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On the Mechanics of Creation: A Cosmic Book
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Itzhak Bentov
19 books132 followersItzhak Bentov was a inventor, mystic and author.
His many inventions, including the steerable cardiac catheter, helped pioneer the biomedical engineering industry.
He was also an early exponent of what has come to be referred to as consciousness studies and authored several books on the subject.
He had a lifelong interest in meditation to describe quantum physics and the advanced states of higher awareness in ways easily grasped by readers.
His many inventions, including the steerable cardiac catheter, helped pioneer the biomedical engineering industry.
He was also an early exponent of what has come to be referred to as consciousness studies and authored several books on the subject.
He had a lifelong interest in meditation to describe quantum physics and the advanced states of higher awareness in ways easily grasped by readers.
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June 24, 2024
A BOOK OF THE ‘RAW DATA … RELATING TO CONSCIOUSNESS”
Itzhak Bentov (1923-1979) was writing this book when he died. His “talented sculptress wife, Mirtala,” finished the book, which was published in 1988. She explains in the Preface, “This volume is a study of the nature of consciousness and its evolution in terms of expansion into ever higher levels of Creation.” (Pg. xxi) Later, she adds, “Ben died in the DC-10 crash in Chicago in 1979, en route to a conference on the nature of consciousness. This book was in progress at that time, with parts 2, 4, and 5 almost finished, including the drawings for them. Parts 1 and 3 are a faithful reproduction of Ben’s drawings and words taken from his numerous lectures, with very few additions and no interpretations given.” (Pg. xxiv)
Bentov explains in the first chapter, “This is a sequel to my previous book ‘Stalking the Wild Pendulum,’ where I attempted to put into rational, scientific, or pseudoscientific language the subject of consciousness… it became clear to me that another book needed to be written, in which the raw data … relating to consciousness had to be given. So, here it is. In ‘Stalking…,’ I mentioned the soul in an offhand fashion, saying that it is close to something we call the psyche. But, of course, that was a serious book. In this one I’ll have to stop pretending and describe things as they are.” (Pg. 2)
He notes, “There is no comprehensive model of what we are all about, and the science of the psyche is still in its infancy. The eastern philosophies have a far broader and more inclusive model of the human being, but their language is often incomprehensible to westerners. So we won’t worry about science for the time being… and will rely only on our own subjective experience on this trip. (Pg. 4) He continues, “I am lucky to have met several people whose experiences have been similar to mine, so that I have been able to compare my information with theirs. To my great surprise, our experiences agreed not only in general, but also in many unexpected details. This knowledge appears, therefore, to be consistent and REPRODUCIBLE.” (Pg. 5)
He states, “The universe is a hologram or interference pattern in which all parts are interconnected, containing information about each other and thus about the entire universe. As galaxies move along the surface of the torus, they radiate information waves about themselves. These waves interweave into an interference pattern and form a hologram, which fills the hollow space inside the torus, as well as extends into the surrounding void.” (Pg. 15)
He outlines, “Now let us examine the properties of the void in which the Creator and His universe are located. There are two things that can be said about the void, or the Absolute. It is PURE CONSCIOUSNESS and at the same time it contains all there is in POTENTIAL, that is, nonmanifest or nontangible form. It is infinite creative energy in a potential or resting nonvibratory state. In order for matter to appear, and later for forms to appear, a vibratory motion has to be introduced into the Absolute… In the Absolute, opposites merge and are reconciled. At infinite speed it takes no time to get anywhere; one is everywhere at once, omnipresent, in a state of total rest. The paradox is resolved.” (Pg. 17-18)
He says, “Right now your thinking processes are occurring on the background of the interstellar void, which is filling your brain. Consequently, your thinking consists of modifications in the vibratory processes of the void, or pure consciousness. But remember that this void is not your private void. Everybody and everything is made up of this vibrating void, whether you like it or not. Your thinking processes spread out and affect all Creation; there is no privacy, and at this point, it is too late to complain.” (Pg. 21-22)
He continues, “The soul, like everything else, keeps evolving. It may sound strange that an abstract concept, such as a soul, evolves, but on its level the soul is not an abstract concept at all. In its own reality, the soul is quite tangible. As far as we are concerned, the soul, which contains all our emotional, mental, and intuitive equipment, is the EXPERIENCER. It experiences through the physical body, which is its tool for interaction on the physical level in order to learn. This does not mean that the soul cannot function without a physical body. It can and does very well. It’s a being in its own right.” (Pg. 29)
He goes on, “There is a consciousness… that is the higher consciousness, the observer or soul of this planet. This big being… can be called for all intents and purposes the soul or the God of our planet. We, human beings, are part of this large being. We are contained within its consciousness, as are al the animal species and the beings that have no physical bodies… The name given to a being that is the rudimentary consciousness of any structure is ‘deva.’ This is a good short word that means ‘god’ of a form.” (Pg. 31-32)
He explains, “let us see what happens after the positive and negative polarities reunite. They continue to perform separate functions: Mr. Creator is the male, active principle, involved in the evolution of consciousness, while Mrs. Creator is the feminine principle, the Mother-Nature, the deva of all forms. All the nature devas… come from Her body… Every atom, the whole Creation, is the body of Mother-Nature.” (Pg. 40)
He suggests, “There is no limit to the extent of human consciousness. It can expand to fill the universe, and then you can talk to the Creator. You can talk to all the beings who are gods; you have a diplomatic visa to infinity.” (Pg. 43) Later, he adds, “In our lives there are always two states, the ‘real’ and the ‘ideal.’ The real is the Manifest Creation, of which we are a part, and the ideal is what we bring to life in our minds. In our physical state, the real, we travel in our mind to the ideal, or we could say that the Manifest Creation keeps expanding to reach the Absolute. However, by the time we catch up with the ideal, the mind had already moved ahead to a new ideal.” (Pg. 76)
He concludes, “So, YOU are the Supreme God of the system! At the same time you are the person doing a nine-to-five job, pushing a pencil or driving a truck, paying income tax and phone bills. And not only are you this Supreme God, but so is everybody else. We are all part of pure consciousness, the void. The consciousness breaks down into units, and each has an awareness of self and thinks that he is different from everybody else.” (Pg. 84)
This book will be of keen interest to those interested in spiritual (“New Age”) interpretations of the universe and consciousness.
Itzhak Bentov (1923-1979) was writing this book when he died. His “talented sculptress wife, Mirtala,” finished the book, which was published in 1988. She explains in the Preface, “This volume is a study of the nature of consciousness and its evolution in terms of expansion into ever higher levels of Creation.” (Pg. xxi) Later, she adds, “Ben died in the DC-10 crash in Chicago in 1979, en route to a conference on the nature of consciousness. This book was in progress at that time, with parts 2, 4, and 5 almost finished, including the drawings for them. Parts 1 and 3 are a faithful reproduction of Ben’s drawings and words taken from his numerous lectures, with very few additions and no interpretations given.” (Pg. xxiv)
Bentov explains in the first chapter, “This is a sequel to my previous book ‘Stalking the Wild Pendulum,’ where I attempted to put into rational, scientific, or pseudoscientific language the subject of consciousness… it became clear to me that another book needed to be written, in which the raw data … relating to consciousness had to be given. So, here it is. In ‘Stalking…,’ I mentioned the soul in an offhand fashion, saying that it is close to something we call the psyche. But, of course, that was a serious book. In this one I’ll have to stop pretending and describe things as they are.” (Pg. 2)
He notes, “There is no comprehensive model of what we are all about, and the science of the psyche is still in its infancy. The eastern philosophies have a far broader and more inclusive model of the human being, but their language is often incomprehensible to westerners. So we won’t worry about science for the time being… and will rely only on our own subjective experience on this trip. (Pg. 4) He continues, “I am lucky to have met several people whose experiences have been similar to mine, so that I have been able to compare my information with theirs. To my great surprise, our experiences agreed not only in general, but also in many unexpected details. This knowledge appears, therefore, to be consistent and REPRODUCIBLE.” (Pg. 5)
He states, “The universe is a hologram or interference pattern in which all parts are interconnected, containing information about each other and thus about the entire universe. As galaxies move along the surface of the torus, they radiate information waves about themselves. These waves interweave into an interference pattern and form a hologram, which fills the hollow space inside the torus, as well as extends into the surrounding void.” (Pg. 15)
He outlines, “Now let us examine the properties of the void in which the Creator and His universe are located. There are two things that can be said about the void, or the Absolute. It is PURE CONSCIOUSNESS and at the same time it contains all there is in POTENTIAL, that is, nonmanifest or nontangible form. It is infinite creative energy in a potential or resting nonvibratory state. In order for matter to appear, and later for forms to appear, a vibratory motion has to be introduced into the Absolute… In the Absolute, opposites merge and are reconciled. At infinite speed it takes no time to get anywhere; one is everywhere at once, omnipresent, in a state of total rest. The paradox is resolved.” (Pg. 17-18)
He says, “Right now your thinking processes are occurring on the background of the interstellar void, which is filling your brain. Consequently, your thinking consists of modifications in the vibratory processes of the void, or pure consciousness. But remember that this void is not your private void. Everybody and everything is made up of this vibrating void, whether you like it or not. Your thinking processes spread out and affect all Creation; there is no privacy, and at this point, it is too late to complain.” (Pg. 21-22)
He continues, “The soul, like everything else, keeps evolving. It may sound strange that an abstract concept, such as a soul, evolves, but on its level the soul is not an abstract concept at all. In its own reality, the soul is quite tangible. As far as we are concerned, the soul, which contains all our emotional, mental, and intuitive equipment, is the EXPERIENCER. It experiences through the physical body, which is its tool for interaction on the physical level in order to learn. This does not mean that the soul cannot function without a physical body. It can and does very well. It’s a being in its own right.” (Pg. 29)
He goes on, “There is a consciousness… that is the higher consciousness, the observer or soul of this planet. This big being… can be called for all intents and purposes the soul or the God of our planet. We, human beings, are part of this large being. We are contained within its consciousness, as are al the animal species and the beings that have no physical bodies… The name given to a being that is the rudimentary consciousness of any structure is ‘deva.’ This is a good short word that means ‘god’ of a form.” (Pg. 31-32)
He explains, “let us see what happens after the positive and negative polarities reunite. They continue to perform separate functions: Mr. Creator is the male, active principle, involved in the evolution of consciousness, while Mrs. Creator is the feminine principle, the Mother-Nature, the deva of all forms. All the nature devas… come from Her body… Every atom, the whole Creation, is the body of Mother-Nature.” (Pg. 40)
He suggests, “There is no limit to the extent of human consciousness. It can expand to fill the universe, and then you can talk to the Creator. You can talk to all the beings who are gods; you have a diplomatic visa to infinity.” (Pg. 43) Later, he adds, “In our lives there are always two states, the ‘real’ and the ‘ideal.’ The real is the Manifest Creation, of which we are a part, and the ideal is what we bring to life in our minds. In our physical state, the real, we travel in our mind to the ideal, or we could say that the Manifest Creation keeps expanding to reach the Absolute. However, by the time we catch up with the ideal, the mind had already moved ahead to a new ideal.” (Pg. 76)
He concludes, “So, YOU are the Supreme God of the system! At the same time you are the person doing a nine-to-five job, pushing a pencil or driving a truck, paying income tax and phone bills. And not only are you this Supreme God, but so is everybody else. We are all part of pure consciousness, the void. The consciousness breaks down into units, and each has an awareness of self and thinks that he is different from everybody else.” (Pg. 84)
This book will be of keen interest to those interested in spiritual (“New Age”) interpretations of the universe and consciousness.
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