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The All-Inclusive Holographic Paradigm
by Alan T. Williams
Part 1 (Revised)
In its infancy, the holographic paradigm articulated the novel concept
that the human mind/brain complex functions as a hologram that both
perceives and participates in a holographic universe[1]. That is to say,
according to known physics and hologram theory[2], each human mind/brain
complex seems to be a dynamic sentient/material holographic complex
within a synergistic spacetime hologram whose boundaries are coextensive
with the boundaries of our sub-light-speed material universe.
This new paradigm was the result of the combined hypotheses and
conjectures of Karl Pribram, David Bohm, Fritjof Capra and others in the
1970's. Much of the effort to solve the new paradigm was directed toward
unifying the objective body of knowledge known as physics and the
mystical-spiritual realm of subjective experience. Many individuals
continue to equate mystical-spiritual experience with religious and/or
metaphysical considerations incompatible with physics, thus the efforts
to unify subjective experience with physics and to solve the original
holographic paradigm reached an impasse.
Interestingly, the solution of the holographic paradigm is entirely
physical and the early paradigm conceived by Pribram, Bohm, et al., was
(is) too narrow. The all- inclusive Holographic Paradigm described in
this essay is an objective physical model in which both our synergistic
material universe and intangible individual minds emerge as dynamic
holonomic[3] projections within the all-encompassing hologram of
ultimate reality itself. In other words, ultimate reality is the
omnipresent all-inclusive hologram within which all other dynamic
phenomenal holograms emerge.
Three interesting areas of objective physical investigation:
* 1. Expanding the narrow limits of the original holographic
paradigm, the physical model of the all-inclusive Holographic
Paradigm postulates that the human mind/brain complex is a
composite hologram within a hologram within a hologram. That
is to say, in principle each human mind/brain complex appears
to be a synergistic sentient/material combination of tangible and
intangible holonomic image events that emerge within the local
spacetime hologram of our sub-light-speed material universe
which itself emerges on some level of nonlocal holonomic
activity within the all-inclusive ontological hologram of ultimate
reality just-as-it-is.
* 2. In the 17th century CE, René Descartes (1596-1650) noted that
the physical body not only affects mind, mind also affects the
physical body. The accumulation of knowledge in the past 100
years has greatly accelerated the ongoing investigations in the
mind/brain area; nevertheless, the tangible/intangible,
material/non-material interactions Descartes noted in his classic
Mind/Body problem remain unsolved as humankind enters the
21st century CE.
* 3. Objective consciousness itself and the physics of consciousness
remain undefined and undescribed to this very day. Significantly,
the physics of consciousness is a key issue -- indeed, the key
issue -- in the solution of the all-inclusive Holographic Paradigm.
Researching the literature on consciousness, one immediately notices
that the term "consciousness" means many things to many people.
Nevertheless, as a general rule, when one speaks of consciousness
one is usually speaking of subjective, conditionally relative human
phenomenological consciousness. Given this bias, both objective
consciousness and the pre-existing underlying ground of ontological
consciousness itself have been substantially ignored. It would seem
that before either the physics of consciousness or the phenomena
of consciousness can be properly defined and described, this
longstanding neglect must be rectified. A few hypotheses:
* The original holographic paradigm hypothesizes that the human
mind/brain complex functions as a hologram that both perceives and
participates in a holographic universe.
* The new all-inclusive Holographic Paradigm is a comprehensive
physical model of ultimate reality just-as-it-is.
* Ultimate reality just-as-it-is is the omnipresent all-inclusive
ontological hologram that contains and sustains all other
transcendental and material holograms.
* The all-inclusive Holographic Paradigm hypothesizes that our local
subluminal spacetime continuum -- our synergistic material universe
-- is a finite cosmic hologram that emerges within the
all-inclusive ontological hologram of ultimate reality
just-as-it-is.
* The all-inclusive Holographic Paradigm also hypothesizes that each
human mind/brain complex is a holonomic sentient/material composite
that emerges within our finite holographic universe that itself
emerges within the all-inclusive ontological hologram of ultimate
reality just- as-it-is.
Fundamental forces:
There are four known fundamental forces or interactions in our material
universe that affect all tangible and intangible forms of matter, and
each material or non-material form is itself a discrete aggregation of
physical energy or energies. The four known fundamental forces are
electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force, the weak nuclear force and
gravitation. Each of these four known forces or interactions is limited
to our synergistic subluminal spacetime continuum -- and perhaps to
other similar material universes elsewhere, if such exist.
A bold prediction:
The all-inclusive Holographic Paradigm postulates that a presently
unrecognized fifth fundamental force exists as well. The unrecognized
fifth fundamental force is the pre-existing underlying physical energy
of consciousness itself. In other words, consciousness, per se, is an
objective, quantifiable continuum or spectrum of omnipresent physical
energy, just as electromagnetic radiation (EMR) is an objective,
quantifiable continuum or spectrum of physical energy. If that proves to
be the case, conditionally relative human phenomenological consciousness
is embedded within and represents only a limited portion of the
comprehensive continuum of phenomenal consciousness, just as visible
light is embedded within and represents only a limited portion of the
comprehensive electromagnetic radiation spectrum.
Contemporary physics and cosmology confirm that our material universe --
our subluminal holographic universe -- is some type of open system. The
all-inclusive Holographic Paradigm postulates that our material universe
is a dynamic hologram embedded within the all-encompassing physical
energy of the continuum of phenomenal consciousness; embedded within a
non-material domain of objective physical energy that exists beyond the
finite boundaries of our material universe; a quantifiable physical
energy that enters and leaves our open subluminal spacetime continuum,
perhaps by interfacing with the electromagnetic zero point field[4].
That is to say, superluminal information generated by higher level
phenomenal consciousness may enter and leave our synergistic
spacetime continuum by interfacing with the relativistic energies of the
zero point field at the zitterbewegung, the trembling motion of the ZPF.
The higher level conscious energies entering our open spacetime
continuum through the ZPF energy interface, or interfaces, may
provide information that directs the organization and evolution of lower
level aggregations of energy called matter within our subluminal
material universe. And the energy leaving our open spacetime system
provides positive and negative feedback information to the nonlocal
cosmogenic holomovement[5] that produces our local synergistic
holographic universe.
Conclusion:
The physical model of the all-inclusive Holographic Paradigm is a
vehicle for understanding both consciousness itself and reality
just-as-it-is. It points directly to the objective, quantifiable
physical energy of the continuum of phenomenal consciousness as the
presently unrecognized fifth fundamental force. Ontological
consciousness and the continuum of phenomenal consciousness
both pervade and wholly encompass our local spacetime continuum,
our sub-light-speed material universe. The postulated fifth
fundamental force may be seen as *the primary fundamental force*.
In other words, the all-encompassing physical energy of ontological
consciousness itself is the pre-existing underlying ground of
uncreated absolute pure being that contains and sustains all
existence whatsoever.
Notes:
1. The Holographic Paradigm and Other Paradoxes: Exploring the Leading
Edge of Science, edited by Ken Wilbur, Shambhala, 1982. October, 1995,
reprint: ISBN 0877732388.
2. Hologram theory: http://holo.com/holo/book/book1.html
3. Holonomic: having the characteristics of a hologram ("The term
'holonomic' was introduced by George Leonard to refer to entities 'in
the nature of a hologram'; see G. Leonard, The Silent Pulse, Dutton,
New York, 1978." Supra.).
4. Zero Point Field: http://www.jse.com/haisch/zpf.html
5. Holomovement: the dynamic phenomenal activity of a comprehensive
transcendental or material hologram. For example, the comprehensive
totality of our holographic material universe is one complete
sub-light-speed holomovement.
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The All-Inclusive Holographic Paradigm
by Alan T. Williams
Part 2: Hologram Theory and Holography
In 1947, while working on information theory in England, Hungarian
electrical engineer Dennis Gabor[6] developed his theory of holographic
information storage and coined the words hologram and holography.
Combining the Greek words holos (whole, entire) and gramma (anything
written or drawn), a hologram is defined as the whole [or entire]
message. Holography refers to the information storage process. Gabor
received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics[7] "for his invention and
development of the holographic method".
Gabor performed experiments using incandescent light and the results
were good enough to prove his theory, but the experiments were less
than satisfactory due to the random phase relationships (the "noise")
incandescent light produces. Practical holography would necessarily
await the development of a coherent light source, namely, the laser
(light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation). "Coherent
light" means that all of the light emitted by the laser has the same
wavelength and is in phase (there is no difference in the phase
relationships of the emitted light).
In 1958, Charles Townes[8] and his co-workers at Columbia University,
New York, including Arthur Schawlow[9] (1981 Nobel Prize in
Physics[10]), and a research group led by Nicolay Gennadiyevich
Basov[11] and Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov[12] at the Lebedev
Institute for Physics, Moscow, simultaneously and independently
analyzed the possibilities of applying the maser principle (microwave
amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) to the optical
region of the EMR spectrum, culminating in the first operating optical
maser (the laser) -- designed by Townes and suggested by Basov and
Prokhorov -- in 1960. The laser is the coherent light source that makes
contemporary holography possible. Among other changes in operating
conditions, the step from microwaves to visible light permitted a 10^5
increase in frequency. Townes, Basov and Prokhorov shared the 1964
Nobel Prize in Physics[13] "for fundamental work in the field of
quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators
and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle".
Compared to the long day of Plato and Aristotle that has illuminated
Western tradition for more than two millennia, hologram theory and
holography are only a brief flash of lightning in the cosmos of
scientific knowledge as humankind enters the 21st century CE.
Nevertheless, this bright flash of holographic lightning may usher in
a new day that illuminates the cosmos beyond the purview of either
Plato or Aristotle.
Conventional optical holograms:
Fifty years after Dennis Gabor articulated hologram theory,
conventional laser holography[14], acoustical holography[15] and
electron holography[16] all use the holographic method. And
computational holography[17], a computer synthesized realtime 3-D
interactive "holovideo" or virtual reality display of holograms,
is a growing area of interest.
Conventional laser (optical) holography and conventional photography
are both light-dependent. They effectively record only the information
contained in the limited optical region, the visible light region, of
the electromagnetic radiation spectrum. Light travels through a given
medium in a wave-like form. To capture the information contained in
the incident light waves, photographic film with an appropriate
emulsion speed records the pattern of light obtained from an object
or scene of interest. A conventional photograph records the amplitude
-- the intensity -- of the incident light waves, but intensity is only
part of the information contained in the light waves. A hologram
records both the intensity and the phase relationships of the incident
light waves. Thus, according to present scientific understanding, a
hologram captures the whole message contained in the incident light
waves of interest.
Conventional holography requires two light beams: A reference beam and
a diffraction beam (also called an object beam). A laser provides a
coherent light beam which is used for both purposes. A beam splitter,
an optical device that divides the coherent beam into two parts, is
placed directly in the laser beam. One part of the divided coherent
beam is focused directly on the film by a strategically placed mirror(s)
and focusing lens(es). This unmodified coherent light is the reference
beam. The second part of the divided coherent beam is first directed
onto the object of interest and the modified light waves reflected by
the object are then focused on the film where they interact with the
reference beam. The interaction of the coherent information in the
reference beam and the modified information in the diffraction beam
(the object beam) creates a unique interference pattern (diffraction
pattern) that is recorded (encoded) in the film emulsion. When the
developed film is again placed in the path of a coherent light beam,
the encoded information is projected into local space and an inverse
image of the original object is reconstructed.
Conclusions, Part 2:
Conventional photography and optical holography are light-dependent.
Electron and acoustical holography demonstrate that holographic
principles are valid in domains beyond the optical region of the EMR
spectrum. Hologram theory and holographic methods are a significant
advance in imaging concepts and techniques. Dennis Gabor thought it
might take twenty years before his theory could be applied to electron
microscopy. Electron holography actually took fifty years to come of
age through the use of the Möllenstedt biprism. Holographic concepts
and methods are much more versatile than Gabor might have imagined
in 1947, and new applications of his theory and methods continue to be
brought forward at an increased pace.
Continued in Part 3 (under construction)
Notes: (cont.)
(Notes 1 through 5 may be found in Part 1)
6. Dennis Gabor:
http://www.nobel.se/laureates/physics-1971-1-autobio.html
7. 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics Presentation Speech:
http://www.nobel.se/laureates/physics-1971-press.html
8. Charles Townes:
http://www.nobel.se/laureates/physics-1964-1-bio.html
9. Arthur Schawlow:
http://www.nobel.se/laureates/physics-1981-2-autobio.html
10. 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics Presentation Speech:
http://www.nobel.se/laureates/physics-1981-press.html
11. Nicolay Basov:
http://www.nobel.se/laureates/physics-1964-2-bio.html
12. Aleksandr Prokhorov:
http://www.nobel.se/laureates/physics-1964-3-bio.html
13. 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics Presentation Speech:
http://www.nobel.se/laureates/physics-1964-press.html
14. Conventional laser holography:
http://www.holoworld.com/holo/links.html
15. Acoustical holography:
http://physical-acoustics-www.nrl.navy.mil/index.html
16. Electron holography:
http://info.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/holo/members/oral/hres1/hrelho.html
17. Computational holography:
http://lucente.www.media.mit.edu/people/lucente/pubs/siggraph95.html
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The All-Inclusive Holographic Paradigm
by Alan T. Williams
Part 3: Dynamic Phenomenal Holography
* Questions
A superficial understanding of the original holographic paradigm -- the
concept that the human mind/brain complex functions as a hologram that
both perceives and participates in a holographic universe -- may leave
the impression that a dynamic holonomic data base is somehow encoded in
the physical matter of the human brain. Or that the holographic universe
is produced by some unknown process that functions in some presently
unexplained way.
One wonders how either concept might be scientifically explained.
* What medium is used as the coherent reference beam to encode and
reconstruct holographic information in the brain?
* What medium is used as the coherent reference beam to encode and
reconstruct our local spacetime continuum?
* What is the physical location of the coherent reference beam that
is used to encode and reconstruct our holographic universe (our
local spacetime continuum)?
* Exactly where are the dynamic interference patterns (diffraction
patterns) that represent our holographic universe encoded in the
higher order physical energy that exists beyond and wholly
encompasses our local spacetime continuum (our holographic
universe)?
One should be quick to note that it is not possible for either the human
mind/brain holonomic complex or the holographic universe to use coherent
light as the reference beam for their respective holographic processes.
One should also note that electron and acoustical holography demonstrate
that coherent media other than light can be used as a reference for the
application of holographic principles.
* The all-inclusive holographic paradigm[19]
The classical abstract forms envisioned by Plato do not exist in
physical reality just-as-it-is, but Plato was intuitively on the right
track. Human beings perceive other humans as separate individuals;
nevertheless, all entities are inseparably ONE on the highest level of
experience where the fundamental relationship of each entity with
objective, underlying ONEness is 1/1 = 1. There is no emerging *from*
the ONE. There is only differentiation *within* the ONE. And the moment
of differentiation for each entity is that very instant at which the
individual either creates or accepts even a single vibration that is
something less than ONEness, i.e., 1/n+1 = < 1 (the symbol < means
"less than").
In the ultimate phenomenal hologram that describes the comprehensive
ONEness of all existence including itself, the imperturbable ground of
underlying ONEness itself acts as the coherent reference beam and
the objective non-material physical energy of reciprocally emergent
(conditionally relative) thought vibrations acts as the proactive
diffraction beam. At the very instant of differentiation -- of becoming
something less than ONE (1/n+1 = < 1) -- each autonomous entity
becomes (acts as) the dynamic holonomic beam splitter in its own
solipsistic holographic projections. The projected interference
patterns, or diffraction patterns, are encoded in the transcendental
thought-wave matrix. Each autonomous entity may also collaborate
with other autonomous entities to produce synergistic holograms
within which any or all participants may experience the projected
holonomic image events either separately or in common.
* Conclusions, Part 3
Both the human mind/brain complex and our subluminal material universe
are holographic projections of diffraction patterns generated by
objective non-material higher level physical energies of the continuum
of phenomenal consciousness: Diffraction patterns that create, pervade,
encompass and sustain our finite lower level holographic universe (our
local spacetime continuum) when reconstructed by the coherent physical
energy of imperturbable ontological consciousness, uncreated absolute
pure being.
Continued in Part 4 (under construction)
Notes:
19. See also "Paradigm" at
http://www.livingston.net/hermital/paradigm.htm.
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Alan
There are no shortcuts to wisdom
and there is no end to learning.
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