Mental Health - Math of Symmetry

       

 By Ramana Annamraju MedBricks   

                                               (This part 2 of 3 Series)

Note: If you have not read Part 1 of these series here is the link - 3 min read 

                    Psychedelics - Mental Health

We all consider Marilyn Monroe, Will Smith, Jennifer Lawrence of American cinema, to be beautiful-looking people! What makes them beautiful? We believe specific features of them to be the more attractive. The secret may be facial symmetry. Symmetry is the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other. If you draw a vertical line between the two eyes of Marilyn Monroe, the left side looks very much like the right side. We consider people with bilateral facial symmetry are more attractive. 

Humans have an inherent appreciation for symmetrical shapes and structures. For example, diamonds are naturally occurring perfect crystal symmetries. Diamond's price and quality depend on its symmetry. The more symmetrical it is, the more expensive it is. Therefore, when we see A-symmetric shapes or unfamiliar patterns, we perceive them as threats.

If you ever visit a friend's home with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), you may notice that everything seems perfectly in place: A coffee cup, milk, and sugar have to be lined up in a straight line. Towels are placed in impeccable order. If you ever misplace that order, they go nuts. Now psychologists believe OCD behavioral disorder may be the by-product of an extreme dimensional response to the need for symmetry. An evolutionary genetic disorder!

Now here is a fantastic correlation between Psychedelic drugs and Geometrical Symmetries. Mathematicians and Scientists who experimented with Ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew from Amazon, gave detailed accounts of their experiences. It was during the hippie movement in the 60s. They found an odd connection between the DMT Dosage, a chemical compound in Ayahuasca, and the complexities of geometrical symmetries. As the dose of DMT increased, so did the complexity in geometrical symmetries. That is what they see through their mind while closing their eyes. 

4mg DMT Experience

Rabbit Duck Illusion Most people in normal settings can not see Rabbit in the pic. - With DMT, most recognize Rabbit immediately. You are increasing your pattern recognization capabilities.

Geometry: These are 2-dimensional symmetries - More pixels, Defined shapes, and Crisp colors-Like Watching High Definition quality TV program

8mg DMT Experience

You see an array of colors The number of colors dramatically increased. The complexity of shapes increased. You see these kinds of high-quality colors in art portraits hanging in luxury hotels like Ritz Carlton.

Geometry: still 2-dimensional - Symmetry - Dramatic increase in shapes and colors

15mg DMT Experience

When Swiss watch boss, Christoph Grainger-Herr, could not fly to a global trade show in China because of Covid-19 restrictions, he decided to beam in Star Trek-style instead and appeared in a hologram. With the DMT, similar holographic characters are played in front of their eyes.

When watching a movie, the people and locations may look real but still a two-dimensional screen. With this DMT dosage, your depth perception increased to 10 fold. The movie is a holographic movie playing in three actual dimensions. You see moving crystals in three dimensions! Left is "Holographic Doctor," developed for the Star Trek series. They experienced the world of crystals in all its grandeur. Geometry: Now, you are stepping into 3-dimensional symmetries. 

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Popular Radio Personality Joe Rogan, gives his experience with DMT in straightforward language

You see all the visuals simultaneously in two and three-dimensional Euclidian geometry. Euclid is a 4th-century Greek mathematician who has written the rules for geometry. Therefore, all visualizations have to follow mathematical logic. Don't worry. This story is not about Geometry lessons. I agree that geometry teachers are not the most popular in high school. For your information, the field of geometry was invented for farmers to resolve land disputes, not for rocket scientists. Now the question is, can we simulate the complex shapes and colors they experienced with DMT through mathematical geometries?.. Yes, it came from an unexpected engineer from Poland working for a computer company in America!

Benoit Mandelbrot (1923 -2010) was hired by IBM to solve a nagging problem in the early days of telecommunications. That is "noise" popping up while sending the data across telephone lines. 'Noise', is an undesirable or unwanted signal that gets randomly added to the actual information-carrying signal. While working on it, Mandelbrot noticed a peculiar pattern in chaotic noise.

The structure of the noise pattern is exactly looked the same irrespective of the length and intervals. The noise pattern is the same if the data travels between New York to Washington DC or Los Angeles. Mandelbrot recollected seeing a similar idea before! Giant wave picture on children's spiral notebooks! The famous woodblock print was made by well-known Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1831. It is called 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa'. Look at any part of the great wave; it looks very similar to the whole wave. The whole contains the parts. It may be counterintuitive, but the part also could include the whole! The concept is called 'Self Similarity.'

A specific and unique geometry runs the nature that we see and feel. That basic geometrical pattern is known as 'Mandelbrot Sets,' bearing his name. Mandelbrot realized that his observed geometrical patterns are not limited to just some telephone wires.

The same geometrical patterns are everywhere, in the clouds, seashores, trees, and even human bodies. The EKG of the heart signal is strikingly similar to the noise signal in telephone wires. Unseeingly related nervous system looks very similar to that of a lightning strike.

They all look the same because they are generated from the same Mandelbrot set. That basic pattern repeats itself and forms complex structures. We can also observe Mandelbrot set at the beginning of life in a woman's body. The pattern is also known as Fractal. Fractal is a repetition of the Geometrical pattern you see in the pic., (Mandelbrot set)

Mandelbrot found nature's hidden law in a mathematical equation. The equation is spectacularly simple, it finds patterns in an utterly chaotic environment, and in reverse, it also creates complex systems from a simple unit of geometry. Before the public understood the power of the Mandelbrot equation, Hollywood jumped in. We can not imagine StarTrek movies without fractals. Fractals gave the real natural look for computer-generated graphics.

The laws of nature gave us the tools to understand our own minds. We can confidently create and simulate a Psychedelic experience with Fractals. Fractals could be our medicine without drugs.

In summary  Part 1,2, the influences of Psychedelics were well articulated by new-age hippies in 60 and 70s. Under the DMT influence, they started seeing various geometrical structures with well-defined shapes with highlighted colors. The results are profound. Scientific research papers and general recreational users reported seeing a reduction in anxiety and other mental health disorders.

I argue it is not the chemicals creating the relief from depression. Visualizing fast-moving geometrical patterns creates that soothing effect on the mind. Humans are fascinated with symmetrical structures and shapes. Patterns' inherent quality is repetition. Since the preceding pattern did not pose a danger, we infer the following pattern similar to the past one will not cause harm. That comfort zone relaxes us. Mixing those patterns with Virtual Reality can further enhance the relaxing experience. Combining Mandelbrot sets with three-dimensional Euclidean geometry can create the same effect on the mind without chemicals or substances. Mandelbrot Equation can generate those geometries with ease..

PS: This is not treatment. This is not a peer-reviewed study. This is my own intuitive idea connecting medicine with mathematics. 

But with an increased dose of 25mg DMT the experience takes on a different and extreme level! Continue to Part 3

If you miss part 1 click here Psychedelics - Mental Health

Part 3 Psuchedelics -Prescription -Math Equation Published

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