Dark Stuff

For most of the 20th century and into the 21st century the Big Bang theory has been the majority Universe-origin theory for those with a modern consciousness. This theory is not without its difficulties and many new generation cosmologists have questioned some of the gaps and flaws in the theory. Even though the Big Bang theory has withstood much scientific criticism and still holds the primary position for cosmological origins, the recent discovery of dark matter, dark energy and more recently, dark flow has complicated the landscape. The reason these phenomena are called dark is because we cannot see them but we know they are there by their effects on the behavior of galaxies.

Current thinking is that there may be as much as 5 times as much dark stuff in the Universe as the matter that we can see and measure. We do not know what dark energy is, but we can see its effects on expansion of the Universe. The result is that most of the Universe, including all around us here on Earth, is made up of stuff we cannot see with contemporary scientific instruments. This is different from the light energy that we can "see" and measure and use in our everyday technological lives as in radio broadcasts, wireless voice and data transmission and many others.

Another strange thing about dark matter is that it passes through the everyday matter we know about: starts, planets, us. We have very little doubt that dark matter/energy exists - we just do not know what it is. The invention of dark matter theory allowed the standard model of the Big Bang theory to get back on track - allowing us to explain why the Universe is expanding at an accelerating rate rather than being static or shrinking.

Dark energy may be defined as "whatever it is that is causing the Universe to accelerate". Dark Flow is a newly discovered possibility where much of the Universe seems to be moving at a high speed toward a single point. In order to explain this flow, we may need another Universe such that our Universe is not everything - it is part of an even bigger picture. It may be possible that we are part of an even bigger structure, perhaps a bubble created by inflation.

Time Machines

Time passes at different rates depending on where you are in the Universe and how fast you are traveling. If you are near a very large object with great mass and gravity, time will slow down. For example, if you could orbit a massive black hole, time would pass much slower for you than observers on earth. Depending on the size and force of the black hole, time might pass half as fast for you as for the observers. After orbiting the black hole for 5 years and returning to earth, 10 years would have passed. This would effectively be a time machine.

Since black holes are a long way from here and not very practical to orbit, another way to time travel is by moving at the speed of light. If you could travel at the speed of light in space for 1 week, when you return to Earth, 100 years would have passed. This is very effective time travel.

It is impossible to travel at the speed of light, but might be possible to travel at near the speed of light. However, to do that the space vehicle would have to be super-massive. It might take 6 years for the vehicle to accelerate to near the cosmic speed of light. After 2 years it will reach half the speed of light. After another two it will be 90% the speed of light. After 2 more years it will reach 99% the speed of light. At this speed a single day on the spaceship is equal to a year of time on Earth.

Abundance

Abundance is a consciousness rooted in faith in the absolute (metaphysical) realm that demonstrates positive contributions in the relative (physical) realm that results in a state of prosperity. Prosperity is not limited to the financial realm. Nor is financial demonstration necessarily one of the physical contributions that results from a particular individual expression.

Abundance is a way of being that is focused on gratitude, giving and creative expression. The absolute physical expression of prosperity by an individual will be consistent with the strengths of the core personality of the person. Advancements all arise from the creative mind that taps into the inner Self and finds expressions in our actions.

We experience lack when we are somehow working in opposition to spiritual law. Lack is not limited to financial resources. We can experience lack in terms of forgiveness, creativity, understanding, acceptance, initiative and especially love. We experience lack when we fail to demonstrate a giving consciousness. Giving more fully allows us to receive more fully and vice- versa.

We can think of affluence as experiencing an abundant flow. When we are in the flow, ideas come to us easier, relationships work better and manifestation of our inner desires occurs more frequently. We can create the foundation for affluence in our lives through many practices including, but not limited to: meditation, introspection, empathy, synergy, forgiveness and love.

The starting point for abundance is to accept responsibility for our own thoughts. We have the power to fuel or stop any thought that comes into our minds. We can encourage the constructive, positive ones and kill the destructive, negative ones. Thoughts are things that produce words which produce actions which produce results which produce consequences. We can act from cause rather than from effect. Working from cause is a much more efficient and effective way to live.

Can you realize what your life would be like if you could actualize your entire potential? Each of us has access to infinite imagination and potential. We can choose to open ourselves up to more of it or to close it down to a trickle or worse, complete blockage. We can always act as if it is impossible to fail or live in worry that we will not succeed. Every moment, every new action, and before that, every new idea is a new chance to accentuate the abundant instead of the limited.