Living structure—the field of centers—really is a mirror of the human heart.

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• The field of centers at the heart of living structure is inherently so subtle that it can only be created dynamically, and its end-state is inherently unpredictable.claim0.870
  The central ontological claim: living structure's dependence on dynamic creation.
• The structure of living centers appears in natural things — snowdrops, waves, clouds, mountains, foxes, grains of sand — and these too resemble the human self, requiring that there be a deep connection under the surface.claim0.842
  Alexander's argument that self-likeness in natural forms cannot be explained by artistic intention alone, requiring Proposition 2 for theoretical coherence.
• The field of centers, or some version of it, is a recursive structure in space which serves as the bridge between matter and consciousness.claim0.837
  The claim that the field of centers is the mechanism linking matter and mind.
• When the field of centers is authentic, it is always personal; empty structure without personal feeling is structurally misjudgedclaim0.834
  Links structural authenticity to personal feeling as a necessary co-occurrence
• 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.claim0.825
  Central interpretive claim of the chapter, asserting that living structure is an effortless natural outcome of structure-preserving transformations.
• Living structure might even be defined as 'that which pleases us'—that which truly pleases us.claim0.812
  A proposed operational definition of living structure in terms of genuine pleasure.
• The structure which is created by a feeling for centers and by a conscious and deliberate aim towards the feeling of the whole, will often turn out to be an efficient structure.claim0.810
  Reiterated empirical observation from twenty years of practice.
• The wholeness and field of centers are not merely cognitive artifacts but are linked to the functional behavior of the natural world and are at the foundation of physics and biology.claim0.810
  Counters the skeptical cognitive interpretation by asserting the objective reality of centers in nature.