Thanks!

The painting appears in Francis’s collection of writings linked to in the post, however the only description given is the general introduction: “The illustrations selected for this book are part of a large group of self-portraits and mandalas made by Sam Francis primarily during the 1970s.”

A new CD of music from the 17th century alchemical Tour de Force Atalanta Fugiens is available. This recording marks an historic new standard of realization for this music.? Listen for yourself

http://www.agonmusic.com

and

http://www.youtube.com/user/truBador2

Those who have enjoyed the emblems from Atalanta Fugiens have cause to celebrate. This surprisingly approachable yet exotic 400 year old music is a true discovery!

Sincerely,
Burt Griswold

The general pattern of successful ones is divergence followed by convergence, an “S” curve. They start with a seed of organization using a “fossil” energy source, and a period of compound growth. That is followed by a response to organizational limits triggering stabilization, to realign internal and external relationships.

http://synapse9.com/issues/NatDevl6.jpg
http://synapse9.com/signals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organization#History_of_the_idea

The key factor in the transition from growth to stability (which human complex societies have often failed to make it seems) is to only start by using its profits to multiply the scale of the system. Lasting economic systems achieve that by completing their designs to integrate with their environments. To nature that’s the most obvious choice, but to people it’s still almost completely unthinkable.