Opposite singularities
express the same reality.
The one would not have
meaning
without the other.
Astronomers tell us the Cosmos is in constant change, and
our continuing observations appear to confirm this conclusion. Yet, it is also
important to understand there is order underlying this transformation. There
are laws of interaction and existence that guide the change we observe. In the
following paragraphs, we examine three of these important principles.
Reality is a Unity in a Bipolar Cosmos
There are two realities, in a unity of opposites. Each
one produces the possibility of the other. Bipolar phenomena is the compliment
of its opposite. If there is up, there must be down. If there is right, there
must be left. If there is forward, then there is also backward. Poverty is the
opposite of wealth. The light of the sun alternates with the darkness of night.
We may be healthy while having the potential of illness. Evil is judged versus
good. Death follows life.
Destruction often precedes creation. Each fall the leaves
of a deciduous tree cease to live. Yet even as they fall to the ground, one may
find the buds of new leaves on the bare branch. Next spring, they will burst
with new life. Each ice age destroyed much of life on earth; however each
period of warming that followed included the creation of new life (including
new species).
Our planet has two poles with opposite magnetic
properties. Many planetary nebulae exhibit a bipolar structure. Bipolar
outflows of molecular material are often found where young stars are being
formed. A polar molecule has a positive electrical charge at one end and a
negative charge at the other end. The bipolar characteristic of a water
molecule gives water its cohesive nature. A bipolar transistor has two poles
which are joined by a semiconductor layer.
If there is matter, then there must be anti-matter. Both
are forms of the same quantum reality.
If there is a physical universe, then there must be a not-physical (or
alternative opposite) Universe. Each is a demonstration of the bipolar unity
that exists in our Cosmos.
There are many examples of bipolar existence. Each of
these opposite singularities is an expression of the same reality. There is
unity because each bipolar state of being is related to its opposite. There is
an interconnection between the one and the other.
The Principle of Infinite Possibilities
If two poles express a unity of reality, and each pole is
the compliment of the other, the resulting unity can be infinitely divided into
a continuum of being between the two poles.
Some examples:
• If we wish
to characterize a data set as all the fractions between one and ten, there are
an infinite number of possible fractions between these two poles in a continuum
of values. However, since none of the fraction values may fall outside the
bipolar reality of one to ten, the poles establish a boundary for the
expression of reality.
• We can be
really happy or we can be very sad. Most likely, however, our actual state of
mind will generally exist somewhere between these two extremes of possible
bipolar emotions.
• Cold is
recognized as the opposite of hot. But there are many gradations of temperature
between that which we my sense is cold, and that which we would call hot.
• Very few of
us are absolutely female or absolutely male. Most of us are genetically and
socially somewhere in between these two poles of sexual taxonomy. We are most
likely male, with some degree of the feminine, or female, with some degree of
the masculine. The further we are from our sexual pole, the more we exhibit the
characteristics of the opposite sex. This is all a very natural manifestation
of the complex mechanisms that make us male or female.
Equilibrium is a balance of what is positive, what is
neutral, and what is negative. But each one of these three of these components
can become unstable. That which is positive can become unstable. That which is
neutral can become unstable. That which is negative can become unstable.
Perhaps only one component will become unstable, or perhaps two, or perhaps all
three. Further, each component may become unstable at a different time, and for
a different length of time.
It is also possible (perhaps inevitable) that the
positive, the neutral and the negative will assume a fuzzy instability; one
that is hard to detect and may include both finite and infinite elements. What
we think we observe may be a temporary reality, a partial reality, or not
reality. And one more point:
Although anything is
possible,
far less is probable.
Our bipolar Cosmos is actually characterized by a complex
set of tensions, which are also correlations. These tensions and correlations,
in which each component is interdependent with the other two, characterize our
spiritual expressions. We see them in our music, art, literature, philosophy,
and theological concepts. We also see or sense them in our exploration of the
fundamental elements (truths) of science.
The Spiritual Universe
We live in a bipolar Cosmos. But we really don’t know
much about the majority of our astrophysical reality. Our known physical
universe consists of matter (both visible and not visible), and energy (both
detectable and inferred). As we have potentially discovered, the familiar stuff
we can see (or directly detect) is only a small percentage of what actually
exists in our physical universe.
We know even less about the not-physical universe. But it
would appear reasonable to characterize it as a universe that is primarily
composed of energy (in various forms). Since energy can become matter and have
mass, we can expect the not-physical universe to also include matter, although
perhaps in unfamiliar forms. In other words, both universes have multiple forms
of energy and matter. However, in contrast to our physical universe - where our
perception of physical reality dominates awareness and consciousness – in the
not-physical universe it is likely conscious energy dominates awareness and
consciousness.
These two complimentary realities co-exist in the Cosmos.
One is physical. One is spiritual (energy). There is a boundary between them
where the physical dimension of our universe intersects with the spiritual (or
conscious) dimension of the Cosmos. We have been given clues about the nature
of this intersection by the scientific observations (and theories) of quantum
mechanics. Einstein’s famous equation E=MC2 suggests a mechanism exists for
transformation (or transcendence) from one universe to the other.
In order to distinguish our
physical universe
from the not physical
universe,
we can refer to the
not-physical universe
as the Spiritual Universe.
Both universes are all around us. We have trained
ourselves to identify the evidence of the physical universe through our five
physical senses: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and touching. As
demonstrated by deep meditation, earnest prayer, and the experience of being
near death, we are able to encounter the presence of spiritual energy with our
sixth sense (the neuron activity of core consciousness). We become one with the
consciousness that flows throughout the Spiritual Universe and the Cosmos.
The Spiritual Universe exists in a dimension that is
parallel with our physical universe. The spiritual dimension is an integral
component of the Spiritual Universe. Think of it this way: we are familiar with
the three dimensions of space found in our physical universe. They provide the
reference points for how we view and move in our physical environment. In a
like manner, the spiritual dimension provides one of the reference points for
the Spiritual Universe. It is the source of existential conscious thought, and
the location of spiritual intelligence. When we communicate with God (The Holy Spirit), those who have deceased, or
another life form, we connect with them in the spiritual dimension.
Death, meditation, and sudden mental stress may give us
an opportunity to experience the consciousness, existence and reality of the
Spiritual Universe. We drift into another space and time. People who are very
ill may have the sensation of floating back and forth between physical and
spiritual reality. For them, the boundary that separates our physical universe
from the Spiritual Universe becomes transparent. Physically, they are in this
universe. Their spiritual energy is somewhere else.
Our pursuit of the spiritual will lead us to the
Spiritual Universe. Never underestimate the passion and joy this discovery can
release within us. We all benefit from having a sense of contact and
interaction with the spiritual force that exists all around us. Our
understanding of honor, integrity, compassion, justice, and love all flow from
the influence of Spiritual energy. It encourages moral behavior, personal
responsibility, and loving procreation.
Faith in the spiritual can be a source of great personal
strength, and it exists – in the Spiritual Universe.
Ron
