Welcome to the Quantum Future School

Why we are here?

Why are some people great while others are not?
Why is it so that some people lead while others follow?
Why is it that so many people just follow the herd?
Why is it so that some people achieve...
while others only dream?

Why is it so that some people succeed with little effort,
while others are doomed to fail no matter how hard they work?

Why do some start with good intentions,
but meet insurmountable obstacles on their way?
While others make easy progress?

Is the truth really "Out There"? If so, is it possible to discover some part of it?

Human beings are generally so overwhelmed by their everyday lives that they forget the most important thing about life itself: death.

None of us are going to get out of here alive.

But nobody really likes to talk - or even think - about that single fact that all life holds in common: We are all going to die.

And then, what?

There are many answers to that question depending on who you ask. But are they the "truth?"

There are many who suggest that such questions are not even important.

Certain "Scientific philosophies" refer to the "accidental mechanicalness" of the universe and teach us that the only meaning to life is no meaning at all. "Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you may die" and then -- oblivion.

When you ask the question: what happens when we die? you also may find yourself confronting the issue of why are we here? Why does anything exist at all?

In asking this question, we confront a strange condition of our reality - the vast chasm between the methods and conclusions of science and religion.

A scientist and a priest will both agree on the definition of a crystal of sodium chloride, but they may not agree at all on theological definitions.

When we consider religion, our approach may be naïve or critical. The word "naïve" comes from the Latin nativus, meaning that to be naïve is to be in a more or less "natural" state in our attitudes toward the questions of life.

Naïve religious experience could be likened to the natural awe and wonder at the vastness of the heavens or the marvelous frail delicacy of a flower; the overpowering mystery felt in the presence of thunder and lightening and tempestuous winds. Those who observe the seasons of growth and decay, birth and death, may intuit the idea of a controlling order to all life. The glory of a sunset or the majesty of mountains or the intensely personal hush of a sun-dappled forest may impress human beings with the powerful sensation that they are NOT alone in a sense that goes beyond physical organs.

All of these things - and more besides - can awaken the sense of mystery within us. And careful observation will leave one with the overwhelming sense that there in an "invisible reality" that is behind or over all the visible life in our world.

It is in this state of innocence that we are conditioned - programmed, even - by the "traditions" of our religions.

As a consequence of this "programming," most ordinary human beings simply follow the conventional observances: their religions are made for them by others, communicated to them by their traditions, conformed to by imitation, and retained by habit. You could say that they have a "second-hand religious life."

We run programmes. We get our buttons pushed. We respond to the events around us out of habit, on autopilot. We do not act; we react. We have so many programmes running that a reaction to recognising we are running a programme may well be yet another programme!

How would your life be different if instead of “reacting” mechanically, or using the information age metaphor, by running a programme, you “acted”, that is, you were able to see the world, reflect upon the events, and act based upon a conscious choice?

The Quantum Future School, bringing together elements of the work of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, and Mouravieff (sometimes known as fourth way teachings), insights from the work of Carlos Castaneda, as well as the fruits of the Cassiopaean experiment - a living Fourth Way School - offers an environment where the serious student can undertake this work.

At the core is the quest for truth, the truth about the human condition, who we are, why we are here and what lies in store for us in the not-too-distant future.

At the present time in human history, many spiritual paths, both ancient and modern, are being presented as the answer or the “Holy Grail” of spiritual evolution, from organised religion to alchemy, from science to "space brothers”.

As part of the research conducted by members of the QFS, most, if not all of these paths have been found wanting. Most pin the ultimate hopes of “salvation” on an outside force or element. But this is the easy way out of a difficult problem. As Francis Bacon said:

“For as God was the help of our reason to illuminate us, so should we likewise turn it every way, that we may be more capable of understanding His mysteries; provided only that the mind be enlargened, according to its capacity, to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind.”

The Quantum Future School and Site are about knowing and understanding ourselves and our relationship with the outside world, about understanding the true work towards spiritual growth and liberation, the truth that you alone must be your own savior.

With the realization of this truth however, comes responsibility: YOU must choose what you will or will not DO, every moment of the day, and in the end you are accountable only to yourself for your progress. The understanding and knowledge gained from years of research, the information on the QFS site, along with the school itself, represent a practical path to “spiritual growth” unlike any other. It is a path towards an encounter with that one thing which, since birth, we have all been programmed to flee from: our true self, in both its terrible and beautiful aspects.

It is a path, which if followed to its end, will undoubtedly “burn you alive”, yet through the process you will achieve something that few ever do.

Introduction

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