Burl B. Hall

Sophia's Web : Understanding the Unity and Diversity of Religion, Science, and Ourselves Burl B. Hall

The universe is akin to a multi-dimensional cube. Each point in this cube mirrors and reveals itself as every other point. In the language of chaos theory, Nature repeats Herself. It is in capturing this mirroring function of Nature that I wrote "Sophia's Web." As the book will show, when we listen to a favorite myth, the story being told tells us something about ourselves. It mirrors our lives. Furthermore, the book shows that the various religions, in all their wonderful diversities, mirror one another.

This repeating, or mirroring, action of Nature is also evident in our metaphors. For example, it is often common for us to say, "I conceived this idea," or "This idea is my baby," in linking the creative process of mind to the feminine function of giving birth. In other words, the power and beauty of metaphor is to capture the repeating functions of Nature. What happens in the mind happens in our bodies and in our love lives. Nature repeats Herself.

In reading "Sophia's Web," it is hoped the reader will begin to link her, or his, self to the cosmos as a whole. Towards this end, the book is aligned with the verb definition of "religion," "to connect again." In other words, the book is designed to help the reader obtain a sense of his or her wholeness.