<we don't have to understand a phenomena in order to experience the energy or frequency of the phenom>

True, I can brush my teeth without understanding biomechanics, physics, and physiology, and I can drink a glass of water without understanding chemistry.

Going with the group mind impression was a sense of questioning: How many people are doing this exact same thing at the exact same time, and then, how many people are thinking the same thing as me at the same time? I felt that there was, and this may be obvious to some, a profound connecting force uniting those participants in "shared rituals" if you will.

Then I saw the strata conception of consciousness and time, and how when due to our movement through space-time, we appear to be moving from past--> future but really we are (also?) moving from dense/coarse to fine/refined. This seems clear to me in the analogy of martial arts, or if you like, any activity requiring a great deal of skill to master. Those entering into the activity begin with little skill but enter the group mind nonetheless. They participate in the rituals and refine their skills, apparently moving from past to future but I argue "surfing from the outer reaches of the group mind to its core.

Does this come across clearly?