There is a phenomenon known as the Concentric Ring of Disturbance which applies to all matters of the universe according to physics and philosophy alike. First, what is a concentric ring? Second why would one become disturbed and how or who or what could disturb these rings? A concentric ring is found in physical development, geography, and human behavior as well as human functionality forms. The best description of a concentric ring is perhaps a bullseye target.
A common center is the heart and soul of a concentric ring. The expanded circles around the similar center reach broader and resonate at varying frequencies. In building terms urban sprawl focuses on a centerpiece or town square if you will and then the design and the planning is generally circular in nature and connected by various levels of each circles expanded reach. In the human body the chakras would be a good example of concentric circles, each resonating an energy from their own center point by the circles of energy that form around the original center.
The human eye is a concentric circle, a bullseye pattern on a cope of a rifle is a concentric circle. Healthcare systems are a concentric circle, the justice system is a concentric circle, and even that public park, or mountain range that you like to spend time in can be described with a concentric circle pattern. Fibonacci and many aspects of mathematics are formulated from concentric circles. In human behavior modification systems, the circles represent stages of change. Often presented in a linear format for ease of understanding the action and the changes will take place in a circular pattern, a concentric circle to be exact.
Now, what happens with a disturbance in a concentric circle? Well, lets think about it this way, we see a disruption and the source of the disruption then forces direct and indirect activity that grows in a wave like pattern as it spreads. The proverbial pebble dropped in the lake causes a ripple effect, a common center is established and the ripples go in varying directions but end up in a circle pattern as the expansions of the waves or ripples continue to move until they have reached a greater force (the edge of the lake or space). An earthquake in the ocean causes a Tsunami which is a disruption that grows as it continues to move forward and outward.
In human behavior we often find as practitioners of modification, or agents of change that the start of the changes will intensify and grow if the disturbance is a positive one. However, if the disturbance is a negative one the destruction continues to build until acted upon by a greater force. The idea of holism, or integration of mind-body-spirit, is born from the foundational warrant that all things are connected. Thus, any disturbance can cause a reaction with the only difference in intensity or influence being proximity to the original source of the disruption. In psychology and human behavior modification these disruptions can be triggered ad beneficial or they can be acute and very destructive to the process of growth and change – mind you, the growth or the changes still take place but the results of those changes are variables of unknow quantity when the disturbances are a surprise or a “blow up the bridge” type of approach. Suffice it to say this, when practicing or understanding the concentric circle approach, keep your circles small until you can control the resonating fluidity of the motion in play.