Morphic resonance, a concept proposed by biologist Rupert Sheldrake, suggests that past patterns of behavior in nature influence future occurrences of similar patterns through a form of collective memory. This concept has intriguing connections to spirituality, as it implies a deeper interconnectedness and influence of past actions and thoughts on present and future experiences, echoing themes found in various spiritual traditions.
Here’s a breakdown of the relationship:
Collective memory and shared consciousness: morphic resonance posits that morphic fields, which are like fields of habit or form, extend beyond individual organisms and carry information from past events. This can be seen as analogous to the concept of a collective unconscious, a shared reservoir of knowledge and experience, as explored in depth by Jungian psychology.
Spiritual traditions often speak of a universal consciousness or a shared spiritual realm, which aligns with the idea of morphic fields as a form of collective memory.
Influence of past actions and thoughts: morphic resonance suggests that the way we act and think now can be influenced by the patterns established by past individuals and groups. This resonates with spiritual practices that emphasize the importance of intention, mindfulness, and creating positive patterns of thought and action. The concept also suggests that negative patterns can be carried through morphic resonance, highlighting the need for conscious effort to break free from destructive cycles.
Ritual and collective transformation: Sheldrake suggests that rituals, by their very nature, contribute to and strengthen morphic fields. This is because rituals involve the re-enactment of past events, reinforcing the patterns and energies associated with them.
Spiritual traditions often utilize rituals for healing, transformation, and connecting with higher powers, suggesting a potential link between morphic resonance and the effectiveness of ritualistic practices.
Interconnectedness and the nature of reality: morphic resonance challenges the mechanistic worldview of traditional science, suggesting a more interconnected and holistic view of reality. This aligns with spiritual perspectives that emphasize the interconnectedness of all beings and the importance of recognizing the unity of existence.
By suggesting that we are all connected through morphic fields, Sheldrake’s theory offers a potential framework for understanding the nature of consciousness and the universe.
Spiritual pioneers and morphic fields: Sheldrake proposes that spiritual pioneers like Jesus or the Buddha create powerful morphic fields that make it easier for others to follow their path. This suggests that great spiritual figures leave behind a legacy of positive influence that can be accessed by those who resonate with their teachings.
In essence, morphic resonance provides a potential scientific framework for understanding how our actions and thoughts, both individually and collectively, can contribute to the formation and evolution of fields of influence that shape our reality, echoing themes of interconnectedness, collective memory, and spiritual transformation found in various spiritual traditions.
Bringing Rupert Sheldrake’s idea of morphogenetic (or morphic) resonance into dialogue with spirituality and your concept of the organised energy field.
Morphogenetic resonance, spirituality, and the organised energy field
Morphogenetic resonance ; proposed by biologist Rupert Sheldrake. Suggests that forms and behaviors in nature are shaped by invisible fields of memory. Each species has a morphic field that stores collective memory, influencing development and behavior. Explains phenomena like instinct, habits in nature, and even cultural transmission beyond genetics.
Spiritual dimension ; spiritual traditions also speak of a collective memory or consciousness (e.g., Jung’s collective unconscious, Akashic records, or spiritual memory). They hold that life is guided not just by physical laws, but also by patterns of meaning, spirit, and consciousness. Spiritual practices (prayer, meditation, ritual) may “tune” individuals into these universal fields of memory.
The organised energy field as unifying principle The organised energy field can be understood as a universal substrate of memory, order, and coherence. Morphogenetic resonance may be a biological expression of this deeper field: It channels how cells, tissues, and organisms self-organise. It provides a non-local memory storage system beyond DNA. In spirituality, the same field acts as the cocoon of consciousness — shaping experience, intuition, and the sense of unity.
Integration Morphogenetic resonance ↔ spirituality ↔ organised energy field: Morphic fields are specialised “branches” of the organised energy field. Spirituality connects us to these fields, allowing access to collective wisdom, archetypes, and memory. The organised energy field provides the universal background structure ensuring stability, coherence, and evolution. Thus, biology, consciousness, and spirit all share the same informational foundation.
Implications Explains how habits of nature are stable yet evolving — because memory is carried in fields, not only matter. Suggests that spiritual experience is not illusion, but resonance with deeper layers of universal memory. Bridges science and spirituality: physics (energy fields), biology (morphic resonance), and spirit (consciousness) are different expressions of the same organised principle.
In summary: morphogenetic resonance can be seen as the biological face of the organised energy field, storing and transmitting memory across time and space. Spirituality reflects our conscious attunement to these universal patterns. Together, they show that evolution, consciousness, and spiritual experience are guided by a deeper organising force, the organised energy field.
The world according to the Spirit aims to unite the spirit with the material and physical world of science and cosmology. The central theme lies in the trinity of matter – spirit – anti matter being the original start of the universe. Questions asked on my website/weblog: www.searchingforanswersaboutthebigbang.com are answered in this book. This concerns questions like: What is the reason for the Big Bang? Curious about the relation between spirit and matter? Searching for the meaning of life? How are different cosmic constants related ? What is the relation between space-time – spirit and the distribution of micro and macro matter throughout the universe? Trying to find a unique unification theory?
This book contains essays and analyses on politics, religion, science, physics, medicine, quantum mechanics, philosophy, meta physics, aesthetics, evolution, the meaning of life and much more.
The world according to the spirit offers new and original answers to various aspects of life and thought. It aims to renew human thought and behavior and to offer solutions to the significant problems faced by humanity and the environment on earth.
1. Preface
30 Years of self-tuition, involving much reading and practical and deep thinking as an autodidact. I have had an urge to develop these ideas since I was a child. My mind urged me to try and understand the world and science and their relation. It seemed to be a mission impossible, this search for the true source of life and origins of consciousness in a bizarre and strange universe.
Soon, in my mind I had already formed the principle of the trinity of matter – spirit – antimatter. To me it was extremely intriguing that the big bang originated from a singularity that lacked any order or natural law.
It was simply said that nothing could be known about the composition of the singularity; order only came into existence after the big bang. I have always thought it highly unsatisfactory and strange that issues like matter – antimatter and the four main powers of gravity, weak and strong nuclear energy and electromagnetic force came into being within a fraction of a second in a physical constellation which had to be perfect from the word go.
If it had not been, the unbalanced mix of cosmic constants would have condemned the big bang to a certain collapse. This assumption of a perfectly balanced mix of cosmic constants comes from the idea of a perfectly wise creator who had been dealt a lucky hand of the proper ingredients.
Strangest of all is the fact that matter and antimatter must have co-existed in the singularity, in an extremely small space without destroying each other. Something must have added stability to the singularity to prevent premature collapse. This assumption formed the basis to develop the principle of the trinity: matter – spirit – antimatter.
Empiricism and reduction ism in science have contributed much useful knowledge and progress to humanity and civilization. However, it is a persistent problem that despite this huge scientific progress, essential existential questions and religious needs of humanity remained unanswered. Until today, religions are prominently present in the world, influencing politics and ethics.
It cost me a great deal of time and effort to write this book, The world according to the spirit. It took me at least 30 years of my life to search for answers to my questions. Writing a book forces you to be logically consistent and to explain your train of thought and development of ideas fittingly.
To write a chapter of an elaborate book like this requires an enormous mental concentration and peace of mind as well as the command of a good deal of background knowledge. I have followed scientific news and have read many books to take my knowledge to a higher level.
I am a generalist and an autodidact, who has been inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment. The era of enlightenment gave us freedom and equality of citizens and the Trias Politica, being the separation of legislative, executive and judiciary powers, as well as the separation of church and state.
The era of enlightenment gave us Uomo Universalis and the possibility to increase knowledge and skills through empiricism and spiritual and intellectual enrichment.
In the last decade my knowledge had reached a satisfactory and high enough level to meet the final challenge: relating the concept of the trinity of matter – spirit – antimatter to the latest scientific theories of quantum mechanics, relativity and cosmology. Encouraged by my wife, I actually started to write this book. I was busy doing other things. I knew I would only be taken seriously if I could develop a credible theory of unification. It was hard labor, but I am proud of the result, including the role played by the spirit.
This book could cause quite a stir in the world. It is a good time for humanity to seek new ways. The world according to the spirit offers tools to improve human theories and behavior in lots of different areas.
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