There
will always be mysteries because we will always be part of
Something Greater – greater in Mind and Spirit. And, there
will always be events and things which will appear to
happen miraculously or magically.
Even
in this “Scientific Age,” there is much we emphatically Do
Not Know! Mysteries still exist far and wide
beyond the imaginings of the greatest scientists. Even
Albert Einstein admitted that:
“The
most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom
the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to
wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his
eyes are closed.”
We
do not perceive and understand all sorts of mysteries as
well as the Greatest Mystery of existence, cosmic and
human. Still many of us believe the veils hiding them will
be lifted through more science, finer technology, better
medicine.
Miracles
and Magic are constantly happening in our very midst –
because The Kingdom lies Within. These latter Wonders can
be understood if not fully explained and elucidated while
the Mysteries remain largely undiscovered. We write to
bring this paradox into better view.
Yes,
there are still mysteries hidden from us because we do not
have the hearts, minds and eyes to perceive them. Not
long ago (1997), scientific journalist John Horgan
published a book called The End Of Science: Facing The
Limits Of Knowledge In The Twilight Of The Scientific
Age. Horgan believes all major scientific
discoveries – natural selection, the double helix, the big
bang, the relativity and quantum theories – have been
made. Only refinements are left and no more revolutions or
revelations are yet to be had. Just details!
Interestingly,
readings in history indicate that similar kinds of
thinking were in vogue at the turn of the preceding two
centuries. In any period, this seems like a foolish
Know-It-All attitude. How arrogant to think that we have
plumbed the width, breadth and depth of creation in the
course of a few hundred years of scientific studies. In
fact, we are just beginning to scratch the surface of
things, to study the tips 0f icebergs, to cognize outer
layers of the real and the true, the beautiful and the
eternal.
What
do we really know of the origins of life or even
of the conception of a human being? How many real secrets
has the Earth yet to divulge? How little of the solar
system – not to mention our galaxy – have we investigated
in truly meaningful ways? And that just from purely
materialistic standpoints. How many ills do we not in the
least understand? Name a cure, if you can, of an illness
or disease which medics have made in the last generation.
Dr.
Lewis Thomas, a biologist, researcher, administrator and
wise physician, hit the nail on the head when he wrote,
“The only solid piece of scientific truth about
which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly
ignorant about nature. Indeed, I regard this as the major
discovery of the past hundred years of biology.” from The
Medusa and the Snail
Humans
are clearly part of nature. Furthermore, every thing is
alive from the ultra-microscopic level to the macroscopic
heavens. So biology covers vast territory. Then despite
all scientific investigations, the fact is clear
that “The more we know, the less we know.” Here follow
just a few of the multitudinous unexplained
MYSTERIES
OF NATURE
•
What preceded the Beginning
•
The real meaning of the Big Bang
•
What keeps the stars and planets in orbit
•
How life appeared on our own planet
•
What is the true cause of evolution
•
What is Humanity’s place in the scheme of existence
•
How Nature acts as the “Garment of God”
•
How sunlight is turned into food and fiber
MYSTERIES
OF HUMAN NATURE
•
How creatures were separated into the sexes
•
How the womb knows to implant a fertilized egg and nourish
it
•
What makes a human fetus’s heart begin to beat
•
The occult food of life
•
How humans are able to communicate wordlessly
•
How child prodigies appear regardless of heredity
•
Why humans fall ill and eventually die
•
What happens at death
Civilization
has made grand advancements over the ages. To the point
that we daily use the wonders of electricity and
mechanization, mass communication and transport. While we
have made these gains, society has become fragmented and
hyper-specialized. Practically all of us drive vehicles,
work with computers, and live through telephones. But, we
do so with the barest awareness and understanding of the
technologies which undergird these wonders. Mysteries even
lay hidden in the midst of mechanics, information
technologies, and world wide communication.
Even
today, to a savage or a primitive tribesman in the Amazon
jungle, a telephone or airplane may appear as a mystery.
Once demonstrated, they may then seem as miracles. Until
we use such things frequently. Then, they become common
and part of what we consider reality.
Mysteries
have been hidden thus for ages from all manner of people.
And they still are. There are many, many others – as
suggested above – which wait to be revealed to true
seekers.
The
Ancients ran Mystery Schools for hundreds of years to lead
students toward understanding the hidden forces in the
universe and in themselves. The day will arise – when the
times and seasons are right – to open the doors to more
and more of the persisting mysteries. Humanity will then
enter a true New Age.
In
the meantime, we can grope in that direction through
simple study of phenomena which point towards the
Mysteries. So, we will discuss and try to elucidate
Miracles, Magic, and More in subsequent essays.
