There were times in mariner’s life when he marveled at the ability of fish and birds, and even American Bison, to swarm. Swarming is that phenomenon where a large group (he is talking only about living creatures) is able to move in unison without a leader and without reason.

Where did this last one come from?

Regular readers will know that he enjoys challenging the idea that the conscious mind is in charge and it is what decides how we engage reality. Virtually all creatures from bees to humans swarm – even turtles and they swarm coming from a distance far apart from one another. Do turtles look at a calendar or check the stars and say it’s time to head back to Costa Rica?

Turtles are sensitive to Earth’s magnetic waves. Not that turtles took a class in conscious understanding of magnetic waves, they have a subconscious awareness so their conscious brain doesn’t have to track magnetic waves, its just, well, it feels like that’s the direction where the turtle should go – no maps or coordinates needed.

This desire to return at a certain age in turtles is the exact same feeling human boys have around age 12-14:  it seems the right thing to do is to talk to girls. The same pure subconscious hormones in action both for turtles and humans. Perhaps the human swarm in the picture is derived from the same subconscious hormones – going to see Ariana Grande live! It seems the right place to go . . . .

Ancient Mariner

age in turtles the exact same feeling human boys have around age 12-14:  it seems the right thing to do is to talk to girls. Pure subconscious hormones in action both for turtles and humans. Perhaps the human swarm in the picture is derived from the same subconscious hormones – going to see Ariana Grande live! It seems the right place to go . . . .

how a desire to unplug is driving a revival of typewriters and calligraphy.