Morphic
resonance is the name given to the “field” pattern of
organizing intention which translates the ‘word’ or
creative thought from the spiritual into matter. (Also
known as the “Hypothesis of Formative Causation”) The
pattern is that of the species (morphism) when the species
is engaged in the procreative act. It is as though the
species, in its natural urge to perpetuate itself at
the time of the procreative act of its members renews
itself on two levels – 1. the material aspect via substance
vehicles for genetic renewal; and 2. the vibrating frequency
or organizing “field” which will be the intentional
force.
The “field” of unique vibrating frequency for that species
oversees the cell division as the initial cell divides
and replicates itself for such length of time as is
necessary for there to be sufficient cellular material
(all cells as yet being identical) and then the “field”
starts building the body vehicle, its future organic
image or earthly home. The “field” directs and differentiates
masses of cells to become brain cells, or organ cells,
or bone, etc - all differentiated out of the basic building
material supply; in the case of animals the period from
conception to the time of birth is spent in completing
the physical home of the “field” or spirit, the spirit
using as its pattern the form of its morphic procreators.
According to the Hypothesis of Morphic Resonance, the
development of forms in living creatures is governed
by a morphogenetic field – a kind of biological field
that can - by a process called morphic resonance - be
‘tuned in’ to by other members of the same species and
so influence their development. In the case of humans,
the human DNA molecule becomes a receiver for the human
signal, and this signal contains not only the necessary
genetic information needed for the creation and maintenance
of the material body but also contains a record of all
accumulated human knowledge and experience.
A morphogenetic field (a subset of morphic field) is
a hypothetical biological (and potentially social) field
that contains the information necessary to shape the
exact form of a living thing, as part of its epigenetics,
and may also shape its behaviour and coordination with
other beings
British biologist Rupert Sheldrake posited a theory
of morphogenetic fields that has become well-known for
the criticism and skepticism directed towards it by
prominent members of the scientific community. Sheldrake
trained as a plant physiologist and became interested
in the way that living things took on their form. In
particular, he was interested in how what began as a
single cell that split into identical copies eventually
changed to take on specific characteristics such as
leaves or stems in a plant.
