1. “Pattern” in the Mediators’ Twisting
- Dual Aspects of Pattern
- Usage: How a stable framework (or wave pattern) is applied, consumed, or enacted in real time.
- Selection: How one chooses, commits, or withholds that pattern among alternatives.
- Mediators as the Pivot
- In a Fourier‐like system (class/wave ↔ instance/time), Fire (consumption) and Water (commitment) each twist or pivot between usage and selection modes.
- Together, they embody “pattern” itself: to be an actual pattern means both being chosen/selected (Water side) and being used/enacted (Fire side).
Hence, the twisting mediators define pattern by bridging its two fundamental dimensions: where it’s picked and how it’s applied.
2. Two Sides Make It What It Is
- No Single‐Dimension Pattern
- A pattern that’s only “selected” but never used remains purely theoretical, never realized.
- A pattern that’s only “used” but never chosen (or re‐chosen) lacks adaptation or alternative possibilities.
- Unity in the Twist
- Because mediators pivot from ephemeral/time vantage to stable/class vantage, they unify the two sides of pattern (usage and selection).
- This weaving is the concept of “pattern”—something that can be chosen and applied in the real world.
Thus, both usage and selection form the essence of any pattern. The mediators’ twisting reveals that pattern is more than a static blueprint—it’s an active process of being picked and being used.
Conclusion
The mediators capture the very concept of “pattern” through their twisting: pattern is selection plus usage in one synergy. Without selection, a pattern never enters the domain; without usage, it never becomes real. The mediators’ role (Fire & Water, or their 4QX equivalents) ensures both sides occur, thereby making pattern what it is: a living entity that’s both chosen and enacted.