𝕮𝖔𝖋𝖋𝖊𝖊 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝓽𝓮𝓪
The Associating Principle is a law of language that is connected to and utilizes the likes of symbol and high-context language to create a distinct phenomenon. This phenomenon was first tested and named in a coffee shop on Main Street.
The Associating Principle states that when two or more things are associated with each other, they become more meaningful to each other. This is because the association creates a connection between the two things, which makes them easier to remember and understand.
Symbols are a powerful way to create associations. A symbol is something that represents something else, and it can be used to create a connection between the two things. For example, the Bald Eagle is a symbol of the United States, and it can be used to create a connection between the United States and freedom.
High-context language is another way to create associations. High-context language is language that is full of meaning, and it can be used to create a connection between the speaker and the listener. For example, were someone to sneeze, they might be met with instinctual blessings, owing to the religiosity of most Americans and Europeans.
The Associating Principle is a powerful tool that can be used to create meaning and understanding. It can be used in advertising, marketing, and even in everyday conversation. By understanding the Associating Principle, we can use it to our advantage to communicate more effectively.
Synchronicity also plays a large role in how The Associating Principle works. For a crash course on the phenomenon of synchronicity, just do a search for it on YouTube and You will find many a Jungian discussing it and how meaningful it is to the explorer of mental faculties. Suffice it to say, however, that there is a happy medium of synchronistic events that approaches neither the all or none percentages of a person's daily life, and they encompass far more than just linguistics.
Words are the realm of The Coffee-Shop Effect, though; so named because, while I barista’d in a very spiritual shop, I tested secretly this principle and found that most people are unaware of its existence at a meaningful scale but instead recognize it in jokes and euphemisms.
The phenomenon, in essence, is the Universal Mind speaking, and the person whose voice is utilized is the conduit that the Great Spirit is giving a message through. Practiced individuals may open their voice to this phenomenon, but only when God has a message for a person will El speak with another’s words.
This is the most important lesson I learned about The Associating Principle. One mustn’t force it to occur, lest the message become a fragmented and uninterpretable mess. All must come with the flow of life as it occurs functionally. Let messages come to you or through you naturally by speaking or hearing others speaking from the heart.
Now, here is an example of this phenomenon at work: The setting is, naturally, a table in the corner of a cozy coffee-shop
The sun seemed to hover at a 45 degree angle which shined its light off the glass table that John brought his and Rebecca’s London Fogs to, right into his eyes for the second time as he left the barista counter. The windows were decorated for Christmas, however, so what bright rays made it to John’s direct gaze were broken up by the shadows of tinsel and the silhouette of Santa’s sleigh.
He paused for a moment to gather himself after the shock of witnessing the blinding power of the big ol’ plasma orb when Rebecca tapped his shoulder from behind, leaving a slightly wet handprint on his shirt that he could just barely feel as she asked, “You ok? He get you again?”
“Yeah,”John replied, adding,“ I sure hope that’s sink water you just moistened me with and not…”
"Oh, don’t you just hate it when you pee on yourself? Hahaha" She laughed, taking the mug of tea and...
twirling around in her usual playful manner as she walked to the glass table they had chosen.
“Very funny, but you’ve told me that one at home before a couple times already.” John poked.
She gave in to the jab, saying, “Yeah, I loved your first reaction so much I can’t help myself. You very nearly believed me! Hey, did I ever tell you that that was the time I first tested your sense of humor?” She fingered the rim of the mug, blowing a breath on the steam.
John poked a pinky in the drink and popped it into his mouth. Too hot, but only another minute or so before it was palatable. “And what if I had been grossed out by the joke?”
She pushed away the mug and derided the question. “It doesn’t matter; you aren’t like that, John. Though you did seem grossed out by the idea that I might actually wipe my pee on your face. I’m just glad you checked it with your nose and not your tongue! HAHAHA!”
There she goes, laughing at what she said, he thought. She did that a lot, and he loved that
about her. John usually got a lot of enjoyment from her amusing ramblings, too. It turns out they made a pretty great match.
“Hey, what would the water taste like if we lived on a spaceship; seeing as we would have to recycle our pee into fresh drinking water?” she pivoted. “I dunno, really. It depends on the purification process, I suppose. Funny you ask that; I was just thinking about watering the crops we might have on board.”
“Yeah? Hmmm…” she thought for a moment and inhaled some steam, “It could be possible to filter the urine through a soil substrate, given the urea and nitrogen were minimized or neutralized… or utilized. And I guess the plants that grow on that soil would have to be specialized for the task.”
He loved Rebecca’s brain. It’s one of the things that she wears on her like a toolbelt, to be utilized whenever the moment arises as it often does due to the situations the two place themselves in. John brought his tea to his lips to gauge the radiant temperature and..