Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness by Rupert Sheldrake

Author:Rupert Sheldrake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Company
Published: 2011-03-21T16:00:00+00:00

Figure 7. Nested Hierarchy. Diagrammatic representation of a nested hierarchy, which could represent subatomic particles in atoms, molecules, or crystals, for example; cells in tissues, organs, or organisms; or planets in solar systems, galaxies, or galactic clusters.

Terence: Nothing of this suggests theology.

Ralph: You’re projecting theology onto it in association with the phrase “divine omniscience.” This is usually associated with Yahweh, the one God of the Hebrews, and his divine omniscience. It’s unnecessary to make that association. As you’ve gone as far as the Gaian mind, you can certainly go further. There is a hierarchy of worlds in the universe.

Terence: I’m not convinced that the hierarchy is minded at every level.

Ralph: That’s the question. Does Jupiter have a Jovian mind?

Terence: Does the Solar System have a mind?

Rupert: In any holistic model of reality, it seems entirely natural to suppose that Gaia has a kind of mind, and that the Gaian mind is embedded in the Solar System mind, and the Solar System mind embedded in the galactic mind. These higher levels of mind and consciousness, which may be hard for us to conceive of, seem likely to exist by a simple logical argument.

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