Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 8221 Location: Fingerlakes - NY usa
Timewave 2013 (The Odyssey II: The Future is Now):
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During this fascinating expedition into the nature of time itself, Ms. Rose speaks to many of the world’s experts on mythology, alchemy, astrology, anthropology and ancient history; Jose Arguelles, Gregg Braden, Riane Eisler, William Henry, Jean Houston, John Major Jenkins, Rick Levine, Dennis McKenna, Terence McKenna, Daniel Pinchbeck, Geoff Stray, Whitley Strieber, Alberto Villoldo and Jay Weidner. They discuss topics such as the shift of the ages, the galactic alignment, global warming, the pervasive role of the media in our lives, the secret place of refuge, the mystic work of Benjamin Franklin, renewal of the American spirit and the transformation of humanity…
Journey with Ms. Rose beyond the Georgia Guidestones, Denver Airport, Cross of Hendaye and Mayan Calendar to the Sacred Valley of Peru where we sit in ceremony with the powerful Shaman/healers of the Q’ero people and listen to their powerful prophecies for the future of humankind.
While firmly based in a rich perspective on our past history, and a new understanding of the nature of the times we live in, Timewave 2013 offers a clear, yet positive vision of what is to come.
Ancient Alchemy , Astrology, and Shamanism are actually consistent with Quantum Science. There is no doubt in my mind that they are legitimate studies and practices. I would not be surprised at all, that the hierarchy in power have intentionally suppressed these fields of studies from mainstream thought in order to keep general society powerless. A large part of that suppression is the establishment of "classical" Newtonian Physics which revolves around a corpuscular take on reality.
In a corpuscular scientific paradigm, material objects, atoms, and division are independent of the mind. They are central to the philosophy of a materialist. A materialist view also implies that reality is local. This therefore, reinforces Einstein's fundamentally flawed Special Relativity Theory (which sets a constant speed limit of light that cannot be violated). This means if Consciousness exists, it is local and therefore is unable to directly influence the universe. By being conditioned by this scientific paradigm, Humanity has forgotten its natural power.
However, the emergent scientific paradigm of Quantum Physics is actually the science of Consciousness and the non-locality of nature (which has already been long proven by the Bell's "Theorem"). The Bell's "Theorem" later emerged as a response to a previous scientific endeavor known as the EPR Paradox (based on the 1935 study of Einstein , Podolsky, and Rosen). Einstein and co. could not accurately justify why two particles could influence each other simultaneously over large distances. Their study contradicted Special Relativity theory that says faster than light travel is impossible.
So in order for Special Relativity to remain valid, the idea of hidden variables was inserted (that there are certain factors which are currently undetectable by the measuring apparatus available at the time which could affect the outcome of the experiment). What this ultimately implies is that certain factors exist outside the perception of an observer -- and that ultimately implies a local universe. This was the basis of Einstein's materialist scientific approach. He wanted to justify things to fit in with his Special Relativity Theory. Anything he thought to be mistakenly considered Non-Local (or "spooky action at a distance" as he used to say) could be explained away by hidden variables.
So the Bell's "Theorem" eventually refutes Special Relativity by proving that there are no hidden variables and that reality must be Non-Local. And if there were any local hidden variables, they can never accurately predict the measurements of Quantum Mechanics. Bell's Theorem is also reinforced by Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, the Observer Effect (link pertains to Schroedinger's Cat), and David's Bohm's theory of a Holographic Universe.
A holographic universe implies that space and time are scalar perceptions which give the illusion of locality. David Bohm called this the Explicate Order. However, these illusions are fractals of self-reference as Godel would put it. A Hologram is self-referential by definition ("Holo" means Whole and Gram means "Message"). So the whole is equal to its parts in other words. In a self-referential universe, the observer is the only one who exists. This suggests a subjective universe. In a subjective self-referential universe, objective reality doesn't exist.
The serpent eating its tail is really a depiction of self-reference:
A standing wave is also self-referential:
A standing wave is self-referential because it is composed of at least 2 identical waves producing an interference pattern. It is in essence, a hologram; which is exactly what matter is. Material objects are nothing more than holographic interference patterns produced by Consciousness itself. The reason why we cannot see everyday physical objects as wave patterns is because their wavelength (equal to Planck's Constant -- 6.63 x 10-34 J-s) is so small in proportion to their mass that such a dynamic is rendered undetectable by our ordinary senses. Basically, the more mass involved, the easier it is for the collapse of a wave function to occur.
By the way, Consciousness is Awareness. Self-Reference requires Awareness; therefore Consciousness. Consciousness IS Self-Reference. Now consider everything to be a projection of the mind (a thought in other words). Thoughts are concepts; therefore everything is a concept. Since the Universe is holographic and therefore self-referential, then this means it is composed of a self-referencing concept. That concept is Existence itself.
Why is it proven through logic that Existence is the only real concept that exists? Because its opposing concept (Nothing) can't refer to itself without it first being conscious of itself being nothing. Therefore Nothing exists because of the concept of Existence. Therefore Existence = Consciousness = Self-Awareness. The link right below has a paragraph which effectively describes Existence (Consciousness / Self-Reference).
Consciousness is another name for existence. Existence is an abstract concept that is true of itself. This condition is necessary and sufficient for a concept to be a conscious being, a thought thinking itself. The only such concepts are existence and our selves, which are existence observing itself in time. Our selves are formed in our brains when we become conscious. They result from brain function, but unlike other concepts that our brains can form, these concepts are themselves conscious. This is why we feel that there is more to consciousness than just brain function.
In a Self-Referential Universe, Consciousness (Existence) is all there is. There are no local hidden variables. There cannot be because the very act of observation directly affects reality.
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One of the most bizarre premises of quantum theory, which has long fascinated philosophers and physicists alike, states that by the very act of watching, the observer affects the observed reality.
In a study reported in the February 26 issue of Nature (Vol. 391, pp. 871-874), researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have now conducted a highly controlled experiment demonstrating how a beam of electrons is affected by the act of being observed. The experiment revealed that the greater the amount of "watching," the greater the observer's influence on what actually takes place.
Truth is, there is absolutely nothing "supernatural" or "mysterious" about Quantum Mechanics. It is all based on real logic and real nature. It only seems "mystical" and "supernatural" because there has been a deliberate calculated attempt by the establishments to suppress and mystify such studies throughout history. And this is one of the primary reasons why Religions were established -- to obscure such studies and to mystify the nature of reality so that people are convinced that they are helpless and are in need of "salvation" by a "messiah" figure.
Here is a video of a lecture by Jeffrey Grupp who offers a unique perspective on Quantum Mechanics and how it relates to the scientific approaches of Buddhism.
Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 258 Location: kalifornia
even though i just started reading two new books, your post is going to provide me with days and days of reading TTT!
i am so interested in this stuff!
i just wish i could understand it more thoroughly.
i should have paid much more attention in high school science and math classes
