Elements and forces

Earth, air, fire and water – the four elements.

I was outside this morning reading. The wind blew gently as the sun hid behind the newest batch of fluffy, cotton ball like clouds. I was grateful, because the sun and I are not exactly friends. I started thinking about the elements, wondering which of the four is most powerful. After some thought, I came to the initial conclusion that water is the most powerful, because it can extinguish fire and crumble stone. Then, I started thinking about the fact that air feeds fire and transports earth and water, and there is a certain power in that as well. Taking that a step further, earth can contain both water and air, and extinguish fire. Fire, especially intense ones, can vaporize water or transform earth.

I then thought about the fact that there are four fundamental forces in the universe. There is the strong force, the weak force, electromagnetic force and gravitational force. The strength of this particular set of forces is based on each force’s power relative to the strong force – the force that holds the atoms in your body (or anything else, for that matter) together. Thinking more about it, I don’t think there is any sort of direct correlation, but it is an interesting coincidence.

Some oddities and questions…. The fundamental numbers in existence – the Fibonacci sequence – do not include the number four. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,13, 21, etc….. the numeral 4 certainly appears, but 4 itself is not part of the sequence. Considering the sequence’s relevance to everything else in existence, if the four elements and four forces were the real deal, 4 should be part of the Fibonacci sequence. So what are we missing or not considering? Or what incorrect assumptions were made? Additionally, Tesla’s work on numbers and frequency said that 3, 6, and 9 were the most powerful numbers. 3 is part of Fibonacci, and the other two are simply multiples of that base number. The electromagnetic force is a two-part thing, technically – electricity and magnetism. Are they truly two sides of the same coin, or are they distinct things? And, you can use one to create the other, so how does that factor in? What causes the strong force, and why is that the bar that the other forces are measured against?

So many questions, and so many directions to go to find answers. I posted earlier that my curiosity can be paralyzing, and this is why. I have a thought, which leads to another, which leads to questions and those to even more questions. It is a never-ending stream of inquisitiveness, and I find it impossible sometimes to choose a direction!