A mind bending concept formulated by the polymathic genius R. Buckminster Fuller in an attempt to model thought in terms of his synergetic mathematics. The omnidirectional halo is outlined via analogy to the electromagnetic spectrum and a geometric model based on the sequential encapsulation of geodesic spheres arranged concentrically. The geodesic spheres grow increasingly complex in connectivity* as one moves radially outwards from the centre, representing progressively higher levels of abstraction (not unlike the path from basic arithmetic to higher mathematics). Small-scale phenomena are therefore represented by the smaller "high-frequency" spheres (tiny and fleeting), while arcing large-scale phenomena are represented by the outer "low-frequency" spheres (difficult to grasp all at once).
Essentially, the human brain is likened to a television transceiver that is constantly tuned over this continuous spectrum of spheres or "thought channels". To think is to highlight one spherical band within the concentric geodesic structure, focusing on a particular level or finite range of complexity at any one time.
For some visuals and an explanation in Bucky's own words, break out your Buckyspeak decoder ring and visit the following sites:
http://www.teleport.com/~pdx4d/omnihalo.html
http://www.cjfearnley.com/fuller-faq-2.html#ss2.13
*Viewing a geodesic sphere as a network of nodes and edges
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