1. Introduction
Modern physics has little to say about how our reality came into being other than that it exploded spontaneously out
of an undefined nothingness. Since only matter and energy are acknowledged to exist, the origin of our
three-dimensional space must simply be accepted as a given. To do otherwise, we would need to allow the possibility
that there is some immaterial domain that gives substance to the physical universe. Close (2000) argues that
consciousness is such a domain, and that we experience the world because of a closed loop of interactions between
quantum phenomena and consciousness. He proposed that consciousness be defined as having two functions. The
primary function is the drawing of distinctions, and the secondary function is to organize these distinctions into forms
to reduce entropy. Further, consciousness must be non-quantized in order to avoid the need for an infinite number
of receptors of energy in the quantized world of matter. Although this proposal raises new questions regarding the
origin of the proposed consciousness, it offers additional degrees of freedom for thinking about our experience of the
physical universe.
Although modern physics does not have much to say about the origin of the universe, it is very good at explaining
the interrelationships among the various parts. In particular, quantum mechanics represents particles like atoms with
a wave function defined by the Schrodinger wave equation. It very successfully predicts the behaviour of microscopic
systems at the level of molecules or atoms. Although the computations of quantum mechanics have great predictive
power, using the theory to explain reality requires additional interpretation. The best-known attempt is the
Copenhagen interpretation, which interprets the wave function as a set of probabilities concerning a particle's
position. Before a measurement is actually made in an experiment, the probability that the particle will be in any
position is always less than one. However, when the particle's position is fixed by a measurement, the probability of it
being at a particular position is unity and everywhere else it is zero. This sudden change in probability, called the
"collapse" of the wave function, seems to require an observer to make the measurement. One objection to the
interpretation is that the properties of the observer are somehow special. This creates an undesirable discontinuity
between the macro and the micro worlds. Another objection is that the wave function is not a real property of the
particle, but merely represents our state of knowledge about the particle.
Modern physics has little to say about how our reality came into being other than that it exploded spontaneously out
of an undefined nothingness. Since only matter and energy are acknowledged to exist, the origin of our
three-dimensional space must simply be accepted as a given. To do otherwise, we would need to allow the possibility
that there is some immaterial domain that gives substance to the physical universe. Close (2000) argues that
consciousness is such a domain, and that we experience the world because of a closed loop of interactions between
quantum phenomena and consciousness. He proposed that consciousness be defined as having two functions. The
primary function is the drawing of distinctions, and the secondary function is to organize these distinctions into forms
to reduce entropy. Further, consciousness must be non-quantized in order to avoid the need for an infinite number
of receptors of energy in the quantized world of matter. Although this proposal raises new questions regarding the
origin of the proposed consciousness, it offers additional degrees of freedom for thinking about our experience of the
physical universe.
Although modern physics does not have much to say about the origin of the universe, it is very good at explaining
the interrelationships among the various parts. In particular, quantum mechanics represents particles like atoms with
a wave function defined by the Schrodinger wave equation. It very successfully predicts the behaviour of microscopic
systems at the level of molecules or atoms. Although the computations of quantum mechanics have great predictive
power, using the theory to explain reality requires additional interpretation. The best-known attempt is the
Copenhagen interpretation, which interprets the wave function as a set of probabilities concerning a particle's
position. Before a measurement is actually made in an experiment, the probability that the particle will be in any
position is always less than one. However, when the particle's position is fixed by a measurement, the probability of it
being at a particular position is unity and everywhere else it is zero. This sudden change in probability, called the
"collapse" of the wave function, seems to require an observer to make the measurement. One objection to the
interpretation is that the properties of the observer are somehow special. This creates an undesirable discontinuity
between the macro and the micro worlds. Another objection is that the wave function is not a real property of the
particle, but merely represents our state of knowledge about the particle.
IS CONSCIOUSNESS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF REALITY? by William C. Treurniet
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Abstract
A deeper understanding of the possible role of consciousness in maintaining reality was developed by combining ideas
from the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, a proposed transcendental physics model, a model of
the Mayan calendar, and a cosmology possibly inspired by communication with extraterrestrials. Inherent in all these
models is a universal consciousness that is proposed as the universal observer in an adaptation of the many-worlds
interpretation of quantum mechanics. The universal observer forms superpositions with waveforms of matter and,
according to the possibly extraterrestrial-inspired cosmology, has an unconstrained free will to choose that the
universe evolve according to the laws of nature.
Some empirical evidence supports the idea that the universal observer may inhibit increases in entropy by generating
periodic “creative impulses”. Further, the intensity of these impulses appears to be decreasing as the end of the
Mayan calendar approaches. Overall entropy should increase as a result, and may manifest as more chaotic activity in
the physical environment. However, we humans as conscious observers also influence the laws of nature to some
extent. If constraints imposed by the universal observer on human consciousness continue to decrease, we may be
able to assume its role given proper preparation. The proposed conceptual framework suggests that individual groups
of humans able to establish coherent waveform superpositions may ultimately form independent consensus realities.
A decline in the intensity of the creative impulse as the end of the Mayan calendar approaches would offer a possible
explanation for the multiple reported sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Perhaps many of these objects
are controlled by extraterrestrial observers who are aware of the coming end of the calendar and the associated
increase in entropy of the earth environment. They might have their own reasons for monitoring the earth and its
resources prior to any severe disruptions that might occur.
A deeper understanding of the possible role of consciousness in maintaining reality was developed by combining ideas
from the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, a proposed transcendental physics model, a model of
the Mayan calendar, and a cosmology possibly inspired by communication with extraterrestrials. Inherent in all these
models is a universal consciousness that is proposed as the universal observer in an adaptation of the many-worlds
interpretation of quantum mechanics. The universal observer forms superpositions with waveforms of matter and,
according to the possibly extraterrestrial-inspired cosmology, has an unconstrained free will to choose that the
universe evolve according to the laws of nature.
Some empirical evidence supports the idea that the universal observer may inhibit increases in entropy by generating
periodic “creative impulses”. Further, the intensity of these impulses appears to be decreasing as the end of the
Mayan calendar approaches. Overall entropy should increase as a result, and may manifest as more chaotic activity in
the physical environment. However, we humans as conscious observers also influence the laws of nature to some
extent. If constraints imposed by the universal observer on human consciousness continue to decrease, we may be
able to assume its role given proper preparation. The proposed conceptual framework suggests that individual groups
of humans able to establish coherent waveform superpositions may ultimately form independent consensus realities.
A decline in the intensity of the creative impulse as the end of the Mayan calendar approaches would offer a possible
explanation for the multiple reported sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Perhaps many of these objects
are controlled by extraterrestrial observers who are aware of the coming end of the calendar and the associated
increase in entropy of the earth environment. They might have their own reasons for monitoring the earth and its
resources prior to any severe disruptions that might occur.
WILLIAM TREURNIET was
for many years a research
scientist in a Canadian
government laboratory
where he studied issues
about human interaction
with information
technology. The most
recent research was
concerned with
psychoacoustics as it
relates to audio
compression technology.
He has had a
long-standing interest in
anomalous observations
that do not seem to fit
the mold of accepted
reality. He has conducted
research on precognition
in animals and was a UFO
field investigator for
APRO for a short while
during the 1960s. He has
found more freedom after
retirement to pursue
these and related
interests that have a
bearing on our
understanding of the
nature of reality.
His website is
www.treurniet.ca/wonder
for many years a research
scientist in a Canadian
government laboratory
where he studied issues
about human interaction
with information
technology. The most
recent research was
concerned with
psychoacoustics as it
relates to audio
compression technology.
He has had a
long-standing interest in
anomalous observations
that do not seem to fit
the mold of accepted
reality. He has conducted
research on precognition
in animals and was a UFO
field investigator for
APRO for a short while
during the 1960s. He has
found more freedom after
retirement to pursue
these and related
interests that have a
bearing on our
understanding of the
nature of reality.
His website is
www.treurniet.ca/wonder
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These problems are circumvented by the many-worlds
interpretation that has become a viable alternative to
the Copenhagen interpretation. The wave function is
seen as an actual particle rather than just information
about the particle. The observer has no special status
and is a wave function able to form a superposition
with any observed wave function. Further, instead of
the collapse of a wave function during a measurement
when one state is selected out of all possible states,
all possible outcomes are said to occur. The outcomes
are independent and give rise to different universes
that cannot normally communicate. The continuously
growing system of all possible universes is called the
multiverse. The many-worlds interpretation, combined
with the concept of a universal observer, offers an
interesting framework for understanding the role of
consciousness in the evolution of the universe.
The following discussion develops the premise that
the universe evolves the way it does because of the
role played by something like a consciousness field.
Consideration is given to a model of processes
underlying the Mayan calendar presented by Carl
Johan Calleman (2001, 2004). The model takes the
interpretation that has become a viable alternative to
the Copenhagen interpretation. The wave function is
seen as an actual particle rather than just information
about the particle. The observer has no special status
and is a wave function able to form a superposition
with any observed wave function. Further, instead of
the collapse of a wave function during a measurement
when one state is selected out of all possible states,
all possible outcomes are said to occur. The outcomes
are independent and give rise to different universes
that cannot normally communicate. The continuously
growing system of all possible universes is called the
multiverse. The many-worlds interpretation, combined
with the concept of a universal observer, offers an
interesting framework for understanding the role of
consciousness in the evolution of the universe.
The following discussion develops the premise that
the universe evolves the way it does because of the
role played by something like a consciousness field.
Consideration is given to a model of processes
underlying the Mayan calendar presented by Carl
Johan Calleman (2001, 2004). The model takes the
view that pulses of creative energy have influenced biological and social evolution on earth over millions of years.
Additionally, there is indirect evidence that this influence continues to affect the earth environment today (Treurniet,
2007a, 2007b, 2007c, 2009).
A basis for how consciousness may relate to the physical world is found in The New Science monograph written by
Wilbert B. Smith (1964). Smith believed that some of his scientific inspirations came from communications with
extraterrestrial visitors although he does not directly attribute to them the described cosmology. He identifies 12
hierarchical principles that outline the resources and processes available to consciousness for creating physical reality.
His insights are included since they add perspective to both the Mayan calendar model and Close’s transcendental
physics model.
Since consciousness may somehow be connected to the integrity of the physical world, it may be important to note
that several major spiritual traditions expect a transformation of human consciousness to take place sometime in the
future. Wilbert Smith’s cosmology includes the element of free will, which can explain why a transformation in human
consciousness might be accompanied by disturbances of the physical environment. The latter may be happening
already as worldwide earthquake activity continues to increase (Treurniet, 2007a, Figures 1 & 2). There is also
evidence to suggest that energetic aspects of the solar system environment as a whole are changing (Hoagland and
Wilcock, 2004).
Any role of a consciousness field in maintaining reality would extend everywhere in the universe. Thus, modulations of
a consciousness field described in the Mayan calendar model, for example, would also affect possible life on other
planets. The significance of the calendar may not be lost on members of some extraterrestrial civilizations, who might
then have their own reasons for wanting to be in the vicinity of earth as the calendar approaches the end date.
Possible reasons are suggested for the relatively recent explosion in reports of unidentified flying objects.
2. The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics
The many-worlds interpretation (e.g., Price, 1995; Vaidman, 2002) assumes that the output of the Schrodinger wave
equation or its equivalent describes physical properties of an object such as an electron, and is not just knowledge
about the object. That is, the wave function actually is the object in question. Further, the observer is a wave
function that interacts with the object wave function. The result is a linear superposition of the two wave functions
after a measurement. At this point, the original wave functions can no longer be separated, but are correlated with
each other. Each of the correlated subsystems evolves independently of the other in the merged wave function. A
measurement is considered complete when the subsystems are no longer correlated. If the measurement could have
more than one possible outcome, a separate copy of the system is created for each outcome on different branches of
the overall wave function. The wave function on each branch is real, independent, and normally not able to
communicate with those on other branches. The result may be seen as an ever-growing tree of independent worlds
as subsystems in a universal wave function. The collection of independent branching universes is sometimes called the
multiverse.
To simplify the description of the many-worlds interpretation even more, superposition of the quantum wave
functions of two interacting systems in the environment yields a single, more complex wave function. If this system
can evolve in two ways at the quantum level, one outcome occurs in one world and the other outcome in a different,
independent world. The multiverse is created by many such interactions.
3. Evidence of a universal consciousness field
The evidence in favour of the existence of a universal consciousness field was not obtained in a controlled experiment,
which would require the capability of switching the field on and off at will. This cannot be done in principle, since the
field is assumed to maintain the integrity of our reality. Instead, a model of the field proposed by Carl Johan Calleman
(2004) was used to predict observable effects on the environment. Since it makes testable predictions, it is a
legitimate model for scientific exploration.
3.1 An interpretation of the Mayan calendar
The interpretation of the Mayan calendar by Calleman (2001, 2004) appears to be consistent with observed cultural
and biological evolution. In his view, the calendar consists of nine embedded cycles, or Underworlds, all ending on
October 28, 2011. A cycle is subdivided into 13 equal intervals, each ruled by a particular deity representing certain
principles. Calleman sees opposing characteristics in the deities from successive pairs of intervals in a cycle.
Accordingly, an Underworld is described as a sequence of six Day/Night pairs plus a final Day. Each cycle after the first
is embedded in the last Day of the previous cycle. Thus, the length of each Day or Night shortens exponentially from
one Underworld to the next.
Table 1 shows Calleman’s names for the nine Underworlds, the Underworld durations, the starting dates, and some
phenomena that coincided with the Underworld beginnings. We are currently in the Galactic Underworld that began in
1999 and has a Day length of 360 solar days. In comparison, the previous cycle called the Planetary Underworld
began in 1755 and has a Day length of 19.7 years. The Universal Underworld will begin in 2011 with a Day length of
20 solar days.
Additionally, there is indirect evidence that this influence continues to affect the earth environment today (Treurniet,
2007a, 2007b, 2007c, 2009).
A basis for how consciousness may relate to the physical world is found in The New Science monograph written by
Wilbert B. Smith (1964). Smith believed that some of his scientific inspirations came from communications with
extraterrestrial visitors although he does not directly attribute to them the described cosmology. He identifies 12
hierarchical principles that outline the resources and processes available to consciousness for creating physical reality.
His insights are included since they add perspective to both the Mayan calendar model and Close’s transcendental
physics model.
Since consciousness may somehow be connected to the integrity of the physical world, it may be important to note
that several major spiritual traditions expect a transformation of human consciousness to take place sometime in the
future. Wilbert Smith’s cosmology includes the element of free will, which can explain why a transformation in human
consciousness might be accompanied by disturbances of the physical environment. The latter may be happening
already as worldwide earthquake activity continues to increase (Treurniet, 2007a, Figures 1 & 2). There is also
evidence to suggest that energetic aspects of the solar system environment as a whole are changing (Hoagland and
Wilcock, 2004).
Any role of a consciousness field in maintaining reality would extend everywhere in the universe. Thus, modulations of
a consciousness field described in the Mayan calendar model, for example, would also affect possible life on other
planets. The significance of the calendar may not be lost on members of some extraterrestrial civilizations, who might
then have their own reasons for wanting to be in the vicinity of earth as the calendar approaches the end date.
Possible reasons are suggested for the relatively recent explosion in reports of unidentified flying objects.
2. The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics
The many-worlds interpretation (e.g., Price, 1995; Vaidman, 2002) assumes that the output of the Schrodinger wave
equation or its equivalent describes physical properties of an object such as an electron, and is not just knowledge
about the object. That is, the wave function actually is the object in question. Further, the observer is a wave
function that interacts with the object wave function. The result is a linear superposition of the two wave functions
after a measurement. At this point, the original wave functions can no longer be separated, but are correlated with
each other. Each of the correlated subsystems evolves independently of the other in the merged wave function. A
measurement is considered complete when the subsystems are no longer correlated. If the measurement could have
more than one possible outcome, a separate copy of the system is created for each outcome on different branches of
the overall wave function. The wave function on each branch is real, independent, and normally not able to
communicate with those on other branches. The result may be seen as an ever-growing tree of independent worlds
as subsystems in a universal wave function. The collection of independent branching universes is sometimes called the
multiverse.
To simplify the description of the many-worlds interpretation even more, superposition of the quantum wave
functions of two interacting systems in the environment yields a single, more complex wave function. If this system
can evolve in two ways at the quantum level, one outcome occurs in one world and the other outcome in a different,
independent world. The multiverse is created by many such interactions.
3. Evidence of a universal consciousness field
The evidence in favour of the existence of a universal consciousness field was not obtained in a controlled experiment,
which would require the capability of switching the field on and off at will. This cannot be done in principle, since the
field is assumed to maintain the integrity of our reality. Instead, a model of the field proposed by Carl Johan Calleman
(2004) was used to predict observable effects on the environment. Since it makes testable predictions, it is a
legitimate model for scientific exploration.
3.1 An interpretation of the Mayan calendar
The interpretation of the Mayan calendar by Calleman (2001, 2004) appears to be consistent with observed cultural
and biological evolution. In his view, the calendar consists of nine embedded cycles, or Underworlds, all ending on
October 28, 2011. A cycle is subdivided into 13 equal intervals, each ruled by a particular deity representing certain
principles. Calleman sees opposing characteristics in the deities from successive pairs of intervals in a cycle.
Accordingly, an Underworld is described as a sequence of six Day/Night pairs plus a final Day. Each cycle after the first
is embedded in the last Day of the previous cycle. Thus, the length of each Day or Night shortens exponentially from
one Underworld to the next.
Table 1 shows Calleman’s names for the nine Underworlds, the Underworld durations, the starting dates, and some
phenomena that coincided with the Underworld beginnings. We are currently in the Galactic Underworld that began in
1999 and has a Day length of 360 solar days. In comparison, the previous cycle called the Planetary Underworld
began in 1755 and has a Day length of 19.7 years. The Universal Underworld will begin in 2011 with a Day length of
20 solar days.
In the model derived from Mayan lore, each Day of a cycle is characterized by a pulse of creative energy from a
universal oscillator that has influenced evolution since the beginning of time. The Days are associated with the
germination, growth and fruition of major changes in the physical and biological worlds and humanity’s consciousness
and social history. The Nights are periods when the changes are incorporated more fully into the existing context and
conflicts are resolved. The pulses of creative energy are applied during the Days via some kind of holographic
resonance involving all elements of reality.
Calleman's interpretation is compelling because he is able to associate major events suggesting new beginnings with
the Days of the Underworlds. Further, there are analogous events in the different underworlds that take
correspondingly different lengths of time to unfold. For example, most would agree that the rate at which internet
technology developed in the Galactic Underworld is much faster than the rate at which writing technology evolved in
the Planetary Underworld. There is an analogy between writing technology and electronic communications technology,
and this example shows how history tends to repeat itself in successive cycles, albeit at faster rates. Similar analogies
are drawn in other fields such as politics, religion and biology.
A form of prophecy is possible given this analogical structure. For example, Calleman (2004) successfully predicted,
on the basis of events that took place in the Days and Nights of the earlier Planetary Underworld, that a global
economic collapse would occur in the Galactic Underworld around November, 2007. In retrospect, the global economic
recession began in December, 2007 as reported by the National Bureau of Economic Research (2008), a non-profit
research organization. Such a successful prediction contributes to confidence in the Mayan calendar model.
3.1.1 A model of the universal consciousness field
According to Mayan cosmology, a World Tree placed near the centre of the galaxy is the source of all life. Calleman
understands the World Tree as an oscillator emitting creative pulses that influence the evolution of reality including
human consciousness. He sees a correspondence at different scales in the Mayan lore, so the World Tree has a place
at the centre of the universe, near the centre of the galaxy, on the earth, and even the human brain. Further, there is
a holographic resonance among the World Trees at the different scales, so the pulses emanate at all levels of scale.
Calleman proposes that the iron core of the earth, which is thought to have a crystalline structure due to the
tremendous pressures existing there, amplifies the pulses from the World Tree. Calleman (2004) writes that "the Nine
Underworlds correspond to nine sequentially activated layers of iron crystals in the earth's inner core" (p. 60). The
level of core activation decreases in depth with each successive Underworld. The "different layers are activated
according to the preset pattern of the Mayan calendar" (p. 59). Finally, "concentrated mental activity arises from
resonance with the earth's inner core" (p. 62). According to the model, the pulse rate of activations has increased
exponentially since the beginning of time, with each new frequency added to the earlier lower frequencies. The
addition of each new frequency occurred at exponentially decreasing intervals.
3.2 Frequency of earthquakes in relation to the Mayan calendar
Calleman's model implies that the field variations representing successive Days and Nights are associated with
modulations in earth core activations. Further, the pace of these modulations has increased exponentially over time
along with a decrease in the depth of the activations. If these activations have physical correlates, they should be
detectable as changes in seismic activity in the earth's lower mantle adjacent to the core. The Galactic Underworld
period, with its Day length of 360 solar days and nearly minimum activation depth, is an ideal period for examining
such variations in seismic activity. The model predicts that the number of earthquakes in the lower mantle should
alternate over successive Day and Night periods. Analysis of seismic activity using data from the U.S. Geological
Survey database, found such a relationship (Treurniet, 2007a). Figure 1 shows that, after the first Day, the
earthquake counts decreased during the Days of the Galactic Underworld and increased during the Nights. Lower
mantle earthquakes were defined as those with magnitudes greater than 3 occurring at depths below 650 km.
universal oscillator that has influenced evolution since the beginning of time. The Days are associated with the
germination, growth and fruition of major changes in the physical and biological worlds and humanity’s consciousness
and social history. The Nights are periods when the changes are incorporated more fully into the existing context and
conflicts are resolved. The pulses of creative energy are applied during the Days via some kind of holographic
resonance involving all elements of reality.
Calleman's interpretation is compelling because he is able to associate major events suggesting new beginnings with
the Days of the Underworlds. Further, there are analogous events in the different underworlds that take
correspondingly different lengths of time to unfold. For example, most would agree that the rate at which internet
technology developed in the Galactic Underworld is much faster than the rate at which writing technology evolved in
the Planetary Underworld. There is an analogy between writing technology and electronic communications technology,
and this example shows how history tends to repeat itself in successive cycles, albeit at faster rates. Similar analogies
are drawn in other fields such as politics, religion and biology.
A form of prophecy is possible given this analogical structure. For example, Calleman (2004) successfully predicted,
on the basis of events that took place in the Days and Nights of the earlier Planetary Underworld, that a global
economic collapse would occur in the Galactic Underworld around November, 2007. In retrospect, the global economic
recession began in December, 2007 as reported by the National Bureau of Economic Research (2008), a non-profit
research organization. Such a successful prediction contributes to confidence in the Mayan calendar model.
3.1.1 A model of the universal consciousness field
According to Mayan cosmology, a World Tree placed near the centre of the galaxy is the source of all life. Calleman
understands the World Tree as an oscillator emitting creative pulses that influence the evolution of reality including
human consciousness. He sees a correspondence at different scales in the Mayan lore, so the World Tree has a place
at the centre of the universe, near the centre of the galaxy, on the earth, and even the human brain. Further, there is
a holographic resonance among the World Trees at the different scales, so the pulses emanate at all levels of scale.
Calleman proposes that the iron core of the earth, which is thought to have a crystalline structure due to the
tremendous pressures existing there, amplifies the pulses from the World Tree. Calleman (2004) writes that "the Nine
Underworlds correspond to nine sequentially activated layers of iron crystals in the earth's inner core" (p. 60). The
level of core activation decreases in depth with each successive Underworld. The "different layers are activated
according to the preset pattern of the Mayan calendar" (p. 59). Finally, "concentrated mental activity arises from
resonance with the earth's inner core" (p. 62). According to the model, the pulse rate of activations has increased
exponentially since the beginning of time, with each new frequency added to the earlier lower frequencies. The
addition of each new frequency occurred at exponentially decreasing intervals.
3.2 Frequency of earthquakes in relation to the Mayan calendar
Calleman's model implies that the field variations representing successive Days and Nights are associated with
modulations in earth core activations. Further, the pace of these modulations has increased exponentially over time
along with a decrease in the depth of the activations. If these activations have physical correlates, they should be
detectable as changes in seismic activity in the earth's lower mantle adjacent to the core. The Galactic Underworld
period, with its Day length of 360 solar days and nearly minimum activation depth, is an ideal period for examining
such variations in seismic activity. The model predicts that the number of earthquakes in the lower mantle should
alternate over successive Day and Night periods. Analysis of seismic activity using data from the U.S. Geological
Survey database, found such a relationship (Treurniet, 2007a). Figure 1 shows that, after the first Day, the
earthquake counts decreased during the Days of the Galactic Underworld and increased during the Nights. Lower
mantle earthquakes were defined as those with magnitudes greater than 3 occurring at depths below 650 km.
According to the model, the World Tree oscillator delivers a creative impulse during the Day periods of the
Underworlds. The observed decrease in lower mantle earthquake frequency during the Days would be accounted for
by a dampening effect on energetic processes near the earth's core. One could argue that, generally speaking, a
creative impulse occurring during each Day appears to be associated with a decrease in entropy of the material
world, while its cessation each Night is associated with a relative increase in entropy.
The model refers to the periodic influence with exponentially increasing frequency as a “creative impulse”, which is
also an attribute of consciousness as defined by Close (2000). Strictly speaking, the periodic effect on earthquake
frequency does not require invocation of consciousness. It would be sufficient to say that a periodic change in some
physical parameter has a corresponding effect on the variances of physical processes. An enforced reduction in the
variance of geophysical activity might explain the corresponding reduction in the number of earthquakes. Further, a
reduction in competing biological and environmental noise could account for the periodic enhanced human creativity
noted by Calleman. However, something must be causing the modulation of that physical parameter, and the only
candidate at present is the proposed consciousness field.
4. Wilbert B. Smith's New Science
The cosmology described by Wilbert Smith (1964) consists of a hierarchical set of concepts or principles that gives
us the universe we know, and expresses a fundamental relationship between reality and free will that we generally
do not acknowledge. As described in Smith’s monograph The New Science, the basis for reality is Awareness that
has arisen out of Nothing-At-All. This Awareness uses the aforementioned set of principles to create and sustain
the physical universe. The principle of free will is an essential element in the creation of physical forms. Thus, both
awareness and free will figure prominently in the cosmology.
The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics discussed earlier offers images of dynamic wave functions to
impart a vision of an evolving reality. In contrast, Smith's cosmology operates at the semantic level to describe a
number of principles that are applied to continuously create reality. Table 2 shows these underpinnings of reality as
expressed in The New Science. There are 12 orthogonal principles organized into four “fabrics”, each having three
parameters. Each parameter is subject to all of the parameters that precede it in the list.
Underworlds. The observed decrease in lower mantle earthquake frequency during the Days would be accounted for
by a dampening effect on energetic processes near the earth's core. One could argue that, generally speaking, a
creative impulse occurring during each Day appears to be associated with a decrease in entropy of the material
world, while its cessation each Night is associated with a relative increase in entropy.
The model refers to the periodic influence with exponentially increasing frequency as a “creative impulse”, which is
also an attribute of consciousness as defined by Close (2000). Strictly speaking, the periodic effect on earthquake
frequency does not require invocation of consciousness. It would be sufficient to say that a periodic change in some
physical parameter has a corresponding effect on the variances of physical processes. An enforced reduction in the
variance of geophysical activity might explain the corresponding reduction in the number of earthquakes. Further, a
reduction in competing biological and environmental noise could account for the periodic enhanced human creativity
noted by Calleman. However, something must be causing the modulation of that physical parameter, and the only
candidate at present is the proposed consciousness field.
4. Wilbert B. Smith's New Science
The cosmology described by Wilbert Smith (1964) consists of a hierarchical set of concepts or principles that gives
us the universe we know, and expresses a fundamental relationship between reality and free will that we generally
do not acknowledge. As described in Smith’s monograph The New Science, the basis for reality is Awareness that
has arisen out of Nothing-At-All. This Awareness uses the aforementioned set of principles to create and sustain
the physical universe. The principle of free will is an essential element in the creation of physical forms. Thus, both
awareness and free will figure prominently in the cosmology.
The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics discussed earlier offers images of dynamic wave functions to
impart a vision of an evolving reality. In contrast, Smith's cosmology operates at the semantic level to describe a
number of principles that are applied to continuously create reality. Table 2 shows these underpinnings of reality as
expressed in The New Science. There are 12 orthogonal principles organized into four “fabrics”, each having three
parameters. Each parameter is subject to all of the parameters that precede it in the list.
The Space and Field fabrics are obvious principles for describing physical reality as we know it. The Length, Area,
and Volume parameters of the Space fabric specify the 3-dimensional nature of our reality. The Gradient parameter
of the Field fabric is a scalar that specifies the property of change, and is the basis for our experience of time.
Divergence is a vector parameter that is the basis for electric fields, which spread out everywhere from points of
reference. Curl is another vector parameter that, with the Divergence parameter, forms the basis for oriented
magnetic fields. Because of the Space fabric and the Gradient parameter, objects in 3-D space that rely on
divergence or curl can vary in magnitude.
The Control fabric deals with the role of choice in creation. The Randomness parameter is the basis for the
unrestricted orientation that objects relying on the Space and Field fabrics can have. The idea of orientation
introduces the possibility of asymmetry since not all orientations are equivalent. The parameter of Free Will
addresses the need to choose from the non-symmetric alternatives. The Sequence parameter, which includes the
prior element of Free Will, is the basis for order or specific arrangement in reality.
The Percipitation (sic) fabric contains the principles that permit the creation of matter. The Form parameter is the
basis for the existence of boundaries in reality. The Multiplicity parameter permits the creation of more than one
form, and enables the various elements of matter and energy to come into existence. The Aggregation parameter
permits the assembly of these elements into purposeful structures, both animate and inanimate.
Recall that each parameter is subject to all the parameters that precede it. For example, the Volume parameter
includes the parameters of Length and Area, thus establishing a 3-dimensional reality. Since Volume is placed
before the principle of Free Will, its 3-dimensional property cannot be altered by some consciousness choosing to
do so. The placement of the Length, Area, Volume, Gradient, Divergence, Curl, and Randomness principles before
Free Will means that these basic attributes of the universe cannot be altered by choice.
The remaining principles of Sequence, Form, Multiplicity and Aggregation follow the Free Will parameter in the table
and so are all subject to a choice exercised by consciousness. Physical entities including atomic particles and
biological organisms depend on these principles for their existence and, therefore, are subject to manipulation by
consciousness. The application of these parameters is reminiscent of the functions of consciousness defined by
Close (2000) of making distinctions and organizing structures to reduce entropy.
The set of principles in Table 2 is a recipe for creating rather than merely describing reality. Any agency taking an
active role in creating a complex reality consisting of "oriented sequences of aggregations of multiple forms", would
be able to do so because the Free Will parameter is included in the list.
5. Integrating perspectives
By upholding the predictions made by Calleman’s model, the earthquake data analysis supports the existence of
the periodic creative impulse from the World Tree as poetically described in the model. This field seems to be
equivalent to the Awareness of Smith’s cosmology, which defined the fundamental parameters of creation as per
the Space and Field fabrics. These parameters established the spatial dimensionality of the universe, the possibility
for electromagnetism to exist, and the possibility for change and the experience of time. Then, by virtue of the Free
Will parameter, form and function evolved according to the principles in the Control and Percipitation fabrics.
If we consider each model to be a different perspective on the same actuality, we should be able to apply one model’
s terminology to the other. We could then say that the availability of the Free Will parameter enables the Awareness
to control the World Tree oscillator by altering a parameter that controls the pulse rate. So Smith’s cosmology is
consistent with this aspect of Calleman’s model, and suggests that a conscious entity is behind the creative
impulse.
This conscious entity can be incorporated into the many-worlds interpretation as a universal observer that
continuously creates superpositions with physical reality. How these superpositions decohere determines the paths
through the multiverse. The possible paths appear to be controlled by a consistent set of rules that we call the laws
of physics. In terms of Smith's cosmology, the constancy of the laws of physics means that the values of his
parameters remain fixed. The result is the visible universe with which we are familiar, as well as other paths in the
multiverse that may or may not support life as we know it.
5.1 The role of human consciousness in creation
Since we humans are also conscious creatures, what is our role in this continuous creation of the multiverse? Like
the proposed universal observer, we also are observers of the material world. However, our physical bodies are a
part of that which is observed/created by the universal observer. By observing each individual consciousness and
inhibiting direct expression of its free will, the universal observer ensures the physical integrity of the individual as
the “real” world unfolds. But merely by observing, we also form superpositions with wave functions in the
environment. Since the outcomes of these interactions rarely violate expectations, it appears that only those that
do not conflict with the will of the universal observer are allowed. That is, our ability to actively interfere with the
"laws" of physics implemented by the universal observer appears to be minimal. It is not completely absent though,
since reported paranormal activity and experiments on extrasensory perception and psychokinesis indicate that the
ability does exist to a limited extent.
From our experience, it is rare for an individual consciousness to bias significantly the universal observer's control
over path selection through the multiverse. However, groups of people with a shared psychological state have been
known to have more success than single individuals. For example, the so-called Maharishi Effect (Maharishi
University of Management, 1976-1993), a consequence of group transcendental meditation, was said to improve a
number of social indicators reflecting quality of life. Perhaps the group superposition with common intent amplifies
the Free Will parameter so that a paranormal event can occur.
We can find additional evidence of group effects on measurement systems in the data from the Global
Consciousness Project (e.g., Bancel and Nelson, 2009; Nelson et al., 2002). The project found statistical evidence
that a shared psychological state triggered by a newsworthy event directly affects the physical environment.
Specifically, the cumulative behaviour of globally distributed, electronic random event generators (REGs) was shown
to be modified by events meaningful to people. Such events include natural disasters or terrorist attacks that result
in significant fatalities, or more positive events such as desirable political outcomes or group meditations. In
contrast to the Maharishi Effect experiments, there was no overt intention to modify the behaviour of the random
event generators one way or another. Apparently, a psychological state shared by a large number of humans can
have a non-specific effect on consensus reality. Perhaps the shared psychological state creates a general tendency
to increase or reduce entropy in the environment, thus affecting the variance of the random event generators.
Note that a similar hypothesis was proffered earlier to explain the differences in earthquake counts between the
Mayan calendar Days and Nights. If both results are affected by the same mechanism, seismic activity and REG
variance should also be related when the data is sampled according to the Mayan calendar intervals. Interestingly,
Treurniet (2009) showed that this predicted correlation does exist between the two disparate data sets and is
statistically significant.
6. The anticipated transformation of consciousness
Several spiritual traditions anticipate that a time is approaching when human consciousness will be radically
transformed. There is some agreement that it should happen soon, and some say the event will occur around the
time of the end of the Mayan calendar in 2011-2012. Surprisingly, the model of reality discussed above appears to
predict that the opportunity for such a transformation is likely to occur.
According to Calleman’s model, the creative impulse has waxed and waned periodically and the rate has increased
exponentially over time. The impulse in the current Galactic Underworld has a duration of 360 days as confirmed by
the oscillating number of earthquakes shown in Figure 1. Notice that the swings in the graph are relatively large up
to the third Night, and become less extreme in subsequent Days and Nights. The reduction in oscillation amplitude
may be a signal that control of the environment by the universal observer is declining. By the end of the calendar,
the consciousness field modulations might cease altogether. In that event, the universal observer's control might
diminish to the extent that reality will appear more and more chaotic. Perhaps this will be reflected in larger
earthquakes and more violent weather conditions.
The reduction in the universal observer's controlling influence may be a benefit to a human consciousness not
accustomed to directly expressing its free will. Release from the inhibition imposed by the universal observer should
create the opportunity for human consciousness to exercise control over the environment in order to avoid the
impending chaos. This may be a time for humanity to actively select its own path through the multiverse. That path
could continue the reality we know, or it might follow entirely different rules as allowed by Smith's Free Will
parameter.
Under these novel conditions, the wave functions of multiple human observers might form a superposition and
become equivalent to a more effective single observer as demonstrated by the Maharishi Effect. However, a
coherent superposition of individual wave functions may be possible only if the individuals involved are able to adopt
an appropriate shared psychological state. Some spiritual traditions speak of enlightenment as a state of cosmic
unity characterized by love and the rejection of ego. Perhaps such a state in common would enable individual minds
to follow the same path through the multiverse and create a shared reality.
Without the constraints on reality imposed by the universal observer, what would be the prospects for those of us
who are not prepared to reject ego and join with like minds to create a shared reality? If we are unable to maintain
a personal reality in the multiverse, there seems to be no alternative to enduring the unchecked increase in entropy.
This scenario offers a possible explanation for the recent increased level of reported UFO activity around the world
that is clearly indicated, for example, in data from the National UFO Reporting Center (shown graphically by
Treurniet (2007d) in Figure 1). Perhaps some of these objects are controlled by extraterrestrial beings with an
interest in preserving the earth's unique flora and fauna in the event of a global catastrophe. Or, if some UFO
contactees are to be believed, some of these beings might be motivated by love to minimize the suffering of
kindred souls if the environment were to become too chaotic.
7. So where do we stand?
The foregoing provides a framework for the position that consciousness is fundamental for maintaining physical
reality. Calleman's model of the Mayan calendar presents the World Tree as the source of the creative impulse. The
consciousness defined by Close (2000) has the function of reducing entropy, which might also be understood as a
creative impulse. Similarly, Smith’s (1964) principles enable a conscious entity with free will to create the structure
of reality. All three positions are consistent with the view of a primordial universal consciousness involved in the
creation and organization of form. A plausible process by which physical reality emerges is offered by the modified
many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics in which this consciousness plays the role of a universal
observer.
Empirical support for the participation of consciousness comes from the analysis of the earthquake data. A
prediction based on the properties of the creative impulse in the Mayan calendar model was confirmed. The result
supports the hypothesis that a universal creative impulse fluctuates according to a pattern determined by the
Mayan World Tree, or Smith’s Awareness or Close’s primordial consciousness. The effect of this creative impulse
might be understood in more conventional terms as periodic inhibition of the tendency for entropy to increase. Until
this observation can be explained by another mechanism, we have no alternative but to acknowledge that the
primary consciousness separately described by Close (2000), Smith (1964), and Calleman (2001, 2004) likely
affects our reality and may be fundamental to its existence.
7. Conclusion
The above synthesis of ideas opens the door to a new understanding of our shared physical reality that
incorporates consciousness as an essential element. The existence of a primordial consciousness and some of its
characteristics were supported by analysis of two disparate data sets sampled according to periods of the Mayan
calendar. This consciousness was adopted as the universal observer in an adaptation of the many-worlds
interpretation of quantum mechanics. Further, according to W. B. Smith's cosmology, the universal observer has
an unconstrained free will that enables it to decide how the multiverse evolves.
Individual humans would be part of the evolution controlled by such a universal observer via its laws of nature. But
because we are conscious, we can also observe the environment and influence how it evolves in spite of the rules
imposed by the universal observer. The empirical evidence suggests the possibility that a creative impulse from the
universal observer may be decreasing as the end of the Mayan calendar approaches. If this is true, we may soon
have a novel opportunity to manage the structure of reality without its assistance. Further, the evidence suggests
that we can jointly share in this task if we also share a suitable mental state. Perhaps such a state may be achieved
by unconditional love for one another. An indication that such a transformation of human consciousness is
occurring will be a greater incidence of significant paranormal abilities as many individuals jointly learn to express a
less inhibited free will.
8. Bibliography
Bancel, Peter and Roger Nelson, The GCP Event Experiment: Design, Analytical Methods, Results. Journal of
Scientific Exploration, 22(4), 2009.
Calleman, Carl Johan. The Mayan Calendar, London: Bet-Huen Books, 2001.
Calleman, Carl Johan. The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness, Rochester: Bear and Co.,
2004.
Close, Edward R. Transcendental Physics, toExcel Press, 2000.
Hoagland, Richard C. and David Wilcock, Interplanetary “Day After Tomorrow?”, 2004.
http://www.enterprisemission.com/_articles/05-14-2004_Interplanetary_Part_1/Interplanetary_1.htm
National Bureau of Economic Research, Determination of the December 2007 Peak in Economic Activity, 2008.
http://www.nber.org/dec2008.html
Maharishi University of Management, Research on the Maharishi Effect, 1976-1993.
http://www.mum.edu/m_effect/
National UFO Reporting Center, Report Index by Month,
http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/ndxevent.html
Nelson, R. D., D. I. Radin, R. Shoup, and P. A. Bancel, Correlations of Continuous Random Data with Major World
Events, Foundations of Physics Letters, Vol. 15, No. 6, December 2002, pp. 537-550.
Price, Michael Clive. The Everett FAQ, BLTC, 1995.
http://www.hedweb.com/manworld.htm
Smith, Wilbert B. The New Science, Fenn-Graphic Publishing Co., Ltd (Canada), 1964.
http://www.rexresearch.com/smith/newsci.htm
Treurniet, William C. Empirical support for the Mayan calendar, 2007a.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/Report1.htm
Treurniet, William C. A new perspective on the Mayan calendar end date controversy, 2007b.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/Report2.htm
Treurniet, William C. Confirmation of the relationship between earthquakes and the Mayan calendar, 2007c.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/Report3.htm
Treurniet, William C. Humanity, extraterrestrials, and the Mayan calendar, 2007d.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/ETMC.htm
Treurniet, William C. A relationship between Random Event Generators and seismic activity (Rev. 1), 2009.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/Report4Rev1.htm
Vaidman, Lev. Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2002.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-manyworlds/
and Volume parameters of the Space fabric specify the 3-dimensional nature of our reality. The Gradient parameter
of the Field fabric is a scalar that specifies the property of change, and is the basis for our experience of time.
Divergence is a vector parameter that is the basis for electric fields, which spread out everywhere from points of
reference. Curl is another vector parameter that, with the Divergence parameter, forms the basis for oriented
magnetic fields. Because of the Space fabric and the Gradient parameter, objects in 3-D space that rely on
divergence or curl can vary in magnitude.
The Control fabric deals with the role of choice in creation. The Randomness parameter is the basis for the
unrestricted orientation that objects relying on the Space and Field fabrics can have. The idea of orientation
introduces the possibility of asymmetry since not all orientations are equivalent. The parameter of Free Will
addresses the need to choose from the non-symmetric alternatives. The Sequence parameter, which includes the
prior element of Free Will, is the basis for order or specific arrangement in reality.
The Percipitation (sic) fabric contains the principles that permit the creation of matter. The Form parameter is the
basis for the existence of boundaries in reality. The Multiplicity parameter permits the creation of more than one
form, and enables the various elements of matter and energy to come into existence. The Aggregation parameter
permits the assembly of these elements into purposeful structures, both animate and inanimate.
Recall that each parameter is subject to all the parameters that precede it. For example, the Volume parameter
includes the parameters of Length and Area, thus establishing a 3-dimensional reality. Since Volume is placed
before the principle of Free Will, its 3-dimensional property cannot be altered by some consciousness choosing to
do so. The placement of the Length, Area, Volume, Gradient, Divergence, Curl, and Randomness principles before
Free Will means that these basic attributes of the universe cannot be altered by choice.
The remaining principles of Sequence, Form, Multiplicity and Aggregation follow the Free Will parameter in the table
and so are all subject to a choice exercised by consciousness. Physical entities including atomic particles and
biological organisms depend on these principles for their existence and, therefore, are subject to manipulation by
consciousness. The application of these parameters is reminiscent of the functions of consciousness defined by
Close (2000) of making distinctions and organizing structures to reduce entropy.
The set of principles in Table 2 is a recipe for creating rather than merely describing reality. Any agency taking an
active role in creating a complex reality consisting of "oriented sequences of aggregations of multiple forms", would
be able to do so because the Free Will parameter is included in the list.
5. Integrating perspectives
By upholding the predictions made by Calleman’s model, the earthquake data analysis supports the existence of
the periodic creative impulse from the World Tree as poetically described in the model. This field seems to be
equivalent to the Awareness of Smith’s cosmology, which defined the fundamental parameters of creation as per
the Space and Field fabrics. These parameters established the spatial dimensionality of the universe, the possibility
for electromagnetism to exist, and the possibility for change and the experience of time. Then, by virtue of the Free
Will parameter, form and function evolved according to the principles in the Control and Percipitation fabrics.
If we consider each model to be a different perspective on the same actuality, we should be able to apply one model’
s terminology to the other. We could then say that the availability of the Free Will parameter enables the Awareness
to control the World Tree oscillator by altering a parameter that controls the pulse rate. So Smith’s cosmology is
consistent with this aspect of Calleman’s model, and suggests that a conscious entity is behind the creative
impulse.
This conscious entity can be incorporated into the many-worlds interpretation as a universal observer that
continuously creates superpositions with physical reality. How these superpositions decohere determines the paths
through the multiverse. The possible paths appear to be controlled by a consistent set of rules that we call the laws
of physics. In terms of Smith's cosmology, the constancy of the laws of physics means that the values of his
parameters remain fixed. The result is the visible universe with which we are familiar, as well as other paths in the
multiverse that may or may not support life as we know it.
5.1 The role of human consciousness in creation
Since we humans are also conscious creatures, what is our role in this continuous creation of the multiverse? Like
the proposed universal observer, we also are observers of the material world. However, our physical bodies are a
part of that which is observed/created by the universal observer. By observing each individual consciousness and
inhibiting direct expression of its free will, the universal observer ensures the physical integrity of the individual as
the “real” world unfolds. But merely by observing, we also form superpositions with wave functions in the
environment. Since the outcomes of these interactions rarely violate expectations, it appears that only those that
do not conflict with the will of the universal observer are allowed. That is, our ability to actively interfere with the
"laws" of physics implemented by the universal observer appears to be minimal. It is not completely absent though,
since reported paranormal activity and experiments on extrasensory perception and psychokinesis indicate that the
ability does exist to a limited extent.
From our experience, it is rare for an individual consciousness to bias significantly the universal observer's control
over path selection through the multiverse. However, groups of people with a shared psychological state have been
known to have more success than single individuals. For example, the so-called Maharishi Effect (Maharishi
University of Management, 1976-1993), a consequence of group transcendental meditation, was said to improve a
number of social indicators reflecting quality of life. Perhaps the group superposition with common intent amplifies
the Free Will parameter so that a paranormal event can occur.
We can find additional evidence of group effects on measurement systems in the data from the Global
Consciousness Project (e.g., Bancel and Nelson, 2009; Nelson et al., 2002). The project found statistical evidence
that a shared psychological state triggered by a newsworthy event directly affects the physical environment.
Specifically, the cumulative behaviour of globally distributed, electronic random event generators (REGs) was shown
to be modified by events meaningful to people. Such events include natural disasters or terrorist attacks that result
in significant fatalities, or more positive events such as desirable political outcomes or group meditations. In
contrast to the Maharishi Effect experiments, there was no overt intention to modify the behaviour of the random
event generators one way or another. Apparently, a psychological state shared by a large number of humans can
have a non-specific effect on consensus reality. Perhaps the shared psychological state creates a general tendency
to increase or reduce entropy in the environment, thus affecting the variance of the random event generators.
Note that a similar hypothesis was proffered earlier to explain the differences in earthquake counts between the
Mayan calendar Days and Nights. If both results are affected by the same mechanism, seismic activity and REG
variance should also be related when the data is sampled according to the Mayan calendar intervals. Interestingly,
Treurniet (2009) showed that this predicted correlation does exist between the two disparate data sets and is
statistically significant.
6. The anticipated transformation of consciousness
Several spiritual traditions anticipate that a time is approaching when human consciousness will be radically
transformed. There is some agreement that it should happen soon, and some say the event will occur around the
time of the end of the Mayan calendar in 2011-2012. Surprisingly, the model of reality discussed above appears to
predict that the opportunity for such a transformation is likely to occur.
According to Calleman’s model, the creative impulse has waxed and waned periodically and the rate has increased
exponentially over time. The impulse in the current Galactic Underworld has a duration of 360 days as confirmed by
the oscillating number of earthquakes shown in Figure 1. Notice that the swings in the graph are relatively large up
to the third Night, and become less extreme in subsequent Days and Nights. The reduction in oscillation amplitude
may be a signal that control of the environment by the universal observer is declining. By the end of the calendar,
the consciousness field modulations might cease altogether. In that event, the universal observer's control might
diminish to the extent that reality will appear more and more chaotic. Perhaps this will be reflected in larger
earthquakes and more violent weather conditions.
The reduction in the universal observer's controlling influence may be a benefit to a human consciousness not
accustomed to directly expressing its free will. Release from the inhibition imposed by the universal observer should
create the opportunity for human consciousness to exercise control over the environment in order to avoid the
impending chaos. This may be a time for humanity to actively select its own path through the multiverse. That path
could continue the reality we know, or it might follow entirely different rules as allowed by Smith's Free Will
parameter.
Under these novel conditions, the wave functions of multiple human observers might form a superposition and
become equivalent to a more effective single observer as demonstrated by the Maharishi Effect. However, a
coherent superposition of individual wave functions may be possible only if the individuals involved are able to adopt
an appropriate shared psychological state. Some spiritual traditions speak of enlightenment as a state of cosmic
unity characterized by love and the rejection of ego. Perhaps such a state in common would enable individual minds
to follow the same path through the multiverse and create a shared reality.
Without the constraints on reality imposed by the universal observer, what would be the prospects for those of us
who are not prepared to reject ego and join with like minds to create a shared reality? If we are unable to maintain
a personal reality in the multiverse, there seems to be no alternative to enduring the unchecked increase in entropy.
This scenario offers a possible explanation for the recent increased level of reported UFO activity around the world
that is clearly indicated, for example, in data from the National UFO Reporting Center (shown graphically by
Treurniet (2007d) in Figure 1). Perhaps some of these objects are controlled by extraterrestrial beings with an
interest in preserving the earth's unique flora and fauna in the event of a global catastrophe. Or, if some UFO
contactees are to be believed, some of these beings might be motivated by love to minimize the suffering of
kindred souls if the environment were to become too chaotic.
7. So where do we stand?
The foregoing provides a framework for the position that consciousness is fundamental for maintaining physical
reality. Calleman's model of the Mayan calendar presents the World Tree as the source of the creative impulse. The
consciousness defined by Close (2000) has the function of reducing entropy, which might also be understood as a
creative impulse. Similarly, Smith’s (1964) principles enable a conscious entity with free will to create the structure
of reality. All three positions are consistent with the view of a primordial universal consciousness involved in the
creation and organization of form. A plausible process by which physical reality emerges is offered by the modified
many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics in which this consciousness plays the role of a universal
observer.
Empirical support for the participation of consciousness comes from the analysis of the earthquake data. A
prediction based on the properties of the creative impulse in the Mayan calendar model was confirmed. The result
supports the hypothesis that a universal creative impulse fluctuates according to a pattern determined by the
Mayan World Tree, or Smith’s Awareness or Close’s primordial consciousness. The effect of this creative impulse
might be understood in more conventional terms as periodic inhibition of the tendency for entropy to increase. Until
this observation can be explained by another mechanism, we have no alternative but to acknowledge that the
primary consciousness separately described by Close (2000), Smith (1964), and Calleman (2001, 2004) likely
affects our reality and may be fundamental to its existence.
7. Conclusion
The above synthesis of ideas opens the door to a new understanding of our shared physical reality that
incorporates consciousness as an essential element. The existence of a primordial consciousness and some of its
characteristics were supported by analysis of two disparate data sets sampled according to periods of the Mayan
calendar. This consciousness was adopted as the universal observer in an adaptation of the many-worlds
interpretation of quantum mechanics. Further, according to W. B. Smith's cosmology, the universal observer has
an unconstrained free will that enables it to decide how the multiverse evolves.
Individual humans would be part of the evolution controlled by such a universal observer via its laws of nature. But
because we are conscious, we can also observe the environment and influence how it evolves in spite of the rules
imposed by the universal observer. The empirical evidence suggests the possibility that a creative impulse from the
universal observer may be decreasing as the end of the Mayan calendar approaches. If this is true, we may soon
have a novel opportunity to manage the structure of reality without its assistance. Further, the evidence suggests
that we can jointly share in this task if we also share a suitable mental state. Perhaps such a state may be achieved
by unconditional love for one another. An indication that such a transformation of human consciousness is
occurring will be a greater incidence of significant paranormal abilities as many individuals jointly learn to express a
less inhibited free will.
8. Bibliography
Bancel, Peter and Roger Nelson, The GCP Event Experiment: Design, Analytical Methods, Results. Journal of
Scientific Exploration, 22(4), 2009.
Calleman, Carl Johan. The Mayan Calendar, London: Bet-Huen Books, 2001.
Calleman, Carl Johan. The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness, Rochester: Bear and Co.,
2004.
Close, Edward R. Transcendental Physics, toExcel Press, 2000.
Hoagland, Richard C. and David Wilcock, Interplanetary “Day After Tomorrow?”, 2004.
http://www.enterprisemission.com/_articles/05-14-2004_Interplanetary_Part_1/Interplanetary_1.htm
National Bureau of Economic Research, Determination of the December 2007 Peak in Economic Activity, 2008.
http://www.nber.org/dec2008.html
Maharishi University of Management, Research on the Maharishi Effect, 1976-1993.
http://www.mum.edu/m_effect/
National UFO Reporting Center, Report Index by Month,
http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/ndxevent.html
Nelson, R. D., D. I. Radin, R. Shoup, and P. A. Bancel, Correlations of Continuous Random Data with Major World
Events, Foundations of Physics Letters, Vol. 15, No. 6, December 2002, pp. 537-550.
Price, Michael Clive. The Everett FAQ, BLTC, 1995.
http://www.hedweb.com/manworld.htm
Smith, Wilbert B. The New Science, Fenn-Graphic Publishing Co., Ltd (Canada), 1964.
http://www.rexresearch.com/smith/newsci.htm
Treurniet, William C. Empirical support for the Mayan calendar, 2007a.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/Report1.htm
Treurniet, William C. A new perspective on the Mayan calendar end date controversy, 2007b.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/Report2.htm
Treurniet, William C. Confirmation of the relationship between earthquakes and the Mayan calendar, 2007c.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/Report3.htm
Treurniet, William C. Humanity, extraterrestrials, and the Mayan calendar, 2007d.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/ETMC.htm
Treurniet, William C. A relationship between Random Event Generators and seismic activity (Rev. 1), 2009.
http://www.treurniet.ca/MayanCal/Report4Rev1.htm
Vaidman, Lev. Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2002.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-manyworlds/
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