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Introduction

This essay attempts to demonstrate that the universe is one consciousness trying to explore itself. The universe does this by splitting itself into parts. For example, human beings. Duality is a common topic in myth. Moreover, Anthony Peake has developed a duality theory that has scientific evidence to support it. We also look at origin myths and how they are often linked to catastrophism.

The origin of the universe and consciousness

Many origin myths describe an undifferentiated waste or darkness. This matches the theory that the root of all things is consciousness and that the differentiation of, for example, humans is a construct. In other words, the universe is exploring itself. Early myths describe the primordial universe being in the form of an egg, containing the potentiality of everything within its all-enveloping shell. There is also a parallel with the Big Bang theory and origin myths. In myth an event of some kind causes the creation of the universe and the beginning of time; for example, the cosmic egg bursts. Additionally, without linear time, there can be no change, so this ends the changless state of the proto-universe.

Duality and the end of oneness

Origin myths often stress duality in place of oneness and undifferentiation. There is also an obsession with twins. For example, there were 10 sets of twins that ruled Atlantis according to Plato. Moreover, the Roman origin myth had Romulus and Remus. In other words, this is the first couple from which all of humanity is descended. Equivalent to the Bible’s Adam and Eve.

Anthony Peake, in his book Cheating the Ferryman, had developed another duality theory connected with consciousness. That is the Daemon/Eidolon Dyad. In this theory human consciousness consists of two parts: the Daemon and the Eidolon. Each inhabits a different half of the brain. The Eidolon can be thought of as your everyday self or the avatar in a VR game. It has limited abilities and limited consciousness. Similar to the operating system of the body. On the other hand, the Daemon is the real immortal you. It has full knowledge of true reality and guides the Eidolon.

The Split-Brain Experiments (Sperry & Gazzaniga) 

Scientific evidence for the Daemon/Eidolon dyad comes from split-brain experiments of Sperry & Gazzaniga. In these experiments severe epilepsy patients that had their corpus callosum severed to treat severe epilepsy displayed independent information processing with each hemisphere of the brain. The corpus callosum is a nerve bundle that connects each half of the brain. 

For example, notably, the right visual field is presented to the language-dominant left brain (Eidolon). If an object was shown, the patient could describe it. However, if it was shown to the left visual field, which goes to the right brain (Daemon), the patients said they saw nothing. It should be noted that the Daemon often plays dumb and does not directly interact with the Eidolon except in extreme cases.

Altered states of consciousness.

Altered states of consciousness are often reported to lead to a loss of self-awareness. Maybe indicating a return to the one or universal consciousness. There is also a distortion of time awareness, which either speeds up or slows down during a crisis.

Myths of separation

Many myths stress the beginning of separation and plurality over oneness and undifferentiation. This matches the theory of a single consciousness breaking itself into parts. The Chinese have a cosmic egg myth where the divine ancestor Pan Gu explodes into two parts, the light half forming the heavens and the dark half forming the Earth. Next we look at some origin myths of catastrophe.

Cyclic destruction

Cyclic destruction is another common trope of origin myths. Catastrophism has long been out of fashion. However, scientific evidence proves that there have been many real catastrophic events in the fairly recent past. This includes the end of the ice age and catastrophic sea level rise. The Hopi people of North America report a series of worlds. Each of which was destroyed by a different catastrophe. The first was destroyed by fire, and the second by freezing. The third was destroyed by flood. Geological evidence proves that there was a series of massive sea level rises between 20,000 and 8,000 years ago.

During the ice age, many millions of tonnes of ice at the poles reduced sea level in the world ocean. Global warming caused the ice to begin to melt around 20,000 years ago. However, it did not melt gradually; instead, a series of pulse floods occurred. 

During the ice age, sea level was around 120 metres lower than today. The first flood pulse caused a sea-level rise of around 10 metres 19,600 years ago. The second pulse caused a rise of 18 metres at 14600 BCE. The last pulse was at 8200 BCE and was a 6.5 metre rise.

The flooding resulted in the loss of many low-lying coastal areas. The cause of the floods is thought to have been the draining of glacial lakes resulting from the breaking of ice dams. However, there are other theories, such as the impact of a fragmenting comet on the ice sheet.

Conclusion

There are some interesting parallels between myth and science when it comes to consciousness and catastrophes. The main one being the oneness of the early universe becoming separate parts, the Big Bang, and the scientific evidence for brain duality. Duality is a common trope in mythology and origin myths.

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