Red Thread: Occult to Science and Beyond (eBook)

Foreword

There’s a high chance that you’re wondering who I am.

I am the daughter of my parents. My sister’s sister. My children’s mother. My husband’s wife.

There are times when I feel tired. Not infrequently, I lack patience. On many occasions, I tend to be idealistic. I am a collection of moods, affections, and behaviors.

If necessary, I’m capable of defending myself.

I have no problem admitting when I’m wrong because I’m willing to learn from it.

As far as I’m concerned, I’m just a normal person.

I grew up in a relatively large family.

As a child, I lived in a villa in the center of Bucharest, Romania with my grandparents (a Greek and an Austrian), my mother (who was of Romanian and Hungarian descent), and my father.

My mother taught me that there’s no such thing as “I can’t!” only “I don’t want to!” My mother instilled in me the belief that anything can be achieved with hard work and determination. This has been a driving force for me to stay motivated and persevere through difficult tasks. As a result, I try to make sure that I finish anything I start.

My grandfather once told me that it’s easier to harm than to do good in life, and I strive to always do good.

It was my father, an electronics engineer, who ingrained in me the practical spirit, the love of exact sciences, the curiosity, and the desire to learn as much as possible. He always encouraged me to explore the world around me and ask questions, and he taught me to be analytical and think logically. He also taught me to value the power of knowledge and strive for excellence in everything I do.

My grandmother ran her own private kindergarten. The qualities of kindness and resilience she taught me are invaluable.

These lessons have stayed with me throughout my life, shaping my outlook and character.

Our cellar was my father’s workshop. He worked there in his spare time. I was allowed to tinker with him in the workshop as he told me about his inventions. My father made our first home computer. In early 1987, he installed a satellite dish on the roof of our house so that we could watch programs from around the world. At that time, during Ceausescu communist regime in Romania, it was a pioneering action to do this for private use.

As an amateur radio operator, he often took me with him to the Amateur Radio Club of Bucharest. He also took me to events held by the institution where he worked and to his private clients’ homes. They were doctors, neurologists, and neurosurgeons.

A scientist in his laboratory is not just a technician;
he is also a child faced with natural phenomena,
which impresses him like a fairy tale

MARIE CURIE

Reading books, listening to my father’s stories, and hearing stories from the older (at least from my perspective) people we visited as well as those who visited us, I began to understand that a great number of people have tried to understand and discover the mysteries of nature through experiments, observations, and science.

I‘ve always been fascinated by those globes filled with liquid and figurines. Throughout my life, I’ve wondered whether we’re all connected within such a globe arranged in a particular pattern. When I see the figurine immersed in the liquid, I can’t help but think that one person’s actions can affect the lives of many others. Is it possible that the figurines in the globe symbolize people throughout the world, the globe the idea of our collective experiences, and the liquid the emotions and experiences that bind us all together?

The occult, mysteries, mythology, nature, and the cosmos have been of great interest to me from a young age. I have always been intrigued by ancient civilizations like the Egyptians and Mayans, and how they saw the world and their role within it.

The world around me had so many things to offer, between the cold, the heat, the light, and the darkness. There were some things that I couldn’t explain, like life, death, and thought. I wondered where they came from, how they appeared, and how they were formed in the first place. During this time, I thought about how the sun and moon take turns in the sky and how my own thoughts seemed to appear from nowhere. I was amazed by the complexity of the natural world and the mysteries that seemed to linger in the shadows, sparking my curiosity and inspiring me to explore further.

I decided to study physics to understand the forces that exist and interact with us.

The term “physics” comes from ancient Greek and refers to the knowledge of nature. Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines. Its main goal is to understand how the universe behaves. In physics, the properties, structures, movements, and transformations of matter are studied. By understanding the behavior of matter, we can gain a deeper insight into the workings of the universe. Exploring physics gave me the opportunity to uncover its mysteries.

Throughout history, mankind has attempted to solve the puzzle collectively that we as individuals must also try to solve for ourselves.

The journey through life is like a puzzle. As we explore, we come to realize the importance of finding meaning and purpose in our daily lives. Humans are puzzles too. There’s no doubt that we should strive to unlock the mysteries of our beings and use the knowledge that we gain to enrich our lives in a meaningful way.

To understand is to perceive patterns

ISAIAH BERLIN

We are surrounded by patterns.

The human body, human behavior, planets, and galaxies are all examples of the formation of patterns in the universe.

But where did those patterns come from? And where did life come from within this pattern?

It seems like it came from nowhere.

Patterns are created by the combination of two variables. When the variables come together, nature is able to create a variety of species that can interact and survive in different environments. Keeping the environment balanced requires diversity.

In the midst of a chaotic and unpredictable world, nature’s patterns and cycles maintain a sense of balance. Temperature and rainfall, for example, can affect food and water availability, which in turn influence the survival of species. As the environment changes, so do patterns of interactions between species, allowing them to adapt to their new environment and maintain their balance in nature.

Our lives are grounded in the rising and setting of the sun and the moon, the passing of the seasons, and the arrival of each hour of each day.

In nature, the repetition of patterns helps us to find logic and order. Tree branches, shell spirals, and flower petals all display Fibonacci numbers. This mathematical phenomenon can be seen in many aspects of nature, from the structure of galaxies to the arrangement of leaves on a stem. It helps us to understand the cyclical nature of the universe. Hutan Ashrafian (a clinician-scientist and surgeon) and Professor Thanos Athanasiou (a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon), discovered that even coronary arteries are arranged sequentially according to the Fibonacci series.

There’s something that amazes me about how almost everything has evolved to become more sophisticated, brilliant, and advanced over time. Technology, for example, has advanced from the basic telephone to smart-phones with amazing capabilities. Yet each person’s life experiences, skills, and perspectives remain distinct. Every person’s life and self is still unique. Throughout our lives, we still search for meaning and purpose.

While studying physics, Max Plank’s statement in Where is Science Going (1932) caught my attention: “Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that’s because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.”

My interests expanded to mythology, esotericism, psychology, astrology, astronomy, energy, the history of religion.

Do esotericism, mythology, astrology, and alchemy have a connection with modern science?

Science may be defined by its emphasis on objectivity, empirical data, and mathematics, but these characteristics merely distinguish a unique approach to nature – they don’t decide what nature is or what it represents. While the scientific method may be able to measure the physical properties of a mountain, it can’t measure the spiritual significance of the mountain to a culture. To answer such questions, we must look beyond the boundaries of science. This is where science and the occult come into contact once again. For example, a shaman may be able to provide insight into the spiritual significance of a mountain, while a geologist can tell us more about its physical composition.

With the desire to know, to learn, I began to read more and more.

I began to grow in the desire to organize my thoughts in a logical and orderly manner in a book. I wanted to draw a red thread from the occult to science and beyond. To bring my ideas to life, I set out to discover if such a link exists.

So here I am.

I don’t want to reinvent the wheel.

You might find the red thread I put together for myself useful. Maybe it will help you to form an image of who you are and who the people around you are, of your potential and their potential. It may also help you to understand how everyone’s journey fits into the bigger picture.

My goal is to make you curious...