The Serpent and its Tail: the Biological Basis of the Religious Impulse

Abstract

Throughout the ages, people of all creeds, backgrounds, and cultures have dedicated their lives to search for a higher reality where the visionary experience of Cosmic Consciousness brought about through mystical union, is part of an inner process which may lead to enlightenment. Traditions in India hold that this urge to find the truth involves awakening kundalini energy. In its dormant state, this serpent energy is said to lie coiled up at the base of the spine. In search of a biological basis of the religious impulse, we look at early embryonic human development, which is seen as being guided by higher cosmic forces. On approximately day 30-33, the human embryo begins to grow a tail, which then disappears. The corresponding development of the heart during this phase resembles that of reptiles. Linking the time lapse between the formation and absorption of the tail with an increase in voltage between the tail and the head suggests that on intake, the increase in charge could result in the potential at the base of the spine where it lies dormant until used either for procreation or reverse itself up to join the cosmic source from which it originated. To further our understanding of kundalini energy and its connection to light, we also consider these terms from various perspectives, including quantum physics.

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“…Perkembangan benih spiritual itu menyiratkan bahwa makhluk muncul dari keadaan individualnya dan dari lingkungan kosmik tempatnya berada. Sifat dasar semesta adalah permainan kosmik yang berlawanan, seperti prinsip pria dan wanita, seperti yang ditunjukkan oleh simbol Yin dan Yang (Lindhard 2017). Seperti halnya manusia yang mulai berkembang dari alam mikrokosmos yang masih dalam indung telur ketika masih menjadi embrio emas, yaitu embrio yang sangat halus yang dalam bahasa sufi suku Sasak Lombok dinamakan mas sari potek (sari pati putih).…”

“…Seperti halnya manusia yang mulai berkembang dari alam mikrokosmos yang masih dalam indung telur ketika masih menjadi embrio emas, yaitu embrio yang sangat halus yang dalam bahasa sufi suku Sasak Lombok dinamakan mas sari potek (sari pati putih). Itu merupakan titik dasar embriogenesis, termasuk proses pembuahan dan perkembangan semesta (Lindhard 2017). Meskipun prinsip spiritual tidak terlihat di balik proses embriogenesis itu, dapat menjadi nyata pada manusia melalui qalbu; hanya manusia yang dapat menyadari sifat dasar atau diri sejatinya melalui perjalanan temuan batin.…”