15 statements about the bubble

1. The bubble doesn’t appear by force.
2. The bubble isn’t tied to any particular system, dogma, or category.
3. The bubble can be imitated, but not for the wise.
4. The conditions by which the bubble comes about are never exactly the same twice.
5. Ceremony and rituals can bring one to the door but not shove one through.
6. The bubble is strongly attracted to small to medium-sized groups.
7. Large crowds tend to repel the bubble.
8. Within the bubble the laws of physics are not overthrown.
9. Within the bubble the laws governing conventional experience are cancelled.
10. A group that shares some common beliefs can more easily step into the bubble.
11. People that have had limited experienced of the bubble end to equate its appearence with their particular system of belief.
12. People that have had extensive experience of the bubble tend not to care much about the system through which they enter it.
13. People with limited experience of the bubble can be fooled into believing that a certain person and their personality are responsible for its presence.
14. People who have equated the appearence of the bubble with a certain personality can be manipulated by that personality.
15. The bubble is the essence of Buber’s Thou.

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