Science and the Akashic Field

Friday, June 30, 2006

I just finished reading Ervin Laszlo's amazing and provocative book last night. It is, in many ways, far over my head.I am, certainly, no theoretician nor am I that well versed in the new physics. I have the most rudimentary understanding of string theory. And...I will also say, for the record, that my off hand knowledge of many philosophers and their theories is also limited.

That being said, much of what I AM able to comprehend resonates with my world view. It is subtitled "An Integral Theory of Everything" and that may seem ambitious but it encompasses a new approach to our understanding of physics, biology, and cosmology. The purpose is to construct a new unified theory that accounts for many of the loopholes, missing links and anomalies that had always presented themselves with Newtonian, Euclidian, Darwinian and Einsteinian models.

The underlying hypothesis is that the universe...not only our universe but all universes...in fact...not just all universes that are, but all universes that are, were and ever will be...something which Laszlo calls the "Metaverse", is permeated or imbued by information. Information, as it is envisioned, is the essential "stuff" of the Metaverse.

Many would consider this to be just more "New Age" pap, but for the erudite and compelling argument his theories postulate. Many distinguished physicists, biologists, cosmologists and philosophers have signed on and many prominent universities and seats of learning have embraced Laszlo's work as ground breaking.

Laszlo uses the term "Akashic". This old Hindu concept was/is believed to be very similar in nature to what he is hypothesizing.

Even for laypersons, the impications are astounding! They indicate an underlying unity that pervades all life, life forms...and...pervades what we have come to call inanimate as well as animated complexes of atoms, molecules, compounds, etc.

These theories reinforce what many mystics and esoteric spiritual seekers have experienced and believed. They help to advance our understanding of the interconnected nature of life and of beings and of our biosphere. They elucidate the thoughts that no micro system exists alone, separate or in a vacuum, but that they all interact and affect each other, regardless of temporal and spatial distance.

This gives us a clue that provincialism is self defeating and that dwelling on our irreconcilable differences is nothing more than a cul de sac on life's road.

At the risk of repeating myself from previous entries...we must find a way to embrace diversity and integrate our multitudious differences with the fact that we are all one and part of a larger whole. This may seem paradoxical but coincidence of opposites is an archetypical paradigm.

I would postulate that an understanding of Laszlo's theories will necessitate a radical departure from our parochial world views and working with paradox, just as working with Zen Buddhist koans, represent a potential key that will facilitate our explorations and, perhpas, open many doors.

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