John Brodix Merryman Jr.
1 min readFeb 17, 2020

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One relationship that doesn’t seem to get much attention is between energy and form. Energy is naturally pushing out, while form defines and the more it defines, constricts, pulling in.

Galaxies are energy radiating out, as form coalesces in. A wave is manifest by the energy driving it, while the forms of amplitude and frequency arise from the limits of this energy, thus where they start to coalesce in.

Our bodies have the digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems processing the energy driving us on, while the central nervous system can only really process the forms precipitating out. Our minds don’t really process the dynamic of energy, or it gets fuzzy and we naturally seek clarity. Whether noise, or light, we see clarity in the frequencies and amplitudes, otherwise it is just whiteout.

Yet there is no form without energy. It’s just a flatline, where all the positives and negatives cancel out. While energy is eventually finite, thus creating contrast and form.

The problem is when we assume form is fundamental. “It from bit.” Then we only have the definition of the map, without the explanation of the energy driving it.

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John Brodix Merryman Jr.
John Brodix Merryman Jr.

Written by John Brodix Merryman Jr.

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