Conventional Understanding

We’ve been taught that intention is something we deliberately create in our minds before acting. “I intend to exercise more,” we announce on January 1st. Organizations craft “mission statements,” therapists ask us to “set intentions,” and courts judge based on whether someone “intended” harm. This view treats intention as purely mental—something we plan first, then try to implement through willpower. We’ve created an artificial gap between thinking and doing, turning what should flow naturally into a strained mental exercise. This makes us second-guess our natural impulses and distrust spontaneous action.

Resonant Understanding

Word Cosmology reveals “intention” carrying a 2-1-3 resonance pattern, sharing this signature with “activated information” and “process of creation.” This places intention at position 3 in creation’s sequence—the natural birth point where idea first moves toward form. Think of a pregnant woman entering labor. She doesn’t decide to begin contractions—they arise naturally when conditions are right. Similarly, authentic intention emerges organically when an idea is ready to express itself. Watch a child at play—they don’t stop to make elaborate plans; they move seamlessly from imagination into action without the hesitation we adults have learned.

Expressions Spectrum Analysis

In balanced expression, this resonance pattern appears as “activated information” and “alignment with being,” revealing how intention corresponds with the bridge between idea and expression when flowing optimally. “Being flow” and “ease” show qualities present when intention moves without force or hesitation. “Creative focus” and “playful” reveal how this pattern corresponds with directing energy toward manifestation without rigid attachment to outcomes.

When over-modulated, expressions include “dislodge” and “fortress,” revealing patterns corresponding with resistance and rigidity. “Future thinking” shows how over-modulation corresponds with abandoning the present moment to focus on projected outcomes. “Making claim” and “maintaining” reveal the controlling patterns that appear when this resonance becomes attached to specific results.

Under-modulated expressions such as “what am I” and “a false concept of self” reveal patterns of confusion and misidentification. “Battered” and “afraid” show vulnerability and fear that appear when this resonance pattern lacks clear direction. “Blocked giving” and “disengaged” reveal how under-modulation corresponds with failing to bridge conception and manifestation.

Beyond these expressions, words like “aether,” “circular movement,” and “wave propagation” also share this resonance pattern, suggesting fundamental principles related to this pattern beyond modulation states.

Russell’s Cosmogony Connection

Walter Russell describes a universe where creation unfolds through a precise sequence, beginning with desire expressing as form:

“Desire in the Light of Mind for creative expression is the only energy in this universe. All motion is Mind motivated. All motion records Mind thoughts in matter.”

This principle relates to how intention corresponds with the initial stirring from stillness toward manifestation. Like the first ripple on a still pond that initiates the wave that will eventually return to stillness, this resonance pattern reveals the initial movement from which all manifestation extends.

Practical Implications

This understanding transforms our relationship with creative processes. Rather than manufacturing intention through mental effort, we might recognize and align with the natural birth impulse that follows clear conception.

Watch a toddler encounter a puddle. There’s no debate about whether to splash—intention flows organically between seeing the puddle and engaging with it. Only later do we learn to interrupt this flow with mental chatter that blocks natural expression.

In creative work, this insight liberates us from overplanning. Instead of elaborate outlines, we might create conditions where natural movement can emerge—clearing space and removing self-consciousness. Like a woman in labor who doesn’t need instructions but supportive conditions, our creativity flows when we stop interfering.

This helps us distinguish between authentic impulses and manufactured ones, between expressions that flow from natural alignment versus those reflecting social conditioning. By understanding intention as the birth point in creation’s sequence, we can rediscover the seamless flow from idea to expression that children instinctively know.

Walter Russell’s quotes are from his book, “A New Concept of the Universe”