Changing paradigms

And so it is through science that we begin to understand that there is an energy field in which we are all connected. And according to Gregg Braden in his book "The Divine Matrix," the language of this energy field, or universal hologram, is emotion.

The idea that the universal consciousness is communicated through emotion makes sense to me. Animals respond to emotion. Studies show that water responds to emotion. Plants respond to emotion. Why wouldn't the universal life force respond to emotion as well?

Braden says that scientists have been chasing after the proof of this energy for some time. In an experiment in 1841, scientists set out to prove that there was an "ether" in the world. They sent particles of light in opposite directions and tried to measure if one went faster than the other. They recorded no discernible difference and announced to the world that there was no energy field on earth.

But the key here is the word discernible; and in 1986 another study was performed and the results sought after in 1841 were confirmed. The difference was the sensitivity of the machinery and the discovery that the "ether" was all around. Further studies show that all living substance make up this "ether," being contained in a separate form and as part of the whole. It is within and without at the same time, and it is responsive to emotion.

I find this thought fascinating. If we are interested in affecting change, we might do well to become more versed in this emerging science. We must provide opportunities for emotion to flow through us and the people which whom we are in relationship. Paying attention to overall emotion and providing space for reflection and processing seems almost more important than the actual discussions that are being had.

More precisely, perhaps change occurs not by what we think about something, but rather what we feel about it.