1. Connecting Ancient Magic to Modern Science Presented by Austin Prater, III

2.  In the beginning…  Ancient Magic  Foundations of Alchemy  The ONE is ALL  The QUAD  GRAVITY  WEAK NUCLEAR FORCE  ELECTROMAGNETISIM  STRONG NUCLEAR FORCE  The THEORY of EVERYTHING  …And so it is!

3.  At the dawn of mankind, BILLIONS of years had already passed on Earth.  At first, there was just nature and the power of human consciousness trying to sort out what nature is.  Natural phenomena, especially that of the night sky, led to the origin of thoughts about who we are, where we were, and how did we get here.

4.  Many ancient cultures created explanations for natural occurrences in the form of magic, which evolved into traditions and eventually into religion.  Indigenous people all over the world have a story that explained the origin of man and Earth through some form of religiosity.

5.  Deities were created to “characterize” certain aspects of human personality and nature.  Animals have been personified to also represent these qualities.  We learned how to manipulate natural materials to continue our survival, and in the process discovered ways to use or control nature towards our will.

6.  “Alchemy” originates from the work KHEM, the Egyptian name for Egypt meaning “black earth”.  Greek philosophy mixed with Egyptian and Mesopotamian technology

7.  Relied on the FOUR natural elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air.  Esoteric nature of alchemy relied on Hermetic doctrine and “spirit”-uality  Alchemists sought to transform matter, mainly Lead into Gold. And in the process discovered many of the processes the were the foundation of modern chemistry

8.  The “point within the circle” is an ancient symbol that ironically has evolved to help explain many aspects of the natural world as we know it.

10.  The double duality known as four is essential to many aspects of our natural world.  It is amazing that currently there are FOUR FUNDAMENTAL FORCES that physics and chemistry (the physics of atoms) use to explain how matter and energy behaves throughout the cosmos.

12.  “Weakest” of the 4 forces.  Applies to MASS. More mass = more gravitational force.  The sun contains 99.89% of all the mass in our “solar system”. Keeps the planets in orbit.  Newton’s Law for Gravitational Force: F g = G(M 1 x M 2 ) d 2  Particles: Gravitons? Dark Matter?

15.  10 25 x Gravity  Applies only at subatomic scale.  Reason for radioactive decay and nuclear fission.  Turns protons into neutrons releasing energy in the process.  Particles: w & z bosons

17.  10 36 x Gravity  Applies over vast distances (photons) but very weak because charges equalize. Much stronger the closer you get.  Attraction / Repulsion  Magnetic fields generated by sun and planets  Coulomb’s Law of Electrostatic Force: F e = K(Q 1 x Q 2 ) d 2  Particles: protons, electrons, photons

21.  10 38 x Gravity  Applies at the subatomic scale.  What holds the nucleus of atoms together, also creates nuclear fusion.  Journey into the QUANTUM REALM where the chance of anything happening has infinite possibilities!

23.  Ever since Einstein unified gravity and electromagnetism, physicist have been souring to find the unification principle that would combine all four fundamental forces.  Things become very strange in the QUANTUM RELAM!?! OMGWTF!!!  This can be the answer behind the mystery of how the four forces work.  What’s next?....STRING THEORY

25.  String Theory proposes that even subatomic particles particle’s are made of vibrating strings of energy. Just the thought of it opens another realm of infinite possibilities!  From the dawn of mankind to present day, our human minds have unraveled many of the magical forces of nature to become a way for the universe to know itself.