The Five Layers of Reality

Chapter 1 explained that reality is divided into the Physical and Metaphysical Domains. We therefore expand the word “reality”, which comes from the Latin word “res” meaning “things”, to include both physical and metaphysical phenomena.

The ancients observed all natural phenomena and categorized them under 5 Elements which they called:

1. Earth
2. Water
3. Fire
4. Air
5. Aether

Modern Physics also observes phenomena, but only those that are of the physical kind. Instead of Elements, they base their observations on movement and have assigned 4 Fundamental Forces for all movement or change in the universe:

1. Strong Force
2. Weak Force
3. Electromagnetism
4. Gravitation

The Forces Have A Hierarchy

Modern Physics tells us that gravity can affect light, but light cannot affect gravity.

Likewise, electromagnetism can affect iron, but ordinary iron does not exert electromagnetism.

However, a mass of iron can exert a small amount of gravity, but not enough to affect light.

It follows that the forces have a hierarchy, wherein gravity is superior to electromagnetism, and electromagnetism is superior to matter (as the Strong Force).

To unify ancient and modern, we combine the 5 Elements and the 4 Fundamental Forces to create the 5 Layer Model of Superphysics.

These layers are the effect of the fight between the Positive and Negative Forces to be discussed in Chapter 3. We can say that reality is an arena for the fight between them.

• The journey from Pure Positivity to Pure Negativity is called crudification, of which creation is part of
• The journey from Pure Negativity to Pure Postivity is called subtilification, of which discovery is part of

Both creation and discovery are part of existence or reality.

The Aethereal Layer

The aether is the material of the abstract mind, as well as the ideas and feelings that are generated by that mind.

• In Taoism, this is the water element.
• In Hinduism, the aether is the akasha.

This leads to the concept of akashic records which leads to the concept of aethereal memory. This is different from the physical electronic memory that manifests in hard drives, computer chips, and brains.

Human, animal, and plant minds are sentient because they can tap into this aethereal memory which is of the same material as their aethereal minds. They are sentient because they have more of the Positive Force than the Negative.

Computers only have access to electronic memory and so are incapable of sentience. Therefore, the path to artificial sentience is to give computers the ability to access aethereal memory.

Aethereal memory is the mechanism behind chance and karma, manifesting as good or bad luck. If you enter bad data into a database, then you will necessarily query bad data later.

It would certainly be useful to know when your good or bad luck (resulting from your good or bad actons recorded by the aether) is scheduled to arrive so you can prepare for it. In this way, you won’t be tossed around by chance and have more manageable experienes in Existence.

Aethereal memory is process by the aethereal mind just as electronic memory is processed by an electronic brain or circuit.

The multiverse is itself is one huge aethereal mind, which the Hindus call Brahma.

• In our matrix analogy, this mind can be seen as the RAM of a computer that generates its own virtual reality.

Each virtual reality in the Matrix is its own universe. Thus, our universe is just one of many.

Unlike Science and New Age philosophy that puts emphasis on consciousness as to put all existential mysteries in it, Superphysics puts all the mysteries in the aethereal mind.

This is because consciousness is just ‘on’ or ‘off’ just as existence either “exists” or “doesn’t exist”.

The nature of this Mind then forms the subdivisions of Superphysics:

1. Material Superphysics - this studies the nature of the Mind of the physical universe
2. Bio Superphysics - this studies the nature of the Mind of a living being
3. Social Superphysics - this studies the nature of the Mind of society

Since the dynamics of Social Superphysics does not have a physical aspect, it does not have the 5 Layers. Instead, it has the 4 Cycles which is the effect of the 2 Forces.

‘Mental Universe’ falls under either:

• Superphysics, if it is abstract or theoretical
• Bio Superphysics, if it is in reference to the real world

The Spatial Layer (Spacetime and Timespace)

Spacetime is the key to understanding the aether since it is just next to it. This is why only long-running civilizations, such as the ancient Egyptians, Hindus, and Chinese, have a chance at unlocking the aether.

The Radiant Layer (Electromagnetism)

This is where heat, light, light and polarity begins both in the physical and mental universe.

In Cartesian Physics, the Radiant Layer is the start of matter. However, we do not adopt this as the start of matter in Superphysics is the Material Layer.

The Convertible Layer

This is responsible for change when acted on by heat, light, or matter.

The Material Layer

This is the crudest and most obvious layer, just as the aether is the subtlest and most mysterious layer.

Isaac Newton assigns this as the start of matter, which we also adopt.