Unitary Human-Environment Field Mutual Process: Knowing Participation in Patterning the Environment

Abstract

Martha E. Rogers identified people and their environment as unitary, indivisible wholes, further defining both as energy fields identified by rhythmical patterning. It is suggested that sharper focus be placed on the contribution of the environment in wellbecoming to encourage people to participate more knowingly in patterning the environmental field. Mutual rhythmical patterning involving nature and animal companions provides exemplars for discussion, which is grounded in two theories derived from Rogerian nursing science. The first is Barrett’s theory of power as knowing participation in change, and the second is Phillips’ theory of pandimensional awareness-integral presence, which unites Rogers’ theories of accelerating change and the paranormal.