sparked by your lovely comment. If we look at wisdom and foolishness on opposite poles they shall never synchronize. When we accept both they get in vicinity to interact and harmonize (synchronize). Can we extend this concept to all opposites. I believe yes. It is our refusal of life realities that keep opposites distant apart and then have no chance to synchronize. You remind me of my presentation Stupidity Spawns Creativity. It is only by accepting stupidity that creative ideas emerge. You spark many ideas in my head.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 5 سنوات #6
This harmony or synchronicity is a natural rhythm of life. I was listening to a gentlemen this morning discussing the foolishness (chaos) we feel just before we begin the journey of wisdom. This is the two clocks before synchronicity is found. Foolish. But over time with some eclectic tries at harmony wisdom is found. The fear is that we cant overcome the thought of being seen as foolish first. Only humble fools can stand before wisdom. Somehow over the last century i sense we have become so smart that we have lost the ability to be that fool that stands before wisdom. Amazing the golden ratio, the two clocks are screaming at us to learn what the first steps look like. Foolishness in seeking or chaos is the beginning of wisdom.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #5
With all honesty your comment Harvey Lloyd reflects what I wanted to say exactly in this buzz. The two pendulums in the video didn't change as each kept its authenticity. It is only accepting the other and "understanding" the other that led to synchronicity. We don't have to go dissolve in the other ; it is not a matter of fusion as it is a matter of understanding. The merging effect is the synchronization in movement. I loved your description of the goal as the wall in the video. The leader is the supporting goal and he/she can accomplish this role by having a grand goal for all team members to own. I discussed this in few of my articles. One example is the goal of survival that make ants form a raft in water so that they may not sink. Great thoughts are your my friend.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #4
Thank you for commenting and sharing the buzz . I look forward for deep synchronicity between us.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 5 سنوات #3
Liesbeth Leysen, MSc.
منذ 5 سنوات #2
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #1