Somewhere between the contrived geometries of man’s invention and the randomness of chance reside the patterns of nature. By examining this realm one can gain an insight into how the world works, and thereby improve oneself and contribute to improving society in general.

The environment of lateral imaging is extended time, the time between the ticks of the clock. The world is continually changing, moving, and there is no clear way to define the beginning or end of any event. Closely examining the dynamic shifts within small segments of change provides access to an intimate view of nature.

In the holographic paradigm, every minute piece of the world carries the structural infor­mation of all else. Adopting a strategy that is analogous to temporal extension, one can study very small pieces of the world and learn a great deal about the universality of or- ganic structure.