Evolutionary Intelligence: Dance of Dissipative Structures

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

How does this module define evolutionary intelligence?

Living systems' capacity to adapt and self-organise through playful engagement An individual's measured intelligence as it changes over a lifetime The speed at which a species reproduces and then spreads across its whole habitat A fixed plan written into the genes from the very start of life
In the river's lesson, what did the wise elder tell the river?

You should stop flowing for a while and simply rest You mistake resistance for strength; your true power is in yielding You must choose one rock and wear it down completely You must crash harder still against them if you want to move the stones
Which scientist's quote opens this module, describing living systems far from equilibrium?

Ilya Prigogine Humberto Maturana Stuart Kauffman David Bohm
What is a dissipative structure, as described here?

A structure that collapses whenever any new energy enters A system that stays far from equilibrium by constantly exchanging energy A fixed machine running a program set at the very start A closed system with no exchange of energy or matter with its surroundings
How does the module describe attractors?

Random events with no discernible pattern Targets to pursue with maximum effort and focus Stable patterns to attune to, not goals to reach Forces that pull a system only toward danger
What does the module call autopoiesis?

A technique for memorising large amounts of information quickly A disorder of the immune system that attacks the body's own cells The body's way of being intelligent: self-creation shaped by feedback A fixed script that the body follows faithfully from birth to death
Which image does the module use for the self in healing?

A judge and verdict: the self decides every outcome A lock and key: the self opens healing on command A hammer striking an anvil: the self forces the change that it wants Light passing through a prism: the self is the medium, not the agent
Which aphorism describes order in this module?

Order comes only from strict and careful rules Order is a noun that must be defended at all costs Dissipative structures: order as a verb, not a noun Order and chaos can never meet or mix together
In the 'Tuning In' practice, what do you write after observing a natural pattern?

A list of everything that seems wrong with the pattern A long poem about your own personal goals for the year A plan for changing the pattern to suit your needs One sentence on how the pattern holds both chaos and order
In the 'Dissipative Breath' exercise, what small fluctuation do you introduce?

Holding the breath completely for a full minute A pause mid-inhale, then noticing how the system self-corrects Breathing only through one nostril for the whole of the session Exhaling as hard and as fast as you possibly can
How does this module reframe the 'law of attraction'?

As a proven scientific law established in physics labs As pure superstition with nothing real behind it at all As a reliable formula for getting whatever you happen to want in life As aligning with reality's emergent order rather than manifesting desires