This is the final episode of our series. Thanks to Joe Masterleo for his new book Ambient Christ and the insights he shared with us in the first 4 episodes. I will make a few last observations and draw some conclusions regarding the convergence of science and spirituality versus science and religion. I’ll also note what all levels have in common even though this trajectory of understanding is a work in progress. #Science #Spirituality #OmegaPoint #AlphaandOmega #Theology #UniversalChrist #Formlessness #SpiralDynamics #Universalist #SpiritualButNotReligious #SBNR #Theology #Integral #IntegralTheology #AmbientChrist #JoeMasterleo

We look at connections with our integral approach to the Biblical Narrative. Sacred Geometry proposes a higher intelligence behind the patterns found in the universe, galaxies and here in our own ecosystems of nature. The numerous patterns that occur seem to point to something greater. For example, the writer of Hebrews points to the time when Moses built the tabernacle and all the things put into the Holy of Holies. The writer say Moses was told to make these things “according to the pattern of the heavenly.” What other connections might we find in the Narrative? #ScienceandSpirituality #SacredGeometry #theology #integral #integraltheology

There is a real difference between unifying science and religion versus science and spirituality. I’ll take these next episodes to clarify the major difference and why humanity across the globe is evolving toward spirituality. In this episode I introduce a few other models proposed by quantum physicists. Science is looking for answers in the quantum realm and it’s amazing how their trajectory converges with our trajectory of Form-Trans-Form and Formlessness. This is absolutely a global conversation. In both science and spirituality there is recognition of the interconnectedness of all things. Separation consciousness will one day be left behind as part of our growing up history. Christianity will be revealed as the early stages of interpreting Christology. #Integral #Theology #Science #quantumphysics #nonduality

"The success of humanity's evolution will not be determined by "survival of the fittest," but by our own capacity to converge and unify" -- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Central to the integration theme of The Ambient Christ is harmonizing the creation/evolution stories together as one, (a) for future generations, (b) to round-out the gospel story by explaining the third (organic) nature of Christ in creation, and (c) for a futuristic vision of where history is headed in keeping with the biblical timeline toward the Omega Point of history (a Christogenesis). The chief contributor to this integral view was French paleontologist, theologian, and mystic Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, who saw evolution as including the rise of consciousness in progressive stages, unfolding from its elementary state embedded (incarnated) in the heart of matter, to its advancing rise in biological, psychological (mind) and finally spiritual form over deep time. According to Joe Masterleo, author of Ambient, such a global advance in consciousness replicates the unfolding of same in unhindered human psycho-spiritual development (see 1 Cor. 15). Below find two short video clips on the significance of Teilhard's work and vision, found here and here. More than seventy years after his death, this gestating global synthesis is now birthing as Teilhard envisioned, headed in the direction of a third eye (spiritual) seeing necessary to bridge multiple splits and divisions at all levels toward a unitive global consciousness. (For those wishing to explore Teilhard's contributions in greater detail, there are corresponding YouTube videos of greater length that can be readily referenced online.) Teilhard anticipated the advance of the highest levels of human thought and consciousness converging in the direction of a new and inclusive synthesis. This Spirit-generated synthesis will result in the natural selection of a new human phylum (remnant) that has overcome its defunct ancestral habit of dualistic thought and perception. Upon completing the unitive synthesis in his book, Joe extends Teilhard's vision by anticipating what this new, totally spiritualized phylum of humans will look like as homo elektor or homo universalis, evolved light beings and light workers, co-creating a new world with God "on earth as it is in heaven."

Both science and world religions agree that a unified field exists in the cosmos that holds everything together. In fact, the word Universe means “a reality turning around on one thing. Yet paradoxically, both disciplines offer different stories about the mystery of that one thing, the Creation Story (religion) and the Evolution Story (science). In a divided, post-modern world of disjointed stories, a novel, unifying story is in order.

From small beginnings, God makes things that make other, more complex things. Like a tiny mustard seed, all created things uncoil and evolve from an invisible dynamic center point at their innermost. Appearing as if out of nowhere (ex nihilo) from empty space, atoms group into molecules which form cells, which in turn form tissues, organs and eventually organisms. Among the universal images cast onto the field of matter from the quantum world (Spirit) is the spiral motif. Spirals are found at all scales in the universe, from quark to quasar. The spiral is a complex vortex that twists and rolls the stuff of creation from a sub-atomic zero-point at its tightly packed center, uncoiling from there like a scroll. Graphic designer Cristobal Vila has created powerfully animated images of same set to music in two awe-inspiring videos. The first is “The Amazing Fibonacci Spiral/Sequence,”. In the second, “Infinite Patterns”, note how the DNA molecule spins and whirls around an invisible axis the way plant tendrils coil around a garden stake. DNA and RNA contain electromagnetic feedback loops from the zero-point quantum (invisible) order we call God. All things large and small are created from the magnetic still-point of an invisible axis at their center (axis mundi) impressed upon the canvas of space-time by light. Quantum mechanics supports the notion that God is light, the invisible origin and substance of all created form. *Links to both videos below** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1VL1g2Gg6o&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF3CgNpkSTQ&feature=youtu.be #ScienceandSpirituality #Science #Spirituality, #Integral #QuantumTheory #Theology #Universalist

This is the first episode in our series and I’m very excited to explore an integral approach to this subject. We begin by talking with Joe Masterleo, author of “Ambient Christ.” His book looks at the ways both science and spirituality are converging. The book goes in depth on models of science that point to a universal field that holds all things together. This, of course, is what we see in terms of God or Spirit in the Biblical Narrative. There is evidence of an All in All in both fields of study. In this episode you will hear Joe explain how his journey led him to this understanding. We’ll talk about the major elements of the book and set the stage for the next few episodes that will take a deep dive into scientific models and the quantum realm. https://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Christ-Science-Scripture-Spirituality/dp/109804245X #Scienceandspirituality #Integral #IntegralTheory #quantum #convergence #theology

Presence is releasing the Integral Theology video series exploring the intersections between a transformative study of the biblical narrative with Spiral Dynamics and an AQAL (all-quadrants, all-levels) approach to spiritual growth. Feeling in the dark about what these terms mean? Don’t worry! In this video, Presence President Doug King discusses the convergence of these two fields for anyone just getting started in either.

This series will explore the intersections between a transformative study of the biblical narrative with SpiralDynamics and an AQAL (all-quadrants, all-levels) approach to spiritual growth. Feeling in the dark about what these terms mean? Don’t worry! In this video, Doug King discusses the convergence of these two fields for anyone just getting started in either. Along the way, Doug covers: Did Jesus come to start a new religion? Why we need a new, post-religious approach to the biblical narrative The convergence of two different fields: Biblical Studies and Integral Theory Integral Basics Theological Foundations The relationship between Integral Theory and Covenant Eschatology A Copernican revolution in theology. How Spiral Dynamics can help you love your neighbor better Why Integral Theory’s Four Quadrants are anything but ‘square’