Mar 27 2008
* The Academic Angle
Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe.” Albert Einstein
Sshhhh. I’m about to defy you. Bugs Bunny.
A Strong Theory of Consciousness in Creation
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For your information, my formal training was in psychology and sociology. I have degrees (with honours) in psychology and sociology, as well as a graduate degree (PhD) in sociology. Prior to my “awakening,” I was primarily interested in issues of power, inequality, and gender. I’m still interested in these things (as you will know if you’ve read my books), only now I bring a “higher perspective” to my understanding.
After my awakening, which was initiated in 2001, I wasn’t very productive as an academic. My difficulty was the rather low opinion that most academics (and academic chelas) have for the “mystical” knowledge, anomalous phenomenon, and non-mainstream (i.e., fringe) areas of inquiry. As a mystic, I certainly found myself on the outs when it came to traditional science. I struggled for a while trying to figure out how to blend the two interests in a way that would at least allow me to find a respectable niche within the academic community. I moved through noetic sciences and humanistic and transpersonal psychology and neuroscience finding interesting things, but being generally unsatisfied about the way each of these disciplines where handling, or not handling, the spiritual truths that I knew to be true. I must admit I am quite enamored with Transpersonal Psychology and the writings of S. Groff but even there, something was missing.
So now I and my wife have decided to found a new area of scholarly inquiry. This new area we will call Psychosomatology (the scientific study of “mind” and body) and it will engage in multidisciplinary scientific research devoted to understanding and encouraging the full development of the Physical Unit using exemplars far beyond even the “peak” functioning humans identified in Humanistic Psychology. Exemplars of Psychosomatology include figures like Buddha, Christ, Ghandi, Einstein, and others who have attained the advanced functionality that is in inherent potential of the Physical Unit.
Psychosomatology includes the development of Psychosomatic Therapy.
I am currently building my SpiritWiki as an information repository of Psychosomatology. The SpiritWiki is undeveloped and immature at this point but I do intend it to advance rapidly (far more rapidly than is possible via the snail’s pace of scholarly publication). You can follow the development of Psychosomatology by visiting my blog. If you want to discuss possible contributions to the SpiritWiki, or perhaps would like to help me edit the Journal of Psychosomatology, please contact me at michael_sharp@avatarpublication.com.
Additional Reading
If you are interested in my ontological and epistemological position vis a vis Psychosomatology, read The Death of Newton: Consciousness, Spirituality, and the Second Scientific Revolution.
Understanding my position on consciousness and the material world is an essential prerequisite for understanding the position of Psychosomatology. For a definition of consciousness and it’s relation to spirit, read The Book of Light.
Understanding the nature of the Physical Unit is also a requisite for understanding the revolutionary nature of Psychosomatology. A definition of the Physical Unit is provided here.
