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[7] The Matrix

[7] The Matrix is the seventh systems shape of the Semantic Ontology Framework (SOF). This frame illustrates how a system evolves in a sustainable, efficient, and productive way. It combines all the other six shapes into a complete diagram and describes the motion and relationships of all the key elements in a complex adaptive system.

The shape of [7] The Matrix is based on two Bell-Shaped Change Curves (one inverted). These represent that Alpha-curve (change in effort, order, structure, etc.) and the Beta-curve (change in cost, demand, distribution, etc.). In a sustainable system, especially human and organic systems, when these curves are complementary (have the same relative size and shape), the system has a Sigmoid Growth Curve and will reach a stable or sustainable state in maturity.1

 Frames Derived from [7] The Matrix

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The Matrix was originally called the “mandorla” or almond in Italian, following the label and meaning of this shape in Christian iconography and symbology. However, it was renamed “The Maxtrix” after the earlier Greek idea of the vescia piscis or “shape 153” also present in Rabbinical Judaism, representing the “womb” where heaven and earth overlap.2

References & Notes

  1. The Sigmoid Growth Curve is a central idea in sustainability in contrast to systems with linear change that produces an exponential growth curve, call [X] The Maw in SOF.
  2. See: Margaret Starbird, The Goddess in the Gospels “Appendix 3: The Holy Name of Mary and the Vescia Piscis” for notes on the origin of the shape, explained through a feminist lens using ideas connected to the Gnostic Gospels.