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Chapter 19Group Mind andFluid Tribal DynamicsThe physical theory of group mind begins with some basicassumptions about oscillators and wave mechanics: If the mind is anresonant oscillator for processing information, and two oscillatingminds can be synchronized through harmonic or resonant waveinterference, then two minds entrained in a synchronized state shouldbe able to pass information from one mind to the other. This theorysounds like potential telepathy, but the reality is more subtle andcomplex. The information that can be shared between oscillators isnon-verbal and non symbolic; it exists in the realm of frequencies,wavelengths, and amplitudes. The most common information passedbetween entrained oscillators is synchrony testing and error correction,self-correcting mechanisms which maintain oscillator couplingstability. Intuitive synchrony testing and error correction between twoor more minds coupled in the same circuit is subjectively perceived asnonverbal communication, group mind, intuition, telepathy, or psi.Examples of synchrony testing and error correction exist in allforms of communication. When information is flowing smoothlybetween oscillators the data transfer has high speed and synchrony;when information transfer from one oscillator fluctuates and becomesambiguous the other instantly corrects to resolve the instability andregain synchrony. If automatic synchrony testing and error correctiondid not exist, any fluctuation in signal fidelity across the circuit wouldmake the oscillator decouple. Synchrony testing and error correctioncan happen in a verbal conversation, a digital packet transfer, a cellularcoding system, the harmonic chiming of bells, and so on; synchrony