Reuniting Science And Spirituality

Science And Spirituality may seem like totally opposite endeavors but their roots have been entwined throughout history. When I look at the two I see so many similarities even with modern science and so called new age spirituality. They both ask the big questions in our world like, where did we come from and what is our purpose and why do things work this way. It wasn’t that long ago that there was no distinction between the two disciplines.

Alchemy was the predecessor of chemistry. Metaphysicians became physicists. Shamans became doctors. Astrologers became astronomers. The change took place when we needed visual proof of the processes of nature which previous civilizations believed on faith and the unquestioned existence of unseen powers. Metaphysics which means “beyond physics” is the investigation of things unseen. Things that are beyond the physical world. Alchemists believed in the evolution of all matter which gave them the reputation of magicians or the practitioners of the occult because they could manipulate matter to change into different forms.

It wasn’t till the 17th century that science took over from the “occult” as the respected source to give people the answers to those big questions. It was at this time that the separation occurred between the study of the seen versus the unseen. Anyone who wasn’t practicing experimental science was labeled as practicing the occult and written off as invalid. They were like present day new agers. Modern science has evolved into the new “gods” for our society. We rely on scientists to supply proof and have added to the mind set that things have to be seen to be believed. Medical science has dominated the healing arts, taking authority from the herbalists of times past.

I see things coming full circle right now. I see the reuniting of science and spirituality. With the advent of quantum physics, science is now trying to find the unseen and understanding how it effects our physical world. Before quantum physics there was Isaac Newton (who was thought to be an alchemist also) who verified the existence of the unseen force of gravity. Now with quantum physics they are entertaining the idea that there are hidden dimensions and a “God particle” that is the glue that connects all things. Sounds like metaphysics to me.

The section called Next Age Science will be dedicated to the reuniting of science and spirituality. I will give examples of discoveries in physics and medicine and space exploration that will begin to put the puzzle together. The puzzle that will prove that the concepts of oneness and our power of self healing and the existence of an invisible web of consciousness are not just the woo-woo of new agers but realities. Scientifically proven realities. The time for this reunion is now. Our evolution demands it. We have put our faith in science so it may have to be science that gives us the final nudge into integrating the basic elements of the next age human. Imprinting these truths into mass consciousness. Reaching the critical mass.

These scientific discoveries are coming fast and furious right now yet many don’t get the publicity and certainly don’t get viewed from the prospective of being another component of our awakening. That will be the intent of the section on next age science. To look at things from a bigger picture. Understanding that science and spirituality are both on the same team. They are working towards the same goal. To supply our ingrained need for answers to the question of our existence.

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