Scalar Continuum Theory
A Controversial Blend of Science and Ancient Teachings
JULY 2025
— If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration. My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists.
FIRST ATTRIBUTION IS TO RALPH BERGSTRESSER WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE HEARD THIS FROM TESLA IN A CONVERSATION "FOLLOWING AN EXPERIENCE WITH THE MAHARAJA'S SON"
OVERVIEW
Consciousness is fundamental, scalar in nature, and self‑aware at particular stages of development; it manifests first through self‑organisation and later through accumulated patterns of perception, being expressed across three interrelated planes:
Spiritual plane → Energy Mental plane → Information Physical plane → Matter
These are not separate entities but localised expressions of the same continuum, modulated by scale; or, more precisely, by the stage of development and the density of vibration, meaning that, as a system grows in complexity from formless potential, to patterned information, and finally to tangible structures, the same underlying essence appears in progressively denser ways.
WHY NOW?
In an era when we are attempting to recreate consciousness through artificial intelligence, our own grasp of what consciousness is remains incomplete. Current scientific theories, grounded in materialism (or its modern form, physicalism), including the Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT), Integrated Information Theory (IIT) in its standard interpretation, Recurrent Processing Theory (RPT), and most neurocomputational models; treat consciousness as secondary, arising only as a by‑product of brain activity. In this view, matter is fundamental, and mental phenomena emerge entirely from physical processes.
Alongside these, a smaller but growing set of scientific approaches challenges the assumption that consciousness is merely an emergent property. The Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch‑OR) model of Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff, certain interpretations of Integrated Information Theory that extend beyond strict physicalism, as well as philosophical positions such as panpsychism and cosmopsychism, propose that consciousness is primary, intrinsic to the fabric of reality. While these perspectives remain in the minority, they offer a paradigm in which mind appears as a foundational aspect of existence rather than a late product of material processes.
This debate unfolds against the backdrop of quantum physics, particularly Quantum Field Theory, which reveals that matter, at its most fundamental level, is best described as excitations in underlying fields, carrying properties such as intrinsic spin. The solid, inert matter of classical thought gives way to a vision of reality composed of dynamic patterns of energy and field interactions.
Across history, traditions as diverse as Hinduism, Taoism, Hermeticism, Kabbalah, the cosmologies of ancient Egypt, Sufi mysticism, Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime, the Andean Cosmovision, Native American and African spiritual systems, Polynesian mana traditions, and Greek philosophical schools, to name only a few, have articulated versions of this principle: that matter is secondary to a deeper energetic or spiritual substratum. The persistence of this view, across such vast distances in time and culture, points to a shared intuition about the nature of reality rather than a coincidence.
Yet despite the growing body of evidence that strains the limits of a purely materialist framework, and despite the philosophical gaps that persist in current models, mainstream science has been slow to integrate perspectives that unite these insights. This hesitation stems partly from the demands of empirical validation in controlled environments, and partly from the disruptive implications such integration would have for the foundations of physics, neuroscience, and philosophy.
Scalar Continuum Theory (SCT) enters this contested space as a bridge between ancient metaphysical teachings and modern scientific discovery. It offers a framework that synthesizes these perspectives and redefines aspects of everyday human experience as empirically relevant, opening the way toward practical applications rooted in a more integrated understanding of consciousness.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The time has come to revisit the foundations of how we understand consciousness, not through speculation or mysticism alone, and not through reductionist models that isolate function from experience. While systems theory, complexity science, and even modern neuroscience acknowledge that the whole exceeds the sum of its parts, it remains paradoxical that many prevailing models still attempt to explain consciousness solely through mechanical function, leaving subjectivity, the very essence of being, outside the equation.
To study awareness while excluding experience is to measure vibrations and call it music.
