Definitions: (1) the repetition of beat, sound, accent, or motion <usually occurring in a regular or harmonious pattern>; (2) having a sense of the pattern and flow
Quotes:
• Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibility upon the incongruous. — Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) American-born British violinist and conductor
• Interesting phenomena occur when two or more rhythmic patterns are combined, and these phenomena illustrate very aptly the enrichment of information that occurs when one description is combined with another. — Gregory Bateson (1904–1980) English anthropologist, semiotician, & cyberneticist
Comment: We are surrounded by rhythm – the rhythms of our breathing, our heart, the seasons, the tides, the day, the sun, the rain, walking, language, a bird tapping on bark – the rhythms of life.
Symbols: 1) ants; 2) the drum; 3) the centipede
Mythological Figure: Terpsichore, the Greek Muse of dancing and choral song