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"This important work unifies the realms of science and consciousness in a truly integral
'theory of everything."'
Ralph Abraham, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, University of California,
and coauthor of
Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness
"A seminal book from one of the best thinkers of our time. Ervin Laszlo charts the frontiers
to which science is inexorably headed. In years to come people will look back at the amazing
foresight of this work."
Peter Russell, Fellow of the Institute of Noetic Sciences
and the Findhorn Foundation and author of
From Science to God
"With extraordinary intellectual clarity, Laszlo provides a vision that links the best of modern
science to the wisdom of the great spiritual traditions."
Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D., president and founder of the International
Transpersonal Association and author of
The Holotropic Mind
Mystics and sages have long maintained that there exists an interconnecting cosmic field at
the roots of reality that conserves and conveys information, a field known as the Akashic
record. Recent discoveries in vacuum physics show that this Akashic field is real and has its
equivalent in science's zero-point field that underlies space itself. This field consists of a
subtle sea of fluctuating energies from which all things arise: atoms and galaxies, stars and
planets, living beings, and even consciousness. This zero-point Akashic-field - or "A-field" -
is the constant and enduring memory of the universe. It holds the record of all that ever hap-
pened on Earth and in the cosmos and relates it to all that is yet to happen.
In
Science and the Akashic Field
philosopher and scientist Ervin Laszlo conveys the
essential element of this information field in language that is accessible and clear. From the
world of science he confirms our deepest intuitions of the oneness of creation in the Integral
Theory of Everything. We discover that, as philosopher William James stated, "We are like
islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep."
ERVIN LASZLO, holder of the highest degree of the Sorbonne (the State Doctorate), is recip-
ient of four Honorary Ph.D.s and numerous awards and distinctions, including the 2001 Goi
Award (the Japan Peace Prize). In 2004 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as well as
the Templeton Prize. A former professor of philosophy, systems theory, and futures studies in
the U.S., Europe, and the Far East, Laszlo is founder and president of the international think
tank The Club of Budapest as well as of the General Evolution Research Group. The author of
over 400 papers and 74 books translated into 20 languages, he lives in Tuscany.
INNER TRADITIONS
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Cover design by Peri Champine
Cover photograph by Neil Lavey
SCIENCE
and the Akashic Field
"Ervin Laszlo presents readers with a tour de force, nothing less than a the-
ory of everything. This book introduces such provocative concepts as the
"A-field" and the "informed universe," making the case that a complete
understanding of reality is woefully lacking without them. Readers of this
book will never view the universe in quite the same way again."
STANLEY KRIPPNER, PH.D.,
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, SAYBROOK GRADUATE SCHOOL,
AND AUTHOR AND CO-EDITOR OF
VARIETIES OF ANOMALOUS EXPERIENCE
"Over the last 30 years, Ervin Laszlo has consistently been at the forefront
of scientific inquiry, exploring the frontiers of knowledge with insight, wis-
dom and integrity. With
Science and the Akashic Field
he takes another
quantum leap forward in our understanding of the universe and ourselves.
This enthralling vision of mind, science, and universe is essential reading
for the 21st century."
ALFONSO MONTUORI, PH.D.,
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES,
AND AUTHOR OF CREATORS ON
CREATING
"It is rare indeed that a revolution in thought can open our eyes to a new uni-
verse that transforms our inner experience as well as our relationships with
others and even with the cosmos. Martin Buber did it with
I and Thou.
Now,
Ervin Laszlo, one of the most profound minds of our generation, has given
us a great gift in this readable book that explores how we are connected to
each other in fields of resonance that penetrate to the deepest levels of being."
ALLAN COMBS, PH.D.,
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE,
AND AUTHOR OF
THE RADIANCE OF BEING
"If you ever wanted to hold the universe in your hand, pick up this book.
You can hardly do better than join cosmologist Ervin Laszlo in the ultimate
quest: for a theory of everything."
CHRISTIAN DE QUINCEY, PH.D.,
PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, JOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY,
EDITOR OF INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES'
IONS
REVIEW,
AND AUTHOR OF
RADICAL NATURE: REDISCOVERING THE SOUL OF MATTER
"In this impressive and transformative work Laszlo brings the reader into
an integral worldview for our time. The reader who encounters this book
will be irrevocably transformed and will henceforth experience the world
through a global lens."
ASHOK GANGADEAN, PH.D.,
PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, HAVERFORD COLLEGE,
FOUNDER-DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL DIALOGUE INSTITUTE,
AND AUTHOR OF
THE AWAKENING OF THE GLOBAL MIND
"In a visionary way based on profound knowledge of modern science,
Laszlo creates a genuine architecture of human and cosmic evolution. He
provides the bridge between all the different puzzle-stones of science and
unifies them in a most remarkable and bold 'integral theory of everything.'"
FRITZ-ALBERT POPP, PH.D.,
DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS
AND EDITOR OF
RECENT ADVANCES IN BIOPHOTON RESEARCH
"This is one of the most important books to be published in the last
decades. Ervin Laszlo's
Science and the Akashic Field
has the power and
coherence to explain the major phenomena of cosmos, life, and mind as
they occur at the various levels of nature and society. In demonstrating that
an information field is a fundamental factor in the universe, Ervin Laszlo
catalyzes a radical paradigm-shift in the contemporary sciences."
IGNAZIO MASULLI, PH.D.,
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, ITALY,
AND COAUTHOR OF
THE EVOLUTION OF COGNITIVE MAPS
"Laszlo's book opens the way toward a great synthesis. Whoever reads
Laszlo's book witnesses the greatest awakening of the human spirit. Not
since Plato and Democritus has there been such a transformation in the his-
tory of thought!"
LASZL6 GAZDAG, PH.D.,
PHYSICIST AND PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF PECS,
HUNGARY, AND AUTHOR OF
BEYOND THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY
"In his admirable 40-year quest for an integral theory of everything, Laszlo
has not restricted himself to physics but presented a coherent global
hypothesis of connectivity between quantum, cosmos, life and conscious-
ness. I cannot think of anyone else who is better prepared and more able,
than the genuine post-modern Renaissance Man Laszlo, to offer a vision
that is imaginative, but not imaginary, a vision where all things are con-
nected with all other things and nothing disappears without a trace."
ZEV NAVEH, PH.D.,
PROFESSOR EMERITUS, ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
AND AUTHOR OF
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
"Is everything that ever happened on this earth recorded in some huge,
ultra-dimensional information bank? Are some of us occasionally able to
tap into it with some facility, and perhaps all of us to some extent now and
then during our lives?
Science and the Akashic Field
provides the pioneer-
ing scientific answer to these and many other fundamental questions our
species faces at this critical time in human evolution."
DAVID LOYE, PH.D.,
FORMER RESEARCH DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM ON
PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION AND THE FUTURE,
UCLA
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,
AND AUTHOR OF
AN ARROW THROUGH CHAOS
"Science and the Akashic Field
shows clearly that science is poised at the
threshold of a new paradigm. The new vision offers humanity the perspec-
tive of more peace and security, not as an idealistic goal but as a reflection
of reality."
JURRIAAN KAMP,
EDITOR IN CHIEF OF
ODE MAGAZINE
AND AUTHOR OF
BECAUSE PEOPLE MATTER
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