9. THEORY OF UNIT
CONSCIOUSNESS: THE EGO
In the
previous chapter, I described the ego-consciousness of the brain as the
person’s self-awareness generated through code patterns of electromagnetic
energy operating within closed local circuits of molecular linkages in the
‘silent areas’ of the cerebrum.
This
ego-concept can be extended to one applicable to all functional units
and sub-units of the living body. In this extended concept, each body
organ is seen to possess an individual ‘ego’ or self-awareness… each
operating within its own exclusive unit of consciousness and awareness
distinct from that of the brain… each commanding a territorial scope of
influence limited to the closed local circuits of molecular linkages
within its exclusive organ- boundaries. For example, each individual cell
in the liver should possess a separate ego-consciousness that oversees its
individual cellular functions, but all cells within the liver should
jointly share a common expanded ego-consciousness… an awareness that they
belong to one another within the parent unit of the liver. Hence, when
liver cells regenerate, they form new liver cells, and not cells of the
heart or kidney. They regenerate with an intrinsic (genetic) knowledge
that they have specific functions to perform... functions applicable
exclusively to the liver and not any other body organ.
In this
theory advocating local consciousness within closed local circuits of
molecular linkages, it is not difficult to visualise a body organ as a
unit with an individual ego or unit-consciousness. This is because all
cells contained within a body organ are contiguous and confined within
clear-cut physical boundaries, making it easy for the person to look upon
a body organ as a kind of giant molecule with inter-connected molecular
linkages embracing a single ego.
From a
broader viewpoint, however, the concept of the ego as presented above can
be extended even further. It can go beyond the physical boundaries of
contiguous molecules to incorporate the idea of code patterns within one
coherent molecular group communicating with code patterns from other
molecular groups, with the common objective of performing specific
functions between them. Here, the extended concept describes a state of
expanded consciousness attained through intelligence pooling by molecules
exchanging chemical information with one another as members of an
exclusive group. These molecules need not be contiguous to perform their
chemistry. They may be located far apart from one another, yet succeed in
establishing a conjoined unit-consciousness. This can be achieved through
the medium of messenger molecules that carry chemical information between
them. Cells of the body’s immune system operate in this way. Taking
another parallel example, a bee colony behaves as if it is a single
organism with an overall ego because of a common chemistry shared by all
the bees belonging to the colony. (In a more diluted perspective, we might
look upon any collective group within the society of mankind - or even
entire mankind itself - as one with an ego identity if there are common
ties or shared interests within the group, e.g. family members, citizens
of a nation, etc.)
Coming
back to the liver as an organ with an individual ego, it is easy to see
now that this ego can be established in two ways. The first is through
molecular code patterns formed within the contiguity of the liver cells.
The second is through mobile chemical information exchanged between the
cells of the liver. These mobile codes can be carried through special
messenger molecules, e.g. local RNA molecules and enzymes that
operate within the boundaries of the liver and do not share local
knowledge and information with cells outside the liver.
If
the concept presented above is valid, then it will explain a few things:
For one, it will explain why a person’s conscious mind is never aware of
intrinsic intelligent activities occurring within body units elsewhere in
the same person. This is probably because these body units command
separate, independent egos, each operating inside its respective allocated
compartment within the living body. For another, it will explain why the
individual always perceives himself as a unit entity separate from other
people and the universe around him. The ego of his mind or self-awareness
is probably fettered within closed local circuits of molecular linkages in
the ‘silent areas’ of the brain, isolated from the outside, and subjecting
this person to the illusion that he is physically and spiritually separate
from all other entities in the universe. In the concept of multiple egos
and sub-egos within the living body, the conscious mind represents only
one of these many ego-conscious states.
By
extending this concept even further, we might then say that an ego, or
unit-consciousness, should exist within any unit of matter whose sub-unit
components share a common function. This concept should then apply to the
basic unit of matter -- the atom, since all subatomic components within an
atom can be seen to share a common unit-function, viz. maintaining the
specific configuration and physical properties of the atom.
Finally,
if true, this concept should also apply to the most complex functional
unit of matter - the living human being. Within this concept, the living
person, viewed as a giant molecular unit, should similarly be endowed with
an overall ego... a super-ego. This super-ego should be distinct
from the ego of the brain. It should encompass the total biological unit
of the person and function at a cognitive level that oversees and
co-ordinates activities of the entire living body down to the basic unit
of each and every single living cell. This super-ego should have an
expanded consciousness and a combined pool of intrinsic intelligence above
that of any subsidiary ego-unit within the living body, including that of
the brain itself. Before we should think of dismissing this super-ego idea
as ludicrous, we might do well to remember that plants have no brains. Yet
each plant is clearly a self-contained unit performing vital functions
that point distinctly to orchestration from an overall intelligent source.
How else can we account for the unity of purpose underlying the plant’s
biological activities without assuming the existence of a super-ego
deployed throughout the entire plant?
(Granted
that such a super-ego does exist, then perhaps this super-ego might, at
its higher level of existence, be consciously linked to the Universal
Consciousness. Perhaps it is this super-ego that stands between the ego of
the person’s conscious mind and the ego of the Universal Consciousness,
denying the finite minds of mortals direct access to the infinite mind of
God.)
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With
this, we come to the end of the first phase in our search for the
root-origin of intelligence... the phase that relates to the study of
intelligent phenomena in the material state. The evidence uncovered
in the preceding chapters points to the existence of intrinsic intelligent
forces within all units of matter, from biological life forms down to the
basic unit of matter... the atom. However, our search does not end here.
All the foregoing evidence indicates that intelligence does not originate
in matter itself. There is a strong suggestion that intelligence in the
material state might be carried within electromagnetic forces that
permeate matter.
Therefore, in pursuing our search for the ultimate origin of intelligence,
we need to go still further. We need to probe deeper beyond the atom
itself. The role played by electromagnetic forces in projecting
intelligence in matter has to be examined and ascertained. Since
electromagnetic forces are energy forces, it becomes necessary to
shift the focus of our attention away from the state of matter and start
looking for hidden answers that may perhaps be found in energy states...
the pursuit of which brings us to the subject of theoretical physics.
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