Although much of the terminology used by M. Winther appeared "over my
head," I found resonance with his Abstracts, and was surprised to
find
such discussion going on. Haven't yet read the article in the Times,
although have "co-authored" a book which some might find interesting
with regards to the possibility of a theoretical "common ground" for
psychoanalysis. And though tempted (a little) to balk at how
"shamelessly self-promoting" this submission seems, "sometimes you
jus' gotta say what the ****, and make a move."
Anyway, in "A Dog Ear'd Cosmos," an unlikely Socratic dialogue with a
lost canine companion unfolds. Recently released by Lulu Independent
Press, the book appears highly a-traditional (although perhaps
intelligently written) and posits a connection exists between "the
multi-dimensional volume" enclosed by curved space-time and a concept
developed by Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Georg Groddeck before
them:
"the Collective Unconscious."
In the world of physics, quantum-particle interactions have been
thought, since Fenyman's work, to somehow be "a-causal" - as the
Fenyman diagrams describing them appear to hold validity regardless
of
a diagrams' "orientation" with respect to space-time coordinates.
Likening these interactions to undulations in the surface of an ocean
of repressed awareness, Dog Ear'd Cosmos asks a pertinent question:
if
space-time appears "curved," then what does it curve around or
enclose? Could "what lies beneath" the perceived surface of our
universe correlate with a "Collective Unconscious?"
Modeling our experiences as being like swirling iridescent patterns
in
the surface of a "Cosmic soap-bubble," the dialogue probes the
logical
extensions of such a model, with the world-views of advanced physics
and cosmology melding (with slight alterations) into insights from
psychoanalytical explorations like a smoothly crafted dove-tail
joint.
What with human awareness typically confined to "the turbulent
surface" of the Cosmos, no wonder we often feel cramped for psychic
space and wind up embroiled in battles over personal territory, both
physical and psychic.
Within this nascent model, the undulations of a sub-phenomenal ocean
of repressed, yet still living awareness appear in consciousness as
platonic "shadow-plays" (whose cast of characters include quantum-
particle interactions, macro-scale objects and perhaps even feelings
and thoughts). Perhaps not too surprisingly, such a model has been
inspired by attempts to reconcile the authors explorations in the
physical sciences and mathematics with teachings of mystical
traditions, East and West.
In process of dialogue, the participants compare both space-time and
"what-lies beneath" to a "spiritual cramp in the Mind of God."
Highly-
platonic in orientation, the discussion presents a Zero-point Energy
related rationale for the differentiation of objects and experience
in
our Universe, a differentiation that has puzzled physicists and
cosmologists... One dialog participant effectively asks: How could
differentiated structures have emerged in a Universe operating under
consistent physical laws, from the seed of a symmetrical "Singularity
Explosion" like the Big Bang?
Answer: A "zero-point" disappearance of subtle forms of energy,
facilitated - of all things, by the authentic forgiveness lessons
learned by consciousness itself. Apparently, this writer has
willingness to question the Laws of Thermodynamics and Conservation
of
Energy on behalf of Life, picking up a thread started by physicist
David Bohm's explorations of "the implicate order."
Strangely, the Christian concept of forgiveness appears in revamped
form such as to emphasize a growing sense of gratitude,
responsibility
for experience, as well as a playful sense of humor. Highly
speculative, this work does not appear in science's genre proper and
might be rejected out of hand by the scientific community at large...
nevertheless the author does a fairly good job of asking questions
geared toward recontextualizing current discussion within the
Scientific Academy, and hopefully does so in a fairly accessible and
unpretentious manner.
David M Boie
P.S. sorry to delete and repost this twice...
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