I’d like to introduce you to a book I’ve recently read called Stalking the Wild Pendulum which was written in 1977 by a medical device engineer, Itzhak Bentov. The book is available via Amazon but there are also free pdf versions available on the internet. I will warn you: the book is dense – meaning that while the language is not overly scientific, the concepts are “big” and take some deconstructing and reflection to take in – and they come thick and fast.
The book is about how quantum physics and consciousness are
connected. After explaining the science
of quantum physics, Mr. Bentov then makes some fascinating observations about
the implications of the science on consciousness and what we would call the
spiritual realm. For our purposes, I’m
only going to quote and discuss a few passages in the book – you may want to
get a copy for yourself and read the rest for context. Also, the science must be laid down before
the “spiritual” implications can be drawn – so for a while we will need to wade
through the science – but to be honest, that is what I love about this book and
why I wanted to explore it in this blog: it lays out plausible scientific
explanations for what we usually only associate with spiritual topics.
Sound, Waves and Vibration
Chapter one of Stalking the Wild Pendulum (StWP) is a
scientific explanation of sound, waves and vibration. I have included the summary from the end of
the chapter here for context into the quotes we’ll explore further.
READ: “We have seen various ways of producing sound. We
know that when a string or any other structure vibrates, it may develop
standing waves. These are waves that occupy a ‘fixed’ position in any
structure, whether it is a string, a plate, a container filled with a liquid,
or a blood vessel. Nodes are the spots in which minimum motion occurs. When
sets of waves are superposed, interference patterns result. A hologram is an
interference pattern of light waves on a photographic plate. When two differing
frequencies are superposed, beat frequencies result. Coherency is an in-step or
in-phase behavior of waves. Oscillators are devices that move in a periodic,
repetitive fashion between two points of rest. Our bodies are also such
devices. Oscillators vibrating out of phase with each other may get locked into
phase through rhythm entrainment. A system of oscillators that is in phase can
resonate. Our reality is a vibratory reality, filled by ‘sounds’ of different
kinds. We respond to differences in these sounds.”
What is a hologram?
What does it mean that our bodies are oscillators?
What is a vibratory reality?
READ: Regarding how a hologram is created, Mr. Bentov makes
the following statement on page 22:
“Note that the important part of holographic image making
is the interaction of a reference beam — a beam that is pure, virgin, and
untouched — with a working beam, which has had some experiences in its life.
The magnitude of these experiences is being measured against the reference
beam, which serves as a baseline for comparison. Our whole reality is
constructed by constantly making such comparisons. Our senses, which describe
our reality to us, are making these comparisons all the time. Unfortunately, our
senses, having no absolute reference line, must generate their own relative
reference line. But whenever we perceive something, we always perceive
differences only. Whether it be heat or
cold, light or darkness, quiet or noise we always compare two relative
quantities. We have no absolute measure of anything as far as our daily reality
is concerned.”
What are the implications of our senses having no
“absolute reference line” against which to judge our experiences on this earth?
How can we access an “absolute reference line” in this
dimension, so that our comparative reality can mirror true reality?
