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Three of Cups

The fractal theory of the universe (something I first came across through reading Jurassic Park as a teenager, and have been a bit obsessed with ever since) suggests that every action is a microcosm of a larger pattern of actions, these patterns repeat over time in history, but they also repeat in physical space (cut a rock in half and the pattern is an echo of the larger mountain it is cut from). By applying this fractal theory to humanity, Ford and Elliot claim that we are already in profound communion with all other humans, and each one of us is capable of the same range of dark and light behaviours, it is a matter of circumstance and context that determines the outcomes.

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