On the Universe and Life
Do you think the little caterpillar knows as she entombs herself that she will later emerge as a magnificent winged creature who will float on air with such elegance and grace?
We know that we live in a galaxy we call the Milky Way and our galaxy is but a very tiny part of the universe. We live on a small rock on the outer edge of this Milky Way. Our rock rotates around a huge star we claim as our sun. There are billions of other stars within our galaxy and there are billions of other galaxies within the universe, each containing billions of stars. These galaxies which we are able to see with the help of telescopes such as Hubble are amazing. With what we can see, we must conclude that there is other life out there, and a lot of life there must be. Anyone with a basic knowledge of odds and probabilities would have to conclude that we are not the only planet containing life. I have three cats who probably don’t believe life exists outside of our house.
All matter within the universe is made up of vibrating subatomic particles, including what we might view as empty space. What we consider to be empty space is actually a field of very powerful energy known to scientists as the Zero Point Field. This field contains many different types of particles including quantum particles, and other particles beyond the understanding of current science. So, could it be that this field connects us all to one another and to every living and non-living thing within the universe? Most people believe their life form ends at the outer layers of their skin. Of coarse, those who have religious beliefs might think there is more; that they have a soul or spirit that lives within their skin suit and will leave their body upon its demise. Those who adamantly oppose all religion might think they are just a giant bone bag, here to eat, poop, die, and in the end to simply rot away like so much refuse. But what if they are all wrong? No wait! What if they are all right?
Could it be possible that Jeff Hawkins was incorrect in his book “On Intelligence” with his theory on the neurons that make up our cerebral cortex? What if these neurons are not just tiny little storage devises sitting there storing each individual’s life information moment after moment, day after day, year after year, only to be deleted upon the demise of their particular human organism?
What if these neurons are actually tiny transmitters and receivers that transmit and receive information into the big beautiful and ever expanding universe? Maybe the energy source that powers our existence moves out upon our passing to energize some new life source or life sources. But maybe our thoughts our hopes and our dreams - that which makes us who we are do not reside within our brains to start with. Maybe it all becomes clear upon our demise. Maybe we are all simply a part of this big beautiful universe. Maybe those with Alzheimer’s and other brain afflictions didn’t lose their memories. Maybe they just lost their receivers and all thought and all knowledge will become clear again upon shedding the baggage of their human form.
We have much to learn in science and in spirituality. As poker players we have all felt what was about to happen a split second before the card was turned. Dogs get lost thousands of miles from home and yet can find their way back. Service dogs know when their owners are about to have a seizure. Predators sense fear in their prey and the prey sometimes sense the predators’ presence without seeing, hearing or smelling their impending marauder. When someone stares at you long enough you will feel it within. People who feel they are reincarnated can tell you details about a life long past. Stigmata, telekinesis, distant healing, the placebo effect, quantum mechanics… I could go on and on listing the many things that science cannot explain and these may be other dimensions we as humans may never understand, as we are limited by our ever evolving and beautiful brains.
Could it be that our intensions actually create the universe we are all a part of? Maybe when you’re happy or you have a loving heart, you create positive thought which in turn projects positive energy out into the universe and when you are sad or angry you produce negative energy which in turn projects negativity out into the universe, and what you project outward is what the universe returns to you. So, when we view the universe, we may have it backwards if we question how it affects our daily decisions, as our daily decisions may just be what affects the universe, and in turn, ourselves and those around us.
The rejection of scientific discoveries by religious zealots throughout the ages and throughout the world may have blindfolded decades and centuries of human beings to truth and reality, slowing our growth as intelligent beings. However, the total rejection of spirituality by the scientific community as well as their total embracing of Newtonian laws and physics and Darwinist views of life may have stifled our growth far more than the zealots spouting their religious beliefs ever did. Like everything else in the universe spirituality and science not only should be connected, but they are in fact one in the same. Dualism creates conflict, not solution and is not the way.
Maybe our little lives are more important than they seem to be!
For more information on the Zero Point Field and the power of intention I would highly recommend reading or listening to the books by Lynne Mctaggart titled “The Field” and the follow-up book titled “The Intention Experiment”.
By Mark McCann, AKA on PokerStars as OlDustyAces, AKA on FullTilt as Ol_Dusty
