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When you can translate the above philosophical gibberish
into
understandable
English we may have something to discuss. In the mean
time,
since
your a
philosophy type dude trying to masquerade as wanting to
discus
physics,
familiarize yourself with Wittgenstein's Tractatus
Logico-Philosophicus
http://www.kfs.org/~jonathan/witt/tlph.html and it
conclusion
'Whereof one
cannot speak, thereof one must be silent'.

Bill.


That's what I call a cop-out.

Is it now? If you believe otherwise then please elaborate
(using
plain
English and not philosophical mumbo jumbo) the meaning of
the
first sentence
of your quote:

'Classical physics presents no clear examples of either
physical
property
holism or nonseparability'

In particular give a precise definition of what you mean by
'physical
property holism' (with clear examples) and 'nonseparability'
(again with
clear examples).


Bohm's quantum potential.

Exprimentally refuted - see
http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0206196.
But that
hardly counts as a clear explnation of what you mean.




Are you up to it or are you still at the stage of 'Whereof
one
cannot speak,
thereof one must be silent' but are not keeping silent?

I say your the one coping out, hoping to cover your lack of
physical
understanding by recourse to philosophical mumbo jumbo that
even
you do not
understand.

Bill


THE HOLISTIC PARADIGM
July 1987


ABSTRACT

This review of holistic theories in science includes the
many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics,
the zero-point energy, the EPR paradox, Bell's theo-
rem, Bohm's implicate order, Prigogine's thermody-
namics of self-organization, Sheldrake's morphogen-
etic fieIds, Pribram's holographic neurology and
Woolf's holodynamic psychology. An integration of
these theories yields implications for a new, expanded
consciousness for humanity.

A new view of reality is emerging in Western science,
view that recognizes an inherent connectivity or oneness of
seemingly separate objects; a view that allows consciousness,
ultimately our very thoughts, to directly interact with other
minds or objects. This view is called the holistic paradigm.
The concept of an inherent universal oneness is not new to
humanity. The ideas have been expressed in ancient spiritual
philosophies: Mysticism, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, etc.

What is new is that Western scientists are gradually
transforming their views, and simultaneously as they do so, a
gradual transformation of humanity's consciousness is
occurring.
It will be shown that this consciousness transformation or
"awakening" contains surprising implications for all, of us

REDUCTIONISM

To appreciate the emerging holistic paradigm of West-
ern science, it is useful to understand the current reigning
paradigm known as reductionism. The major belief of re-
ductionism is that, in principle, any system can be under-
stood by reducing it to parts and understanding their inter-
actions. All interactions are always local (if certain parts
are
spatially separate, then a propagating signal mediates the
interaction). The requirement that all interactions can be
ultimately reduced to local interactions is known as the prin-
ciple of local causality. Reductionism generally formulates
its physical laws on the substrate of space-time. Modeling the
universe with more than three dimensions of space is con-
sidered superfluous or unphysical. Reductionistic physics
include classical physics (Newton's laws, Maxwell's electro-
magnetism, classical thermodynamics, etc.) and Einstein's
theory of relativity. Nearly all of today's engineering and
technology are based on reductionistic theories, and, conse-
quently, most scientists are philosophically reductionistic.

QUANTUM MECHANICS

At the turn of the century, classical scientists declared
that all the physical laws were known, and that only two
"small clouds" were not adequately explained: the black
body radiation spectrum of a heated object and the stability
of electron orbits around atomic nuclei These two "small
clouds" ushered in a scientific revolution - the development
of quantum mechanics. Planck and Einstein quantized the
radiation field giving birth to the photon, and Bohr, de
Broglie and Schrodinger proposed quantized energy "stand-
ing waves" for the electron to explain atomic stability. The
equations of quantum mechanics are not reductionistic in
their implications. The probability waves described by these
equations give rise to nonlocal interactions. This point was
made by Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (EPR) in 1935 show-
ing that for an atomic system where two, once-coupled par-
ticles separate, quantum mechanics predicts an instantane-
ous collapse of the wave function for either particle when its
partner is measured - regardless of the distance between
them. In 1965, Bell reformulated Einstein's argument into
a theorem that allowed the experimental investigation of
this result.' Experiments were done in the 1970's confirm-
ing quantum mechanics, but at the expense of undermin-
ing the principle of local causality.

Quantum mechanics begets other paradoxes as well. For
example, in the two-slit experiment, an elementary particle
exhibits wave or particle behavior depending on the detec-
tion apparatus. Wheeler has recently proposed a new con-
figuration of this experiment where the detecting apparatus
(for a wave or particle) is selected well after the particle/
wave has passed the two slits, accenting the paradox. Quan-
tum mechanics shows that before a measurement is made,
the particle/wave does not appear to have an objective,
three-dimensional existence. But then what is it? The
Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics simply
states that this is an irrelevant question - no attempt should
be made to model the elementary particle/wave in a local
way. Most physicists subscribe to this "interpretation" and
give up attempts to explain what is going on underneath to
give rise to the equations of quantum mechanics. This "in-
terpretation" is perhaps the last bastion of reductionistic
phi-
losophy, which, in effect, simply ignores the astounding,
hyperphysical implications of quantum mechanics.

MANY WORLDS

In the late 1930's, Everett introduced a totally self-consis-
tent interpretation of quantum mechanics with a single as-
sumption: That all systems - even the entire universe - are
ultimately quantum mechanical in their nature. This as-
sumption had the advantage of resolving "the measurement
problem." The measurement problem relates to the col-
lapse of the wave function when a quantum mechanical
event is recorded. The philosophical problem is, "where in
a system does the quantum world end and the classical world
begin?" By allowing the entire universe to be a quantum
system, the equations of quantum mechanics then show that
what really exists is an infinite number of three-dimensional
universes coexisting simultaneously, and these can influence
each other through waves of probabilistic coupling. Our
consciousness weaves a path through these many universes
and experiences the perception of a single three-dimen-
sional universe moving in time. Perhaps what is most bi-
zarre about Everett's many worlds interpretation is that
within many of these universes simultaneously exists a multi-
plicity of ourselves. This notion seems absurd and perhaps
is the reason that the many worlds interpretation is currently
unpopular. However, as will be shown later, some novel
concepts coming from the field of holodynamic psychology
may make the notion of "self-multipllcity" not only less ab-
surd, but perhaps even reasonable!

The many worlds interpretation introduces a hyperspace
embedding an infinitude of three-dimensional spaces. The
nonlocal EPR interaction is simply the selection by our con-
sciousness of a particular three-dimensional universe. This
idea can support the many works on positive thinking' where
the process of visualization and emotional intensity (perhaps
augmented by the alpha brain wave state) allows the selec-
tion of which universe is more likely to be experienced from
the set of probabilistic universes. The collapse of the quan-
tum mechanical wave function is a selection of a universe by
our consciousness. This could be the most powerful and op-
timistic implication coming from quantum mechanics, for
it gives us more choice than we have ever dreamed possible.

ZERO-POINT ENERGY

Quantum mechanics has also discovered the existence of
an all-pervading energy embedded within the fabric of
space, the zero-point energy. About thirty years after the
Michelson and Morley experiment failed to detect the ether,
it was recognized that a term was needed in the equations of
quantum mechanics in order for them to correctly describe
experimental results. The term described an inherent, elec-
trically energetic fluctuation interacting with all systems,
even in the total absence of mass, radiation or heat. Zero-
point refers to a temperature of absolute zeto degrees Kel-
vin and means that the fluctuations are not thermal in na-
ture. The zero-point fluctuations at first presented an em-
barrassing situation - their energy density was infinite.
Mathematical procedures called renormalization were de-
vised for quantum mechanical calculations to remove this
infinite zero-point energy to yield the finite masses and
fields
that we observe. A new and even more promising approach
to modeling the zero-point energy may arise from super-
string theories which unify all the forces of nature. Recent
experiments have shown that the zero-point energy is unaf-
fected by the presence of absorbers and reflectors. This
implies that the energy does not propagate in our three-
dimensional space. Where does it come from?

By applying the formalism of general relativity to the
zero-point energy, Wheeler's geometrodynamics answers
this question and derives the modern view of the fabric of
space. In general relativity, a sufficiently large energy den-
sity causes the fabric of space-time to pinch (like a black
hole) in a direction orthogonal to our three-dimensional
space. This yields hyperspatial channels Wheeler calls worm-
holes through which this energy flows. Wormholes can link
distant locations within our universe or create linkages to
other parallel, three-dimensional universes. (This hyper-
spatial description has similarities to Everett's many worlds
interpretation.) The action of the zero-point fluctuations
results from an electric flux orthogonally passing trough
our three-dimensional space.Jitter in this flux, aligned with
our three-space, gives rise to a turbulence of microscopic
white holes (electric flux entering) and black holes (flux
leaving) that are constantly pair-forming and pair-annihilat-
ing. These holes are on the order of 10x-33cm(esto es 10 a la
-33 potencia) and the resulting turbulence gives the fabric of
space a dynamic foam-like structure sometimes called the
quantum
foam.

The electrical flux through any of these channels has a
(mass-equivalent) energy density on the order of lOx93
(10 with an exponent of 93)grams/cm. This is simply enormous
compared with the masses of elementary particles or even the
Earth (10x12 grams). Bohm suggests that the zero-point energy
is the implicate source of all explicate matter and energy.
But, how can a sea of turbulence give rise to the coherent
structures that we observe as matter?

SELF-ORGANIZATION

The reductionistic view is that a random chaotic system
should remain so. This is the common understanding of the
law of entropy, the second law of thermodynamics. This view
applies to those systems which are linear or near equilib-
rium. However, there are other types of systems.

In 1977, Ilya Prigogine won the Nobel prize in chemistry
for identifying under what conditions a system may evolve
from a chaotic state to an organized state. The conditions
are that the system must be nonlinear, far from equilibrium,
and have an energy flux through it. A nonlinear system is
one whose response to a set of stimuli may produce new,
surprising or synergistic behavior that cannot readily be
predicted by simply summing the responses of the individ-
ual stimuli. (Linear systems, on the other hand, exhibit lin-
ear superposition where a reductionistic "sum of parts" view
gives the correct prediction. In the history of science, most
systems that were readily analyzable were linear systems. For
these systems, the reductionistic view works quite well.)

Examples of self-organization is the generation of vortices
and vortex rings in a turbulent fluid or air (e.g., tornados).
Another example of order arising from chaos occurs in a
turbulent plasma (highly ionized gas) Here, the formation
of vortex ring pairs is observed to occur. This is of interest
since the zero-point energy can be modeled as a virtual tur-
bulent plasma. Vortex ring formation would then corre-
spond to pair production of elementary particles (e.g., elec-
tiron and positron). Note that a vortex ring exhibits a pre-
cessional rotation (a helical rotation around a cylinder that
closes into a toroid). Many investigators have suggested that
a precessional rotation may be a key for orthorotating into
our three-space the hyperspatial flux that constitutes the
zero-point energy. From a system's perspective, the behav-
ior of the zero-point energy fulfills the conditions for self-
organization. It is highly nonlinear in its interaction with
matter; it can be driven far from equilibrium by abrupt
motions of matter (or plasma); and it is maintained by a
(hyperspatial) flux of electrical energy.

The holistic paradigm has the zero-point energy as the
source that maintains the elementary particles and, there-
fore, all matter. It has recently been shown to be the basis
for the stability of the hydrogen atom. Bohm shows that it
is the basis of the implicate order from which arises the
explicate phenomena of matter, energy, time and space.

Bohm's implicate order contains a quantum potential that
results in nonlocal correlations across space-time (as well
as perhaps across the multiple, parallel universes of Ever-
ett). These nonlocal linkages result in a holistic description
of our universe as a hologram - where the whole view is
implicitly embedded in every section of the hologram. Note
that Wheeler`s hyperspatial wormholes likewise generate a
nonlocal connectivity. The Zero-point energy constitutes the
first substrate of organization, and allows phenomena to be
linked nonlocally through a higher dimensional space.

MOHPHOGENETIC FIELDS

Sheldrake has proposed the existence of subtle, hyper-
spatial "morphogenetic fields" which guide the formation
of matter or living systems. These flelds are further
strengthened by the physical manifestation they help form,
thus making it easier to repeat creating the physical form.
For example, in chemistry it is often very difficult to grow a
new crystalline compound for the first time; but, after one
laboratory succeeds, it is easier for others to accomplish
this,
even at remote locations. A process that was previously fail-
ing begins to succeed after the first success. Similarly, the
creation of predicted, new, elementary particles in an accel-
orator is difficult at first, but once the new particle is
cre-
ated, it is recreated easier in accelerators all over the
world
(even under the old experimental conditions). In Shel-
drake's theory, the crystal or elementary particle has a mor-
phogenetic field which becomes "locked in" at the first
physical manifestation. This field then guides future growth
and creation. The field is nonlocal and hyperspatial in its
nature and can be likened to an "etheric" or "spiritual" form.

Sheldrake's theory applies especially to biological sys-
tems, and here the morphogenetic fields can give rise to
group mind or collective intelligence. In embryology, the
embryo of a dragon fly that is cut in half still yields a
fully
formed dragon fly - except that it is half size. The fields
guide the morphogenesis of the embryo, as opposed to only
an internal, localized, reductionistic, growth mechanism.

Thomas shows an example of collective behavior occurring
in a single cilia of a protozoan. The cilia itself is a colony
of
separate microscopic organisms that combine to produce a
single unitary filament. Hundreds of cilia are synchronized
to propel the protozoan. Another example is the mitochon-
dria. They live within the protoplasm of a single cell as au-
tonomous beings - yet they participate in a collective fash-
ion to provide the cell with energy. The morphogenetic
fields of a single cell guide the collective behavior of its
components.

The morphogenetic fields may also link the separate
individuals of a specie. An example of collective intelligence
occurs in the insect world with termites. When there are only
a few termites, their pattern of building or moving pellets is
random and meaningless. Yet, as more termites are added
to the group, a threshold phenomena occurs where their
behavior radically changes and they begin to cooperatively
create majestic, multi-arch structures for their nest. An-
other example occurs in squid migration. With one or just a
few squid gathered, there is no awareness of what direction
to swim; but when a sufficient number are present, a new
group intelligence arises, and the collective acts as a single
organism making a direct, purposeful migration across the
ocean. Like the clear image that can be achieved through
a large holograph versus the noisy image trough a small
one (or piece), a large collective of individuals is needed to
manifest a clear intelligence.

Pribram makes this point, as well, in his holographic
theory of memory storage in the brain. Here, memory is
stored redundantly on many neurons. The ability, clarity and
quickness of recall is related to the large number of neu-
rons. Experiments have shown that memory is not localized
in the brain, but redundantly distributed.

Transgenerational collective intelligence has been shown
in experiments with mice. Since the 19th Century, a particu-
lar specie of mice has been used in psychological experi-
ments where the mice have been taught to run mazes. It has
been observed that the later generations are able to learn
faster to run the mazes. Here, intelligence is associated
with the morphogenetic field of the species, and each indi-
vidual is able to resonate with this field benefiting from,
and
adding to, the group intelligence.

Perhaps the most famous example of species collective
intelligence was observed in monkeys on the Pacific islands
near Japan. While studying the behavior of the monkeys,
the scientists noted that they refused to eat sweet potatoes
because of the sand on them. A scientist taught one of the
monkeys to wash a sweet potato and it began to consistently
wash and eat them. Soon, by imitation, other monkeys on
the island began washing their sweet potatoes. In a few
weeks, all the monkeys on the island had learned to wash
them. Now, the big surprise came when the scientist sailed
to another island inhabited by the same species of monkey.
When they arrived, they observed that all the monkeys on
this separate island were washing their sweet potatoes as
well! It was as if this knowledge became encoded in the col-
lective group mind of the species, and this mind (or mor-
phogenetic field) was nonlocal within space-time, yet each
member of the species is part of it.

HOLODYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY

Holistic psychology extends the concept of a nonlocal
collective group mind to human beings. Woolf describes the
process as "holodynamic" psychology since all minds are in
a constant dynamic state of growth, yet all are a part of the
group collective or holistic universal mind. The universal
mind exhibits the following recursive, archetypical process:
it gives rise to many individual human minds, each expert-
encing a separation from the universal mind. Each human
mind, in turn, is comprised of many more primitive minds
called "holodigms" - each with its own ego that experiences
separation from the other holodigms. What we expedence
as our ego is simply the holodigm that is currently active or
conscious. The word "holodigm" means whole (holo), form
(digm). It implies that each primitive ego state is a form
that
arises from the holistic, universal mind and contains the.
potential for reconnecting its awareness back to the univer-
sal mind, The process for establishing this reconnection or
awakening, is called psychomaturation. This process not
only yields a happier, more fulfilled life, but also unlocks
the psychic potential of the individual.

Psychic, extrasensory abilities such as telepathy, psychoki-
nesis, astral traveling, precognition, cognition of other for-
mer lives, etc., arise simply by expanding one's identity and
awareness into the universal mind. In the past, it would
normally take many years of mystic training, meditation, and
practice to begin to achieve this awareness, The process of
psychomaturation accelerates this awakening by removing
the blocks that inhibit this and, perhaps most importantly.
by achieving a bonding experience with others on this same
path of growth. When many minds are focused together in
the psychomaturation processes. the awareness accelerates
not only for those experienced, but for those who are just
beginning the process. The more bonded minds participat-
ing, the more rapid the growth. Thus, as more people
awaken to their full potential selves (the spiritual-self
which
transcends the physical body), the easier it will be for
others
to awake. When a sufficient number come into experiential
awareness of the universal mind, a threshold will be
breached in the morphogenetic field of mankind, and all
minds will spontaneously become universally aware. At this
point, all individuals will realize and directly experience
that
we are a single superconscious entity.

SUMMARY

Quantum mechanics has given a new view of reality to
Western science. Perhaps the biggest surprise to the reduc-
tionistic view is the existence of nonlocal connectivity. The
successful experimental demonstration of the EPR paradox
is the "crack in the cosmic egg" from which is emerging
the new holistic paradigm. Quantum mechanics also shows
that every elementary particle and, therefore, all matter is
formed in the zero-point energy which exhibits a nonlocal
or hyperspatial quality. Bohm proposes an implicate order
in the zero-point energy, and Sheldrake suggests the exis-
tence of subtle, hyperspatial morphogenetic fields which
guide the hierarchical organization of matter and living sys-
tems. Thomas observes this group organization and group
intelligence throughout biology, and Woolf has developed
a process to accelerate the experiential awareness of our
universal mind. It is hoped that this brief overview motivates
the study of these new science fields, for a growing awareness
of
the holistic paradigm will usher in a unifying transition for
humanity.

by Moray B. King

Instead of posting quotes of dubious merit how about explaining
your ideas
eg how about a reference for 'A new view of reality is emerging
in
Western
science, view that recognizes an inherent connectivity or
oneness
of
seemingly separate objects; a view that allows consciousness,
ultimately our
very thoughts, to directly interact with other minds or
objects.'


Doesn't our brains emit EM waves?



Do you know what Fourier proved about information contained in
waves?

Do you know what are the principles behind holograms?




It is obvious your simply posting quotes about things you have
little or no
understanding of. For exmaple how does the experimental
refutation of Bohms
pilot wave model mesh with the this knew view of reality based
on
it?

Bill



Read my views at:

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When you can translate the above philosophical gibberish
into
understandable
English we may have something to discuss. In the mean
time,
since
your a
philosophy type dude trying to masquerade as wanting to
discus
physics,
familiarize yourself with Wittgenstein's Tractatus
Logico-Philosophicus
http://www.kfs.org/~jonathan/witt/tlph.html and it
conclusion
'Whereof one
cannot speak, thereof one must be silent'.

Bill.


That's what I call a cop-out.

Is it now? If you believe otherwise then please elaborate
(using
plain
English and not philosophical mumbo jumbo) the meaning of
the
first sentence
of your quote:

'Classical physics presents no clear examples of either
physical
property
holism or nonseparability'

In particular give a precise definition of what you mean by
'physical
property holism' (with clear examples) and 'nonseparability'
(again with
clear examples).


Bohm's quantum potential.

Exprimentally refuted - see
http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0206196.
But that
hardly counts as a clear explnation of what you mean.




Are you up to it or are you still at the stage of 'Whereof
one
cannot speak,
thereof one must be silent' but are not keeping silent?

I say your the one coping out, hoping to cover your lack of
physical
understanding by recourse to philosophical mumbo jumbo that
even
you do not
understand.

Bill


THE HOLISTIC PARADIGM
July 1987


ABSTRACT

This review of holistic theories in science includes the
many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics,
the zero-point energy, the EPR paradox, Bell's theo-
rem, Bohm's implicate order, Prigogine's thermody-
namics of self-organization, Sheldrake's morphogen-
etic fieIds, Pribram's holographic neurology and
Woolf's holodynamic psychology. An integration of
these theories yields implications for a new, expanded
consciousness for humanity.

A new view of reality is emerging in Western science,
view that recognizes an inherent connectivity or oneness of
seemingly separate objects; a view that allows consciousness,
ultimately our very thoughts, to directly interact with other
minds or objects. This view is called the holistic paradigm.
The concept of an inherent universal oneness is not new to
humanity. The ideas have been expressed in ancient spiritual
philosophies: Mysticism, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, etc.

What is new is that Western scientists are gradually
transforming their views, and simultaneously as they do so, a
gradual transformation of humanity's consciousness is
occurring.
It will be shown that this consciousness transformation or
"awakening" contains surprising implications for all, of us

REDUCTIONISM

To appreciate the emerging holistic paradigm of West-
ern science, it is useful to understand the current reigning
paradigm known as reductionism. The major belief of re-
ductionism is that, in principle, any system can be under-
stood by reducing it to parts and understanding their inter-
actions. All interactions are always local (if certain parts
are
spatially separate, then a propagating signal mediates the
interaction). The requirement that all interactions can be
ultimately reduced to local interactions is known as the prin-
ciple of local causality. Reductionism generally formulates
its physical laws on the substrate of space-time. Modeling the
universe with more than three dimensions of space is con-
sidered superfluous or unphysical. Reductionistic physics
include classical physics (Newton's laws, Maxwell's electro-
magnetism, classical thermodynamics, etc.) and Einstein's
theory of relativity. Nearly all of today's engineering and
technology are based on reductionistic theories, and, conse-
quently, most scientists are philosophically reductionistic.

QUANTUM MECHANICS

At the turn of the century, classical scientists declared
that all the physical laws were known, and that only two
"small clouds" were not adequately explained: the black
body radiation spectrum of a heated object and the stability
of electron orbits around atomic nuclei These two "small
clouds" ushered in a scientific revolution - the development
of quantum mechanics. Planck and Einstein quantized the
radiation field giving birth to the photon, and Bohr, de
Broglie and Schrodinger proposed quantized energy "stand-
ing waves" for the electron to explain atomic stability. The
equations of quantum mechanics are not reductionistic in
their implications. The probability waves described by these
equations give rise to nonlocal interactions. This point was
made by Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (EPR) in 1935 show-
ing that for an atomic system where two, once-coupled par-
ticles separate, quantum mechanics predicts an instantane-
ous collapse of the wave function for either particle when its
partner is measured - regardless of the distance between
them. In 1965, Bell reformulated Einstein's argument into
a theorem that allowed the experimental investigation of
this result.' Experiments were done in the 1970's confirm-
ing quantum mechanics, but at the expense of undermin-
ing the principle of local causality.

Quantum mechanics begets other paradoxes as well. For
example, in the two-slit experiment, an elementary particle
exhibits wave or particle behavior depending on the detec-
tion apparatus. Wheeler has recently proposed a new con-
figuration of this experiment where the detecting apparatus
(for a wave or particle) is selected well after the particle/
wave has passed the two slits, accenting the paradox. Quan-
tum mechanics shows that before a measurement is made,
the particle/wave does not appear to have an objective,
three-dimensional existence. But then what is it? The
Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics simply
states that this is an irrelevant question - no attempt should
be made to model the elementary particle/wave in a local
way. Most physicists subscribe to this "interpretation" and
give up attempts to explain what is going on underneath to
give rise to the equations of quantum mechanics. This "in-
terpretation" is perhaps the last bastion of reductionistic
phi-
losophy, which, in effect, simply ignores the astounding,
hyperphysical implications of quantum mechanics.

MANY WORLDS

In the late 1930's, Everett introduced a totally self-consis-
tent interpretation of quantum mechanics with a single as-
sumption: That all systems - even the entire universe - are
ultimately quantum mechanical in their nature. This as-
sumption had the advantage of resolving "the measurement
problem." The measurement problem relates to the col-
lapse of the wave function when a quantum mechanical
event is recorded. The philosophical problem is, "where in
a system does the quantum world end and the classical world
begin?" By allowing the entire universe to be a quantum
system, the equations of quantum mechanics then show that
what really exists is an infinite number of three-dimensional
universes coexisting simultaneously, and these can influence
each other through waves of probabilistic coupling. Our
consciousness weaves a path through these many universes
and experiences the perception of a single three-dimen-
sional universe moving in time. Perhaps what is most bi-
zarre about Everett's many worlds interpretation is that
within many of these universes simultaneously exists a multi-
plicity of ourselves. This notion seems absurd and perhaps
is the reason that the many worlds interpretation is currently
unpopular. However, as will be shown later, some novel
concepts coming from the field of holodynamic psychology
may make the notion of "self-multipllcity" not only less ab-
surd, but perhaps even reasonable!

The many worlds interpretation introduces a hyperspace
embedding an infinitude of three-dimensional spaces. The
nonlocal EPR interaction is simply the selection by our con-
sciousness of a particular three-dimensional universe. This
idea can support the many works on positive thinking' where
the process of visualization and emotional intensity (perhaps
augmented by the alpha brain wave state) allows the selec-
tion of which universe is more likely to be experienced from
the set of probabilistic universes. The collapse of the quan-
tum mechanical wave function is a selection of a universe by
our consciousness. This could be the most powerful and op-
timistic implication coming from quantum mechanics, for
it gives us more choice than we have ever dreamed possible.

ZERO-POINT ENERGY

Quantum mechanics has also discovered the existence of
an all-pervading energy embedded within the fabric of
space, the zero-point energy. About thirty years after the
Michelson and Morley experiment failed to detect the ether,
it was recognized that a term was needed in the equations of
quantum mechanics in order for them to correctly describe
experimental results. The term described an inherent, elec-
trically energetic fluctuation interacting with all systems,
even in the total absence of mass, radiation or heat. Zero-
point refers to a temperature of absolute zeto degrees Kel-
vin and means that the fluctuations are not thermal in na-
ture. The zero-point fluctuations at first presented an em-
barrassing situation - their energy density was infinite.
Mathematical procedures called renormalization were de-
vised for quantum mechanical calculations to remove this
infinite zero-point energy to yield the finite masses and
fields
that we observe. A new and even more promising approach
to modeling the zero-point energy may arise from super-
string theories which unify all the forces of nature. Recent
experiments have shown that the zero-point energy is unaf-
fected by the presence of absorbers and reflectors. This
implies that the energy does not propagate in our three-
dimensional space. Where does it come from?

By applying the formalism of general relativity to the
zero-point energy, Wheeler's geometrodynamics answers
this question and derives the modern view of the fabric of
space. In general relativity, a sufficiently large energy den-
sity causes the fabric of space-time to pinch (like a black
hole) in a direction orthogonal to our three-dimensional
space. This yields hyperspatial channels Wheeler calls worm-
holes through which this energy flows. Wormholes can link
distant locations within our universe or create linkages to
other parallel, three-dimensional universes. (This hyper-
spatial description has similarities to Everett's many worlds
interpretation.) The action of the zero-point fluctuations
results from an electric flux orthogonally passing trough
our three-dimensional space.Jitter in this flux, aligned with
our three-space, gives rise to a turbulence of microscopic
white holes (electric flux entering) and black holes (flux
leaving) that are constantly pair-forming and pair-annihilat-
ing. These holes are on the order of 10x-33cm(esto es 10 a la
-33 potencia) and the resulting turbulence gives the fabric of
space a dynamic foam-like structure sometimes called the
quantum
foam.

The electrical flux through any of these channels has a
(mass-equivalent) energy density on the order of lOx93
(10 with an exponent of 93)grams/cm. This is simply enormous
compared with the masses of elementary particles or even the
Earth (10x12 grams). Bohm suggests that the zero-point energy
is the implicate source of all explicate matter and energy.
But, how can a sea of turbulence give rise to the coherent
structures that we observe as matter?

SELF-ORGANIZATION

The reductionistic view is that a random chaotic system
should remain so. This is the common understanding of the
law of entropy, the second law of thermodynamics. This view
applies to those systems which are linear or near equilib-
rium. However, there are other types of systems.

In 1977, Ilya Prigogine won the Nobel prize in chemistry
for identifying under what conditions a system may evolve
from a chaotic state to an organized state. The conditions
are that the system must be nonlinear, far from equilibrium,
and have an energy flux through it. A nonlinear system is
one whose response to a set of stimuli may produce new,
surprising or synergistic behavior that cannot readily be
predicted by simply summing the responses of the individ-
ual stimuli. (Linear systems, on the other hand, exhibit lin-
ear superposition where a reductionistic "sum of parts" view
gives the correct prediction. In the history of science, most
systems that were readily analyzable were linear systems. For
these systems, the reductionistic view works quite well.)

Examples of self-organization is the generation of vortices
and vortex rings in a turbulent fluid or air (e.g., tornados).
Another example of order arising from chaos occurs in a
turbulent plasma (highly ionized gas) Here, the formation
of vortex ring pairs is observed to occur. This is of interest
since the zero-point energy can be modeled as a virtual tur-
bulent plasma. Vortex ring formation would then corre-
spond to pair production of elementary particles (e.g., elec-
tiron and positron). Note that a vortex ring exhibits a pre-
cessional rotation (a helical rotation around a cylinder that
closes into a toroid). Many investigators have suggested that
a precessional rotation may be a key for orthorotating into
our three-space the hyperspatial flux that constitutes the
zero-point energy. From a system's perspective, the behav-
ior of the zero-point energy fulfills the conditions for self-
organization. It is highly nonlinear in its interaction with
matter; it can be driven far from equilibrium by abrupt
motions of matter (or plasma); and it is maintained by a
(hyperspatial) flux of electrical energy.

The holistic paradigm has the zero-point energy as the
source that maintains the elementary particles and, there-
fore, all matter. It has recently been shown to be the basis
for the stability of the hydrogen atom. Bohm shows that it
is the basis of the implicate order from which arises the
explicate phenomena of matter, energy, time and space.

Bohm's implicate order contains a quantum potential that
results in nonlocal correlations across space-time (as well
as perhaps across the multiple, parallel universes of Ever-
ett). These nonlocal linkages result in a holistic description
of our universe as a hologram - where the whole view is
implicitly embedded in every section of the hologram. Note
that Wheeler`s hyperspatial wormholes likewise generate a
nonlocal connectivity. The Zero-point energy constitutes the
first substrate of organization, and allows phenomena to be
linked nonlocally through a higher dimensional space.

MOHPHOGENETIC FIELDS

Sheldrake has proposed the existence of subtle, hyper-
spatial "morphogenetic fields" which guide the formation
of matter or living systems. These flelds are further
strengthened by the physical manifestation they help form,
thus making it easier to repeat creating the physical form.
For example, in chemistry it is often very difficult to grow a
new crystalline compound for the first time; but, after one
laboratory succeeds, it is easier for others to accomplish
this,
even at remote locations. A process that was previously fail-
ing begins to succeed after the first success. Similarly, the
creation of predicted, new, elementary particles in an accel-
orator is difficult at first, but once the new particle is
cre-
ated, it is recreated easier in accelerators all over the
world
(even under the old experimental conditions). In Shel-
drake's theory, the crystal or elementary particle has a mor-
phogenetic field which becomes "locked in" at the first
physical manifestation. This field then guides future growth
and creation. The field is nonlocal and hyperspatial in its
nature and can be likened to an "etheric" or "spiritual" form.

Sheldrake's theory applies especially to biological sys-
tems, and here the morphogenetic fields can give rise to
group mind or collective intelligence. In embryology, the
embryo of a dragon fly that is cut in half still yields a
fully
formed dragon fly - except that it is half size. The fields
guide the morphogenesis of the embryo, as opposed to only
an internal, localized, reductionistic, growth mechanism.

Thomas shows an example of collective behavior occurring
in a single cilia of a protozoan. The cilia itself is a colony
of
separate microscopic organisms that combine to produce a
single unitary filament. Hundreds of cilia are synchronized
to propel the protozoan. Another example is the mitochon-
dria. They live within the protoplasm of a single cell as au-
tonomous beings - yet they participate in a collective fash-
ion to provide the cell with energy. The morphogenetic
fields of a single cell guide the collective behavior of its
components.

The morphogenetic fields may also link the separate
individuals of a specie. An example of collective intelligence
occurs in the insect world with termites. When there are only
a few termites, their pattern of building or moving pellets is
random and meaningless. Yet, as more termites are added
to the group, a threshold phenomena occurs where their
behavior radically changes and they begin to cooperatively
create majestic, multi-arch structures for their nest. An-
other example occurs in squid migration. With one or just a
few squid gathered, there is no awareness of what direction
to swim; but when a sufficient number are present, a new
group intelligence arises, and the collective acts as a single
organism making a direct, purposeful migration across the
ocean. Like the clear image that can be achieved through
a large holograph versus the noisy image trough a small
one (or piece), a large collective of individuals is needed to
manifest a clear intelligence.

Pribram makes this point, as well, in his holographic
theory of memory storage in the brain. Here, memory is
stored redundantly on many neurons. The ability, clarity and
quickness of recall is related to the large number of neu-
rons. Experiments have shown that memory is not localized
in the brain, but redundantly distributed.

Transgenerational collective intelligence has been shown
in experiments with mice. Since the 19th Century, a particu-
lar specie of mice has been used in psychological experi-
ments where the mice have been taught to run mazes. It has
been observed that the later generations are able to learn
faster to run the mazes. Here, intelligence is associated
with the morphogenetic field of the species, and each indi-
vidual is able to resonate with this field benefiting from,
and
adding to, the group intelligence.

Perhaps the most famous example of species collective
intelligence was observed in monkeys on the Pacific islands
near Japan. While studying the behavior of the monkeys,
the scientists noted that they refused to eat sweet potatoes
because of the sand on them. A scientist taught one of the
monkeys to wash a sweet potato and it began to consistently
wash and eat them. Soon, by imitation, other monkeys on
the island began washing their sweet potatoes. In a few
weeks, all the monkeys on the island had learned to wash
them. Now, the big surprise came when the scientist sailed
to another island inhabited by the same species of monkey.
When they arrived, they observed that all the monkeys on
this separate island were washing their sweet potatoes as
well! It was as if this knowledge became encoded in the col-
lective group mind of the species, and this mind (or mor-
phogenetic field) was nonlocal within space-time, yet each
member of the species is part of it.

HOLODYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY

Holistic psychology extends the concept of a nonlocal
collective group mind to human beings. Woolf describes the
process as "holodynamic" psychology since all minds are in
a constant dynamic state of growth, yet all are a part of the
group collective or holistic universal mind. The universal
mind exhibits the following recursive, archetypical process:
it gives rise to many individual human minds, each expert-
encing a separation from the universal mind. Each human
mind, in turn, is comprised of many more primitive minds
called "holodigms" - each with its own ego that experiences
separation from the other holodigms. What we expedence
as our ego is simply the holodigm that is currently active or
conscious. The word "holodigm" means whole (holo), form
(digm). It implies that each primitive ego state is a form
that
arises from the holistic, universal mind and contains the.
potential for reconnecting its awareness back to the univer-
sal mind, The process for establishing this reconnection or
awakening, is called psychomaturation. This process not
only yields a happier, more fulfilled life, but also unlocks
the psychic potential of the individual.

Psychic, extrasensory abilities such as telepathy, psychoki-
nesis, astral traveling, precognition, cognition of other for-
mer lives, etc., arise simply by expanding one's identity and
awareness into the universal mind. In the past, it would
normally take many years of mystic training, meditation, and
practice to begin to achieve this awareness, The process of
psychomaturation accelerates this awakening by removing
the blocks that inhibit this and, perhaps most importantly.
by achieving a bonding experience with others on this same
path of growth. When many minds are focused together in
the psychomaturation processes. the awareness accelerates
not only for those experienced, but for those who are just
beginning the process. The more bonded minds participat-
ing, the more rapid the growth. Thus, as more people
awaken to their full potential selves (the spiritual-self
which
transcends the physical body), the easier it will be for
others
to awake. When a sufficient number come into experiential
awareness of the universal mind, a threshold will be
breached in the morphogenetic field of mankind, and all
minds will spontaneously become universally aware. At this
point, all individuals will realize and directly experience
that
we are a single superconscious entity.

SUMMARY

Quantum mechanics has given a new view of reality to
Western science. Perhaps the biggest surprise to the reduc-
tionistic view is the existence of nonlocal connectivity. The
successful experimental demonstration of the EPR paradox
is the "crack in the cosmic egg" from which is emerging
the new holistic paradigm. Quantum mechanics also shows
that every elementary particle and, therefore, all matter is
formed in the zero-point energy which exhibits a nonlocal
or hyperspatial quality. Bohm proposes an implicate order
in the zero-point energy, and Sheldrake suggests the exis-
tence of subtle, hyperspatial morphogenetic fields which
guide the hierarchical organization of matter and living sys-
tems. Thomas observes this group organization and group
intelligence throughout biology, and Woolf has developed
a process to accelerate the experiential awareness of our
universal mind. It is hoped that this brief overview motivates
the study of these new science fields, for a growing awareness
of
the holistic paradigm will usher in a unifying transition for
humanity.

by Moray B. King

Instead of posting quotes of dubious merit how about explaining
your ideas
eg how about a reference for 'A new view of reality is emerging
in
Western
science, view that recognizes an inherent connectivity or
oneness
of
seemingly separate objects; a view that allows consciousness,
ultimately our
very thoughts, to directly interact with other minds or
objects.'


Doesn't our brains emit EM waves?



Do you know what Fourier proved about information contained in
waves?

Do you know what a Fourier transform is? Can you use it to prove Shannon's
sampling theorem? Do you know its relation to distribution theory? Can you
define the Fourier transform of a distribution such as the Dirac delta
function? Do you know that the Fourier transform of an element of L2 is
itself an element of L2 and can you prove it? Do you even know what L2 is?
Or even what Lebesque integration is? Your point being?


Do you know what are the principles behind holograms?


It relies on the phase coherency of a laser. Do you understand the
difference between photons that are phase coherent and those that are random
and why holograms can not be made with normal light? Or are you simply
frothing off at the mouth trying to sound erudite when your every word shows
your ignorant of physics and want to cover that up by appeals to incoherent
philosophy?

Bill





It is obvious your simply posting quotes about things you have
little or no
understanding of. For exmaple how does the experimental
refutation of Bohms
pilot wave model mesh with the this knew view of reality based
on
it?

Bill



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http://plato.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/en...physics-holism

When you can translate the above philosophical
gibberish
into
understandable
English we may have something to discuss. In the
mean
time,
since
your a
philosophy type dude trying to masquerade as wanting
to
discus
physics,
familiarize yourself with Wittgenstein's Tractatus
Logico-Philosophicus
http://www.kfs.org/~jonathan/witt/tlph.html and it
conclusion
'Whereof one
cannot speak, thereof one must be silent'.

Bill.


That's what I call a cop-out.

Is it now? If you believe otherwise then please
elaborate
(using
plain
English and not philosophical mumbo jumbo) the meaning
of
the
first sentence
of your quote:

'Classical physics presents no clear examples of either
physical
property
holism or nonseparability'

In particular give a precise definition of what you mean
by
'physical
property holism' (with clear examples) and
'nonseparability'
(again with
clear examples).


Bohm's quantum potential.

Exprimentally refuted - see
http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0206196.
But that
hardly counts as a clear explnation of what you mean.




Are you up to it or are you still at the stage of
'Whereof
one
cannot speak,
thereof one must be silent' but are not keeping silent?

I say your the one coping out, hoping to cover your lack
of
physical
understanding by recourse to philosophical mumbo jumbo
that
even
you do not
understand.

Bill


THE HOLISTIC PARADIGM
July 1987


ABSTRACT

This review of holistic theories in science includes the
many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics,
the zero-point energy, the EPR paradox, Bell's theo-
rem, Bohm's implicate order, Prigogine's thermody-
namics of self-organization, Sheldrake's morphogen-
etic fieIds, Pribram's holographic neurology and
Woolf's holodynamic psychology. An integration of
these theories yields implications for a new, expanded
consciousness for humanity.

A new view of reality is emerging in Western science,
view that recognizes an inherent connectivity or oneness
of
seemingly separate objects; a view that allows
consciousness,
ultimately our very thoughts, to directly interact with
other
minds or objects. This view is called the holistic
paradigm.
The concept of an inherent universal oneness is not new to
humanity. The ideas have been expressed in ancient
spiritual
philosophies: Mysticism, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism,
etc.

What is new is that Western scientists are gradually
transforming their views, and simultaneously as they do
so, a
gradual transformation of humanity's consciousness is
occurring.
It will be shown that this consciousness transformation or
"awakening" contains surprising implications for all, of
us

REDUCTIONISM

To appreciate the emerging holistic paradigm of West-
ern science, it is useful to understand the current
reigning
paradigm known as reductionism. The major belief of re-
ductionism is that, in principle, any system can be under-
stood by reducing it to parts and understanding their
inter-
actions. All interactions are always local (if certain
parts
are
spatially separate, then a propagating signal mediates the
interaction). The requirement that all interactions can be
ultimately reduced to local interactions is known as the
prin-
ciple of local causality. Reductionism generally
formulates
its physical laws on the substrate of space-time. Modeling
the
universe with more than three dimensions of space is con-
sidered superfluous or unphysical. Reductionistic physics
include classical physics (Newton's laws, Maxwell's
electro-
magnetism, classical thermodynamics, etc.) and Einstein's
theory of relativity. Nearly all of today's engineering
and
technology are based on reductionistic theories, and,
conse-
quently, most scientists are philosophically
reductionistic.

QUANTUM MECHANICS

At the turn of the century, classical scientists declared
that all the physical laws were known, and that only two
"small clouds" were not adequately explained: the black
body radiation spectrum of a heated object and the
stability
of electron orbits around atomic nuclei These two "small
clouds" ushered in a scientific revolution - the
development
of quantum mechanics. Planck and Einstein quantized the
radiation field giving birth to the photon, and Bohr, de
Broglie and Schrodinger proposed quantized energy "stand-
ing waves" for the electron to explain atomic stability.
The
equations of quantum mechanics are not reductionistic in
their implications. The probability waves described by
these
equations give rise to nonlocal interactions. This point
was
made by Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (EPR) in 1935 show-
ing that for an atomic system where two, once-coupled par-
ticles separate, quantum mechanics predicts an instantane-
ous collapse of the wave function for either particle when
its
partner is measured - regardless of the distance between
them. In 1965, Bell reformulated Einstein's argument into
a theorem that allowed the experimental investigation of
this result.' Experiments were done in the 1970's confirm-
ing quantum mechanics, but at the expense of undermin-
ing the principle of local causality.

Quantum mechanics begets other paradoxes as well. For
example, in the two-slit experiment, an elementary
particle
exhibits wave or particle behavior depending on the detec-
tion apparatus. Wheeler has recently proposed a new con-
figuration of this experiment where the detecting
apparatus
(for a wave or particle) is selected well after the
particle/
wave has passed the two slits, accenting the paradox.
Quan-
tum mechanics shows that before a measurement is made,
the particle/wave does not appear to have an objective,
three-dimensional existence. But then what is it? The
Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics simply
states that this is an irrelevant question - no attempt
should
be made to model the elementary particle/wave in a local
way. Most physicists subscribe to this "interpretation"
and
give up attempts to explain what is going on underneath to
give rise to the equations of quantum mechanics. This "in-
terpretation" is perhaps the last bastion of
reductionistic
phi-
losophy, which, in effect, simply ignores the astounding,
hyperphysical implications of quantum mechanics.

MANY WORLDS

In the late 1930's, Everett introduced a totally
self-consis-
tent interpretation of quantum mechanics with a single as-
sumption: That all systems - even the entire universe -
are
ultimately quantum mechanical in their nature. This as-
sumption had the advantage of resolving "the measurement
problem." The measurement problem relates to the col-
lapse of the wave function when a quantum mechanical
event is recorded. The philosophical problem is, "where in
a system does the quantum world end and the classical
world
begin?" By allowing the entire universe to be a quantum
system, the equations of quantum mechanics then show that
what really exists is an infinite number of
three-dimensional
universes coexisting simultaneously, and these can
influence
each other through waves of probabilistic coupling. Our
consciousness weaves a path through these many universes
and experiences the perception of a single three-dimen-
sional universe moving in time. Perhaps what is most bi-
zarre about Everett's many worlds interpretation is that
within many of these universes simultaneously exists a
multi-
plicity of ourselves. This notion seems absurd and perhaps
is the reason that the many worlds interpretation is
currently
unpopular. However, as will be shown later, some novel
concepts coming from the field of holodynamic psychology
may make the notion of "self-multipllcity" not only less
ab-
surd, but perhaps even reasonable!

The many worlds interpretation introduces a hyperspace
embedding an infinitude of three-dimensional spaces. The
nonlocal EPR interaction is simply the selection by our
con-
sciousness of a particular three-dimensional universe.
This
idea can support the many works on positive thinking'
where
the process of visualization and emotional intensity
(perhaps
augmented by the alpha brain wave state) allows the selec-
tion of which universe is more likely to be experienced
from
the set of probabilistic universes. The collapse of the
quan-
tum mechanical wave function is a selection of a universe
by
our consciousness. This could be the most powerful and op-
timistic implication coming from quantum mechanics, for
it gives us more choice than we have ever dreamed
possible.

ZERO-POINT ENERGY

Quantum mechanics has also discovered the existence of
an all-pervading energy embedded within the fabric of
space, the zero-point energy. About thirty years after the
Michelson and Morley experiment failed to detect the
ether,
it was recognized that a term was needed in the equations
of
quantum mechanics in order for them to correctly describe
experimental results. The term described an inherent,
elec-
trically energetic fluctuation interacting with all
systems,
even in the total absence of mass, radiation or heat.
Zero-
point refers to a temperature of absolute zeto degrees
Kel-
vin and means that the fluctuations are not thermal in na-
ture. The zero-point fluctuations at first presented an
em-
barrassing situation - their energy density was infinite.
Mathematical procedures called renormalization were de-
vised for quantum mechanical calculations to remove this
infinite zero-point energy to yield the finite masses and
fields
that we observe. A new and even more promising approach
to modeling the zero-point energy may arise from super-
string theories which unify all the forces of nature.
Recent
experiments have shown that the zero-point energy is unaf-
fected by the presence of absorbers and reflectors. This
implies that the energy does not propagate in our three-
dimensional space. Where does it come from?

By applying the formalism of general relativity to the
zero-point energy, Wheeler's geometrodynamics answers
this question and derives the modern view of the fabric of
space. In general relativity, a sufficiently large energy
den-
sity causes the fabric of space-time to pinch (like a
black
hole) in a direction orthogonal to our three-dimensional
space. This yields hyperspatial channels Wheeler calls
worm-
holes through which this energy flows. Wormholes can link
distant locations within our universe or create linkages
to
other parallel, three-dimensional universes. (This hyper-
spatial description has similarities to Everett's many
worlds
interpretation.) The action of the zero-point fluctuations
results from an electric flux orthogonally passing trough
our three-dimensional space.Jitter in this flux, aligned
with
our three-space, gives rise to a turbulence of microscopic
white holes (electric flux entering) and black holes (flux
leaving) that are constantly pair-forming and
pair-annihilat-
ing. These holes are on the order of 10x-33cm(esto es 10 a
la
-33 potencia) and the resulting turbulence gives the
fabric of
space a dynamic foam-like structure sometimes called the
quantum
foam.

The electrical flux through any of these channels has a
(mass-equivalent) energy density on the order of lOx93
(10 with an exponent of 93)grams/cm. This is simply
enormous
compared with the masses of elementary particles or even
the
Earth (10x12 grams). Bohm suggests that the zero-point
energy
is the implicate source of all explicate matter and
energy.
But, how can a sea of turbulence give rise to the coherent
structures that we observe as matter?

SELF-ORGANIZATION

The reductionistic view is that a random chaotic system
should remain so. This is the common understanding of the
law of entropy, the second law of thermodynamics. This
view
applies to those systems which are linear or near equilib-
rium. However, there are other types of systems.

In 1977, Ilya Prigogine won the Nobel prize in chemistry
for identifying under what conditions a system may evolve
from a chaotic state to an organized state. The conditions
are that the system must be nonlinear, far from
equilibrium,
and have an energy flux through it. A nonlinear system is
one whose response to a set of stimuli may produce new,
surprising or synergistic behavior that cannot readily be
predicted by simply summing the responses of the individ-
ual stimuli. (Linear systems, on the other hand, exhibit
lin-
ear superposition where a reductionistic "sum of parts"
view
gives the correct prediction. In the history of science,
most
systems that were readily analyzable were linear systems.
For
these systems, the reductionistic view works quite well.)

Examples of self-organization is the generation of
vortices
and vortex rings in a turbulent fluid or air (e.g.,
tornados).
Another example of order arising from chaos occurs in a
turbulent plasma (highly ionized gas) Here, the formation
of vortex ring pairs is observed to occur. This is of
interest
since the zero-point energy can be modeled as a virtual
tur-
bulent plasma. Vortex ring formation would then corre-
spond to pair production of elementary particles (e.g.,
elec-
tiron and positron). Note that a vortex ring exhibits a
pre-
cessional rotation (a helical rotation around a cylinder
that
closes into a toroid). Many investigators have suggested
that
a precessional rotation may be a key for orthorotating
into
our three-space the hyperspatial flux that constitutes the
zero-point energy. From a system's perspective, the behav-
ior of the zero-point energy fulfills the conditions for
self-
organization. It is highly nonlinear in its interaction
with
matter; it can be driven far from equilibrium by abrupt
motions of matter (or plasma); and it is maintained by a
(hyperspatial) flux of electrical energy.

The holistic paradigm has the zero-point energy as the
source that maintains the elementary particles and, there-
fore, all matter. It has recently been shown to be the
basis
for the stability of the hydrogen atom. Bohm shows that it
is the basis of the implicate order from which arises the
explicate phenomena of matter, energy, time and space.

Bohm's implicate order contains a quantum potential that
results in nonlocal correlations across space-time (as
well
as perhaps across the multiple, parallel universes of
Ever-
ett). These nonlocal linkages result in a holistic
description
of our universe as a hologram - where the whole view is
implicitly embedded in every section of the hologram. Note
that Wheeler`s hyperspatial wormholes likewise generate a
nonlocal connectivity. The Zero-point energy constitutes
the
first substrate of organization, and allows phenomena to
be
linked nonlocally through a higher dimensional space.

MOHPHOGENETIC FIELDS

Sheldrake has proposed the existence of subtle, hyper-
spatial "morphogenetic fields" which guide the formation
of matter or living systems. These flelds are further
strengthened by the physical manifestation they help form,
thus making it easier to repeat creating the physical
form.
For example, in chemistry it is often very difficult to
grow a
new crystalline compound for the first time; but, after
one
laboratory succeeds, it is easier for others to accomplish
this,
even at remote locations. A process that was previously
fail-
ing begins to succeed after the first success. Similarly,
the
creation of predicted, new, elementary particles in an
accel-
orator is difficult at first, but once the new particle is
cre-
ated, it is recreated easier in accelerators all over the
world
(even under the old experimental conditions). In Shel-
drake's theory, the crystal or elementary particle has a
mor-
phogenetic field which becomes "locked in" at the first
physical manifestation. This field then guides future
growth
and creation. The field is nonlocal and hyperspatial in
its
nature and can be likened to an "etheric" or "spiritual"
form.

Sheldrake's theory applies especially to biological sys-
tems, and here the morphogenetic fields can give rise to
group mind or collective intelligence. In embryology, the
embryo of a dragon fly that is cut in half still yields a
fully
formed dragon fly - except that it is half size. The
fields
guide the morphogenesis of the embryo, as opposed to only
an internal, localized, reductionistic, growth mechanism.

Thomas shows an example of collective behavior occurring
in a single cilia of a protozoan. The cilia itself is a
colony
of
separate microscopic organisms that combine to produce a
single unitary filament. Hundreds of cilia are
synchronized
to propel the protozoan. Another example is the mitochon-
dria. They live within the protoplasm of a single cell as
au-
tonomous beings - yet they participate in a collective
fash-
ion to provide the cell with energy. The morphogenetic
fields of a single cell guide the collective behavior of
its
components.

The morphogenetic fields may also link the separate
individuals of a specie. An example of collective
intelligence
occurs in the insect world with termites. When there are
only
a few termites, their pattern of building or moving
pellets is
random and meaningless. Yet, as more termites are added
to the group, a threshold phenomena occurs where their
behavior radically changes and they begin to cooperatively
create majestic, multi-arch structures for their nest. An-
other example occurs in squid migration. With one or just
a
few squid gathered, there is no awareness of what
direction
to swim; but when a sufficient number are present, a new
group intelligence arises, and the collective acts as a
single
organism making a direct, purposeful migration across the
ocean. Like the clear image that can be achieved through
a large holograph versus the noisy image trough a small
one (or piece), a large collective of individuals is
needed to
manifest a clear intelligence.

Pribram makes this point, as well, in his holographic
theory of memory storage in the brain. Here, memory is
stored redundantly on many neurons. The ability, clarity
and
quickness of recall is related to the large number of neu-
rons. Experiments have shown that memory is not localized
in the brain, but redundantly distributed.

Transgenerational collective intelligence has been shown
in experiments with mice. Since the 19th Century, a
particu-
lar specie of mice has been used in psychological experi-
ments where the mice have been taught to run mazes. It has
been observed that the later generations are able to learn
faster to run the mazes. Here, intelligence is associated
with the morphogenetic field of the species, and each
indi-
vidual is able to resonate with this field benefiting
from,
and
adding to, the group intelligence.

Perhaps the most famous example of species collective
intelligence was observed in monkeys on the Pacific
islands
near Japan. While studying the behavior of the monkeys,
the scientists noted that they refused to eat sweet
potatoes
because of the sand on them. A scientist taught one of the
monkeys to wash a sweet potato and it began to
consistently
wash and eat them. Soon, by imitation, other monkeys on
the island began washing their sweet potatoes. In a few
weeks, all the monkeys on the island had learned to wash
them. Now, the big surprise came when the scientist sailed
to another island inhabited by the same species of monkey.
When they arrived, they observed that all the monkeys on
this separate island were washing their sweet potatoes as
well! It was as if this knowledge became encoded in the
col-
lective group mind of the species, and this mind (or mor-
phogenetic field) was nonlocal within space-time, yet each
member of the species is part of it.

HOLODYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY

Holistic psychology extends the concept of a nonlocal
collective group mind to human beings. Woolf describes the
process as "holodynamic" psychology since all minds are in
a constant dynamic state of growth, yet all are a part of
the
group collective or holistic universal mind. The universal
mind exhibits the follow