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claim:if-each-living-center-is-but-a-reflection-of-a-single-unity-has-the-same-origin-in-its-being-then-the-whole-is-animated-by-this-same-being-behind-the-scenes-and-we-experience-the-same-living-fire-in-every-part

If each living center is but a reflection of a single unity, has the same origin in its being, then the whole is animated by this same being behind the scenes—and we experience the same living fire in every part.

The mechanism by which the I manifests: all centers sharing the same ontological origin produce a unified living fire.

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It is when this happens that we may sometimes feel ourselves to be in the presence of true life, true value.
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The experience of encountering a work where the I shines through is an encounter with genuine life.

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Above all, this unity comes about because of some quality within. And it is here that the idea of the pervasive I, in every living center, begins to tell us something.claim0.833
Beyond the properties, there is an inner essence (the I) that unifies the work.
Each living center has life to the extent it is linked to other centers; likewise, sequences generating living centers are interdependent.claim0.820
Establishes the necessity of the network of sequences.
Every living center may be distinguished as living, to the degree that it is a picture of the eternal self.claim0.816
Central proposition from Book 1 that grounds the beings model.
The intricate and beautiful structure of living centers comes about naturally, and most of the time without effort, as a result of the repeated application of structure-preserving transformations to the wholeness which exists.claim0.803
Central interpretive claim of the chapter, asserting that living structure is an effortless natural outcome of structure-preserving transformations.
The core of every living center is the self—this 'I'.claim0.802
An ontological claim that places the self as the essential nucleus of all living structure.
Centers within a whole intensify each other, resulting in a profound and lively whole.claim0.798
Alexander's core mechanism explaining how the Fifteen Properties function to create living wholes.
My claim in Book 2 is that the intricate and beautiful structure of living centers comes about naturally, and most of the time without effort, as a result of the repeated application of structure-preserving transformations to the wholeness which exists.quote0.798
Central thesis statement of the chapter, encapsulating the core idea that living structure arises effortlessly from structure-preserving transformations.
There must be some relation between the ultimate nature of a living center and the nature of the I.hypothesis0.796
The hypothesis that the deepest aspect of centers is identical with the I-like presence.