Techno-Elementals

by David Spangler

“Techno-elementals” are subtle beings that align themselves with human technology and artifacts. This book explores the emerging life of technology, It describes some of the effects the technological environment has on our humanity and the dangers and opportunities that lie ahead. To understand techno-elementals, we need to stretch into unfamiliar territory—to see the subtle realms as an ecosystem and subtle beings as living organisms. This writing seeks to introduce people to the reality, the wonder, and the naturalness of the non-physical world around us.

154 pages, Paperback

Published March 5, 2012

Reviews

[Onur Sazak · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even as someone who is interested in metaphysics, I struggled to wrap my head around the sentience Spangler attaches to inanimate objects. The majority of the concepts Spangler introduces in his book are his own creation. He argues that man-made objects have their own consciousness and that it is possible to interact with them. He calls these zones of sentience embedded in everyday objects ranging widely from household furniture to automobiles, computers to buildings “techno-elementals.” The term “elemental” in fact refers to the life energy supposedly existing in basic elements such as fire, water, air, and earth, as well as in organic materials like trees, rocks, minerals, so on and so forth. The prefix “techno” on the other hand is a qualifier for the objects manufactured by humans; and a "techno-elemental" is the sentient, responsive life force either radiating from, or attached to, these manufactured artifacts. While it is easier to accept that inanimate organic life forms (such as plants) may possess some sort of consciousness—although this is far from being scientifically proven—Spangler’s position that even a most rudimentary man-made object—say, a pencil holder on your desk—consists of, or is in some sort of a relationship with, at least four types of invisible sentient beings (artifactal, rider, ally, and sacramental) requires a lot of self-struggle to offer even a simple nod of courteous affirmation. Worse, Spangler relies on even more made-up definitions to convince the reader of the reality of the symbiotic relations allegedly occurring in his “subtle ecosystem.” Furthermore, I wish he had offered more than diagrams, which appear to have been drawn by a kindergartener, to enrich his postulation how these beings interact with each other and us. I would also appreciate more objective, evidence-driven insights on the eight properties of techno-elementals, how they are allegedly affecting us and interacting with one another in Spangler’s subtle ecosystem, which, for some reason is only known to the author, while being conveniently hidden from our sensory abilities.

[Katherine Moss · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't really give a huge review on this one to keep from giving any of the author's insights away, though the book is remarkably appropriate for those spiritual practitioners who see technology as something which can work alongside nature, rather than against it.