[PDF] Ancient Mysticism And Recent Science eBook

Author : Stephen M. Barr
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 2003-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0268158053

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A considerable amount of public debate and media print has been devoted to the “war between science and religion.” In his accessible and eminently readable new book, Stephen M. Barr demonstrates that what is really at war with religion is not science itself, but a philosophy called scientific materialism. Modern Physics and Ancient Faith argues that the great discoveries of modern physics are more compatible with the central teachings of Christianity and Judaism about God, the cosmos, and the human soul than with the atheistic viewpoint of scientific materialism. Scientific materialism grew out of scientific discoveries made from the time of Copernicus up to the beginning of the twentieth century. These discoveries led many thoughtful people to the conclusion that the universe has no cause or purpose, that the human race is an accidental by-product of blind material forces, and that the ultimate reality is matter itself. Barr contends that the revolutionary discoveries of the twentieth century run counter to this line of thought. He uses five of these discoveries—the Big Bang theory, unified field theories, anthropic coincidences, Gödel’s Theorem in mathematics, and quantum theory—to cast serious doubt on the materialist’s view of the world and to give greater credence to Judeo-Christian claims about God and the universe. Written in clear language, Barr’s rigorous and fair text explains modern physics to general readers without oversimplification. Using the insights of modern physics, he reveals that modern scientific discoveries and religious faith are deeply consonant. Anyone with an interest in science and religion will find Modern Physics and Ancient Faith invaluable.

Author : John Horgan
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 26,6 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN :

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Author : Keith Hill
Publisher :
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 16,14 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Mysticism
ISBN : 9780473390365

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"One of today's most contentious issues is regarding the existence of a spiritual realm. To materialist science it doesn't exist, while for the world's religions, it may only by accessed by obeying ancient strictures. Now a new breed of mystical experience of mystical explorers is turning materialist and religious paradigms on their heads. Adopting the observational method of the sciences, innovative explorers are developing new ways to investigate the inner dimensions of human experience. In the process, the mystical process itself is undergoing a radical transformation. [This book] explores the historical, critical and methodological background to the new mysticism."--Back cover.

Author : H. Stanley Redgrove
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,23 MB
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781528133722

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Excerpt from Alchemy, Ancient and Modern: Being a Brief Account of the Alchemistic Doctrines, and Their Relations, to Mysticism on the One Hand, and to Recent Discoveries in Physical Science on the Other Hand It is a regrettable fact that the majority of works dealing with the subject of Alchemy take a one-sided point of view. The chemists generally take a purely physical view of the subject, and instead of trying to understand its mystical language, often (we do not say always) prefer to label it nonsense and the alchemist a fool. On the other hand, the mystics, in many cases, take a purely transcendental view of the subject, forgetting the fact that the alchemists were, for the most part, concerned with operations of a physical nature. For a proper understanding of Alchemy, as we hope to make plain in the first chapter of this work, a synthesis of both points of view is essential; and, since these two aspects are so intimately and essentially connected with one another, this is necessary even when, as in the follow ing work, one is concerned primarily with the physical, rather than the purely mystical, aspect of the subject. Now, the author of this book may lay claim to being a humble student of both Chemistry and what may be generalised under the terms Mysticism and Transcendentalism; and he hopes that this perhaps rather unusual combination of studies has enabled him to take a broad-minded View of the theories of the alchemists, and to adopt a sympathetic attitude towards them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Bede Griffiths
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,5 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN :

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The author invites us to look afresh at Christianity in the context of modern physics on the one hand and Eastern mysticism on the other. Scientists now acknowledge that quantitative enquiry can reveal only one aspect of reality and to come to terms with a much deeper transcendent reality we must also be prepared to learn from Eastern traditions. The Western machanistic model of the universe, dating from the time of Galileo and Newton, must now be replaced with a new organic model -- this marks a return to the ancient traditional wisdom in which the universe was seen to consist not only of a physical dimension but also of psychological and spiritual dimensions, all of which are interrelated and interdependent. In exploring "the divine mystery behind human life" the author seeks to discover the basic unity which underlies all religion and discusses the concept of the Cosmic Person or Cosmic Lord as revealed in Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. He concludes that a radical vision of a new society and a universal religion in which "the essential values of Christianity will be preserved in living relationship with the other religious traditions of the world."

Author : John Poynton
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 41,92 MB
Release : 2015-09-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1443881821

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Science, mysticism, and psychical research are generally thought to be irreconcilable; this book centres on a towering synthesis achieved by the late Michael Whiteman, an Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town. It is revolutionary; Whiteman was able to meld mathematical physics and general science with psychical research and Indian and Western mystical texts, clarified by a life-time of psychical and mystical experience, and coupled with an extensive knowledge of philosophy and psychology. Part One is about the experience of states, spaces, and worlds other than physical. It provides essential groundwork for understanding the psychical and mystical. Whiteman’s own experience is combined with evidence ranging from quantum mechanics to the Upanishads. Part Two centres on two murder cases that Whiteman studied, as an entry to the concept of the corporate structure of personality, and the workings of the mind in personal development. Part Three covers his analysis of ancient texts based on his understanding as a mystic. His interpretations differ radically from standard treatments. Part Four investigates his exploration of non-physical existence. Part Five considers the mystical life, including Whiteman’s own, and how it relates to physical laws. The book concludes with a brief biography.

Author : Freddy silva
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 40,8 MB
Release : 2022-04-05
Category :
ISBN : 9780578389943

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They appear mostly under cover of darkness, complex designs mysteriously imprinted on fields of ripened grain. Except for eighty eyewitnesses, nobody knows how they got there or why. They leave the plants undamaged. They contain mathematical theorems. They encode secret geometry. They portray ancient symbols.Since the 1890s some 10,000 crop circles have appeared beside ancient sacred sites in Britain and 25 other countries. And the patterns are getting more intricate. Governments set up agents to tell us they're hoaxes but the scientific evidence firmly contradicts this view. What on earth is going on? Bestselling author Freddy Silva lived among this phenomenon in southern England, host to 90% of the world's crop circles. In this international bestseller, now published in four languages, he takes us on an exhilarating firsthand field trip into the heart of the mystery and behind the scenes of the enigma, introducing us to farmers, researchers, scientists, mystics, hoaxers and debunkers. He tells: how to distinguish genuine from man-made; what the magnetic field anomalies mean; how sound, light and gravity are involved; how they are made; what the symbols might be telling usDeeply informative and copiously illustrated, Secrets In The Fields remains the most authoritative book on crop circles, even after 20 years in print. This special 20th anniversary edition includes a synopsis of the situation since 2003.