Discover the Reality
Continuum
When I was a little boy, I remember seeing a
picture on an album cover of ancient Indian music. It
illustrated a group of musicians playing in a courtyard
to a king and queen in the balcony above. I was awestruck
by the multiple, super-imposed stampings of the painting.
At first, I wondered if it was a mistake. But upon noticing
that everything else on the album cover was single stamped,
I concluded that it was no error. It was done on purpose.
The image touched a place inside me, a place that dwells
within all of us, a place of innate deeper knowing.
The image spoke to me of a profound
principle in nature, in fact, in physics. The intellectual
understanding came years later after majoring in physics
and mathematics as an undergrad. The picture illustrated
the existence of what I have come to call the Reality
Continuum. I found it most gratifying when, after many
years of lecturing on the principle, I learned that
some modern physicists were theorizing the existence
of multiple realities.
However, the Reality Continuum is a
much deeper theory than the simple notion of multiple
realities and parallel universes. Our universe is a
Reality Continuum: an infinite number of simultaneous
realities coexisting in an uninterrupted spectrum permeating
every point in existence.
To understand the notion of a Reality
Continuum, it is essential that we understand the concept
of a continuum, sometimes referred to as a gradient.
There are all sorts of gradients. You experience a temperature
gradient when you travel from the bottom of a valley
to the top of a mountain. Every step of the way, any
change in temperature is perceived as insignificant.
Yet when you reach the top of the mountain, it is cold.
In the valley it was hot. As we proceed up or down the
continuum, the difference becomes substantial. Polar
opposites, such as cold and hot, become unified through
a continuum of no-difference every step of the way.
Another temperature gradient is experienced without
even moving. In the morning it is cool, but as the day
progresses it becomes warmer and warmer even though
you have not moved at all. Over a period of time, you
have gone through a temperature gradient at one location.
Existence is structured as a reality
gradient: a continuum of realities all simultaneously
superimposed upon one another throughout the entire
universe. Nature functions with a whole new set of laws
for each step through the continuum, i.e., for each
of an infinite number of realities. The laws of physics
are unique in each reality. For example, on the surface
of life, Newtonian laws of physics rule. On the Quantum
Mechanical Level, an entirely different set of laws
rule. On the Newtonian level, 1+1=2. On the Quantum
Mechanical Level, this is not always the case. For example,
a beam from a flashlight travels away at the speed of
light. The beam from another flashlight pointed in the
opposite direction also travels away at the speed of
light. Yet modern physics tells us that if you were
to ride one beam of light as it soared away from the
other, it would clock their separation, not at twice
the speed of light, but at the speed of light itself.
In that case, 1+1=1.
In this age, our species innately strives
to identify the one reality behind any and every situation.
Even our legal system is based upon that premise. We
draw a line in the sand and choose our side, clinging
fervently to the reality of our choice, rejecting all
others. Even now, physicists erroneously strive to create
one reality model that describes the totality of existence.
Anything that exists, exists transgradiently.
What does transgradient mean? “Trans” means
across. To exist transgradiently means to exist across
the reality gradient. You exist within that continuum.
On the physical level (see The
Three Realms of Existence article for an explanation
of the levels of existence), you’re a piece of
flesh with qualities such as emotions and thoughts.
Deeper than that, you are something deeper than the
body, something more abstract, something centered more
in feelings and thoughts than in physicality. And deeper
still where your essence is, you are pure consciousness
- thoughts, emotions, and physicality are simply more
superficial expressions of what it is you truly are.
Every level of the reality continuum
has a corresponding reality, each with a corresponding
set of laws of nature. Moving a short distance from
one reality to the next along the reality continuum
seems insignificant. But huge leaps along the continuum
create drastic changes in the laws of nature as exemplified
by the example ‘we are separate in physical reality
and we are one on the level of the Transcendent or Unified
Field.’
As we enter into an age of greater
wisdom, individuals will cultivate a state of awareness
that moves freely through the Reality Continuum. We
will not blindly align with the reality into which we
have become indoctrinated. Instead, we will align with
the reality that best serves the moment. Needless to
say, our very definition of “truth” will
change accordingly.
It is essential to not make the mistake
of thinking that I’m describing the nature of
“the one true mega-reality,” containing
within it a number of different perspectives. It is
imperative to distinguish that misconception from the
understanding that there is a continuum of distinct
and separate realities. It is similar to the principle
illustrated by the old-time movie projectors. What was
seen was a constant movement of an image upon a screen.
But a deeper and more accurate truth revealed that,
in fact, it was a series of separate and distinct frames
projected in rapid sequence. The movement was nothing
more than a trick played upon our perception. Like that,
our universe is constructed of an infinite number of
different realities co-existing in a continuum from
one to the next. Adjacent realities seem similar enough
that the distinction is not perceived. But by moving
far enough along the reality continuum, the differences
between realities becomes dramatic.
Throughout history, models of existence
correlating to specific realities have grown in and
out of popularity. For example, at one time, the yin
and yang theory took precedence. Today, it has grown
somewhat out of favor while the model of science has
taken precedence. As times change, society begins to
identify with a different reality and the wisdom contained
in other teachings is lost or is at least no longer
fully appreciated.
Understanding the interconnectedness
between these realities will yield the next major breakthroughs
in human endeavor and technological advancements. So,
knowledge gained through yin and yang theory as well
as the knowledge gained through modern science will
co-exist and supplement one another.
For example, in the field of health,
disease is sometimes best understood and approached
through the perspective of the yin and yang theory.
Other times, it is best understood in terms of traditional
Western medicine. When we are able to embrace both realities
simultaneously and use them in unison, whole new technologies
are instantly revealed. This level of awareness, called
transgradient integration, goes far beyond the notion
of interdisciplinary study which simply strives to connect
two or perhaps three different reality perspectives.
I’m referring here to the implementation of an
unlimited number of technologies, each correlating to
a different reality. Furthermore, the basis of that
implementation resides in a new, highly integrated mode
of function of the implementer.
Freeing the individual’s awareness
from identity with a limited number of paradigms enables
the individual to freely identify and function through
the reality most beneficial to the moment. Realities
are then aligned with, not as a result of indoctrination,
but the individual is free to work within realities
that may be consciously unidentified, even by them.
This is done in a completely spontaneous and natural
manner. It is an advanced state of physiology. It is
not merely a new perspective or field of study. The
potential is staggering.
Not only people and things, but also
principles exist transgradiently. A principle, i.e.
a law of nature, is unique to its reality. However,
it has corresponding related laws of nature in other
realities. The principle connecting those laws reaches
transgradiently throughout all levels of existence.
This is why principles in economics relate to principles
in biology. It is why mathematics applies not only to
science but also to music. Every law of nature (as well
as every object) emerges from the Transcendent in a
transgradient continuum. All of existence is an inner
connected continuum of not only objects, but also principles
of nature.
For example, opposites attract is a
transgradient law of nature that applies as a unique
law of nature in each reality. In one reality, it refers
to the interaction of positively and negatively charged
particles. In another reality it applies to tendencies
of human behavior. They parallel one another and are
interconnected through the reality continuum, but are
not exactly the same.
Everything is interconnected. Apparently
contradictory theories, when understood in this context,
can support and enhance our understanding of each. A
simple example is illustrated by the ever-growing awareness
of the interconnection of psychology with physical health.
There are numerous models describing how the psyche
functions. Likewise, traditional medicine describes
how the body functions. Society is becoming increasingly
aware of the interconnection between the two. So, when
it comes to understanding an individual’s behavior,
sometimes that person is best viewed as purely a psychological
being. And other times, that person’s behavior
is best considered to be a function of the physical
body, biochemistry, etc. Correlations are being found
between the state of physical health and the state of
the psyche. In fact, all fields of interdisciplinary
study make some strides in the direction of interconnectedness.
But as a species, we have only begun.
© Michael Mamas, 10/05
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