Our
typical idea, is that time is a rigid line, moving from left to right, from the
past to the present and on to the future.
Even
science is questioning the existence of time. Some physicists even suggest our perception
of time is an illusion.
According to
Einstein’s theory of gravity, space-time can be visualized as a fabric which is
stretched and distorted by the presence of matter and energy. What we perceive
as time is just us moving along this fabric of space-time.
I find this
fabric of time easier to comprehend as a where
rather than a when, similar to
positions on a chessboard, each square on a chess board representing all
simultaneous moments of what we call time. Every square no matter how far away
has the potential to become your next experienced moment. The squares of
potential experiences closest to you have a higher probability of occurring in
the next moment, based on the beliefs you hold and the choices you make.
The
gravitational field of a black hole can be visualized as a funnel, with a dead,
collapsed star at the very center. Anyone unfortunate enough to get too close
to the funnel inevitably falls into it and is crushed to death.
One puzzle,
however, is that, according to Einstein’s equations, the funnel of a black hole
may connect our universe with a parallel universe. Furthermore, if the funnel
connects our universe with itself, then we have a “worm hole”. These anomalies
did not bother Einstein because it was thought that travel through the neck of
the funnel, called the “Einstein-Rosen Bridge,” would be impossible (since
anyone falling into the black hole would be killed).
However, over
the years physicists like Roy Kerr as well as Kip Thorne at the Calif.
Institute of Technology have found new solutions of Einstein’s equations in
which the gravitational field does not become infinite at the center, i.e. in
principle, a rocket ship could travel through the “Einstein-Rosen bridge” to an
alternate universe (or a distant part of our own universe) without being ripped
apart by intense gravitational fields.
Even more
intriguing, these wormholes can be viewed as time machines. Since the two ends
of the wormhole can connect two time eras or different positions on this fabric
of space & time, similar to positions on our hypothetical chessboard.
Thorne and his colleagues have calculated the conditions necessary to enter the
wormhole in one time era and exit the other side at another time era or
position on the fabric of the space-time continuum.
Let’s move back
to the spiritual aspects of this discussion. Our consciousness is not limited
as our physical bodies are. We can easily move our consciousness, from thoughts
of the present moment, to the past or the future in the blink of an eye. We can
move our consciousness, anywhere we choose within this fabric of
space-time. I suspect some of you are
wondering how we can move our consciousness into the future, “the future
doesn’t exist yet right?” If you remember earlier the 1st chapter
titled “Science & Spirituality; a blurring of the line”, we discussed time
briefly. Everything exists; every thought and every possibility exists, waiting
to be chosen and brought into the present moment. Some possibilities have a
higher probability of occurring, depending on who, what and where you are on
this fabric of space and time.
Besides being
able to move our consciousness anywhere we choose in this fabric of space-time,
we can also change our interpretation of what we perceive in those different
moments or positions in space-time. You could re-examine a traumatic childhood
experience; feel it, look at it, re-experience it from a new perspective. You
determine how you experience an event based on your beliefs. If you change your
belief about a particular moment, you change your experience of that moment,
which changes your present moment’s experience, which naturally changes the different
probabilities of your future.
I wonder about
our interconnectedness of our consciousness with these other simultaneous
moments. Is it possible that by changing our beliefs of the past moment in the
present that we actually may increase the probability, that in that past moment
we would hold a different belief and make a different choice to create the reality
we are experiencing in the present?
What is history,
just an interpretation of a particular moment? If you re-examine a particular
moment with a different perspective, you will find a different interpretation
of that moment and a change of history.
Let’s
play with some ideas on how to increase your probability of creating a future
you desire.
1
Look at a
particular moment from your perceived past. Move your consciousness there, feel
that moment and re-experience it. Now look at the particular moment, examine it
in minute detail. What beliefs were you holding at that time (e.g. “I’m a
victim”, “I’m smart”, “I’m rich”, etc.), feel those beliefs and re-experience
them. Now look at the choices you made that created that experience.
2
Move your
consciousness back to the present moment. Feel the present moment, experience
the moment, and examine it in minute detail. What beliefs do you have in the
present moment (e.g. “I’m a victim”, “I’m smart”, “I’m rich”, etc.), feel those
beliefs and re-experience them. . Now look at the choices you made that created
your experience of the present moment.
3
What future do
you desire? Feel what that moment feels like, experience that moment fully.
What beliefs are you holding in this future moment? Feel those beliefs and
experience them fully. This future moment exists now, look at the Beliefs that
made the choices available to you to create this future.
Thoughts become things; choose ones that
align with who you choose to be!