We Are One

​Last week I was reading a book about something called Vortex Theory. It mainly covered a lot of quantum physics theories and theorists, but there was a paragraph that made me think more abut metaphysics than quantum physics. It read:
“Thoughts are many but the mind is one. Particles are many but the universe is one. If the consciousness on each of us, seeing through our eye, hearing through our ears, and feeling through our senses in one then it would be the same consciousness in all the different bodies of humanity. We may all be living separate lives but the one thing we have in common is being human. The unity of consciousness we share suggests we are one being in many bodies. We may think different thoughts perform different actions and have different experiences but the conscious awareness underlying every thought we think and action we perform is one and the same and that indeed is the brotherhood and sisterhood of humanity.” – Vortex Theory by David A. Ash (P. 133)*
It made me think about how we are all connected. Generally when that is said I think about how we are all made of the same star stuff; how we are all connected to the universal consciousness. This statement says to me that although we are all separate souls in this human experience, learning our lessons, trying to find our purpose, we are still connected to everyone and everything.
However, that paragraph made me think about that theory a little differently. It suggests that we really are all one, in a more literal sense. That we are one mind, one consciousness experiencing life from many different perspectives. Not just experiencing through each soul, but every living thing within the universe, and every non-living thing as well. Every cell, every atom, every seemingly empty space. The universe as a single entity experiencing itself from every conceivable point of view.
While I don’t ascribe to this particular theory, it is definitely something to think about. In some ways, current quantum physic theories support this statement in their own way, though this is not their purpose or their focus.
Another theory, that falls somewhere in between, says that we have a higher self and that self stays connected to the universal consciousness, but also manifests as a soul to experience our current life. Sometimes this theory suggests that our higher self is fragmented, yet still connected. This is possibly how we receive messages through divination techniques, where we receive prophetic dreams/messages from, and even perhaps know about our past lives. This theory brings up some interesting theories about ghosts/spirits and fractured soul pieces for me, but that is a topic for another post, perhaps.
What do you think? Which of these theories makes more sense to you? Do these theories bring up questions for you? Maybe more questions than answers? Let me know what you think. I would love to hear your thoughts, and other theories, if you have them.
                                                                                                            
*Disclaimer: I am aware that there may be grammar and punctuation mistakes in the quote. I copied it verbatim so that is exactly how it appears in the book. If that made your eye twitch I do feel your pain, but it was a direct quote. Sorry.