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Inspired by Dr. John Demartini’s expansive knowledge and wisdom derived from +30,000 books, this is a list of concepts, theories, philiosophies or frameworks that he encouraged attendents of The Breakthrough Experience to research and understand on their own accord.

Thanks to ChatGPT’s ‘Deep Research’ mode in the 4o model, these are the summarised results and key resources to aide in understanding and retention

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1. Entropic Gravity

Overview: Entropic gravity is a theory proposing that gravity emerges not as a fundamental force, but as a result of entropy and information principles. Spearheaded by Erik Verlinde, it suggests gravity arises from changes in the amount of information associated with the positions of material bodies.

Key Resources:

• Erik Verlinde’s 2011 paper on entropic gravity
• PBS SpaceTime explanation of entropic gravity (YouTube)
• “Is Gravity an Entropic Force?” by Sabine Hossenfelder (blog analysis)
• Scientific American: “Does Gravity Arise from the Quantum World?”
• Overview from Aeon: “The gravity of information”

2. Acausal Synchronicity

Overview: Coined by Carl Jung, acausal synchronicity refers to meaningful coincidences that lack a causal connection. It bridges psyche and matter, suggesting patterns of connection beyond chance or linear cause-effect.

Key Resources:

• Jung & Pauli's “Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle”
• APA journal: “Synchronicity and counseling: Meaningful coincidences”
• YouTube breakdown of Jung's Synchronicity with examples
• Scientific critique: “Coincidences: Remarkable or Random?”
• Medium essay on synchronicity as a meaning-making device