Whether we realize it or not, our lives are on the verge of a dramatic paradigm
shift based on the emerging discoveries of quantum physicists. This is a shift
none of us will escape, so we must ask the question: will the belief systems we’ve
created be able to endure the change? When it was discovered that the earth
orbited the sun, humanity was forced not only to change its understanding of the
physical universe, but also many of the belief systems that had resulted from
earlier misconceptions. The church lost its position as sole arbiter of truth, and
was forced to accept the ascendancy of scientific thought. Religion again faces
the challenge of dramatic scientific upheaval. While Eastern philosophies neatly
co-exist with expanding quantum discoveries, Western theology often appears to
be directly at odds with it.

Western culture has evolved from the concept that God and spirit stand outside a
universe that is made up of a collection of separate, static, unconscious parts.
But at the quantum level, subatomic particles participate in an energy exchange
that is so dynamic, it can only be described in terms of interconnectedness or
oneness, which precludes anything from existing in isolation. The term “non-local”
has been coined to describe the fact that it is impossible for a subatomic particle,
much like a drop of ocean water, to exist in any one particular place. Even at the
level of form, the universe can no longer be thought of in terms of separation.
Scientists explain that the brain allows us to translate the oneness of the
unrelenting quantum energy exchange into a virtual reality, where material form
appears as real. Since quantum oneness is real and the separation that exists in
the material realm a mere illusion, what will happen to the dualistic belief systems
that dominate Western religious thought?

Doubtless a large percentage of Bible based teachings will be rendered invalid by
quantum discoveries, but this does not necessarily mean that all of Jesus’
teachings will be discredited as well. Since Western religion evolved from a
perspective that favored duality, it follows that Jesus’ disciples interpreted his
words from that perspective.  But how would they have understood Jesus’ words
and actions if they had grasped the oneness of all things?  When we began to
reevaluate Jesus’ teachings from a quantum perspective, we were gratified to find
that a pattern started to emerge, one that demonstrated Jesus’ understanding of
the unified nature of the universe and shed new light on the significance of his life
and teachings.  

Physicist David Bohm’s holographic model likens the material universe to a three-
dimensional holographic image; the image appears to be real, but it’s actually no
more than a projection, a virtual reality. Unlike photographic film, holographic film
carries no recognizable image, but spreads the image over a series of intersecting
patterns that appear on its surface. The “real” part of a hologram is the film, not
the projected image. Bohm likens the quantum level of the universe to the
holographic film and sees it as the source of all potential and the seat of
consciousness. From that standpoint, the material universe is no more than an
illusion that’s projected from reality existing at the quantum level. Research in
other fields such as neurophysiology, is confirming that the brain acts as a
receiving unit for the conscious mind. This makes humans the projected illusions
of intention originating from a mind that exists as quantum consciousness!

This is a far cry from the Bible’s teaching that God created the earth as a home
for man, His ultimate creative achievement. We cannot help but ask why this
virtual reality show is taking place? There are two things that can never be
experienced in oneness: separation and specialness. To experience separation
and specialness, a world of matter and form became necessary. God gave his
children free will, and allows them to exercise that will fully. Unfortunately, as we
witness each day, separation and specialness cannot be experienced without a
great deal of misery. If there is a “me,” there must be a “you,” and if we are each
striving to be special, only one of us can win. The illusion of good also produces
the illusion of evil, the illusion of wealth produces poverty, and the illusion of
health produces sickness. Virtual reality is the only way the game of separation
and specialness can be played without any real harm coming to the participants.
Since we have not stepped outside of God’s will by playing this game, we cannot
be sinners. But did we make a mistake when we chose to play the game of
separation? If Jesus did not die for nonexistent sin, was his death meant to make
a far different point?

The Bible writers were not Jesus’ only biographers. The authors of the Gnostic
gospels were also among Jesus’ earliest followers, yet they chronicled his life
from a distinctively different perspective. Gnostic Christians did not see sin as the
violation of a moral code, rather as a mistake in judgment that was made when
the children of God chose to project the illusion of separation. It is ignorance of
our true identity that keeps us trapped in illusion. The Gospel of Truth encourages
us to, “cast ignorance aside as sleep, leaving it behind like a dream in the night.”
Jesus regularly urged his followers to recognize their true identity because,
“Whoever finds himself is superior to the world.” He encouraged them to seek a
kingdom that was not part of this world, but is out true home.

These realizations lead to a new interpretation of Jesus’ miracles. The miracles
can be seen from two perspectives; either that Jesus was the “only begotten” son
of God that was given special powers, or, that Jesus understood that miracles are
no more than a choice that is made from a variety of quantum possibilities.
Research has revealed that subatomic particles can best be described as
“potentialities,” that exist in a fluid state until a conscious choice solidifies them.
From a quantum perspective, a miracle amounts to choosing a potential from the
limitless array of particle/wave possibilities that the majority of humans do not
choose. The miracle appears extraordinary only because that potential is rarely
chosen. Rather than claiming any special position or powers, the Gospel of
Thomas quotes Jesus as saying, “I am not your master. . . He who will drink from
my mouth will become as I am; I myself will become he. . . When you come to
know yourselves . . . you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living
Father.”  

What then of Jesus’ death and resurrection? When we understand that everything
is God, we see the impossibility of offering anything to God, including worship or
sacrifice. If God had required Jesus’ sacrifice, God would have been offering God
to God to atone for God, a concept that sounds insane because it is insane.
Gnostic writers report that Jesus appeared as many different bodies before his
death, a demonstration that was clearly designed to encourage his followers to
question the reality of the body and their relationship to the body. The Apocalypse
of Peter states that during the crucifixion of a body that Jesus had projected, his
true Self remained untouched, laughing above the cross. Jesus projected several
different bodies after the crucifixion to demonstrate that even the most appalling
treatment of the body cannot affect the true Self that exists at the quantum
level.  Although Jesus had not been sent to suffer and die on our behalf, when
circumstances brought that experience, he used the opportunity to show, in an
undeniable manner, that death is no more real than any other experience we
choose to project.

Gnostic writers agree that Jesus’ function was not that of savior, but rather a
guide and teacher. The Gospel of Truth states, “He appeared, informing them of
the Father” and “gave them a path” by “inspiring them with that which is in the
mind.” He was a child of God who had chosen to play the game of separation, but
had seen its futility and ultimately recognized his true identity. He understood
from personal experience that his followers had become lost in the game and
needed to be reminded that they were far more than the human body they
projected. He asked his followers to carefully consider why they would want to
continue to store their treasures in a virtual reality where everything eventually
comes to nothing when they could return to the limitless reality of their quantum
existence. Jesus chose to return to oneness, what will you choose?  

©Copyright 2007 Lee & Steven Hager
Quantum Jesus        By Lee & Steven Hager