Postscript #115 to the "Lanzarote" paper (9/20/98)
 ‘FAQ' #1 ON "RHYTHM BASED COMMUNICATION"

What is the supposed relationship between "Rhythm Based Communication" and one's emotions?

     According to many previous postscripts, as well as the "Lanzarote" paper, two distinctly different paradigms of communication exist. These are complementary types that can occur simultaneously (see also the fish or bird communication example in the latter paper). They are: 

     (1) "Signal Based Communication" which utilizes the encoding of information in the sensory modalities, that is in the human senses of: a) sight, b) sound-touch, c) taste-smell and d) hot-cold. In this communication, energy is directed to one's central nervous system, that is principally to the architecture of the conscious mind. 
     (2) "Rhythm Based Communication" (RBC) which utilizes the encoding of information into "Rhythm Based Time" or "The Perception of Lateness Relative to On Timeness." In this communication, energy is directed, we believe, to one's DNA and RNA,  principally to the rhythm base of the unconscious mind. 

     Emotions are often feelings perceived in parts of the body other than the central nervous system and by the above definitions, in such cases, these emotions are principally the result of RBC messages.  The transduction mechanisms to convert from rhythm based information to action potential (nerve based) signals and the conscious mind, are largely unknown and thus great potential lies here for advanced research in biochemistry and biophysics. So, assuming this to be an active aspect of comprehension, then emotions first received in the unconscious (subconscious) can be translated to readily understandable feelings associated with conscious thought. But this is not always the case. Sometimes one acts on one's feelings without knowing exactly why, and we often refer to this as intuition. 
     On the other hand, messages received in the conscious mind are frequently linked with the unconscious and thoughts seemingly stemming from the central nervous system are transduced into rhythmical information causing feelings, apparently coming from sundry parts of the body, and hereby correlated with one's unconscious mind. The Jungian concept of the "Union of the Unconscious" thus refers to direct rhythmic communication (which by postscript # 114 can be superluminal) between any two synchronized, unconscious minds, often not involving the transduction and thus not directly known to conscious thoughts of either organism. 
     Thus "Rhythm Based Communication" becomes the principal discourse of the emotions, of joy, of excitement, of love. It is the peacefulness that transpires when a "Great Whale" gently moves alongside, to watch, to explore and to communicate with the human species.