Quantum
Glory
The Science of Heaven
Invading Earth
Phil Mason
Quantum Glory: The Science of Heaven Invading Earth
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Endorsements
We are in the midst of a worldwide move of God with signs and wonders breaking out all over the world. In Quantum Glory, Phil Mason combines his passion for the science of quantum physics with his personal wealth of experience in supernatural ministry and sound biblical theology. The result is an explosive mix of revelation that has the potential to powerfully envision and activate you to alter the very fabric of the physical world around you through the healing ministry of Christ. This book fills a vital gap in the literature that is emerging in this present wave of revival.
Dr. Che Ahn
President, Harvest International Ministry
International Chancellor, Wagner Leadership Institute
Phil Mason is one of the most exciting thinkers, speakers and trainers in the area of Christian spirituality with regard to the New Age movement and the new sciences. Only someone steeped in the Spirit of God could write about something so complex and make it seem thoroughly natural, normal, and readable.
God is still creating ways for His people to respond to His overtures. All creation speaks of Him, and the language and principles of quantum physics are a vital part of His heavenly discourse with humanity. From quantum non-locality through sound waves, string theory, the mathematical order of nature, quantum geometry and the golden ratio, to the alignment between quantum physics and the supernatural, the glory of God, and the key to miracles, you will understand more about the radiant nature of God in this book than in any other tome that is specifically non-specific. I heartily recommend Phil Mason to you as a leader in the field of modern day spirituality, the new sciences and the supernatural gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Graham Cooke
Author, Speaker and Owner of BrilliantBookHouse.com
Phil’s book stirs me every time I pick it up. It should leave us all thinking, “How great is our God and Creator!” Genesis 1:31 says; “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.” There is a world that we can’t even see with our eyes but it holds together the world we can see. Quantum Glory will bring us to realize that all things move and breathe and have their being in God’s glory. This book should make us marvel at the amazing God we love and serve!
Pastor Beni Johnson
Bethel Church, Redding, California
Author of The Happy Intercessor
Phil Mason is a gifted communicator with a passion for the miraculous presence of God. Quantum Glory dives deep into the wonders and weirdness of quantum tunneling, quantum superposition and endless waves of energy. It takes you on a journey through the looking glass into the possibilities and realities of all that exists, bringing you back to earth with awe and worship. Phil delightfully unpacks the dance of science and spirit for the general reader, debunking the myths and revealing the glory of God in the fabric of creation. With a rare breadth of biblical and scientific scholarship this book produces an expectation for miracles today and more to come tomorrow!
Pastor Charles Stock
Life Centre, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harvest International Ministries National Director (USA)
Phil Mason’s book, Quantum Glory, puts difficult scientific theories within the grasp of the ordinary person. It gives reasonable intellectual language to spiritual concepts of faith through the exploration of the science of quantum physics. This book is a brilliant read with obvious years of research and great depths of understanding.
Dan McCollam
Sounds of the Nations, Director of the IWAR (Institute for Worship Arts Resources)
Vacaville, California
Phil’s book absolutely resonates with the musician, psalmist and God-lover in me! There is such a depth of rich insight into both the natural laws surrounding the quantum realm and the spiritual principles surrounding the glory realm! Prepare to have your circuits blown!
Sean Feucht
Director of Burn 24/7 Prayer Movement
Co-Author, Fire and Fragrance: From the Great Commandment to the Great Commission
What if heaven is right here instead of just up there? The theory of quantum non-locality gives cogency to the notion that the spiritual world, the other world, is real and within arm’s reach. Perhaps even closer! This book is not a recreational read for those looking for easy devotional material, though it does stimulate awe-inspiring worship. Phil Mason does an extremely creditable job in distilling the essence of a subject that is still in the realm of intense research, and he turns it into a fascinating, faith-building experience.
The science of quantum physics is not for the intellectually fainthearted. However, and this is the fun part, this is the one area of science that comes the closest to describing the “mechanics” of the Kingdom of the Spirit. It is this aspect that makes Quantum Glory an exciting, stretching, and stimulating read. While not the last word on the subject, this book is an important catalyst to the discussion about the reality of God’s Presence being so close within this “quantum veil.” For many, heaven has seemed so far away, but the revelation of quantum non-locality brings it so incredibly near! Brilliant!
David Crabtree
Senior Leader
DaySpring Church, Castle Hill, NSW, Australia
For decades Phil Mason has pioneered new frontiers in the moves of God. He is an innovative leader, who explores culturally relevant topics that relate to modern seekers. Phil is more than qualified to speak on the relationship between New Age spirituality and quantum physics. As a follower of Christ he has been building a bridge into the New Age community for three decades and has led some extraordinary breakthroughs in supernatural ministry amongst this community. In Quantum Glory, Phil distils complex scientific issues into a book that is engaging and accessible for the average reader. His explanation of the interaction between the glory realm of Heaven and the physical world at a quantum level is highly revelatory and it provides a powerful insight into the reality of Heaven invading earth.
Wesley Campbell
Revivalist and Author, Be a Hero: The Battle for Mercy and Social Justice and
Welcoming a Visitation of the Holy Spirit
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Phil Mason’s book, Quantum Glory, provides a foundation in which every Christian will be equipped to bring the supernatural spiritual realm of Heaven into every quantum particle of earth. Phil does a masterful job describing the way the material and spiritual worlds operate at the quantum level, and how the believer can partner with God’s Spirit in releasing the miraculous wherever it is needed. Quantum Glory will take you on a journey into the wonder of how God created the world with all of its intricacies, revealing God’s glory in each scientific discovery of the quantum realm of matter. Moreover, you will also learn vital biblical truths corresponding to these discoveries, enabling you to better steward the glory realm of Heaven through a demonstration of the supernatural that transforms the quantum world of nature in which you live.
After reading Quantum Glory, I feel more empowered and confident that the non-local glory realm of Heaven, where I co-exist with Christ, can affect the local realm of matter in which I also live. I believe I have been given more keys to unlock more of the realities of Heaven, so that the glory of God can shine through me as a light of hope to those who need healing, miraculous intervention, and life purpose. Quantum Glory is a must for every student of the supernatural. This book will open up a whole new world of potential in going to the next level of God’s will being done on earth as it is in Heaven. Buy it! Read it! Do it!
Kevin Dedmon
Author, Unlocking Heaven: Keys to Living Naturally Supernatural and
The Ultimate Treasure Hunt: Supernatural Evangelism through Supernatural Encounters
A number of years ago, I kept hearing the word “quantum.” I did not have a clue what it was, but it seemed to be a buzzword in our stream, so I thought I should explore it a bit more and gain some understanding. I love the supernatural and believe that God is accelerating manifestations of the invisible Kingdom realm in this hour in unprecedented ways. There are quantum realities and possibilities that make the miraculous and the invisible realm understandable to the natural mind. Science is confirming the supernatural, invisible kingdom of God.
So, what is “quantum”? Wikipedia states: In physics, a quantum (plural: quanta) is the minimum amount of any physical entity involved in an interaction. In addition, many scientists have shared with me that the quantum world refers to the operation and function of subatomic energy fields, life, and particles. It might still all sound a bit nebulous, but in my very limited journey I have discovered that the “quantum” world is an invisible subatomic (smaller than or occurring within atoms) world and has a lot to do with “light” and “sound” frequencies. Oh my, does it ever get exciting when you start delving into it!
Scientists do not create new scientific laws, they simply discover what God has already created. For example, we have lightbulbs today because Newton discovered scientific laws that were created by God and put into motion at the beginning of time. He did not create anything new, he simply discovered and
applied what was already created. Through his understanding of God’s scientific laws regarding light, he was able to make a valuable contribution that we enjoy and depend on today. Every scientific invention have come as a result of discovering laws that God had already created.
Quantum physics is opening up a whole new realm of scientific enlightenment and understanding. That means, in this next era, we will be enjoying many new inventions, insights, and discoveries. Everything is going to grow at a rapid pace, so hold onto your seat belts.
“It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” (Proverbs 25:2) If you are of a “kingly” nature that loves searching out hidden things, you are going to love Quantum Glory. It is not a book that you can read quickly, because some of it will “blow your mind” and you will need to read parts of it over and over! It is not a book that everyone will want to pick up for their casual reading entertainment. It is, however, a book for the serious seeker and it needs to be in your reference library, as it contains a wealth of information not only concerning scientific insights but into faith itself. You are being invited to actively live and function in the “God-realm.” His Kingdom awaits further discovery. Take the leap…a “quantum” leap, and discover depths of God in fresh realms of revelation and understanding.
Patricia King
Founder of XP Ministries
Author, The Glory School (and other resources)
Acknowledgements
To my wonderful wife, Maria. You are totally awesome and you have shown such tremendous patience in the countless hours I have spent writing this book in the midst of what is already a hectic schedule of pastoring, lecturing and travelling. You have supported and encouraged me all the way to continue this journey of writing to leave a legacy of our ministry together. Thank you so much for your enduring love and prophetic wisdom.
To my four kids: Simon, Peter, Phoebe and Toby. You guys have also been so tremendously encouraging in my journey as a pastor, public speaker and author. Thanks for showing so much interest in the musings of a father who is captivated by Heaven. I love you all dearly! Simon, thank you for your editorial input and your willingness to read the manuscript as it was taking shape. I have greatly valued your input!
To my spiritual community, New Earth Tribe of Byron Bay. Wow! How did I end up being so blessed to be a part of such a crazy, creative bunch of wild worshippers who love the supernatural ministry of Christ? I love each and every one of you who make up this glorious community and thank you a million times over for your constant love, support and encouragement.
To Bill and Beni Johnson. Words fail to capture or contain the gratitude I have in my heart for you both. You have been so generous toward my wife and I and it has been one of our greatest joys in getting to know you and to be the beneficiaries of your pioneering ministry. Thanks for all the encouragement and interest you have shown in this book and for encouraging me to finish the project. Your passion for this subject has kept me fired up!
To Graham Cooke. You have been such an amazing prophetic mentor and father to Maria and me. You have encouraged us and called out the treasure you saw in us when we were going through the darkest hours of our spiritual journey. Thank you for believing in us and for always being there to prophesy our success and call us into our destiny.
To Professor Raymond Chiao. Your visionary insights as a quantum physicist and as a Christian have been a guiding light on my own journey of discovery. I have gleaned so much from your writings, and meeting you was one of the great highlights of this journey. May your future scientific breakthroughs in the field of gravitational radiation be even greater than your previous breakthroughs in the field of quantum optics!
To my editorial team. I would like to make special mention of Michelle Ricciardello who is a trained physicist. Thank you for reading through all the technical material in this book and offering me your insights and suggestions. Thanks also to Megan Bennett for all your effort in editing the manuscript. Thanks also to Kevin Dedmon, Simon Mason and Charles Stock for your editorial comments and advice.
To all who wrote such generous endorsements. Thank you to Bill and Beni Johnson, Che Ahn, Charles Stock, Rolland Baker, Wesley Campbell, Graham Cooke, David Crabtree, Kevin Dedmon, Sean Feucht and Dan McCollam. It has meant so much to me to have so many wonderful people writing such glowing endorsements.
Finally and most importantly, I would like to acknowledge Jesus. You are my best friend and You speak to me continually of Your unfathomable love and power. As I have been on this crazy journey of revelatory discovery into the remarkable convergence between quantum physics and biblical theology I have been brought to a place of deep awe, reverence and wonder. My love has deepened for You, Jesus, throughout this journey. You are beyond comprehension as the living Word of God who created everything in the universe on the perfect foundation of deep quantum mathematics. How did You do that? You are the Master Quantum Physicist and the Ultimate Mathematician!
About theAuthor
Phil Mason is married to Maria and has three sons and a daughter. Together, Phil and Maria are the spiritual directors of New Earth Tribe, a spiritual community located in Byron Bay, Australia. New Earth Tribe was pioneered by Phil and Maria in 1998. Phil is director of the “Deep End School of the Supernatural” which is also located in Byron Bay. The school is a nine-month training program that equips and activates disciples of Christ in supernatural ministry. Phil completed a Bachelor of Theology at Flinders University in South Australia in 1991. He has no formal educational qualifications in science but has had a strong personal interest in many aspects of science. In his school he lectures on quantum physics, astrophysics and molecular biology as part of his training program.
One of the features of Phil and Maria’s ministry is their passion to impact the New Age community with the love and power of Christ. Phil is a former New Ager and has been working amongst this community for three decades since his conversion to Christ. He has a wealth of experience in reaching New Age people with the revelation and power of Christ. Phil is the director of “Christocentric Light,” a ministry that takes teams into New Age festivals throughout Australia releasing demonstrations of the supernatural ministry of Christ. They are now seeing thousands of miracles in the New Age marketplace. Phil is also the director of the Byron Bay Healing Room and Byron Burn 24/7. To find out more about Phil and Maria and their ministry, please visit the following websites:
www.newearthtribe.com
www.deependschool.com
www.philmason.org
Dedication
I would like to dedicate this book to my amazing family. Maria, you have been an amazing pioneer alongside me for the last 28 years. Thanks for all your love, encouragement and prayer for me over the years. I am what I am because of you! Simon, you are an amazing son and I love your passion for truth, justice and knowledge. Pete, you are such a gift from God and I love your passion for rhythm and sound. Phoebe, you are such a beautiful daughter and I love your creativity! Toby, you are also an amazing gift from God and I love your passion for making music! Thanks guys for being such an awesome supportive family and for showing such interest in this writing project.
Businessmen they drink My wine
Plowmen dig My earth
None of them along the line
Know what any of it is worth.
—Bob Dylan – All Along the Watchtower
Contents
Endorsements
Acknowledgements
About theAuthor
Dedication
Foreword by Bill Johnson
Foreword by Rolland Baker
Preface
PART ONE: Mapping the Quantum Universe
Introduction
Chapter One The Hijacking of Quantum Physics
God and Quantum Physics
Quantum Physics and Biblical Theology
Quantum Physics and New Age Spirituality
Quantum Physics and New Age Metaphysics
The Emergence of the Mystical Physicists
Consciousness and Matter
Quantum Mysticism
Chapter Two Entering the World of the Quantum
Entering the Sub-Atomic World
Divine Omniscience and the Atom
The Central Mystery of Quantum Physics
The Observer Effect
Chapter Three Time and the Quantum
The Delayed Choice Experiment
Erasing the Past
Quantum Entanglement
Quantum Tunnelling
Quantum Teleportation
An Entirely New Reality
Chapter Four Quantum Non-Locality and the Spiritual Realm
The “Veil” Between Two Worlds
Alice’s Looking Glass
The Edge of the Spiritual World
Exploring the Twilight Zone
Non-Locality and Pantheism
Non-Locality and Biblical Theism
Non-Locality and “Spirit”
Extra-Dimensionality
A Possible Analogy
Chapter Five God: the Ultimate Observer
The Observer Effect Revisited
Consciousness and Creation
Meet the Ultimate Observer
God Saw and God Said
Tohu, Bohu (Formless and Void)
The Process of Quantum Creation
Quantum Foundations
When Divine Observation Ceases
You Are Not God!
Chapter Six Supernatural Sound Waves
The Science of Sound
The Physics of Music
Let Him Who Has an Ear...
Sound and Matter
Sound Healing
The Imaginarium of Doctor Emoto
The Word of God
Supernatural Sound Waves
Releasing the Supernatural Sound
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
Prophetic Decrees
Chapter Seven String Theory and the Voice of God
Introducing String Theory
Extra Dimensions
God’s Word Releases Energy
The Music of the Spheres
The Song of the Lord
The Uni-Verse
Chapter Eight Quantum Information and the Mind of God
Information in Nature
The Quantum Computer Universe
The Mathematical Order of Nature
Mathematics: Discovered or Invented?
Fine-Tuning Nature’s Numbers
God Is the Ultimate Mathematician!
Chapter Nine Golden Physics and Quantum Geometry
Quantum Physics and the Divine Proportion
The Golden Section and the Bible
Golden Physics
Quantum Golden Field Theory
Sacred Geometry
Molecular Geometry
The Golden Ratio in the Human Body
Quantum “Mind-Stuff”
PART TWO: Restructuring the Quantum Universe
Chapter Ten Quantum Physics and the Supernatural
Materialization and Dematerialization
The Destruction of Beauty
Quantum Physics and the Powers of Darkness
Beauty for Ashes
Supernatural Ministry
Miracles in the New Age Marketplace
Miracles in the Healing Rooms
Chapter Eleven Jesus’ Key to Quantum Miracles
Only Do What You See Jesus Doing!
Supernatural Training
Intimacy and Kingdom Fruitfulness
The Spirit of Faith
Glory and Oneness with the Father
Releasing the Glory of Heaven
Formula or Intimacy?
Chapter Twelve Quantum Physics and the Glory of God
The Glory Cloud
The Smoke of the Glory
The Light of the Glory
The Physics of Glory
The Power and the Glory
The Glory Threshold
Crossing the Threshold
Chapter Thirteen Ministering out of the Glory Cloud
The Ministry of the Glory
The Matrix of the Supernatural
The Glory on the Mount of Transfiguration
The Voice that Comes from the Cloud
The Miracle of Bi-location
The Double Portion
The Gathering Storm Cloud
Chapter Fourteen Scientia Gloriam: The Knowledge of the Glory
The Knowledge of the Glory
Glory Explosions
The Divine Radiation Zone
The Global Glory Revival
Chapter Fifteen Taking Back the High Places
Quantum Physics and New Age Positivism
Don’t You Remember Creating the Universe?
The Quantum Enigma and Divine Revelation
Quantum Parables
Taking Back the High Places
Non-local Supernatural Intervention
APPENDIX: Quantum Golden Field Theory
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Bibliography
Endnotes
Additional Information
New Earth Tribe
Deep End School of the Supernatural
The Supernatural Transformation Series
Foreword by Bill Johnson
The world only has a voice when the church is silent. My heart’s cry has been for God to raise up individuals who have the wisdom and insight to impact the present-day mind molders with truth. Religious answers will not do. Mindless claims will never work. Our discourse must be real, and it has to be practical.
The Bible states that Jesus is the “Desire of the Nations.” That basically means that everyone wants a king like Jesus. It is the wise steward of the knowledge of God who can bring the word of the Lord for the moment into the lives of others so they can discover that God truly loves them.
This kind of wisdom must come with deep understanding and insight. It has both history and the future in its sights, with an unusual ability to impart perspective with hope. A spokesperson with this gift must also have a unique ability to hear God speak to them in the moment, as they are giving voice to Kingdom concepts, concepts that never fail. That last quality makes them useful significantly beyond their experience.
Solomon functioned with extraordinary wisdom. The news of his gift’s impact on Israel soon spread to other nations. The Queen of Sheba was his most notable visitor. She traveled a great distance with a large entourage. Her questions were such that no one else could answer them. But when Solomon spoke, she envied even the servants who had the privilege to live under the influence of his wisdom. The Queen was stunned – into silence. True wisdom has that effect. And it’s time for the world to become silent again.
This is a time when God is responding to the need for His people to express the wisdom that silences the godless ideals of the world. He is releasing great wisdom to those who will ask, pursue, and display this gift to His glory – even in the courts of kings. This is where Phil Mason and his wonderful book, Quantum Glory, comes into the picture. I believe that God has raised up the author and others like him to be this kind of voice. The need has never been greater. God has given him the ability to articulate the principles of the Kingdom of God to people that many believers cannot relate to. In fact, one could say that Phil and his family of believers run to a battle that many Christians run from – dialogue with both the scientific and New Age communities. They lead this charge in order to present their portion of the harvest to the Lord worthy of His sacrifice at Calvary.
There is no conflict between true science and theology. In fact it’s a perfect marriage. But in the absence of sanctified intelligence, some have commandeered the subject for their own godless agenda. One wonders how those with such high IQs can believe in such complex “design” without a “Designer.” But this battle over ideals will be won not through argument and heartless debate but by a loving response to unbelievers as people made in God’s image, coupled with intelligent discussion of their ideas. When that is displayed with the power of the Kingdom, meeting deep personal need, then we will be able to bring the greatest harvest from that segment of our society.
When some in the scientific community speak of creation without a creator, people under their influence will often in some way make their own god to worship. It’s happened all through history. It used to be idols. Often today it is ideals. The reason is that we were designed to worship. While some humanistic scientists end up exalting man, the New Age tries to fill the void by creating a distant impersonal god of energy or force. The author’s background gives him an unusual understanding and compassion for this group of people. My wife and I know firsthand the fruit of his life. It is wonderful.
I don’t mean to imply that everyone should read Quantum Glory only so we can share Christ to the scientific or New Age communities. That might be the overflow. The real glory of this book is that it gives understanding of this wonderful world around us in a way that creates awe for what God has done. It also ignites praise in our hearts to the Creator of all, while at the same time giving us understanding of how things work. God left His message everywhere for anyone interested in truth. His fingerprints are everywhere: from the largest galaxies in existence, to the smallest thing known to man. I appreciate Phil’s amazing insights and deep understanding of very difficult subjects addressed in Quantum Glory. I am especially thankful for his gift of taking big thoughts and breaking them down so that all of us can understand them. But I am also glad for how He values mystery. Anything that creates awe and wonder, all the while pointing to Jesus, to me is priceless. With that note, I highly recommend Quantum Glory. Enjoy. Be awed. Give God praise over and over again.
Bill Johnson
Senior Pastor, Bethel Church, Redding, California USA
BJM.org, Author, When Heaven Invades Earth and Face to Face with God
Foreword by Rolland Baker
Now this is interesting theological/scientific research! I am a missionary preacher with many years of education in biblical studies and systematic theology. But before that I had totally dedicated myself to science, and finally attained a full scholarship to the California Institute of Technology. I was interested in all things technical, precise, logical, and that explained what things were and how they worked. I considered it powerful knowledge that made so much possible. And so it is!
I have followed with great interest the effects of postmodernism not only on science but also on the way we do theology. Old, static, singular models used to explain that nature and God simply do not contain reality, or even approach the essence of relationality that describes both God and the physical world.
So there has been breakthrough both in physics and the study of God. The old divide between science and religion does not exist in this new environment. We are not asked to believe blindly in spiritual matters, nor are we constrained in natural science by ordinary boundaries of common sense.
Phil Mason’s work is a tremendous contribution to our understanding of the relationship between the spiritual and the physical, and between God and His creation. But more than expanding our ideas of what is rational, he shows that science is able to allow for and even endorse the concept of a Creator outside creation who affects reality by His own consciousness.
I have long asserted that faith in God does not obviate reason, and that investigation of any field of knowledge, experience or phenomena will point to and not discourage our faith in God’s existence and the truth of the Bible. Quantum Glory illuminates the sheer richness of the rational, mathematical order of reality as we have come to know it in a new way. Far from arriving at a picture of random, impersonal, unguided universal consciousness, Phil’s research clears the way for appreciating the relationship between the world and the God who created it and established its order.
Believers with extraordinarily childlike and undisturbed faith have always been able to grasp and accept the miraculous. In our ministry among the poor 20 Quantum Glory
and uneducated of rural Africa, we see the dead raised and other miracles of a broad variety. These people have little need of understanding how things work, but they do understand the love of God, something equally miraculous that is circumvented by those who attempt to use rationality to escape the implications of the gospel.
In this world of “supra-rationality,” we of the faith understand more than ever that God’s love, creative power and sovereignty over our world are not anti-science. Phil is showing in his book that increasing understanding of the “new science,” and quantum theory in particular, is not restrictive, but actually frees us from a stubborn, “scientific” rejection of a God who is nothing if not relational and the personification of love. The New Age movement stubbornly pursues supernatural experience without holiness. Its adherents have escaped the boundaries of modernism, and are therefore refreshingly eager for the miraculous, but they still need a hunger and thirst for the unique righteousness of God as a personal being.
Modern theology is concentrating on the nature of personhood, realizing that we are who we are by virtue of our relationship with others and the world around us. Similarly, in physics we now understand that what we know of an instance of reality is determined by our perspective. We cannot limit our approach to single models, and in fact both God and nature are actually not definable in impersonal, non-relational terms. Rationality now includes relationality, and only in that way does the science of both nature and religion make sense.
The spiritual mind in Scripture is concerned about the unseen, eternal world, and the divine qualities of love and relationship. Quantum Glory is a major help to those of us who are excited by a new understanding of how God relates not only to us as persons, but also to every last aspect of our created world. I especially would be interested in continuing to explore the idea that the whole universe, and not just our personal lives, is the field of the activity of God’s mind and heart. Our world is not cold, but hot with the life and love of God.
Sin to my mind is a rejection of relationality, and some of the most brilliant minds in history have refused the logic of relationality with God. Phil Mason’s book will not “force” people to believe. Others have cautioned us toward humility concerning what our finite minds can grasp of reality. But this book is massive encouragement, from God Himself, I believe. More than ever I maintain that all investigation into the seen and unseen will point to the God who loves the world He created.
Dr. Rolland Baker
Director, Iris Ministries, Pemba, Mozambique
Preface
I am sitting in the library of the University of Berkeley, California as I write the preface to what has become a four year journey of exploration into the relationship between the science of quantum physics and the glory of God. As the title of this book: Quantum Glory might already suggest, it explores a fascinating intersection between science and spirituality through the lens of the biblical worldview. The subtitle of the book is The Science of Heaven Invading Earth. Throughout this book I develop the idea that the phenomenon of quantum non-locality represents the bridge between heaven and earth.
The science of quantum physics explores the material world whilst spirituality explores the nature of the spiritual world, so already this book narrows the field of interest to those who accept the existence of spiritual realities. However, interest in spirituality has been on the rise for decades in the Western world and there is compelling evidence that the majority of people in Western society now value some expression of spiritual belief. This book is a serious exploration of the intersection between biblical revelation and some of the most compelling discoveries of quantum physics.
So what am I doing in the library of UCB in Berkeley? Well, Berkeley has a reputation for excellence in the sciences, in particular, physics. The Berkeley Department of Physics has been at the cutting edge of discoveries that have contributed to and supported the emergence of the “new physics” which represents a departure from conventional physics in its acceptance of extra dimensions. And Berkeley ever since the 1960s has represented the radical fringe of Western culture. Walking around Berkeley, the intersection between the rationalism of the modernist era and the spirituality of the postmodern era is everywhere to be seen. It’s like two worlds in collision: the age of reason and the age of spirit.
I am an Australian but I travel regularly to the United States. On this trip to California I have had the opportunity to meet with Professor Raymond Chiao, a quantum physicist whose groundbreaking research at Berkeley into quantum non-locality captured world attention. Chiao is a physicist who 22 Quantum Glory
is also an evangelical Christian. In our conversation I shared with Professor Chiao the central thesis of this book concerning the significance of quantum non-locality as a buffer zone between the spirit world and the material world.
I was greatly encouraged when Professor Chiao told me personally that he knows of Christian physicists who are arriving at a similar conclusion. He said, “As a Christian I believe that this physical universe that we are living in is not all that there is. There is a reality which transcends the visible universe.” This other layer of reality is the non-local universe that bridges the spirit world and the material world whilst sharing attributes of both worlds. Meeting with Professor Chiao was a great privilege and a tremendous encouragement on my own journey of exploration. Thank you for joining me on this journey. I hope it will be as fulfilling for you, the reader, as it has been for me, the author!
Phil Mason
Byron Bay, Australia
November 2010
PART ONE:
Mapping the Quantum Universe
The science of physics focuses upon the study of the physical universe in which we live. It seeks to probe matter at the deepest possible level to discover exactly what our material world is made of. As the study of physics has advanced, it has given rise to quantum physics which seeks to probe matter at the sub-atomic level. The strange, counter-intuitive world of quantum mechanics reveals a universe with features and characteristics that are fundamentally at odds with our everyday experience of matter at a macroscopic scale.
Quantum physics has opened an entirely new window to the world we live in. In fact, the quantum world exhibits such strange properties; it is almost as though scientists have discovered another universe. Nevertheless, the quantum world is a fundamental part of our universe and it is the foundation upon which the macro world has been gloriously constructed by our loving Creator. Exploring the fabric of the cosmos at a quantum scale yields profound theological insights into the nature of the universe we live in!
Because we are now certain that our universe is firmly built upon quantum realities, this new counter-intuitive world of quantum mechanics is itself a deeper revelation of the creative genius of God. Every discovery in the quantum world opens our eyes to the glory of God. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” (Psalm 19:1-4 NIV)
The heavens and the earth are a revelation of the handiwork of the Creator. David wrote Psalm 19 as a theological reflection as he gazed into the heavens. He viewed the cosmos as a revelation of the glory of God. Now in the twenty-first century as scientists continue to map the quantum universe, we are collectively granted a glimpse into a realm that fundamentally upgrades our understanding of the glory and majesty of God, who, through the emerging science of quantum physics, is now being revealed as the master Quantum Physicist and the Master Mathematician who exquisitely designed the world we live in. Come with me on a journey into the creative mind of God!
Introduction
What’s the Hype about Quantum Physics?
If you are anything like me, I imagine that you are attracted to the title of this book because you are aware that there is a lot of hype and interest surrounding the subject of quantum physics these days. New Age books, movies and DVDs are invoking the mysteries of the quantum world in support of their claim that “you are God” and you are endowed with unlimited spiritual power to create your own reality.
Documentaries such as What the Bleep Do We Know? and The Secret confidently assert that there is a realm of metaphysical knowledge that will open up to you the ability to powerfully create your own reality and change your life circumstances. This is welcome news to disempowered people who are frustrated with their lives and their lack of personal empowerment. It also explains the popularity and success of these highly popularized expressions of New Age beliefs.
I have watched the What the Bleep movie a number of times and I even went out and purchased a copy of the book by the same title which was published on the heels of the extraordinary success of the movie. The subtitle of the book is, Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality. As with the movie, throughout the entire book the science of quantum physics is invoked again and again to assert that we can master the ability to create our own reality.
This book that you are now reading is, in part, a biblical response to the issues raised by those who assert that quantum physics supports New Age teachings and beliefs. It is also designed to introduce readers to some of the key concepts of quantum physics and to examine these concepts in the light of biblical revelation. This is a profoundly fascinating field of study which has extraordinary appeal to both scientifically and metaphysically inclined students of the world we live in.
There was a time in the 1970s when I was committed to New Age teachings. I almost became a New Age teacher myself until I had an extraordinary encounter with the supernatural ministry of Christ. As a dedicated student of the teachings of Christ for over 30 years, I have been actively engaged in evaluating New Age teachings in the light of the New Testament and the biblical worldview.
My life calling has been to build a bridge of dialogue into the New Age community and to equip followers of Christ with the skills to intelligently engage New Age seekers in order to bring them into an encounter with the glory of the risen Christ. I teach on the relationship between quantum physics and biblical theology in a training environment, even though I am not a trained quantum physicist. My personal fascination with the strange world of the sub-atomic building blocks of matter has led me into an in-depth study of the science of quantum physics, so that I am now able to effectively communicate the discoveries of the quantum world in the light of biblical theology.
As we journey together into the world of the quantum, I think you will see that the strangely counter-intuitive world of quantum physics, rather than substantiating the claims of New Age teachings, actually substantiates the revelation that God alone has the power to create reality and to re-structure the quantum field. My own personal journey into the weird world of the quantum has powerfully enhanced my understanding of the reality of the spiritual realm and has strengthened my personal conviction that everything the Bible reveals about the invisible world is powerfully supported by the discoveries of quantum physics in the past century.
Chapter One
The Hijacking of Quantum Physics
It is my personal conviction that the science of quantum physics has been hijacked by New Age teachers in their eagerness to assert that nature itself confirms New Age beliefs about the nature of the oneness of all reality and the power of the mind to create and manipulate reality. My own study of quantum physics in the light of biblical revelation has given me an entirely different perspective. I believe with all my being that God is the supreme Quantum Physicist, that the world of the quantum has been beautifully and intentionally crafted by a personal God to respond to His voice, and that God alone has the power to alter reality at a quantum level for His glorious redemptive purposes.
The New Age community has seized the high ground in our culture in their public popularization of quantum physics. In New Age literature there is now such a significant overlap between the discovery of the strange world of quantum reality and New Age metaphysical speculation that in many respects, at a popular level, many people would now associate New Age teaching with quantum physics and vice versa.
The blending of New Age metaphysical speculation and the science of quantum physics is so extensive in popular literature that a number of scientists are at pains to distinguish themselves from the New Age community whenever they seek to explore the relationship between human consciousness and the peculiarities of the quantum world. By way of illustration, among my collection of books on quantum physics I have a volume titled The Non-Local Universe: The New Physics and Matters of the Mind, in which the co-authors make the following observation, perhaps more as a sign of the times than anything else:
Numerous writers of New Age books, along with a few well known New Age gurus, have played fast and loose with the “implications” of the new physics in an attempt to ground the mental in some vague sense of cosmic Oneness. But if this book is ever erroneously placed in the New Age section of a commercial bookstore and purchased by those interested in New Age literature, they will be disappointed.1
The New Age occupation of the high places has only taken place because the followers of the historical Christ of Scripture have been rather slow on the uptake in regard to the powerful discoveries that have taken place in the field of quantum physics. New Age metaphysics has filled the void because followers of Christ have been largely silent in interpreting the discoveries of this new field of science to the wider culture. By and large the New Age community has taken a deeper interest in quantum physics because of their passionate agenda to prove that the revelations of the quantum world support their paradigm about the power of human consciousness to alter reality. The science of quantum physics holds a deep and alluring fascination for anyone who holds a metaphysical worldview.
God and Quantum Physics
Those who believe in the inspiration and authority of the Bible believe and accept that there is a personal God who created the heavens and the earth. As such we believe that this God is the Creator of everything that is now being discovered in the frontier science of quantum physics. We also believe that the only correct interpretation of the science of quantum physics will come in the light of the revelation of the Bible. The conflict between the New Age and biblical interpretation of quantum physics is similar to the conflict that surrounds the interpretation of nature in the evolution/intelligent design debate. Both sides of the debate are claiming the upper hand in their ability to rightly interpret the natural world.
It is time for the followers of Christ to re-occupy the high places by shouting from the rooftops that the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is the architect of the quantum world and that the quantum world constitutes the very foundation or the building blocks that God used in the creation of His physical universe. As we journey through the strange, counter-intuitive world of the quantum, we will focus largely upon God’s relationship to the quantum world and His glorious power to create the universe from the invisible substance of quantum waves of energy. As we do this we will dialogue with some of the seminal ideas that are currently being espoused by New Age thinkers and give a response to these ideas in the light of biblical revelation. We will also dialogue with some of the ideas and concepts in the Scriptures concerning the invisible powers of darkness and their ability or inability to interfere with the quantum world.
At the centre of this entire discussion is the issue of the nature and being of God. New Age teachers boldly assert that there is no personal God. In their teachings they deliberately depersonalise the concept of God and reduce God to the status of an “impersonal energy.” In fact, New Age teachers are fundamentally opposed to the idea of a personal God because if God was a personal being who exists outside of time and space then He would be separate from His creation. To them, the concept of a God who is not a part of the universe is absolutely abhorrent because it perpetuates the notion of separation, whereas New Agers are focused upon cultivating a sense of universal oneness. In contrast, followers of Christ who are informed by biblical revelation argue passionately for the existence of God as a personal being with all the attributes of personhood who is clearly differentiated from His creation. This is where I stand. My knowledge of God as a personal being who has made human beings in His own image and likeness has moved well beyond the realm of wishful belief or a blind adherence to theological dogma.
In the past three decades since the time I first encountered the power of the risen Christ I have seen His supernatural power again and again to such an extent that I have moved into the realm of knowing God through first-hand experience. I have personally been used by God to release His supernatural healing power so many times that I have lost count. I turned to Christ in 1979 as a result of a life-changing prophetic dream and because I witnessed an incredible healing miracle in the life of a friend with whom I lived.
Over more than 30 years I have seen extraordinary healing miracles with my own eyes that have defied any rational explanation. I have been in the midst of public meetings where hundreds of supernatural healings have taken place simultaneously. I have seen prophets moving in such extraordinary levels of prophetic gifting that I have been completely overwhelmed with a sense of awe and wonder at the majesty and power of the mind of Christ. Nothing could now convince me that there is no God; I have gone way too far into this journey of knowing God. I have literally experienced decades of cumulative evidence for the existence of God.