Thoughts in actions

Premises

At birth, and at every instant in life, there is an infinity of possible paths of becoming for a single individual. Every path that belongs to the future is uncertain: it is in a state of potential. Our future lies somewhere within a restricted interval of life potentials.

Going through life, at every step we take, a single possible path for our future becomes real. This means that, at every instant, one single potential state materialises into reality. Other paths become inaccessible. They are left into a state of unrealised potential: “what could have happened”.

This also means that as a potential gets realised, our interval of life potential gets smaller. Fewer paths of becoming are available to us, as some paths become inaccessible. We are progressing towards a smaller area of potential futures.

The path of potential we actually realise is the unique combination of all our inner and outer influences that determine our thoughts, decisions and actions.

Reading keys

• Each coloured round represents a potential decision that an individual will have to make in their life.

• The tree of influences nurture the factors that will influence those decisions.

• The grey path, linking coloured dots to one another, is the path of becoming: the succession of life decisions for a particular individual

• The white paths are potential paths that won’t materialise in reality.

• The rounds are organised into three triangular shapes, made of:

  • - One round circled in grey at the bottom, representing the starting point as a current state.

  • - A line of rounds at the top, representing the potential destinations as an interval of possible becomings, possible states.

  • - In the middle, a number of rounds representing potential decisions that will define our next state.

• These three triangles represent key stages of life: childhood, teens and adulthood, with associated chakra’s colours.

• Ultimately this triangular pattern is infinite and reproduces at every instant of life: we are constantly making decisions that can lead us anywhere within a finite interval. At every instant, we are at a new crossroad of our becoming.

• The tree of influences samples four types of outer factors that shape the decisions we make: geography (where), relationships (who) and passions (why).

• The branches of the tree interfere more and more with the coloured rounds as outer influences increase with time. When we grow older, we are exposed to a wider range of influencing factors and may be able to take some control over some genetic traits.