Morphic fields are patterns that repeat themselves whenever new biological forms are created to reinforce the form (Sheldrake, 2004). Sheldrake (2004) points out that human brains and nervous systems are connected via such fields so that thoughts and emotions can be shared. This electromagnetic field has been referred to by Laszlo as 'psi' fields which might contribute to the development of human consciousness.
Similarly, the quantum physicist Bohm called the intelligence in the universe as 'quantum potential'. He believed that the content of each of our consciousness is an enfoldment of the totality of physical, mental, internal and external existence. So, by bringing about a mode of thinking which begins from the most encompassing possible whole and goes down to the sub-wholes based on the actual nature of things a new reality can be manifested. An integral thinking- 'quantum thinking'- is required for bringing about this reality.
Another spiritual philosopher, Si Aurobindo, used the word 'involution' instead of 'enfold' to explain the implicate order of the universe; namely the interconnected whole. He stated that there must be an involution of the Divine before there could be any evolution. The divine spark is rolled up in the stuff of matter itself and is latent in all life. Accordingly, evolution is the progressive unfolding of Spirit out of the density of material unconsciousness (Combs, 1996).
This spiritual impulse of life is ever-originating due to continuous renewal. To make the shift to a more holistic structure of experience rather than being rooted in a perspectival ego we should let go of our dominant mental structures and go beyond current rational thought.
The integral thread is the acknowledgment that human development and consciousness evolve from this divine spark that is universal. Our attachments to the material world and to our identities in that world keep us disintegrated with ourselves and separate from each other. So, as Senge said, connecting with the larger field that goes beyond what exists now opens up a great power and beauty.
