Thursday, January 6, 2011

E Pluribus Unum

This familiar phrase appears in the wisdom of the final pages of Dan Brown’s latest book The Lost Symbol. Out of many, one.

In discussing Noetic Science, the fictional character Katherine Soloman explains: “What I’m saying is two heads are better than one, and yet two heads are not twice better, they are many many times better. Multiple minds working in unison magnify a thought’s effect exponentially. This is the inherent power of prayer groups, healing circles, singing in unison…The idea of universal consciousness is no ethereal New Age concept. It’s a hard-core scientific reality and harnessing it has the potential to transform our world.”

When I read this, I immediately flashed on Laughter Yoga and the amazing power generated in a roomful of people laughing together simultaneously. No matter how many participants come together to laugh, it’s a powerful thing. Yet it can’t be denied that the larger the group, the more amazing the energy. Sometimes I feel we’ll blow the roof off with our combined laughing. Other times I feel the joy we generate must be felt in all corners of the universe.

E Pluribus Unum. From the many, comes one powerful expression of joy!

Photo: Laughter Yoga International

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