Reality

‘What Is the Field?’ is the title of an interview I was privileged to give with my friend Catherine Carrigan for the Natural Healing Show on UK Health Radio.

Catherine is a medical intuitive healer, an Amazon best-selling author and the host of the Natural Healing Show.

In this interview, we discuss many subjects related to the nature of reality, including:

• The Field, or the Divine Consciousness that connects us all;
• Concepts from quantum physics, including quantum entanglement and non-locality;
• The ability that all humans have for reading information from The Field (telepathy, intuition, and other forms of Extra Sensory Perception etc.);
• The power that lies within all humans to affect physical reality with their intentions/consciousness.

Enjoy!

What Is the Field? An Interview with Catherine Carrigan for UK Health Radio

Resources

• Catherine Carrigan’s Website
• The Natural Health Show
• The Power of Intention Documentary
• The Field (My Blog Post)
• Scientific Evidence That Proves We Create Our Own Reality

The relationship between consciousness and reality wasn’t something I was planning on writing about today.

But when I sat down to write this morning, it’s exactly what I felt inspired to write about. So here it is!

The aim of this post to further clarify the link between our ‘inner world’ (consciousness) and ‘our outer world,’ (physical reality).

My hope is that this clarity will give us more power to create the reality we would like to experience–whether it is more peace on earth, or greater happiness in our own lives.

Same Thing, Many Names

Before I begin, it might help to point out that although I use the term ‘Consciousness’ in this post, you could just as easily use the words ‘Source,’ ‘God,’ or ‘Spirit’ in its place.

But consciousness is a more neutral word. It’s also one that suits the aim of this post just as well, so I’ll continue to use it here.

Consciousness is the Container

The first and most important point I’d like to make is that Consciousness is the container that holds all of creation.

It is the place in which all of creation resides and takes place.

This idea is perfectly summarised in the following quote from The Kybalion, by the Three Initiates:

‘The All is Mind; the Universe is Mental.’

Technically, though, Consciousness, as a container for all of creation, is not a ‘place’ as such–at least not in the sense of a physical location within our 3D reality.

This is because Consciousness is everything and everywhere. Therefore, It cannot be pinned down to one particular form or location.

But since this is too much even for my own mind to comprehend at this moment, I’d say just imagine that It is some sort of physical container for now.

Consciousness is the Contents

Consciousness is also the stuff in the container.

Everything in creation, including all of the galaxies and beings, is all Consciousness expressed in different forms.

And this brings us to the next point.

Consciousness is the Raw Material

Consciousness is the raw material from which everything in creation is made.

Our current scientific understanding tells us that everything in physical reality is ultimately energy.

Spirituality and metaphysics teach us that physical matter is energy slowed down to a slow and dense vibration.

But they also teach us that energy is a creation of focussed Consciousness. So it is ultimately Consciousness that creates energy, and through it, physical form.

It’s like the same ocean expressing itself as droplets, spray, ripples, waves and icebergs.

Consciousness is the Creator

So far, we’ve worked out that Consciousness is the container, all the stuff that’s in the container, and the raw material from which the stuff is made.

But who makes the stuff? What is the creative force that gives rise to the manifested creation?

You guess it: it’s Consciousness!

Consciousness is the Perceiver

So now, we have a container full of stuff, we know who made it and what everything is ultimately made from.

But why does all of this exist and who is it for?

Yep. It’s that old Consciousness again.

What I have understood from some of the spiritual teachings I’ve encountered is that Consciousness wants to know Itself better and therefore creates things of Itself which can interact with each other and have experiences of their own.

These experiences help Consciousness to experience, learn and understand Itself better.

So the Creator is also the Perceiver, and this makes perfect sense, because our scientific understanding of reality (through quantum physics) suggests that we influence physical reality when we interact with it as observers.

So we too are creators and perceivers.

But Why Bother?

The only question I have about all of this is, if Consciousness is all knowing, then why would It not know itself?

Why would It need to go through all this trouble to do that?

I’m not sure about the answer.

I think it could be, because Consciousness is never still and always in flux. So, there is no final settled state that It can perceive. (See next point for clarification.)

To use a tech analogy, perhaps we’re like the search engine ‘bots’ that Consciousness sends out to ‘crawl’ through the eternally evolving universe (similar to the Internet in this respect) and report back to It, so It can ‘index’ the universe.

Who knows?

Infinite Consciousness, Infinite Possibility

Retracing our steps back to the very first point made above shows us that everything leads to everything else and is on an infinite loop of creation, experience, perception and expansion.

So, Consciousness is infinite, and It is eternally expanding.

And we, as individuated aspects of this One Infinite Consciousness, are at the heart of this expansion, through our thoughts, desires, imaginings and creations.

A Virtual Reality Game?

Someone somewhere (I forget. My apologies.) used a superb analogy that helped me understand things more clearly.

The analogy was that it’s just as if I were a computer programmer and I created a virtual reality game, and then, played it using an avatar or character within that game.

I can enjoy playing this character, creating and living through its many experiences and interactions, within that reality.

I am experiencing playing that character but I am not really that character.

But, and this is where it becomes more interesting, this character, in turn, can choose to do the same!

It, too, can be a computer programmer within that virtual reality.

And it can create a virtual reality game of its own and play it using an avatar.

It, too, can create and enjoy experiences within this newly created virtual reality.

And on and on it goes…

Concluding Thoughts

First of all, thank you so much for sticking with me to the end!

I promise you, the only substance I’ve abused in the creation of this post is caffeine. I’ve just had two cups of coffee so far.

But even in my caffeinated state, these thoughts and ideas are mind-bending, to say the least.

So I can just understand how you must be feeling, if this is your first time encountering any of these ideas!

I don’t know what to do with them, or how to make sense of any of this with my physical mind.

But when I choose to just trust this knowledge with my heart, it gets a little easier.

I can understand that someone much smarter (than me in this physical body and mind) set all of this up. And They would have had a very good reason for doing so.

And I know that They did it to better know Themselves.

This tells me that it would be a good idea for me to know myself as well as I can, and to encourage others to do the same.

It also tells me that since creating and experiencing is the most important thing of all, I don’t need to worry too much about chasing outcomes out here in physical reality.

I am doing my job and adding to the experiences, and therefore serving, All That Is, no matter what I do.

It tells me that I, too, am creative and that I have power to create any reality I want (provided I learn the correct techniques and apply these diligently.)

It’s early days, but I’m working on it!

And lastly, but most importantly, it tells me that since this is all a game, I needn’t take it too seriously.

What’s more, in my soul or spirit, I have someone who is far wiser than I am, to guide the course of my journey within this experience. It/They also have my best interests at heart.

So, there’s nothing I need to worry about.

I can just relax and enjoy the ride!

Resources

• The 7 Hermetic Principles & How To Use Them To Improve Your Life
• The Field
• How We Create Reality
• Scientific Evidence That Proves We Create Our Reality
• How to Create the Reality You Want
• The Law of Attraction

‘Behind every atom of this world hides an infinite universe.’

–Rumi

Many spiritual traditions hold at their core the idea of a Divine Field of Consciousness, from which all of creation springs forth.

Take for example the concept of ‘Brahman‘ from the Hindu religion–the idea of the One Cosmic Mind or Consciousness that contains all of creation.

Many other popular traditions, such as Metaphysics and Hermeticism, also reflect this understanding in their concepts of ‘Source’ and ‘All That Is.’

According to these traditions, everything originates from this Source, and ultimately, returns to It.

All people, events and things are connected together through this Field of Consciousness, across all of time and space.

And you and I are part of It.

As we will discover, these ideas have some staggering implications for human potential and for our future.

The Implications

The first implication that follows is that we, as individuated aspects of the One Consciousness, have the ability to access and read the information contained in this Field.

Accordingly, we can potentially even access events that took place long before our birth; events that will occur long after our deaths, and events in the present that are happening in far off places (see the section on Remote Viewing below).

Also, since the Field is the repository of all knowledge and information, through it, we can access the answers to all of our questions and the solutions to all of our problems.

And if that wasn’t enough, the other, and even more profound implication, is that we can also influence and re-write that information with our consciousness!

So, not only do we have the power to access and observe these events, we also have the power to influence their outcomes and alter their trajectories.

What Science Says

Science seems to be catching up and coming to a similar understanding–especially within the field of quantum physics.

This could be why the Nobel Prize winning physicist Neils Bohr said,

‘If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.’

Quantum physicists talk of a Zero Point Field (also called the Quantum Vacuum) which can be described in similar terms to the ‘Brahman’ of the Hindus, and the ‘Source’ and ‘All That Is’ of other traditions.

It is a field with ‘nothing’ in it but is still not ’empty’. It is seething with energy fluctuations and with quantum particles flickering in and out of existence. And all matter originates from this Zero Point Field.

Some scientists believe that we may one day be able to harness unlimited energy from the Zero Point Field.

Noble Prize winning physicist, Max Planck summarised the connection between the Field of Consciousness and physical reality as follows:

‘All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particle of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together.
We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind. This mind is the matrix of all matter.’

Quantum ‘Spookiness’

Phenomena in the quantum world such as ‘quantum entanglement’ and ‘non-locality’ help to further reinforce the ideas held by spiritual traditions.

Quantum entanglement is where two quantum particles become entangled or joined in some way, they stay connected through time and space.

Non-locality is a term which describes the phenomena where quantum particles that are once entangled behave as if they’re not separated, even though they might be separated by distances of thousands of miles.

A stimulus applied to one particle has an instant effect on the other, with no delay of time to account for the distance. These responses are thought to happen at speeds faster than the speed of light!

While such phenomena might seem unusual according to the laws of standard physics and our understanding of how the universe usually works, it becomes easy to explain when you factor in the Field.

The Science of Mind Influencing Matter

As I detailed in my post: Scientific Evidence That Proves We Create Our Own Reality, the work of other scientists, such as that of Robert G. Jahn of Princeton University’s PEAR laboratory has shown that human consciousness can influence physical events though clear intention, and that it can do so even at a distance.

Psychic Spies

The work of scientists Russell Targ and Harold (‘Hal’) Puthoff in the field of Remote Viewing has demonstrated the ability of humans to remotely access information about specific locations.

My belief is that remote viewers are able to access this information because the Field acts as a cosmic wifi.

Since all information is contained within the Field, when humans are able to tune into it, they are able to retrieve information from It.

The Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) ran a remote viewing project from 1972-1977. Both Targ and Puthoff were involved in this project.

This was followed up by a project run by the Defence Intelligence Agency (D.I.A), codenamed ‘Star Gate’ and later renamed ‘Grill Flame’ which ran from 1985 into the 1990s.

While we may not come to know all the details surrounding these operations, a declassified report dated 22nd September 1995 by the American Research Institute titled ‘An Evaluation of The Remote Viewing Program: Research and Operational Applications‘ confirms at page two of the Executive Summary that:

‘A statistically significant laboratory effort has been demonstrated in the sense that hits occur more often than chance.’

What I gather from this is that more of the trials were successful than if it were simply a matter of lucky guesses or chance.

On a lighter note, the movie, ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats‘, offers a fun and lighthearted glimpse into some of these operations.

Some Concluding Thoughts

And so, while science and the mainstream have been somewhat slow to catch on, there is no denying that there is an ever-growing body of evidence pointing to the existence of this Field of Consciousness, its magical properties and our ability to communicate with it.

I have come to understand that the key to interacting with the Field, and to reading and influencing It, lies in our emotions and our intuition.

This is what excites me the most and is what I would like to share with you in future posts.

This post then, is a primer to pave the way for those posts which will relate to more specific areas of this fascinating subject.

I hope I have managed to pique your interest and that you would like to learn more about The Field and about your magical abilities in relation to It.

Resources

Once again, many of the ideas discussed in this post are based on the work of author Lynne McTaggart and her wonderful books, ‘The Field’ and ‘The Intention Experiment’.

I would strongly encourage you to check out her work and her public talks on Youtube.

• Lynne McTaggart’s Website
• Lynne McTaggart’s Youtube Channel
• Scientific Evidence That Proves We Create Our Own Reality