Science and the Akashic Field

by Laszlo, Ervin

• ISBN13: 9781594771811
• ISBN10: 1594771812
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-03
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

Presents the unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an Integral Theory of Everything

• Explains how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic Field of perennial philosophy

• New edition updates ongoing scientific studies, presents new research inspired by the first edition, and includes new case studies and a section on animal telepathy

Mystics and sages have long maintained that there exists an interconnecting cosmic field at the roots of reality that conserves and conveys information, a field known as the Akashic record. Recent discoveries in vacuum physics show that this Akashic Field is real and has its equivalent in science’s zero-point field that underlies space itself. This field consists of a subtle sea of fluctuating energies from which all things arise: atoms and galaxies, stars and planets, living beings, and even consciousness. This zero-point Akashic Field is the constant and enduring memory of the universe. It holds the record of all that has happened on Earth and in the cosmos and relates it to all that is yet to happen.

In Science and the Akashic Field, philosopher and scientist Ervin Laszlo conveys the essential element of this information field in language that is accessible and clear. From the world of science he confirms our deepest intuitions of the oneness of creation in the Integral Theory of Everything. We discover that, as philosopher William James stated, “We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.”

Author Biography

Ervin Laszlo, holder of the highest degree of the Sorbonne (the State Doctorate), is recipient of four Honorary Ph.D.s and numerous awards and distinctions, including the 2001 Goi Award (the Japan Peace Prize) and a nomination for the 2004 and 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. He is a former professor of philosophy, systems theory, and futures studies in the U.S., Europe, and the Far East and founder and president of the international think-tank The Club of Budapest as well as of the General Evolution Research Group. The author of 75 books, translated into 20 languages, he lives in Italy.

Table of Contents

The foundations of an integral theory of everything : how information connects everything of everything else
The challenge of an integral theory of everything	p. 7
On puzzles and fables : drivers of the next paradigm shift in science	p. 14
A concise catalog of the puzzles of coherence	p. 24
The crucial science fable - in-formation in nature	p. 59
The in-formed universe : perennial questions and fresh answers from the integral theory of everything
The origins and destiny of life and the universe	p. 81
Consciousness - human and cosmic	p. 106
The poetry of Akashic vision	p. 129
The phenomenon of coherence : a deeper look at the scientific evidence	p. 134
Over four decades in quest of an integral theory of everything : an autobiographical retrospective	p. 158
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