Immanent Yet Transcendent

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'Spooky at a Distance' is the phrase coined by Albert Einstein to describe the strange effects of quantum mechanics, where two particles may interact instantaneously over a distance.

The process of waking up is a movement from lesser to fuller being, from isolation to closer union (The Human Phenomenon, by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, p. 31). “Union,” says Teilhard, “increases only through an increase in consciousness, that is to say in vision,”. The trend of evolution is a growth toward awareness and richer sight, “trying everything so as to find everything”. The end of this groping process is an embracing of each by All, and All by each; and human consciousness.

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Beyond the Family Within

Immanent is the kernel of consciousness
embedded within every living thing
no matter how big or small is the creature.
It is this spooky common disconnectedness
that allows the spark of entanglement
to trigger an emotional response
to and fro from all living things.
It is from the within of all things
interconnected, that the transcendent spirit begins
to grow beyond the sum of the parts via an evolving inheritance.
Transcendental immanency is the whisper of leaves in the breeze
It is the murmur of waves lapping in the seas,
It is the eyes matching-making with glints that please
It is the warmth of shared smile that both emulators sees
It is entanglement, the spooky spiritual links that appease,
join, bind and interconnect all living things
into a family within, immanent and transcendent.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 9/27/2023 10:56:00 AM
John, you have taken this difficult concept and raised it into a realms of revelation! I love Chardin but can only read about three paragraphs at a time then I need to think about what he says for months! I think yo have crafted a winner. Best wishes for the contest! Blessings!
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Date: 9/27/2023 11:12:00 AM
Thanks very much. I agree it is a very difficult concept. Cheers and Best Wishes.
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