Review: The Powers of the Universe by Brian Swimme
Z. G. Ma *
California Institute of Integral Studies, 1453 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
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Abstract
This essay presents a review on Brian Swimme’s 3-DVD set of lecture series in the interdisciplinary field of philosophy, cosmology and consciousness. In the eleven 45-minute episodes of a systematic 9-hour immersive program, a set of 12 intercorrelated cosmological powers is proposed on the basis of modern scientific theory. A positive and life-affirming vision of human potential is attained together with a new level of ecological responsibility and relatedness. The interwoven cosmological paradigm compromises with two ancient eastern wisdoms.
Keywords: Power, cosmology, paradigm