Source: Tamar Levin, Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research | November 2011 | Vol. 2 | Issue 9 | pp. 1385-1416
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This podcast presents a Holographic Trans-disciplinary Framework of Consciousness, proposing an integrative perspective that moves beyond traditional, mechanistic views. It suggests the universe and human consciousness are holographic, meaning the whole is contained in every part, operating across multiple levels of reality, including both physical and metaphysical dimensions. Human consciousness is seen as a dynamic system with subconscious, conscious, and higher-consciousness components, intrinsically linked to a universal consciousness. The framework emphasizes the crucial, often overlooked, dialogue between the heart and the brain, asserting that the heart, specifically the soul and its unique spiritual genetic code, plays a central role in shaping the subjective nature of consciousness and connecting individuals to the broader universal field.
1. The Holographic Worldview: This perspective views the universe as a vast hologram where each part contains information about the whole. It introduces the concept of implicate order (a hidden, undivided wholeness of potentiality) that unfolds to create the explicate order (the visible, physical reality we perceive). This view suggests that reality is deeply interconnected beyond our direct sense.
2. The Trans-disciplinary (TD) Worldview: This approach seeks to integrate different areas of knowledge (science, spirituality, society) and goes beyond traditional disciplines. It conceives the universe as a complex, living system with dynamic links between elements. It acknowledges multiple levels of reality, including the "Hidden Third" which links these levels and facilitates the interaction between the human being and the universe. It incorporates diverse dimensions like ontology, epistemology, methodology, and axiology.
3. A Combined Holographic Trans-disciplinary Framework for Consciousness: This framework integrates the principles of both worldviews to conceptualize human consciousness. It views human beings as knowing-becoming-acting-valuing object-subjects, acting as holograms within a holographic universe. Consciousness is seen as a fundamental part of reality, not merely a byproduct of brain biochemistry, and is understood as being multidimensional rather than just three-dimensional.
4. Components of Human Consciousness: The framework describes consciousness as a dynamic, integrated system composed of three intertwined components: the sub-conscious (unaware information and memories), the conscious (aware information and experiences, linked to the ego), and the higher-consciousness or super-subconscious (a transpersonal component reflecting the unique self and connecting to the universal mind). These components are seen as facets of a single, unified system.
5. The Role of the Heart-Soul and Brain-Mind, and the Spiritual Genetic Code: The framework emphasizes the synergistic interaction between the heart and brain, and the soul and mind. Consciousness is not solely located in the brain; the heart also plays a crucial role, having its own intelligence and the ability to process information, including non-local or intuitive information, sometimes even before the brain. The source proposes that the heart is the seat of the soul, which represents the essence of individuality. This essence is carried by a spiritual genetic code, a metaphysical layer of DNA that contributes to the subjective nature of consciousness and interacts with the physical code. This spiritual code is linked to the root of the soul and is seen as the core identity potential.
1. What is the core idea of the holographic worldview in relation to the universe?
The holographic worldview suggests that the universe functions like a giant hologram. This means that despite its apparent solidity and vastness, the entire universe and all the information within it are enfolded into an infinite background source, which then unfolds into the material world we experience. In this view, the whole is contained within every part, and information is not localized but distributed. Changes in one part are reflected across the whole, implying a deep interconnectedness. This perspective, inspired by physicist David Bohm, challenges traditional ideas of space and time, suggesting that reality at a fundamental level exists beyond these dimensions.
2. How does the holographic worldview describe the nature of reality through the concepts of implicate and explicate order?