Month: July 2017
Science Meets Spiritualism
I tend to be a very logical person and a scientist at heart. I guess that’s why it’s difficult for me to fully embrace my son in his spiritual form. It just doesn’t seem logical. But then again, science and logic are based on the physical world, not the spiritual world.
But there are some principles of science that seem to support the existence of life after death:
- The Law of Conservation of Mass posits that matter is neither created nor destroyed.
- The Law of Conservation of Energy (First Law of Thermodynamics): posits that energy is neither created nor destroyed.
- Einstein’s equation E = mc2 proposes that the total amount of mass and energy in the universe is constant. This represents the combination of the two prior laws about energy and matter.
To me this is scientific support for life after death. We all possess life energy and a physical existence. While our bodies return to their earthly roots after death, the soul lives on. It has to. It’s pure energy.
My son has communicated to me that he is “pure energy” now and Angela Dawn in her book “Love Never Dies,” also discusses how her deceased mother and sister communicated to her that they are pure energy.
Now science has possibly given further proof of the connection between souls with the theory of “quantum entanglement.” Albert Einstein called it, “spooky action at a distance,” which doesn’t sound very scientific and in fact, sounds quite other-worldly. Yet who could be more respected in science than Albert Einstein? Read Washington Post article here, about quantum entanglement and a recent, groundbreaking experiment conducted in space.
Simply put, quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where two particles mirror each other no matter what distance is between them. What happens to one, is mirrored in the other. This sounds a lot like the concept of soul mates and soul families. We are connected to souls of our loved ones (and maybe even strangers), regardless of the distance. We sense them and sometimes even feel what is happening to them.
Another great article “Can Science Explain the Soul?” by Deepak Chopra (with Stuart Hameroff) connects the dots between quantum physics and the existence of the soul. Read the article here. It gets a little technical, but you can scroll down to the end of the article for the take-home message about how concepts in quantum physics (and the new field of quantum biology) can be used to argue for the existence of the soul and conscious thought. (Who knew??)
It seems that the laws of quantum physics apply in many ways to consciousness and the concept that souls unite as one after death. They become linked to the vast sea of souls in the spiritual world, a collective that works together.
Angela Dawn discusses this concept this in her book; that while her sister and mother retained some of their individual souls, they also were part of a greater collection of united souls, working together to help the universe.
I love it when science and spirituality come together. One day, I believe science will prove the existence of the spiritual world and that the souls of our loved ones live on.
50 Shades of Grief
When you lose something important in your life, you not only suffer that loss, but other losses stemming from it.
For example, if you break up with your significant other you may initially feel the loss of their company, but there are other losses too. Future losses. You may lament never growing old together, having children, etc. These losses are called “secondary losses,” and they are part of the grieving process.
Secondary losses can occur not only from the death of a loved one, but from any significant loss. Losing a job, losing your ability to have children, or losing physical function through illness or aging can also trigger secondary losses.
Suicide is a huge thing to deal with. As grief subsides, secondary losses begin to sting. It’s a different kind of pain than the initial loss. It’s less acute and shocking and more like a slow burn. It’s another layer to the grief process, a different shade of grief.
Triggers come out of nowhere… a bumper sticker on a car; “World’s Best Grandma,” hearing friends talk about their kids’ jobs, weddings and grandkids knowing I will never be able to have that conversation. I grieve for the son I will not see grow into a man, marry, or help me when I’m old.
The burn comes up. Not to be.
How peculiar to grieve for something I never had…