The Duck Test Points To A Universal Truth

The duck test and the big assumption is the basis of my whole perspective on life, which is (as far as I am capable) holistic and multi-dimensional.

So I look for generic truth in all sorts of seemingly unlikely and unconnected places.

I want to tell you briefly about an observational analytical process that I frequently use and that I refer to as triangulation – or more commonly the duck test

In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is defined as the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to the point directly.

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The Big Assumption That Underpins The Duck Test

Before I explain what I mean by triangulation - which from now I am going to call the duck test - and how to apply it, I must declare a belief or big assumption that I hold and that underlies this approach.

My big assumption is that truth is generic and universal – however, whenever and wherever it manifests.

If you do not hold or share this belief, then this process may not work for you. But that’s OK – we’re all different, and we function differently.

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Truth May Come In Strange Disguises

Truth may appear in different ways.

The truth may come in strange disguises - but if the filters in our minds are set wide enough, and if our minds are truly open, we will see it.

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Or as it is said: "seek and you will find".

So when I see something in any diverse area of life or field of inquiry that resonates - it maybe an idea, a perspective, or a dimension - I pay careful attention to it.

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The Duck Test Points To A Universal Truth

When at some other time, I see the core or essence of the same thing reappear in my mental field of vision, re-expressed in a different framing, context and language I really start to pay attention.

If this occurs a third time I apply the duck test – that is if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then chances are it is a duck!

When this occurs, the triangulation applies and I can see that each of the three seemingly different manifestations are pointing to a generic or universal truth.

Everything that I have written on this site and in the accompanying free email series' follows is based on this perception of generic or universal truth.

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"…At the moment that you wake from sleeping,
And you know it’s all a dream,
Well the truth may come in strange disguises
Never knowing what it means..."

["Tattva2 by Kula Shaker from the album "K"]

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