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	===Syncretic Terms===		===Syncretic Terms===

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	The phrase '''Lightning Strike''' is a metaphorical representation of the flash of inspiration/insight that occurs when a disconnected individual makes a sudden, brief, and often unexpected [[Connection]] to [[Consciousness]]. It is a common spiritual and secular metaphor used to describe the dramatic [[illumination]], [[insight]], and [[enlightenment]] that is the outcome of a powerful [[Connection Event]].		The phrase '''Lightning Strike''' is a metaphorical representation of the flash of inspiration/insight that occurs when a disconnected individual makes a sudden, brief, and often unexpected [[Connection]] to [[Consciousness]]. It is a common spiritual and secular metaphor used to describe the dramatic [[illumination]], [[insight]], and [[enlightenment]] that is the outcome of a powerful [[Connection Event]].
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

	There is a strong association between lightning and ~~spiritual~~ insight in the narrative fabric of this planet.		There is a strong association between lightning and deep insight in the narrative fabric of this planet.

	Lightning has long been associated with human spirituality and connection experience. <ref>Miller, William R. 2004. “The Phenomenon of Quantum Change.” Journal of Clinical Psychology 60 (5): 453–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20000.</ref> <ref>Hadamard, Jacques. 2013. An Essay On The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field. Hadamard Preess. https://amzn.to/2I5D9Bt.</ref> <ref>Watts, Alan. 1971. Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion. Kindle Edition. Toronto: Vintage Books.</ref> appearing in many iconic ways in ancient civilizations<ref>Stone, Merlin. 1976. When God Was Woman. New York: Doubleday.</ref> and in modern experiences. Why? Because lighting strikes point to the dramatic and powerful “hits” that people can experience even from relatively low intensity, short duration, connection experiences.		Lightning has long been associated with human spirituality and connection experience. <ref>Miller, William R. 2004. “The Phenomenon of Quantum Change.” Journal of Clinical Psychology 60 (5): 453–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20000.</ref> <ref>Hadamard, Jacques. 2013. An Essay On The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field. Hadamard Preess. https://amzn.to/2I5D9Bt.</ref> <ref>Watts, Alan. 1971. Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion. Kindle Edition. Toronto: Vintage Books.</ref> appearing in many iconic ways in ancient civilizations<ref>Stone, Merlin. 1976. When God Was Woman. New York: Doubleday.</ref> and in modern experiences. Why? Because lighting strikes point to the dramatic and powerful “hits” that people can experience even from relatively low intensity, short duration, connection experiences.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==

	~~[[Image:Bowie~~.~~jpg\|center\|Bowie]]~~		There is a strong association between lightning and spiritual insight in the narrative fabric of this planet.

	One concept does pop up a lot in the descriptions of the event provided by the people who have them, and that concept is “lightning,” “lightning bolt,” or “lightning strike” (Miller 2004; Hadamard 2013; Watts 1971). Lightning has long been associated with human spirituality and connection experience. <ref>Miller, William R. 2004. “The Phenomenon of Quantum Change.” Journal of Clinical Psychology 60 (5): 453–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20000.</ref> <ref>Hadamard, Jacques. 2013. An Essay On The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field. Hadamard Preess. https://amzn.to/2I5D9Bt.</ref> <ref>Watts, Alan. 1971. Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion. Kindle Edition. Toronto: Vintage Books.</ref> appearing in many iconic ways in ancient civilizations<ref>Stone, Merlin. 1976. When God Was Woman. New York: Doubleday.</ref> and in modern experiences. Why? Because lighting strikes point to the dramatic and powerful “hits” that people can experience even from relatively low intensity, short duration, connection experiences.		Lightning has long been associated with human spirituality and connection experience. <ref>Miller, William R. 2004. “The Phenomenon of Quantum Change.” Journal of Clinical Psychology 60 (5): 453–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20000.</ref> <ref>Hadamard, Jacques. 2013. An Essay On The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field. Hadamard Preess. https://amzn.to/2I5D9Bt.</ref> <ref>Watts, Alan. 1971. Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion. Kindle Edition. Toronto: Vintage Books.</ref> appearing in many iconic ways in ancient civilizations<ref>Stone, Merlin. 1976. When God Was Woman. New York: Doubleday.</ref> and in modern experiences. Why? Because lighting strikes point to the dramatic and powerful “hits” that people can experience even from relatively low intensity, short duration, connection experiences.

	[[Nikola Tesla]] describes a visionary insight wherein he saw the construction of a motor device in ~~complete~~ "As I uttered these inspiring words the idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed. I drew with a stick on the sand the diagrams shown six years later in my address before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and my companion understood them perfectly. The images I saw were wonderfully sharp and clear and had the solidity of metal and stone, so much so that I told him: “See my motor here; watch me reverse it.” I cannot begin to describe my emotions. Pygmalion seeing his statue come to life could not have been more deeply moved. A thousand secrets of nature which I might have stumbled upon accidentally I would have given for that one which I had wrested from her against all odds and at the peril of my existence."<ref>Tesla, Nikola. ''My Inventions.'' Williston, Vermont: Hart Brothers, 1982</ref>		[[Nikola Tesla]] describes a visionary insight that occurred immediately after he recited some words from Faust wherein he saw the construction of a motor device in a vision. "As I uttered these inspiring words the idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed. I drew with a stick on the sand the diagrams shown six years later in my address before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and my companion understood them perfectly. The images I saw were wonderfully sharp and clear and had the solidity of metal and stone, so much so that I told him: “See my motor here; watch me reverse it.” I cannot begin to describe my emotions. Pygmalion seeing his statue come to life could not have been more deeply moved. A thousand secrets of nature which I might have stumbled upon accidentally I would have given for that one which I had wrested from her against all odds and at the peril of my existence."<ref>Tesla, Nikola. ''My Inventions.'' Williston, Vermont: Hart Brothers, 1982. p. 61.</ref>

	"Sufism is a blazing lightning bold." <ref>Ernst. Teachings of Sufism. Boston: Shambhala, 1999. p. ix.</ref>		"Sufism is a blazing lightning bold." <ref>Ernst. Teachings of Sufism. Boston: Shambhala, 1999. p. ix.</ref>
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	The Lightning strike down the [[Tree of Life]] is a cabalistic representation of the [[Emanation of Creation]] from [[Ain]]		The Lightning strike down the [[Tree of Life]] is a cabalistic representation of the [[Emanation of Creation]] from [[Ain]]

			And then there's David Bowie

			[[Image:Bowie.jpg\|center\|Bowie\|500px]]

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			===Related LP Terms===

			[[Lightning Strike]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Lightning Strike]]\|format=ul}}

			===Non-LP Related Terms===

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Michael at 14:48, 13 January 2026

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	==Syncretic Terms==		===Syncretic Terms===

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	One concept does pop up a lot in the descriptions of the event provided by the people who have them, and that concept is “lightning,” “lightning bolt,” or “lightning strike” (Miller 2004; Hadamard 2013; Watts 1971). Lightning has long been associated with human spirituality and connection experience. <ref>Miller, William R. 2004. “The Phenomenon of Quantum Change.” Journal of Clinical Psychology 60 (5): 453–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20000.</ref>, <ref>Hadamard, Jacques. 2013. An Essay On The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field. Hadamard Preess. https://amzn.to/2I5D9Bt.</ref>, <ref>Watts, Alan. 1971. Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion. Kindle Edition. Toronto: Vintage Books.</ref> appearing in many iconic ways in ancient civilizations<ref>Stone, Merlin. 1976. When God Was Woman. New York: Doubleday.</ref> and in modern experiences. Why? Because lighting strikes point to the dramatic and powerful “hits” that people can experience even from relatively low intensity, short duration, connection experiences.		One concept does pop up a lot in the descriptions of the event provided by the people who have them, and that concept is “lightning,” “lightning bolt,” or “lightning strike” (Miller 2004; Hadamard 2013; Watts 1971). Lightning has long been associated with human spirituality and connection experience. <ref>Miller, William R. 2004. “The Phenomenon of Quantum Change.” Journal of Clinical Psychology 60 (5): 453–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20000.</ref> <ref>Hadamard, Jacques. 2013. An Essay On The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field. Hadamard Preess. https://amzn.to/2I5D9Bt.</ref> <ref>Watts, Alan. 1971. Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion. Kindle Edition. Toronto: Vintage Books.</ref> appearing in many iconic ways in ancient civilizations<ref>Stone, Merlin. 1976. When God Was Woman. New York: Doubleday.</ref> and in modern experiences. Why? Because lighting strikes point to the dramatic and powerful “hits” that people can experience even from relatively low intensity, short duration, connection experiences.

	[[Nikola Tesla]] describes a visionary insight wherein he saw the construction of a motor device in complete "As I uttered these inspiring words the idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed. I drew with a stick on the sand the diagrams shown six years later in my address before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and my companion understood them perfectly. The images I saw were wonderfully sharp and clear and had the solidity of metal and stone, so much so that I told him: “See my motor here; watch me reverse it.” I cannot begin to describe my emotions. Pygmalion seeing his statue come to life could not have been more deeply moved. A thousand secrets of nature which I might have stumbled upon accidentally I would have given for that one which I had wrested from her against all odds and at the peril of my existence."<ref>Tesla, Nikola. ''My Inventions.'' Williston, Vermont: Hart Brothers, 1982</ref>		[[Nikola Tesla]] describes a visionary insight wherein he saw the construction of a motor device in complete "As I uttered these inspiring words the idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed. I drew with a stick on the sand the diagrams shown six years later in my address before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and my companion understood them perfectly. The images I saw were wonderfully sharp and clear and had the solidity of metal and stone, so much so that I told him: “See my motor here; watch me reverse it.” I cannot begin to describe my emotions. Pygmalion seeing his statue come to life could not have been more deeply moved. A thousand secrets of nature which I might have stumbled upon accidentally I would have given for that one which I had wrested from her against all odds and at the peril of my existence."<ref>Tesla, Nikola. ''My Inventions.'' Williston, Vermont: Hart Brothers, 1982</ref>

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			==Syncretic Terms==

			[[Lightning Strike]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Lightning Strike]]}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Michael at 14:46, 13 January 2026

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	The phrase '''Lightning Strike''' is a metaphorical representation of the flash of inspiration/insight that occurs when a disconnected individual makes a sudden, brief, and often unexpected [[Connection]] to [[Consciousness]]. It is a common spiritual and secular metaphor used to describe the dramatic [[illumination]], [[insight]], and [[enlightenment]] that is the outcome of a powerful [[Connection Event]].		The phrase '''Lightning Strike''' is a metaphorical representation of the flash of inspiration/insight that occurs when a disconnected individual makes a sudden, brief, and often unexpected [[Connection]] to [[Consciousness]]. It is a common spiritual and secular metaphor used to describe the dramatic [[illumination]], [[insight]], and [[enlightenment]] that is the outcome of a powerful [[Connection Event]].
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			==Concept Map==

			===Key Terms===

			[[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]] > {{#ask:[[Is a key term::Lightning Path]]\|format=ul}}

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Michael at 12:57, 27 June 2025

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	In Jewish Mysticism, lightning is represented on the [[Tree of Life]] as the will of God.		In Jewish Mysticism, lightning is represented on the [[Tree of Life]] as the will of God.

	"Now pertaining to the cosmos— [Brahman is seen as] satisfaction in rain, as power in lightning..."<ref>Katz, Vernon; Egenes, Thomas. The Upanishads (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions) (p. 196). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.</ref>		"Now pertaining to the cosmos— [Brahman is seen as] satisfaction in rain, as power in lightning..."<ref>Katz, Vernon; Egenes, Thomas. The Upanishads (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions) (p. 196). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.</ref>

			"Once the lightning of thought has squarely struck this ingenuous soil of the people, the emancipation of the ''Germans'' into ''men'' will be accomplished" <ref>Marx, Karl. ''A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970.</ref>

	[[R.M. Bucke]] describes his single [[Connection Experience]] by suggesting it was a "momentary lightning-flash of... Brahmic Splendor." <ref>Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness. Book Tree. Kindle Edition. </ref>		[[R.M. Bucke]] describes his single [[Connection Experience]] by suggesting it was a "momentary lightning-flash of... Brahmic Splendor." <ref>Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness. Book Tree. Kindle Edition. </ref>

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	One concept does pop up a lot in the descriptions of the event provided by the people who have them, and that concept is “lightning,” “lightning bolt,” or “lightning strike” (Miller 2004; Hadamard 2013; Watts 1971). Lightning has long been associated with human spirituality and connection experience. <ref>Miller, William R. 2004. “The Phenomenon of Quantum Change.” Journal of Clinical Psychology 60 (5): 453–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20000.</ref>, <ref>Hadamard, Jacques. 2013. An Essay On The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field. Hadamard Preess. https://amzn.to/2I5D9Bt.</ref>, <ref>Watts, Alan. 1971. Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion. Kindle Edition. Toronto: Vintage Books.</ref> appearing in many iconic ways in ancient civilizations<ref>Stone, Merlin. 1976. When God Was Woman. New York: Doubleday.</ref> and in modern experiences. Why? Because lighting strikes point to the dramatic and powerful “hits” that people can experience even from relatively low intensity, short duration, connection experiences.		One concept does pop up a lot in the descriptions of the event provided by the people who have them, and that concept is “lightning,” “lightning bolt,” or “lightning strike” (Miller 2004; Hadamard 2013; Watts 1971). Lightning has long been associated with human spirituality and connection experience. <ref>Miller, William R. 2004. “The Phenomenon of Quantum Change.” Journal of Clinical Psychology 60 (5): 453–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20000.</ref>, <ref>Hadamard, Jacques. 2013. An Essay On The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field. Hadamard Preess. https://amzn.to/2I5D9Bt.</ref>, <ref>Watts, Alan. 1971. Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion. Kindle Edition. Toronto: Vintage Books.</ref> appearing in many iconic ways in ancient civilizations<ref>Stone, Merlin. 1976. When God Was Woman. New York: Doubleday.</ref> and in modern experiences. Why? Because lighting strikes point to the dramatic and powerful “hits” that people can experience even from relatively low intensity, short duration, connection experiences.

			[[Nikola Tesla]] describes a visionary insight wherein he saw the construction of a motor device in complete "As I uttered these inspiring words the idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed. I drew with a stick on the sand the diagrams shown six years later in my address before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and my companion understood them perfectly. The images I saw were wonderfully sharp and clear and had the solidity of metal and stone, so much so that I told him: “See my motor here; watch me reverse it.” I cannot begin to describe my emotions. Pygmalion seeing his statue come to life could not have been more deeply moved. A thousand secrets of nature which I might have stumbled upon accidentally I would have given for that one which I had wrested from her against all odds and at the peril of my existence."<ref>Tesla, Nikola. ''My Inventions.'' Williston, Vermont: Hart Brothers, 1982</ref>

	"Sufism is a blazing lightning bold." <ref>Ernst. Teachings of Sufism. Boston: Shambhala, 1999. p. ix.</ref>		"Sufism is a blazing lightning bold." <ref>Ernst. Teachings of Sufism. Boston: Shambhala, 1999. p. ix.</ref>