Cosmology

Each being in the universe is the result of 13.8 billion years of creative development

Each being in the universe is the result of 13.8 billion years of creative development.

Humans are that part of the Earth that has awakened to itself

Humans are that part of the Earth that has awakened to itself.

If you understand that you are made of stellar material, you understand your kinship with every other being

If you understand that you are made of stellar material, you understand your kinship with every other being.

The future depends on whether we can learn to see ourselves as Earth

The future depends on whether we can learn to see ourselves as Earth.

The greatest discovery of the scientific enterprise is that we live in a developing universe

The greatest discovery of the scientific enterprise is that we live in a developing universe.

The universe is not a collection of objects but a communion of subjects

The universe is not a collection of objects but a communion of subjects.

The universe is the primary sacred community, the primary revelation, the primary text

The universe is the primary sacred community, the primary revelation, the primary text.

We are the first generation of humans to know the story of the universe

We are the first generation of humans to know the story of the universe.

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“We are the universe becoming conscious of itself” - Brian Swimme

Profile: Brian Swimme

Profile: Brian Swimme

Brian Swimme is a mathematical cosmologist and cultural historian who examines the implications of modern cosmology for human meaning and purpose. Trained as a mathematician at the University of …

Profile: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Profile: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) was a Jesuit priest, paleontologist, and visionary thinker who pioneered the integration of evolutionary science with mystical spirituality, articulating cosmic …

Profile: Thomas Berry

Profile: Thomas Berry

Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was a cultural historian, cosmologist, and self-described “geologian” who examined human-Earth relationships through the lens of both scientific cosmology and …

Earth as Peppercorn (The Thousand-Yard Model)

“The Thousand-Yard Model, or The Earth as a Peppercorn” — © 1989 Guy Ottewell, published by Universal Workshop. Reproduced here with attribution, following the same practice used by …

4) Formation of the solar system

4) Formation of the solar system

4.5 billion years ago, our Solar System forms from the remains of the supernova explosion.The sun and a great disk of matter emerge—all the planets and other members of our solar system family. Here …

3) Grandmother supernova

3) Grandmother supernova

8 billion years later, 4.6 billion years ago, our Grandmother Star becomes a supernova.She gives up her life in an explosion of possibilities . She becomes a supernova giving rise to our Star, what …