Gregory Bateson

"The organism and its environment are not separable."

"To know something, you must be changed by it."

"Therapy is the process of becoming unstuck."

"Wisdom is the acceptance of complexity."

"All behavior is communication."

"The individual is not an isolated fragment but an integral part of the whole."

"Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns."

"Understanding requires humility before the complexity of things."

"The double bind is a trap without escape."

"Sacred symbols connect us to something larger than ourselves."

"Language is a recursive system that creates meaning."

"We are made of information, not matter."

"The problem is that we think we understand the world when we only understand our descriptions of it."

"Schismogenesis is the process of differentiation and division."

"To evolve, a system must be able to change its structure."

"The self is an illusion created by recursive loops of thought."

"Every act is a vote for the world you want."

"The medium is part of the message in all contexts."

"Pathology arises when feedback is severed or distorted."

"The universe is a thinking, self-aware process."

"Stories are the currency of understanding."

"To teach is to participate in the sacred act of transformation."

"Consciousness is the ability to perceive patterns in time."

"The dance between order and chaos creates life."

"Respect for difference is the basis of peace."

"Evolution moves toward greater complexity and consciousness."

"The question is not 'what is the answer' but 'what is the pattern'."

"Healing comes through reconnection to the whole."

"Time is the dimension in which patterns unfold."

"The individual contains within itself a reflection of the whole."