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I am pleased to be able to participate in Celebrating Sagan, an event for the 10th anniversary of Carl Sagan's death/

Here is the link to the open comments blog

http://celebratingsagan.blogspot.com/

my comments after the cut


Prior to the Cosmos series, science had little interest for me. Initially, I watched the series on TV for extra credit at school. But the point that really got my attention was when Sagan talked about the crabs from the sea of Japan whose backs look like warrior faces. He used the crabs to reiterate his overall point- that the universe could be observed to be infinite series of patterns that echoed and complemented one another. Faces, crab shells, fractals, behavior, chemical reaction- it is all linked along common lines of growth. On one hand, this could be used to show divine intervention. On the other hand, this could illustrate the power of nature through billions and billions of dimensions.

As I examine the patterns of my life, I can see the effect that Cosmos had on me. The series and the book opened up a new realm of thought for me. I vividly remember reading the Cosmos book the same summer I read Hesse's Narcissus and Goldmund. I quickly realized that both said the same thing about life. Once I knew to look for them my artistic self, be it as a musician or as a creative thinker, focused on patterns and synchonicities. This focus has spilled over into my spiritual development too. I look for the similarities in things long before I digest the differences. I think it is worth noting that I knew of Carl Sagan before I knew of Joseph Campbell. But I see both men saying the same thing. Everything is connected.