Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything

by Ervin Laszlo

Book Overview

Presents the unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an Integral Theory of Everything - Explains how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic Field of perennial... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594770425
• ISBN13: 9781594770425
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Inner Traditions International
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant and Comprehensive

It is no surprise that Laszlo's ground breaking work would invite some violent ripostes. It is never easy to change our thinking about anything. I have read and enjoyed at least a dozen of his books over the last two decades, and this is without doubt the clearest and most accessible. What he proposes is nothing short of an integral theory that promises to re-unite consciousness and the phenomenal world, and he shows how the fundamental interconnectedness of the Universe is not just a rare event occurring occasionally at the level of the very small, but is instead a property of all matter and life. Intellectually, emotional and spiritually satisfying. Highly recommended

Words would be superfluous.

They say knowledge unfolds like the layers of an onion. Every now & then a robust stock take of how much has been unpeeled, and what possibilities the next few layers may represent to us, comes along. Without a doubt, Ervin Laszlo's `A' Field is a fine example of this, connecting the essence of a tremendous amount of experience and schools of thought from a wide range of authors, scholars and technicians into one compelling read. Some of Laszlo's glimpses into what the deeper layers may have in store for us are perceptively mildly controversial, as to be expected, and I believe welcomed. His ability to discuss in a coherent fashion such diverse topics as Darwinism, Chi, Kundalini, reincarnation, non-locality, transpersonal communication, the channelling of Seth, black holes and intelligent design across the disciplines of cosmology, biology, consciousness, and quantum science, is a pretty staggering and admirable effort. I would rate the `A' Field five stars for the value of the inclusion of comments from other scientists and thinkers, the references plus further reading section, and the key ideas boxed and highlighted throughout each chapter alone. At times the implications of the `bits joining it all together' took a while for me to absorb because of their shear expansive nature. I would happily re-read this book along with Lynne McTaggarts "The Field" knowing I would get more from them both every time. They are surprisingly complementary and for science texts, quite exciting. In a way, Lynne McTaggart's material emphasis's the nature of experiments with consciousness, whereas Laszlo emphasises how these results may parallel and then converge to finally merge with spiritual knowledge and then morphose into a form of grand unified theory of everything. Astounding work; clear, concise, articulate, objectives stated up front. Great thinkpiece and at a cost of around 10 bucks, you can't lose! Regards, Daniel John Hancock

Well Beyond Mind Candy

Laszlo has done an amazing job of pulling together the pieces of what in the end is a pretty well thought out "theory of everything." His language is precise and lucid, and makes sense of a great body of scientific research, unexplained phenomena, and things that are for many intuitive insights. A key element, which Laszlo touches tangentially on in the course of the book, is the relationship of elements of his central thesis to ancient wisdom traditions, etc. I was struck by the fact that much of the conclusions that Laszlo comes to from a "scientific" approach have long been part and parcel of, for example, Buddhist thought and cosmology. Indeed, almost every conclusion that Laszlo comes to has a counterpart in Buddhist philosophy, from reincarnation to impermanence. For the practicing Buddhist, most of the book is quite readily accessible, and criticism directed at the book by those with a scientific bent suffers from the usual symptoms. Scientists want "proof" and "repeatability" before they can accept anything, they want years of study and peer review, and articles published in Nature, etc. The problem with this approach is that it dismisses other types of equally valid experiences, and ones which many scientists are typically manifestly unqualified to assess. Buddhist monks trained for years in the rigors of mind training, meditation, and the cultivation of mindfulness and insight, are capable of directly experiencing the type of reality that Laszlo describes...let these critical scientists duplicate this rigorous training process before rendering judgement on such matters. And scientists should also show a little humility, if one had polled the scientific community a two hundred years ago, the accepted wisdom on a host of matters at that time, would now appear quite laughable, but would have been as staunchly defended as some paradigms today...bravo to Laszlo for being such a visionary....

Integrates advanced ideas in consciousness & cosmology

Ervin Laszlo is a highly honored and respected scholar. His new book examines the most advanced ideas in physics, cosmology, metaphysics, and consciousness research. This is a book that is highly readable and suitable for the layperson. Ancient wisdom and modern research in physics and consciousness are brought together as the author seeks to help us recognize the underlying coherence and integration of Creation. Non-local consciousness is found to be intrinsic to the nature of reality, allowing us to understand many phenomena that challenge the common illusion of linear, material existence. This is not a lengthy or overly technical book - it focuses more on examining concepts and piecing them together to form a deeper, more encompassing view of Life and Creation. I highly recommend this book as an introduction or summary of what the most aware thinkers of our world have to teach us.