Genesis of the Cosmos: The Ancient Science of Continuous Creation

Paul A. LaViolette, Ph.D., (1947–2022) was president of the Starburst Foundation, an interdisciplinary research institute, and held advanced degrees in systems science and physics. He is the author of Genesis of the Cosmos, Earth Under Fire, Decoding the Message of the Pulsars, Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion, and Subquantum Kinetics.

Recent developments in theoretical physics, including systems theory and chaos theory, are challenging long-held mechanistic views of the universe. Many thinkers have speculated that the remnants of an ancient science survive today in mythology and esoteric lore, but until now the scientific basis for this belief has remained cloaked in mystery. Paul LaViolette reveals the remarkable parallels between the cutting edge of scientific thought and creation myths from the dawn of civilization. With a scientific sophistication rare among mythologists, LaViolette deciphers the forgotten cosmology of ancient lore in a groundbreaking scientific tour de force. In direct, nontechnical language, he shows how these myths encode a theory of cosmology in which matter is continually growing from seeds of order that emerge spontaneously from the surrounding subquantum chaos. Exposing the contradictions that bedevil the big bang theory, LaViolette offers both the specialist and the general reader a controversial and highly stimulating critique of prevailing misconceptions about the seldom-questioned superiority of modern science over ancient cosmology. By restoring and reanimating this ancient scientific worldview, Genesis of the Cosmosleads us beyond the restrictive metaphors of modern science and into a new science for the 21st century.

Preface Part 1: Resurrecting the Science of Order 1. A lost Science Rediscovered 2. Process and order 3. The New Alchemy 4. The Transmuting Ether 5. Cosmogenesis Part 2: Examining the Ancient Record 6. The Egyptian Creation Myths 7. The Egyptian Mysteries 8. The Tarot: A Key to the Ancient Metaphysics 9. The Thermodynamics of Astrology10. Subatomic Atlantis11. Myths from the Ancient East and Mediterranean Part 3: Changing the Paradigm 12. Ether or Vacuum 13. The Twentieth-Century Creation Mythos 14. Smashing the Crystalline Sphere 15. Energy in the Universe 16. Back to the FutureNotes Glossary Bibliography Index