Sources
Bibliography by Movement
Sources consulted for
the six movements
and their Further Bearings.
Psychological references
include influences used
without direct quotation.
P1 to P4 refer to
Bowen’s psychological concepts,
listed under Psychological Framework
at the end of this section.
Source titles are links.
Accessed October 11, 2026.
BEDROCK
Pattern Persistence
Robinson, M. (2013, September).
GeoSights: The Goosenecks
of the San Juan River,
San Juan County, Utah.
Utah Geological Survey,
Survey Notes, 45(3).
Psychological influence: P3;
inherited responses and the histories
that give them context.
HEADWATERS
Early Assignment
National Park Service (2023, September 22).
Life of Hoodoos wayside.
Bryce Canyon National Park.
Utah Geological Survey (2017, February 7).
POTD February 07, 2017:
Thor’s Hammer,
Bryce Canyon National State Park.
Utah Geological Survey.
[Webpage title as published.]
National Park Service (2018, October 16).
Protect the Hoodoos.
Bryce Canyon National Park.
Psychological influences: P3;
P2 as related background on approval,
expectations, and responsibility.
Early assignment is our interpretive lens,
not a formal Bowen concept.
TRIBUTARIES
Converging Inheritances
NASA Earth Observatory (2006, October 30).
Aquaculture in the Nile Delta.
NASA.
Psychological influences: P3 and P2;
inheritances include strengths
and relationship sensitivities.
Later formative encounters and chosen family
are our interpretive extension.
THE BLUFFS
Patterns Under Strain
Iowa Geological Survey (n.d.).
Loess Hills.
University of Iowa.
National Park Service (2024, November 14).
Soil-from Rich to Ruin to Recovery,
wayside exhibit.
Homestead National Historical Park.
Psychological influence: P4;
tension moving among three people.
Support and accompaniment
are contemplative applications.
CONFLUENCE
Differentiation
Lindsey, R. (2010, January 27).
Yellow River Delta, 1989 and 2009.
NASA Earth Observatory.
Voiland, A. (2021, April 6).
Building Up the Yellow River Delta.
NASA Earth Observatory.
[Additional sediment background consulted.]
U.S. Geological Survey (n.d.).
Old River Control Structure.
EROS Earthshots.
Psychological influence: P1;
considered self-definition and action
amid relational expectations.
OPEN SEA
What We Carry Forward
Kious, W. J., & Tilling, R. I. (1996).
Understanding plate motions.
In This Dynamic Earth:
The Story of Plate Tectonics.
U.S. Geological Survey.
NOAA Ocean Exploration (2024, August 21).
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
NOAA.
NOAA Ocean Exploration (n.d.).
Hydrothermal Vents.
Deep Ocean Education Project factsheet.
Psychological influences: P1 and P3;
considered participation
and the patterns carried forward.
Daily practices and nourishment
are our interpretive applications.
PSYCHOLOGICAL
FRAMEWORK
Bowen Family Systems Theory
All four references:
The Bowen Center for the Study
of the Family. (n.d.).
P1. Differentiation of self.
P2. Family projection process.
P3. Multigenerational transmission process.
P4. Triangles.
The geological explanations are sourced;
the human correspondences,
contemplative questions,
and spiritual invitations are
original interpretive writing
for this project.
Geology provides metaphor,
not evidence for a psychological mechanism.
17 distinct sources:
13 geological and geographical,
4 psychological.
“n.d.” indicates an unconfirmed publication date.
Dated NPS and NOAA entries use
the displayed update date where applicable.