Elemental Syncopation
Real commitment
Residing interstice
Emergence of being
With integrating power, the imagination surpasses actuality in a move towards an extended reality. A walk on the beach is both a discovery and a projection.
“By the swiftness of its actions, the imagination separates us from the past as well as from reality; it faces the future.” – Gaston Bachelard
Physical Universe
Organic world
Dynamic reality
Fundamental nature
The Spinozan concept of mind and matter as different modes of a single more basic substance comes alive during a walk on the beach. In observing the phenomena of change within a consistent matrix, harmony with an external existence can be internally developed.
“Matter is a philosophical category denoting the objective reality which is given to man by his sensations, and which is copied, photographed and reflected by our sensations, while existing independently of them.” – Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
Land Sea Connection
Coastal waters
Physical factors
Intrinsic value
When enveloped in certain atmospheric conditions, the richness of the real spontaneously merges with imaginative appreciation. The existence of existence is wondrous.
“The main attraction in Corolla still remains the expansive, wide beaches of finely textured sand and clean rolling surf.” – Elaine Breiholz
Reflect and Gleam
Gentle lulling
Caressing waves
Standing by the sea
With many different moods and flavors variegating into its own depths, the sea swallows up the existent. Along the coast, freedom and imagination merge with the real.
“It roars like a lion, yet so calm and sincere, like a refined diamond. Much beauty lurks here.” – Isaac H.
Oceanic Currents
Acting forces
Breaking waves
Roam the sea
Under a bright sun, the coastal shoreline threshold shifts into a dazzling blur of color and light. The sensory and affective impact of the ocean environment argues for the primal role of the aesthetic in human experience.
“Smell the sea, and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly, into the mystic.” – Van Morrison
Beyond Experience
Stipulative meaning
Indispensable inclination
Indefinite range
Stretching imagination, the romance of the ocean lingers on as it induces deep states of aware relaxation. The shore interface can stimulate a mental shift of intense harmony.
“The combination of sun, sea and sand is the most natural and easily accessible form of therapy available to mankind.” – Garima Roy
Shoreline
At the edge
Modified fringe
Direct connection
Although correlation does not imply causation, happenstance is nevertheless full of causes. Cognitive simplification of existence facilitates response management.
“The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore.” – Cyril Connolly