Dark Light Consciousness

We are enclosed in higher and higher orders of dimensions and vibration. Christ stated in the bible “when the ‘I’ is single, the body is full of light” – this is not only a spiritual statement, but is a hidden methodological analysis. Separating a material from a spiritual intellect of light, obviously, is a very important matter. Thinking of light in its objective and subjective form is one way to address this.

Light is everything. Everything is light. But can light subsist without darkness? The simple answer is no – without the vast nothingness of darkness light would have nowhere to exist.

In Dark Light Consciousness, Edward Bynum explores the eternal relationship between dark and light in every aspect of existence. From the so-called “physical world” to the mysterious planes of consciousness itself, Bynum combines physics, neuroscience and biochemistry, alongside ancient traditions to reveal how the dark light of melanin (a light-sensitive, energy conducting substance found in the brain, nervous system and organs of all higher life-forms) serves as the biochemical infrastructure for the body, just as dark matter and gravity hold the galaxy’s and constellations together.

Bynum also discusses the evolution of the human brain in compelling detail, explaining that our brains have evolved in a number stages thus-far. First the reptilian brain stem, then the primitive mammalian mid-brain parts of the limbic system, then the finer cortex of the mammals and finally the highly but only partially developed neocortex or “new brain”. It is the neocortex that makes us, as humans, what we are. This part of the brain is one of the most impressive adjustments the universe has ever exhibited – it is quite literally the structure that separates us from the animals.

At times this is a very scientific text, but Bynum always takes the time to explain any concepts in layman’s terms, so the information within should be relatively accessible to everyone. That said, this book is not purely classroom science, it contains the cutting edge of consciousness understanding and even has sections with in-depth writings on techniques for astral projections and advanced meditation. In  fact, there is so much useful and stimulating information in this book that it is hard to write a book review that would do the text justice – sufficed to say, I really enjoyed this one and will be keeping it on my bookshelf for a long time.

Edward Bruce Bynum is a father, husband, writer, poet and yoga devotee with a special interest in the intersection of science, the sacred mystical disciplines and the history of Africa, Kemet and southern India. He is the principal psychiatrist and director of behavioural medicine at UHS in the United States.

I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in understanding our reality. However small that interest may be – you will be left with your jaw on the floor after reading it! Sometimes people write books on the nature of reality and you read it thinking – “yes, that’s possible I suppose” , but in this text the information is so incredibly logical that you will be left thinking “yes – that’s how it is”.

A breathtaking view of life as we don’t know it.