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God, Science
& The Secret Doctrine The Zero Point Metaphysics and Holographic Space of H. P. Blavatsky by Christopher P. Holmes " ... 'material points without extension'
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Review God, Science and The
Secret Doctrine: Zero Point Metaphysics & Holographic Space of H.P.
Blavatsky, by
Christopher Holmes. Zero Point Publications,
218 pages, US $35. Order from http://www.zeropoint.ca/.
n 1888, Helena Blavatsky
published her masterwork—The Secret Doctrine—on
the genesis of the cosmos and the creation and evolution of humankind.
It
provided a radical paradigm for cosmic, planetary and human evolution
that not
only dwarfed past and popular scientific theory, but anticipated many
of its
most current and striking developments. One of its aims was to contest
and counter the mechanistic materialistic worldview of the seventeenth
and
eighteenth centuries. Blavatsky intended to show that Nature was not “a
fortuitous
concurrences of atoms” or the result of an accidental or random
process, but
evolved as a result of an intelligent and profoundly meaningful design.
She
encouraged a dialogue between esotericists and scientists, and
advocated for
“the Secret Teachings to be contrasted with the speculations of modern
science.” Blavatsky understood that it was only by “placing occult
teachings
side by side” with scientific theory that the origins and ultimate fate
of the
Kosmos could be revealed. Over 100 years have passed
since Blavatsky issued this call. “While a few scientists and authors
are
beginning to explore the connection between these wisdom teachings and
modern
developments in science,” they have, as mystic scientist Dr.
Christopher Holmes
points out, “only begun to scratch the surface!” Blavatsky’s great
treasure is
still relatively unknown even today. Its abstruseness and the fact that
most
scientists disapprove of mixing so called hard science and mathematics
with
occult and mystical thought have relegated its astonishing mysteries to
the
realm of religious speculation and the pseudo-scientific. Holmes, however, has no such
objections and has given himself over to Blavatsky’s challenge
entirely. He
seems uniquely placed to relate ancient mystical knowledge to the
newest ideas
in physics and science. His background includes a doctorate in clinical
and
forensic psychology and an in-depth understanding of current scientific
theory.
Over thirty years of study and research have provided him with a wealth
of
knowledge and insight into the teachings of Helena Blavatsky, the
Kabbalah,
Judaism, Gurdjieff, and a wide-range of esoteric doctrine. Holmes begins by relating how
the strange and seemingly incomprehensible Stanzas
of Dzyan –which serve as the basis of The
Secret Doctrine—anticipated the newest concepts of Cosmological
Physics and
can be understood as representing “a profoundly alternative
interpretation of
the facts and theories of science itself.” He offers a penetrating look
at the
cosmogenesis and metaphysics of The
Secret Doctrine that is sure to interest all those who have tried
to decipher
its hidden mysteries. One of the foundational themes
inspiring Holmes’ work is the concept of zero point—a source point or
singularity—that, as Holmes points out, Blavatsky articulated a
century before
it came into common usage. She described these dimensionless points as
“material points without extension…‘the material out of which the Gods’
and
other invisible powers clothe themselves in bodies” and the single
point (or
laya point) in which the entire universe concentrates itself. The author expounds upon this
concept at length, noting that the zero point is “not exactly a thing
in
itself—so much as a condition, or a place at which certain processes
occur.” He
goes on to give a fascinating account of how “the zero point hypotheses
can be
applied to the study of the macrocosm, the Universe or Kosmos, to
quanta or
elements, and to the study of the microcosm—the inner world of human
consciousness
and Self-existence.” “Just as science conceives that the huge universe
grew
from an infinitesimal singularity out of a quantum vacuum, so also,” as
Holmes
suggests, we “have such a hidden zero point or singularity source
condition—a
singular I within the Heart.” Drawing upon a wealth of
scientific papers, books, and diagrams, Holmes explores accepted and
cutting
edge theories in science including those of Einstein, Steven Hawkings,
and
David Bohm, to name a few. The General Theory of Relativity, Quantum
Theory, While portions of this book
are not easy going, Holmes plunges the reader into the deep places of
the
occult and the new frontiers of science to come up with a lucid and
provocative
book. It unseals many of the Secret Doctrines mysteries as it weaves
the
seeming opposites of spirit and science into a new synthesis. It is a
must read
for those wishing to understand the complex and seemingly impenetrable
world of
Helena Blavatsky alongside the newest ideas of quantum theory. Holmes
has
created something of his own tour de force in God, Science
and the Secret Doctrine. His book is destined to serve
as a guidebook for all those that follow. Dr.
Holmes hosts an online internet Radio Broadcast every Saturday
through http://www.bbsradio.com/. Donna Brown |
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Review of God, Science & The Secret
Doctrine
by Donna Brown (April 2009) from the online Journal of Esoteric Studies at www.esotericstudies.net/quarterly. |
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