The Thousand Mysteries that Bind Us: The Multiverse as Spiritualverse and the Holism of Mystery

Authors

• Giovanni Rossini, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of TorontoFollow

Submission Type

Special Issue (Convergence of Science and Spirituality)

Abstract

While we exist historically within evolving worldviews, we live amid the paradoxical necessity of mystery; one shared by scientists and non-scientists, theologians and atheists, and artists and philosophers alike. A thousand mysteries bind us with their imperative presence. While pre modern astronomers pondered the mysterious randomness of the night sky, today our sense of cosmological awe is fuelled not only by its randomness, but by a new scientific theory that says multiple skies inhabit the creation. The multiverse — a thesis emerging from cosmological science, wherein parallel worlds are posited to coexist — augments mystery. In this paper, I explore the emergence of multiverse theory as a contributing presence in the formation of a “new worldview,” as outlined in the call for papers for this special issue. The paper is guided by the thesis that multiverse theory is deeply and necessarily entangled with spirituality; and motivated by the thesis that if there are infinite universes, then by extension there are infinite spiritualities

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Rossini, Giovanni (2026) "The Thousand Mysteries that Bind Us: The Multiverse as Spiritualverse and the Holism of Mystery," Journal of Contemplative and Holistic Education: Vol. 4: Iss. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/jche/vol4/iss2/2