Event Review: Physics, Metaphysics, and Your Place in the Greater Reality with Tom Campbell

During the weekend of August 22 and 23, 2009 in Toronto, physicist Tom Campbell shared a two-day workshop entitled Physics, Metaphysics, and Your Place in the Larger Reality. It was Tom’s first appearance in Canada and a great treat for his Canadian audience.

If you have never heard of Tom Campbell before or his fascinating work, I encourage you to visit his website to learn about Tom and his work. In brief, Tom Campbell is a nuclear physicist who has worked for NASA. He is also the author of an extraordinary book, where he compiled his life’s work about consciousness and the nature of reality, entitled My Big TOE – The Complete Trilogy. Today, Tom Campbell also travels around the world, sharing and introducing his findings to others. Below, I share a summary of Day 2 of his phenomenal workshop.

The Toronto Workshop Day 2

The second day of the workshop began with even greater excitement, as the audience eagerly anticipated learning more from Tom and trying some of the experiential exercises he introduced the previous day. Could we travel to different realities? Could we do a distance diagnosis and healing? Only time would tell.

Tom increased our intrigue as he reiterated that, unlike the previous day, which was all theory, today would be all application. And not that any of us minded the theory, but of course there is perhaps nothing better than experiencing something amazing and out of this world for yourself.

He started talking about how we can all experience the larger reality. In this common reality that most of us are used to, most of us do not care much about asking the “hows” and “whys” about the nature of things. We wake up, take in the data right before our eyes as we go through our day, and for most of us, that’s about it. As long as we think that someone “else” knows, we are satisfied. What Tom does, however, is inspire and encourage each one of us to be the questioner of our reality. In fact, if we want to go beyond this reality, if we want to get out of our minds, we have to probe deeper because this will have a big effect on what we can accomplish.

So naturally, the first question on everyone’s mind was, can everybody do it? Meaning, can anyone access and become operational in the non-physical reality? To this, Tom answered, yes, everybody can, but not many people do. This is of course not surprising. Just think of playing some sport or a musical instrument. Of course, everybody can do it, but only a few people are actually inclined to practice enough and stick with it to get some significant results. It is the same with traveling out of our body (mind) and experiencing alternate realities.

At this point, Tom gave a lot of practical advice and walked us through the background of how to understand such concepts, before we become ready to attempt anything. Some of his advice included the following:

Make experiencing alternate realities a natural thing, not a goal or some forced experience. The point, at any given time, Tom stated, is just “to grow,” and we can easily do that without ever experiencing the paranormal. As we grow or evolve, we naturally decrease our entropy.
Going out of body does not equal a better life. You have to be happy with what you have created in the physical here and now. The spiritual world will not magically make your life better or take all your problems away.
You are not failing in the game of evolution if you don’t master or experience the “out of body” experience. Yes, it can enhance our evolution in many ways, but it is in no way mandatory for evolution. This again goes back to what was said in #1.
Learn to meditate. This is not something we have to do, as it is still “just a tool”, but it is usually good for beginners to examine their own consciousness.
There are no short cuts. If we are serious about this, we have to develop it as a process; it is not a “one-time magical experience”. Having said this, Tom explained that some people experiment with drugs or alcohol to get into a certain state, which they claim helps them achieve an OOBE. This, however, as Tom explained, is counterproductive. You may get in and out of this one particular “heightened” state, but in the end, you still have no idea how it works, how to be fully operational in the non-physical, and there is no room for growth.
It takes practice, and so we need to have patience. As stated earlier, yes, everyone can do it, but the main reason why most people don’t is that we get bored, dismayed, disillusioned, and just plain and simple don’t stick with it long enough to see results. I know this comes as no surprise, as we do live in a society based on instant gratification.
Don’t rush to get to the paranormal. We may get to one point of success, get our egos all wrapped up in it, and actually stunt our growth, as we get stuck in one spot.
Fear nothing – become fearless. What you find there will be strongly influenced by you. Remember, we create our realities, so if you fear big, green monsters, guess what you will most likely find there…big, green monsters. Hence, we should get over all of our fears if we are to have a positive and profound experience.
Leave thinking and analysis out of it. As soon as we start to interpret the data, we start to lose it, in terms of the depth of the experience. It is normal that we will even question whether it is “real” or our mind is simply “making it up”. With this in mind, we also have to work on eliminating our beliefs. This is, of course, one of the areas that can take quite a bit of practice for some.
Expect nothing and hope for nothing. This all ties into the above ideas of leaving our thinking and analytical mind out of it. We can analyze all we want after, but not before and during. Just observe and collect the data, and use your intellect only to direct the experience. Most importantly, don’t judge or compare, whether it be our own experiences or those of others.
Gather data and formulate the evidence. This is especially critical to do in the beginning for two reasons: 1) that you know it is not just your mind making it up and 2) that eventually you have your own “proof” for these experiences. At this point, you will know this is “real” not just in theory, but in an experiential way.
A low entropy consciousness can easily access non-physical realities (NPR) with little effort. Hence, focus more on lowering your entropy here and now, instead of getting into the NPR – i.e., remember, moving towards becoming love. The NPR’s will usually follow naturally on their own.
Don’t take NPR literally. In both, this physical reality and the non-physical reality, the data is objective, but how we experience it is subjective. Hence, two people can go to the same “place” out-of-body and have two completely different experiences. Thus, the more experience we have here and there, the better we are at interpreting that data correctly.
Don’t bring back details, but concepts, feelings, ambiance, etc. There, all communication is telepathic, lumps of information, rather than linear patterns. Also, understand that here, when we come back and try to communicate it to others, we have to use words, which are limiting. Hence, our experience actually loses a lot of the accuracy with which we experienced it.
Don’t try to duplicate anyone else’s experience. Others have their own filters, metaphors, and perspectives of what and how they see, experience, and translate. You have your own. Thus, be open to your own unique experience. Again, this goes back to #10 about not having set hopes or expectations.
Stay skeptical. Don’t just take the first experience as absolute. The ultimate goal of these experiences is personal growth, not just to have some “cool” experience. Stay open, stay skeptical, and experiment in various ways to really prove things to yourself.

Tom then talked about the influence of “others” – meaning things like “spirit guides”. He explained that we are the ones who give them names, features, and imagine them as beings, but in reality, they are so much more than that and so much more beyond all of that. In this segment, he explained how the guides work with us, how they help us, how they offer us training, etc. He also explained how we get assigned guides, based on our levels of evolution, and so much more when it comes to this topic, including ideas about our higher selves.

Tom then addressed something which I am sure all of us wonder about, but few are brave enough to ask about, that being – negative beings. Indeed, Tom acknowledged that, just like in this physical reality, there are negative entities; so too do they exist in the non-physical. Whereas most of us evolve, as we grow toward love and thus lower our entropy, others can actually manipulate this system by growing despite not lowering their entropy. It sounds worse than it actually is. Tom explained that this is very limited growth and is eventually self-limiting and weak. Thus, no negative entity has any power over you unless you allow them. They can only affect you if you have fear. This again is not very different from what happens in this physical reality.

The bottom line is that as manipulative as some beings can become, whether in the physical or non-physical, the overall system is growing towards love, towards order, and towards lowering entropy. Hence, the system does not help or support things that are counterproductive to this idea. The benefit for the greater good is always considered first. That is why it is no surprise that from the beginning of time, no matter the source, we always hear that goodness, light, or love will prevail over darkness or evil. It may sound funny, but in such a system it is “scientifically” impossible to be any other way. Tom also talked about some do’s and don’ts (as suggestions, of course) for making contact with other beings (in the non-physical).

Tom then covered remote viewing, diagnosing, healing, and parallel processing. There are two really important things that I think are worth mentioning here that Tom explained when it comes to healing. First, we do not need to know the person’s full name, address, or any other details. Nor does it matter where in the world the person is. The only thing that matters is a “unique address“. Remember, everything operates on thought and the vibrations that follow. So if someone tells you I have an aunt Margaret who doesn’t seem to be doing so well, that is all you need to know to heal her. Focusing on this person’s “aunt Margaret” in your thoughts automatically sends energy to her. The second thing is that Tom said: “you can heal yourself, just as easily as you can heal others“. I really resonated with this because it is what I believe deep down, yet almost all the other teachers I heard from, especially energy or alternative health healers, claim you can’t heal yourself.

He finished this section before we fully dived into the experiential exercises with a beautiful conclusion: stay balanced and stay present. As fun and exciting as all these non-physical experiences seem, we have to remember that we came here out of our own free will to experience the physical, and thus we have to respect this realm and not get caught up in the non-physical. Similarly, through practice and as we open up, we may be tempted to obsess about tapping into the future to control events or, if it is healing that we excel at, trying to heal everyone. Both of these actually not only violate free will (both ours and others), they diminish the purpose and perfection of this present system.

We, like others, came here for a meaningful purpose. While most of us barely know what our own purpose and lessons are in this lifetime, we cannot assume to know that of another. Thus, we need to respect that they chose their own experiences, no matter how those may seem, and hence this is why it is important to grow and evolve constantly forward, not master one thing, attach to it, and get stuck. This is another reason why Tom says he himself does not “abuse” the system in any way, such as going around healing everyone or controlling all of his future events. It just belittles the greater purpose of it all.

Be in the present, live your life, and let everything else take care of itself. Most importantly, develop your own big TOE.

Tom Campbell

Throughout the day, of course, we had a chance to practice several exercises. Some of these included past and future remote viewing, diagnosing, and healing. The day ended with another amazing question-and-answer session.

Personal Takeaways from the Event

Although the two days differed in topics, depth, and focus, both were equally valuable, informative, and, if I may say again, mind-opening! I resonated with so much of what Tom explained about the science on the first day, the physics. The second day held its own worth and incredible value, as we dissected and dived into the metaphysics. I found the theme of larger reality beautifully interwoven throughout the entire weekend.

One of my favorite parts of this second day was gaining knowledge and perspective on the metaphysical not only from someone with so much personal and everyday experience in this area, but also from someone so grounded and educated in this area. Another part that really resonated with me was when Tom expanded on alternate realities, this time from a more practical side. He mentioned dreams and how they’re just as real as what you and I experience here; they are just an alternate reality.

Finally, the last thing that opened my eyes so much, and was perhaps my biggest “aha” experience that day, was when Tom explained the concept of metaphors. Many people familiar with metaphysical and spiritual topics have heard of the silver chord, walking through a tunnel toward the light, or traveling through a spiral coming back from an OOBE, or even the idea of the Chakras. Well, guess what? They are all as real or illusory as we make them. None of these are necessary or the absolute truth or reality in any way. This means that just like many of us accept that meat is the ultimate source of protein because that is what we are conditioned to by others, the same way most of us accept the idea of saying the tunnel and white light when thinking about death. Again, we believe it only because we are accustomed to hearing it so much. The idea, like a mind virus, spread and went viral, affecting most people. So much so, in fact, that we have incorporated these facts into our own realities as the absolute truths, without them actually being so. So what Tom is saying is this: sure, use them or any other tools that serve you, but don’t get caught up in them, because they are not the absolute truth.

The point is that we get to experience whatever we want based on our thoughts and beliefs. So although some of these things don’t need to exist, and most don’t exist at all, each person can experience them in their own version of reality. That said, this was a valuable lesson because, even though we ultimately get to a place where we see beyond metaphysical tools like silver chords or tunnels with white light, they can entertain us as we see fit until then.

As for the exercises, they were fantastic, but not in the way one might think. While I didn’t have a profound, immediate connection to another reality, and while I wasn’t accurate in diagnosing the subjects we experimented with, they definitely taught me a lot. First, as balanced as I feel between the arts and sciences, I have a really active, analytical mind. So yes, I definitely need “practice” to turn this feature down as I turn up my intuitive mind. Second, what was most profound for me were the warm-ups to the exercises, because they showed us how easy it is to switch between different realities; we all do this all the time, most of us just aren’t aware. Finally, the exercises showed me even more of the potential ahead, and what’s possible with the right focus and intention. And I have to say, that gets me very excited indeed!

In conclusion, Tom’s workshop was one of the most valuable events I have ever had a chance to experience. I learned so much; I validated so much of what I already knew or felt, and it helped me release many limiting beliefs. Tom gave the audience the knowledge and tools to experiment with different realities, remote viewing and healing, and consciousness expansion.