Head and Heart: A Personal Exploration of Science and the Sacred
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (928 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0835608174 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 295 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Even readers who reject Mansfield's often-quirky answers will find themselves haunted by his questions. He even risks losing sympathetic readers by analyzing astrology as a potentially valid way to reach synchronicity. As Mansfield probes his own waking and dream-world experiences, he is sure to mystify some readers, but his utterly candid narrative compellingly illustrates the fundamental but oft-neglected need to search for truth through personal introspection, not merely objective science. Even the bizarr
A Meditation on Science and the Soul In "Head and Heart", Victor Mansfield explores the relationship between the objective rationality of science and the noetic revelations of religion. Mansfield is that rare combination: a scientist of impeccable credentials (he is a Professor of Physics at Colgate University), and a deeply spiritual man who is well-versed in eastern and western religious traditions. His book is about the crucial need for harmony between these two aspects of life that are usually at war with each other, and he recognizes that they must be harmonized internally (head and heart) as well as externally (science and spirit). This very rewarding book. Joseph Rubin said A TRIBUTE TO A SCIENTIST AND EDUCATOR. I learned about Victor Mansfield when I first read the book published by his wife, Elaine Mansfield, Leaning into Love, A spiritual Journey, "A TRIBUTE TO A SCIENTIST AND EDUCATOR" according to Joseph Rubin. I learned about Victor Mansfield when I first read the book published by his wife, Elaine Mansfield, Leaning into Love, A spiritual Journey, 201A TRIBUTE TO A SCIENTIST AND EDUCATOR Joseph Rubin I learned about Victor Mansfield when I first read the book published by his wife, Elaine Mansfield, Leaning into Love, A spiritual Journey, 2014. Victor (I often refer to him as Vic) was a physically and mentally virile man. He loved nature and he maintained 71 acres of healthy forests and fields. He knew his science well enough to become an astrophysics professor at Colgate University. He also knew Buddhist philosophy and was known and praised by the Dalai Lama. Vic was also a serious student of the Psychology of Carl Gustav Jung, and that contributed to the wealth of this book. The magnitude of the being of this man adds d. . Victor (I often refer to him as Vic) was a physically and mentally virile man. He loved nature and he maintained 71 acres of healthy forests and fields. He knew his science well enough to become an astrophysics professor at Colgate University. He also knew Buddhist philosophy and was known and praised by the Dalai Lama. Vic was also a serious student of the Psychology of Carl Gustav Jung, and that contributed to the wealth of this book. The magnitude of the being of this man adds d. 01A TRIBUTE TO A SCIENTIST AND EDUCATOR Joseph Rubin I learned about Victor Mansfield when I first read the book published by his wife, Elaine Mansfield, Leaning into Love, A spiritual Journey, 2014. Victor (I often refer to him as Vic) was a physically and mentally virile man. He loved nature and he maintained 71 acres of healthy forests and fields. He knew his science well enough to become an astrophysics professor at Colgate University. He also knew Buddhist philosophy and was known and praised by the Dalai Lama. Vic was also a serious student of the Psychology of Carl Gustav Jung, and that contributed to the wealth of this book. The magnitude of the being of this man adds d. . Victor (I often refer to him as Vic) was a physically and mentally virile man. He loved nature and he maintained 71 acres of healthy forests and fields. He knew his science well enough to become an astrophysics professor at Colgate University. He also knew Buddhist philosophy and was known and praised by the Dalai Lama. Vic was also a serious student of the Psychology of Carl Gustav Jung, and that contributed to the wealth of this book. The magnitude of the being of this man adds d. "Bridge to a Brave New World" according to Dr. Jean B. Raffa. As one who writes about Jungian psychology and the feminine principle, I am very taken with this unique and brave book. Mansfield, an astrophysicist who is as scholarly and logical as they come, is also a spiritual warrior at the vanguard of a new breed of men who understand the need for uniting the objective, scientific masculine mind with the personally meaningful sacred wisdom of feminine heart. It takes an unusual degree of consciousness to avoid the trap of taking sides over this, one of the most deeply ingrained splits in the Western mind, and Mansfield is a rare scientist with the wisdom and courage to bridge the gap.
In a culture where the relationship between science and spirituality continues to be strained, he offers hope for a higher synthesis that embraces dissenting worldviews and encourages compassionate action in the world.. Mansfield weaves personal memoir with clear scientific discussion and quotes such famous thinkers and writers as Steven Weinberg, Jane Goodall, Joseph Campbell, C. G. In plain language, Mansfield explores radio astronomy, the nature of time, relativity, cosmological expansion, and quantum mechanics with personal examples of meditation, dreams and synchronicity to show that spiritual experience offers a fundamentally different window into reality than that given by scien