What is the fourth dimension, and could it hold the key to understanding higher realities, including the divine? In this episode, we dive into astronomer Carl Sagan’s classic explanation of the fourth dimension, including how this concept could intersect with ideas of spirituality and magic. Could the divine be a higher-dimensional intelligence?

Whether you’re into philosophy or alien communication, this episode will stretch your mind in all directions.

Episode Resources & Easter Eggs:

Books & Media:

• Browse Edwin Abbot’s Flatland for free.
• Watch the Carl Sagan video we mention (+2 if you draw your own illustration).
• Watch Interstellar and try not to cry.

People:

• Learn about Carl Sagan.
• Read about Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Art:

• Stare at NASA’s 1990 Pale Blue Dot photo (+2 if you manage to escape an existential crisis).
• Study Salvador Dali’s Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) (1954).

Other Things:

• Explore the Voyager Golden Records with NASA.
• Analyze the Pioneer Plaque (+5 to draw your own).
• Fall into a hole as you try and understand “as above, so below.”
• Try and draw a tesseract (good luck...)
• Revisit the Tao.

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Music Credit: “Space Race,” from silvermansound.com (2023).