Patterns exist as limits of the limitless. This is what gives them meaning. That which is and that which isn't form a point of reference which carries with it a meaning that allows for the expansion of awareness. Correspondence happens to be the perception for the catagorization of patterns. Time happens to be the perception for the patterns of correspondence. Meaning is generated through both these spheres along with the growth in awareness that also comes along with mastering these spheres. This goes to prove that a pattern is any form of information, how its catagorized among itself is only one facet of that informations structure. Which proves another point. Information alone is meaningful however its actual perception is what unlocks the potential meaning making it kinetic and kinetic meaning causes change. Change causes spiritual growth.
Thus information being unlimited in a non-linear existence requires a linear perception to aquire the force of change. This alone has strung out entire realms of perceptions with new forms evolving do to the force of change that is generated in a linear existence. Which basically means that information could also be called linear perceptions and expressions of a non-linear awareness. The linear existence is the body of the void. The non-linear existence is the awareness that generates that body. As the body grows in meaningfulness the awareness grows as well. As one changes so does the other acting as catalysts for change to eachother.
Which brings me to my final, for the present linear time, point. All the spheres in Mage: The Ascension deal with different stages of Pattern generation. That is all the spheres in Mage: The Ascension deal with and nothing more. Thus we can expect new spheres to manifest as patterns become too complex to percieve on a base level basis. Just as matter evolved to life, so will someday paradigma give rise to something greater. Yet what is interesting is that pattern generation is recognizably the only real sphere. This is studied on many levels but in all credibility there can be only one all purpose form of understanding it. Currently the only reference to this particular form of thinking in the Mage: The Ascension format is the reference to the player characters Arete. Considering the limitations put on Arete compared to the other spheres it would appear the game designers have a lacking of practical application beyond the game sense. Then again they did not design the game to be intended as a magickal training program. So with every other alteration in interpretation made to this game so far I would suggest a re-evaluation of the rules to fit in with the training excercise desired. So I end now my ranting to welcome you to the eternal dreaming. May you dream of dreaming while dreaming within dreams that bring you what you will to dream and may your dreams be filled with everlasting meaning.
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