Reason for Faith:
The Trans-Rational Science of Quantum Entanglement
From Theosophy to Applied Mathematics
Ancient and Modern
It behooves us to spend most of our lives in Learning. In learning to Love Wisdom above all things, all other idle tasks and aimless pursuits seem useless and dry. The True Lover is even able to make sacrifices for that Great Attainment that the average person would not dare to do even if he thought it somehow ambitious even to affect his worldly life. Because we are constantly under observation from the Guardians of the Inner Worlds, even the smallest and most significant sacrifice gets noticed and recorded for merit. No successful enterprise comes about without sufficient sacrifice of time and attention. To get something worthwhile, one must be willing to work very hard.
Work is the transfer of energy from one thing in order to effect another. Work happens when we use our will to direct change within Nature. The builder performs “work” because every brick laid can be viewed in terms of energy and motion. The builder uses the strength of his body and the eye of his mind’s insight to move the building blocks of earth because our bodies as well as our minds are moving and transferring energy from one place to another. Nature, however, contains within herself a Secret which allows her to work All wonders without expending even a drop her own essence. From the perspective of the Grand Macro-cosmos, all things are accomplished from within. This is due to the Law of Conservation of energy; energy is neither created nor destroyed, it is simply displaced from one vehicle to another. Since all variety of vehicles are contained within the Whole, Nature simply moves energy from one part of herself to another without increasing or decreasing. Systems designed and build as microcosmic Wholes would likewise accomplish all forms of work without relying on any outside source of energy to function. This would be the ideal system of a self-contained fusion reactor which could generate infinite energy without ever needing to refuel. Something to this effect would be absolutely vital in the case of deep space travel, for there is no telling when a vessel would, if ever, reach a waypoint capable of providing additional means. Self-regenerating ‘Whole Systems’ management is the future of sustainable living, for models such as this could be created nation wide which would effect a viable future for generations to come.
“You cannot solve the problem at the level of the problem.”
-Albert Einstein
Einstein was a keen student of Theosophy, and he understood while developing his theory of relativity that to act within the field of action is to encounter all the resistance one might expect from opposite forces at play. From the Unified Field which is both transcendent AND imminent within space time in the form of Quanta (micro quantities or ‘packets’ of wholeness) we can see that effective action requires only slight alteration of formation in order to effect massive impact on its outcome once collapsed into particle matter. As such, “All things spring forth as a series of emanations from the Mind of God.” This brings up many of the questions concerning the One and the Many, Mind and Body, Form and Expression, and Eternity vs. Time. “How does something come from nothing?” is a question which has puzzled mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers since the dawn of contemplative thought. Thus a trinity of potentials usually springs up in response. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are all essential ‘parts’ of the single Monotheistic Christian God. The Holy Ghost, of course, is the mystery of mysteries, for it remains undefined, and unexplained, but it is this ‘Spirit’ which is the key to understanding the Christian mystery which has at its basis the same old mystery religion principle of Birth, Death, and Resurrection. There is no salvation without the resurrection, so it is this aspect of our Mystery Rites which seems to warrant special attention. Thesis, antithesis, synthesis is the trinity of literary resolution whereby a basic plot forms into a problem, and is resolved over the course of the drama usually with some tension at the height of the climax after which, some lever is pulled which enables a smooth transition into some unexpected, yet satisfying conclusion (we hope). Thermodynamics gives us a glimpse into Natures own regenerative quality. We go back, now, to the Laws of Thermodynamics beginning with the Conservation of Energy. They can be summed up basically as follows:
Energy can neither be created or destroyed.
Things break down over time (entropy)
As things break down, their ability to do so decreases (negentropy)
Understandably, these are very rough variations of the Laws in their technical format, however there is enough information to examine the 3 laws from an contemplative standpoint. The sum total energy available in the universe we can assume either to be a fixed variable or that it simply be infinite. From the perspective of a ‘part’, the sum total is always fixed, and as it uses energy in the form of “Work”, the energy is dissipated until it reaches absolute zero, at which point all things stop. Where, then, has the energy gone if it cannot be destroyed? The answer is that is transformed into “heat” which in many cases is collected and utilized for other purposes (generally at a secondary loss during transfer). Transfer of energy is less and less effective as negentropy increases. One may wonder at this point, if energy is never destroyed, where is all the dissipation collected as all systems break down, and the universe turns into a cold icy tomb? Here, we can only assume some sort of planetary resurrection to occur where by all lost energy is ultimately “collected” within a finer space time density zone to be reused in the creation of some “future” cosmos. There appears, then, to be some sort of “gap” between one dimension of space / time and another whereby energy is exchanged during the process of a cosmic lifespan. Considering that of universe in its entirety of visible space, only a very small amount is considered “knowable” or capable of observation. The majority of space consists of “Dark Matter” and even this is a small portion compared to “Dark Energy” which formulates the majority of the “material” within the universe as we understand it. Likely, these “dark” aspects of reality are responsible for storing and processing all that is lost within our visible spectrum, and enabling the “re-entry” of lost energy into play when called up on to do so. From this perspective, the course of history is a mere game of tennis between one dimension and the next. This would mean that particles are both disappearing and reappearing between dimensions in space / time in order to effect the appearance of a “hologram” which gives us the perception of physicality when in fact, all we see is simply particles of light moving so rapidly that they appear before us as everything we have ever seen with our two eyes. In addition to making the whole world a sort of “illusion” as described in the eastern religions, it would also fit nicely into the concept of a non-dual harmony of opposites, pairing each part of ourselves and nature with a corresponding “Doppleganger” on the other side of Reality soup. Such a concept would mesh nicely with the practitioner of Thai Chi or any other eastern discipline where the Tao is central in maintaining a balance of opposite at all levels.
“Nature Loves to Hide.”
It is the hidden aspects of nature which warrant most of our attention, for it seems that Einstein was alluding to this unseen world when he suggested that we could not effect sufficient change “from the level of the problem itself.” The ability for Light to ‘teleport’ instantaneously and ‘non-locally’ between various dimensions suggests that if we were to have access to that region whereby the known enters into the unknown, this would be the key to discovering an energy source which was not subject to entropy, for all lost forces would be recollected and reused as it is sent back and forth between the poles. Such is the subject of science fiction, but then again it is not unusual that the science fiction of one generation is the status quo of the next.
“All is Number.”
-Pythagoras
The observation of “density zones” within theoretical mathematics can be traced all the way back to Pythagoras in the formulation of his “Tetraktys” or “Decad” which consisted of 10 pebbles stacked into a triangular pyramid.
Through the lens the Tetraktys (on which the Pythagorean initiates were said to take their solemn oath of silence), we get a get a glimpse of the self-sustaining Nature of Reality in which the Pythagoreans understood Number as the fundamental basis of life and cosmos. Out of one, emerges various layers of multiplicity, together forming a unified structure. Plato’s Timaeus (using a Pythagorean as the main speaker in this classical work on theoretical Cosmology) explains the universe to be built by combining together an infinite number of triangles into the various forms which are distributed throughout space / time. Triangles, of course, are a very solid structure, and the Greeks, no doubt, fancied the solidity of matter to be the due to the ‘solidity’ of the many parts of which it is composed. A unified structure containing a series of unified structures allows many forms to stand on their own as independent and strong self-sufficient entities. Musical harmonies emerge in the form of ratios which are encoded into the various levels of the Decad, and each layer contains a series of points which represent relative density zones descending into form as one traverses from top (Singularity) to bottom (multiplicity). Access to higher levels requires “transcendence” as one cannot travel from level to level without making a “jump” for the gap between densities is not traversable accept by means of a Rational Function which when applied allows for an instantaneous transfer from one stepping stone to the next. The various zones, when viewed musically are heard as harmonies, which only by sounding out a perfect pitch to each of the whole notes which combine as a dyad, does the resonance of the two waves overlap so as to bring about the true harmony which pairs the two zones together as one. Harmonic ratios enable the energy of two separate stages of musical progression to combine together and share their vibrational quality. It is the correct pairing of two notes which enable musicians to formulate a synchronization of the many parts which compose an orchestra. By opening our attention upon the importance of “Wholeness at a distance” and non-dual simultaneous interaction between density zones, we may come to some conclusive revelation as to the nature of time travel, quantum pairing, and zero-point thrust all of which may be necessary fields of interest for one seeking to colonize mars with the intention of carrying on to deeper regions of the vast ocean of inter-galactic space travel. We have made quite the “quantum leap” jumping from ancient Greek mathematical cults to modern day science, however, there may be waypoints along the timeline which assist in further harmonizing the time-zone of our modern scientific mind with those intellectual time-zones across history which have led us to where we are today.
“Imagine an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.”
-Blaise Pascal
17th Century was the beginning of the Great Enlightenment which spurned the return to the great revival of classical art, music, and architecture as well as a culture of high society based upon the principle of Renaissance Humanism where Science was heralded the new savior, for science could lead us ahead where as religion seemed to be a dead end. Interestingly, it was a Christian mathematician whose use of mathematics was his primal means of expressing his faith through Reason. Blaise Pascal was a man of rare style, never for a moment abandoning his faith, but rather testing it against the background of his knowledge of rational wager.
“The Heart,” sayeth Pascal, “has reasons which Reason knows nothing of.” Never abandoning reason where its application is sound, he was not afraid to transcend the boundaries to which its application is suitable. Even Plato takes the leap into myth during Socrates conversations when dialectical reason had run its course through the mind of the interlocutor, for having brought the person or party to the height of argument away from falsity and towards the Truth which dwelleth only in the realm of the Eternal, he takes their attention to the imaginary realm of allegorical mythos, likely drawn from Pythagorean or Orphic sources, where they might imagine a world of Perfect Form which always sets right the Scales of Justice according to the Balance of the juxtaposition of opposites through the issue of rewards and punishments in perfect accord with all thought and action committed in the realm below.
Love for the Universal Being as well as for oneself is natural for the heart, says Pascal, and where Reason for some has caused for some the denial of the former, it is not Reason which maintains love for the latter which even the lowliest beast maintains in the form of self preservation. Wisdom, he says, leads us back to childhood as is illustrated in the teaching of Christ, “Lest ye be like little children…” The ‘heart’, for Pascal, seems to be that center which expands out into infinity, yet whose boundaries are nowhere to be found. It is almost as if Blaise Pascal had a pre-established glimpse into the realm of “quantum weirdness” and non-locality ahead of his time, for the descriptions of this ‘cosmic heart’ can be demonstrated in the way light photons behave in our modern Two-Slit experiment. They are both “everywhere” in the form of a wave, and “nowhere” when collapsed into dimensionless points. Yet they are not one or the other, they remain as both simultaneously as does his trans-rational sphere expanding and collapsing in both directions simultaneously. This phenomenon which is now universally accepted within modern science cannot be appreciated through the rational lens of binary sequential logic. It takes a child-like imagination, similar to the one required to appreciate Plato’s myths, to take in the profound mystery behind quantum photon particle physics. Light, the fundamental basis of all of nature, is spread throughout all creation, yet is nowhere to be seen remaining ever hidden behind Nature’s mysterious veil and never revealing itself to one who would “siege the gates of heaven” with the cold knife of categorical discursive analysis. Yet mathematics provides keys to those who would venture forward despite the limitations of binary logic, and bread crumbs are dropped from time to time throughout which though often overlooked by the many are the catalysts which accelerate human understanding to transcend the boundaries of space / time density zones, and enter the next phase of evolutionary life. As for Pascal, like Pythagoras left behind a Pyramid which is somewhat of a Rubik’s Cube for others to play with like schoolboys who enjoy solving puzzles in their idle time. Within this “toy”, however, he was keen to place many secrets which could not be explained to the common mechanic or arithmetician bent on sequential operation of cause and effect, yet could be appreciated nonetheless.
Here we get a taste of the vision which Pascal held which requires a special kind of “Reason” not akin to standard rules of classical logic. We can see that this is just another version of the ancient Tetractys which again parcels out various density layers from a single point or “Eye” which is both the center and the circumference enveloped in “Void” or a series of zeros representing the “circumference which is nowhere”. There is “Reason” to this heart, yet reason cannot give any account for its significance without some matter of innocent appreciation for the proportional beauty which surrounds us. It would not be far fetched to say that whatever “secrets” Pascal was privy to has a definite parallel in correspondence Pythagorean numerology as well as the vision behind the “Great Seal” depicted upon our United States Dollar. “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of many, One) is the basic format behind all of Nature when viewed from the trans-rational eye of quantum-correspondence where the various levels of space-time operate under self-similar principles as the one above or below relative to its “volume” or size. The energy required to manage the base level is larger than the energy required to manage the upper level, though it manages itself according to the same Principles, simply at faster or slower vibratory oscillation relative to the observer’s station. Ultimately, all levels of the pyramid are “entangled” via non-locality, and therefore the many levels of the different remain as a single unified whole.
If we were to further analyze this unique structure, we would find that it contains more secrets pertaining to the mystery of Form and Structure as all the hidden overtones of the musical scale may be discovered within the rational intervals just as the whole scale and its corresponding harmonies are contained within a single whole tone note when plucked on an open string. Rational divisions of space-time are natures way of “Singing” the cosmic melody Pythagoras lovingly described as the “Music of the Spheres”. In Plato’s Republic: Book 10, we have an example of the ‘trans-rational leap’ to mythology as to further illustrate his ideas where sequential logic fail to describe. Within the myth, however, we find another example of this same harmonic structure which is beheld by Er in his journey through the afterlife. This “Vision of Er” is the “Pattern of Patterns” or “Vision of the Good” and is representative of the whole of the cosmos viewed through the eye of transcendent vision. The beatific vision is given to pilgrims on their sojourn through the upper realms as one of the ‘rewards of justice’ for having lived a just life according to Reason and Virtue as opposed to passion and vice. Perhaps Pascal had similar instinctual reasons as did Socrates for giving us a gamblers wager as a convincing means to lead the life as a faithful Christian within the bounds of morality, for what better method to convince a gambler towards Piety than to offer a better chance of a winning throw! Logic responds to the rules of cause and effect, and those within the game of life are more likely to adhere to a system of gains and losses than towards a path of blind faith wherein restrictions are implemented upon the many to keep them in check. Here we are treading risky territory, however, for such a view begs many questions behind the basis of piety, morality, and the implementation of religious doctrine. Both Plato and Pascal seem to tactfully avoid these pitfalls by tempting us with our love of sweets and natural inclination towards the sublime as opposed to obedience through submission through dualistic fear of heaven and hell. As Pied Pipers they offer us a balance point, a wager, and a beatific vision wherefore to cast our eye and through natural magnetism be drawn up into the realm of the transcendent leaving “Baron Reason in her bed and taking up the Fruit of the Vine instead,” as described by great Persian mathematician, astronomer, mystical poet Omar Khayyam in his famous Rubáiyát.
The “Spindle of Necessity” is the name given to the vision described in the Myth of Er. It is composed of series of “whorls” eight in total and divided into 7 circles of the different and an 8th circle of the same (again representing the musical scale divided into its relative intervals). They are all enveloped around the spindle which appears as a ‘pillar of light’ around which all revolutions must complete their infinite cycles and in turn ‘hum’ an audible frequency due to a ‘siron’ which rotates around the outer edge of each Whorl in accordance with the tone of its relative time-zone (faster or slower depending on the distance of the circumference of its assigned orbit). As stated, 7 sirens orbit 7 whorls of different frequency zones where the 8th “Circle of the Same” represents the octave or Regeneration of the Whole Spindle again reminiscent of a musical scale ascending from unison to tonic and containing all the harmonies therein. The “whole is contained within the part” as the Circle of the Same is merely a regenerate microcosm of the Macrocosmic vision, and thus creating, sustaining, and simultaneously recreating the Grand Harmony of this beatific rotation of heavenly Light and Sound. A System of Transcendence such as the Vision of the Good has managed to utilize all three thermodynamic laws effectively and sustainably with zero-loss having attained a closed loop self-sustainable resonance frequency, whereby there exists “nothing” outside of itself for energy to ‘go’ other than to the zero-point within the octave representing nothing more than energy condensed and compacted so as to ‘spill over’ and expand continually across the spectrum of the lower intervals. This “Fountain of Youth” or “Holy Grail” is referred to again and again throughout history by various means and methods suitable for the time and culture in which it is “discovered”. Mathematical laws and principles, if true, are not bound by time or space, and are applicable regardless of ones faith, culture, custom, or belief. So long as they pass the test of “proofs”, they remain as fundamental law whether we regard them or not, for they dwell in the realm of the Immortals being revealed through mortal poles from time to time as transferred to us for use at the appropriate moments across history. Now that we live in the Great Age of Communication, we have the time and the means to connect the dots of non-localized, non-binary, and trans-rational quantum-entanglements and allow Nature Herself to unlock unified frameworks through which we might unite many branches of science, religion, politics, and technology by remaining open to those “invisible correspondences” which have before remain hidden, but which now we can see clearly as if a new sunrise has cast its light for the first time upon the shore of some undiscovered horizon beckoning us to openly explore vast cosmic oceans of which we never before dreamed or fathomed.
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