Morphogenetic Fields

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Morphogenetic Fields

Term normally used somewhat loosely to indicate the mysterious factors that influence the development of form and characteristics in nature. A special theory of the action of morphogenetic fields, relevant to occult and New Age considerations, was proposed in 1981 by Rupert Sheldrake in his theory concerning what he termed formative causation. This theory also has relevance to such parapsychological phenomena as clairvoyance, telepathy, and reincarnation.

Sources:

Sheldrake, Rupert. A New Science of Life: The Hypothesis of Formative Causation. London: Blond & Briggs, 1981.

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