# The Two Views One of the major structural elements of the [[The Circuit of Life]] is the concept of the Two Views, the idea that each of the [[Three Components]] can be viewed from the perspective of its insights being shown **Over Time** vs **All At Once**. The metaphor here is that of a circle and a sine wave - the sine wave is simply a circle plotted over time. ![harmonic oscillator - Why can waves (audio, eletromagnetic, etc.) be represented by a circle? - Physics Stack Exchange](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pQ377.gif)