During the European Dark Ages, in the
year 1299, the papacy banned the Void. Philosophers and theologians were prohibited from discoursing about that which mystics
perceive as paradoxically both empty and full, infinite and nothing. Those who did were forced to defend themselves against
papal charges of heresy such as Meister Eckhart who characteristically lectured on the mystical significance of nothing. In
the year 1600, the papacy publicly executed the Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno for theorizing an infinite universe.
Some historians
credit the Void for ushering in the Renaissance because when the ban on the Void was eventually lifted, it ignited a new philosophic
revolution, a time of enlightened thinking. In much the same way, our renewed interest in “nothingness” as inspired
by the metaphysical implications of quantum physics is catalyzing our current renaissance or spiritual rebirth. It is pushing
the parameters of our perception and birthing a new paradigm of belief. Physicists, like Dr. Inomata of Japan regard the quantum
field as “the Living Void” while the late David Bohm was inspired to postulate the existence of a deeper implicate
order of reality. For the purpose of revealing
what that deeper order or extra dimension might look like, my book, Sacred Void, documents the Void’s predominance
within philosophic, esoteric and gnostic spiritual traditions throughout history that attempted to perceive and access the
Void. In addition to regarding the Void as Source, as First Cause, wisdom teachings belonging to such gnostic traditions,
as the Hindu, Buddhist, Toltec, and Kabala distinguish it as a transcendent realm that can be realized by the spiritual initiate.
For Buddhists, awakening to the Void or the Void nature of reality is considered to be enlightenment, the chief aim of Buddhist
yogic practice while Hindus extol it as the ultimate reality.
More importantly, this book, Sacred Void suggests how
we can co-create with this field of infinite potential, which throughout history was personified by the Goddess. Many creational
myths, such as those belonging to ancient Sumeria, Babylon and Egypt, typically depict a god co-creating from the Void. However,
gnostic and esoteric wisdom teachings foster the awareness that humans also possess the capability to co-create with this
realm. In other words, it is not just a privilege reserved for the gods. For instance, symbolism universally representing
the Void is identifiable within a biblical story suggesting that Christ endeavored to teach his gnostic group of followers
to access this “sea” of potential. Evidence that survives from an ancient Egyptian mystery school reveals that
this group used a precise methodology for co-creating with the Void as Source.
