Quantum Physics and the Holy Grail BRIAN JOHN PICCOLO Sterling Heights, MI First published in the United States of America in 2010 by: Alnilam Publishing Co. Sterling Heights, MI All graphics created by author. Copyright © 2010 and 1st Edition 2010 by Brian J. Piccolo, BA., MA. All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the author or publisher. Reviewers may quote brief passages. ISBN 978-1-4507-2814-0 Quantum Physics & The Holy Grail Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………..….………1 1. Definitions and Concepts…………………………..………5 2. Going Quantum: The Long and Winding Road…….……19 3. Spiritual Dualism in the Church……………….…………28 4. Why Metaphysics?…………………………….………….35 5. Waves + Particles = Wavicles……………….…….……...42 6. Niels Bohr, Lord of the Quantum Rings………….………52 7. Wave If You Don’t See Me…….…………….……….….60 8. The Quantum Eraser Phenomenon……………………….72 9. The Classical-Quantum Brain…………………….………84 10. Emerging From Plato’s Cave……………………………97 11. Entrainment, Coherence, Resonance…………….…….109 12. Form Follows Function, Or Does It?……….………….120 13. Morphogenic & Zero-Point Fields and Scalar Waves…136 14. The War of All Against All………………………...….142 15. Afterward………………………………………………149 Bibliography……………………………………………….153 Quantum Physics & The Holy Grail - 1 - Introduction Quantum Physics and the Holy Grail is not a book on mathematics or equations. It has been written to express the insights that have been given to all humankind, not just to academics, mathematicians, or physicists. As fellow human beings, we all share equally in this participatory universe. Quantum physics, from the 1920’s onward, began to point the way to a universe that is not independent of the observer. That is to say and imply, a universe that responds to the observer. Physicists such as John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008), John von Neumann (1903-1957), and Amit Goswami1, to name a few, all agreed that consciousness somehow effects the manifestation and nature of the universe. Historically speaking, this is not a new idea. From the most ancient Eastern religions to the idealists of Europe and the West, consciousness as a metaphysical foundation of reality is a very old conception. Western culture, from the Greco-Roman period onward, began to move away from such a worldview little by little. What then made these modern, Western-trained doctors of physics, so grounded in materialism, change their position so radically? What happened in the quantum theory experiments that forced these men of science to sound more like teachers of Zen Buddhism Quantum Physics & The Holy Grail - 2 - than physicists of modernity? Western science, by the late 1890’s, had nearly closed the door on physics, believing that all the mechanical laws of the universe were now known and that there was little, or nothing, beyond what Sir Isaac Newton and others had prescribed. Matter was considered co-eternal with the universe itself, and there was no creation or beginning to the universe. There was also nothing beyond the Milky Way galaxy, as their limited instruments had most assuredly taught them; seeing is believing, is it not? As providence would have it, this severe under estimation of the world, from what it truly is, was destined for destruction by the greater truth of reality. The findings of quantum physics, which were verified from the 1980’s forward, forever destroyed the hard objectivity of science. In 1964, the discovery of the echo from the universe’s Big Bang provided the signpost needed for scientists to realize the universe had a beginning. In addition, this beginning stemmed from a point smaller than a green pea! Oddly enough, it was a clergy scientist, Father Georges-Henri Lemaître2, who in 1927, proposed the Big Bang theory under the designation he coined as the "hypothesis of the primeval atom.” Even though science has a different nomenclature than that of Eastern philosophy, both of their conceptualizations are very similar, if not identical. From a Hindu3 perspective, the Quantum Physics & The Holy Grail - 3 - out-breathing of Brahman, from a single point of manifestation, creates the universe. This is similar to the Big Bang theory of science. Philosophers, both East and West, have been saying for centuries that the foundation of the universe is based upon consciousness and not upon physical matter. In fact, John von Neumann himself remarked, “Consciousnesscollapses the world.” See Neumann’s Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics4 to get a glimpse of his genius. The other aspect of this writing has to do with consciousness itself and its relationship to everything. It has to do with the Holy Grail and what it truly is. This then is a book on metaphysics in the true philosophical meaning of the word. It is about the ultimate foundation of truth. The one truth that science, philosophy, religion, and spirituality all seek. We are all pilgrims on the same journey seemingly going different directions, yet with the same goal, all asking the same question. What is the Holy Grail? The Holy Grail is the one truth that answers the ultimate questions of science, religion, philosophy, and spirituality. For there is no science, religion, philosophy, or spirituality that stands higher than truth. Brian John Piccolo 6 February 2010 Quantum Physics & The Holy Grail - 4 - 1 Goswami, Amit, The Self Aware Universe, (Published by Penguin Group USA, 1995). 2 Georges-Henri Lemaitre was born in Charleroi, Belgium on 17 July 1894. Website: http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/lemaitrebio.htm 3 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, His Holiness, Science of Being and Art of Living (Plume Book, 1995). 4 John von Neumann, Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (United States: Princeton University Press, 1932) Quantum Physics & The Holy Grail - 5 - 1. Definitions and Concepts What is the Holy Grail? The Grail is many different things to many different people. To some, the Grail is the cup that Christ drank from at the last supper. For others, the Grail is the body, bloodline, and womb of Mary Magdalene.1 Sometimes this is known by the Old French term sangrail, meaning Holy Grail or royal bloodline. The movie, The Da Vinci Code, makes these points quite explicitly.2 All of these descriptions of the Grail are outward physical perceptions of the Grail. The inner perception of the Holy Grail’s truer meaning is much subtler. The word Grail is derived from the Middle Latin word gradalis, where we also get the Latin word gradus, which means step or degree. Our modern Latin word would be Gradient. In other words, the Grail itself is like a ladder with steps on it. There are seven steps; each step is a grade higher than the one below it. These are gradients (or steps) in higher consciousness. The word Holy is derived from the Greek word Helios, which refers to the Sun. Thus, the Holy Spirit is the Sun Spirit. The Holy Bible is then the Book of the Sun. The Sun is the ruler of Sunday. Therefore, all the Solar Mysteries take place on Sunday, such as Christianity in all of its forms. In the field of astrology, the Sun represents the individual consciousness Quantum Physics & The Holy Grail - 6 - of the person involved, while the ascendant of the horoscope is the personality.3 Ultimately, what we are dealing with here are the many different gradients of higher consciousness. Like the seven chakras of Eastern philosophy, there are seven levels of consciousness for each human being. To find the Grail is to reach the higher stages of consciousness. The highest human stage of consciousness in Western terms is Christ Consciousness. The Masters of Wisdom teach that there are seven rays of creation. This is why we have seven days in a week. Each day has a planetary ruler. Venus rules Friday. The Venus mysteries take place on Fridays. Thus, the Muslim holy day is Friday and it is part of the Venus mysteries. The Muslim star and crescent are really the phases of Venus. Saturn rules Saturday and is part of the Hebrew mysteries. The ancient Hebrews paid homage to the star Chokma or Wisdom and is recorded in the Old Testament (Amos 5:26). This is the planet Saturn and it rules Saturday or the Jewish Sabbath. The Sun rules Sunday and is, of course, the solar mystery stream. All forms of Christianity are based on the solar mysteries.4 For every mystery stream there is a shadow stream that is the counter image of the progressive stream. This counter image or shadow is the unredeemed part of the mystery stream and shows a misuse of the stream’s original energy. Thus, Quantum Physics & The Holy Grail - 7 - there are counter solar mysteries that work against the true light of the intended stream. In the solar mystery case, it would be the anti-Christ stream. This counter image stream can only hinder, but never defeat, the intended progressive streams of the seven rays. These counter streams serve to develop us and ultimately will be redeemed by us as we evolve through them. The main thing here is to recognize the difference and to not be taken in by the counter image. The gradient or Grail of consciousness in humanity can be divided into at least four main compartments, according to modern science. True science will always reflect spiritual truth, and true spiritual knowledge will always support the findings of real science. The four levels of human consciousness are waking or Beta, dreaming or Alpha, dreamless sleep or Theta, and a trance-like state or Delta. Brain scientists have measured these states of consciousness in cycles per second (CPS).