for some variables
a standard 2D spreadsheet
doesn't suffice
especially when the variable describes
a relationship
between any two branches
necessitating a 3rd dimension:
for each branch,
for every other branch
light a star
or even a 4th
for each branch at every point in time
and for every other branch
at every point in time...
we may term these
problematic relationships
'modalities'
in that they posit
a sort of wormhole at every point
peeking into a parallel world
with trees and variable-values of their own
eg
every human branch
at every point in time
carries a compressed image of the Tree of Life
past and also future
where every person and thing in that image
is cursed or blessed
by the owner of that image
to some greater or lesser degree
say, orange for cursing
green for blessing
yellow for mixed
including especially
their judgments of their own past
cursing their errors
blessing their virtuous acts
and as they think about this image
particular orange or green elements
will be foregrounded
thus establishing a dominant color
for their whole image
at that moment
(color the whole Tree
with these dominant colors
at every moment)
.