Here and Now

The Physicists tell us that the Universe has no center and no edge. I’m not so
sure; it all depends on what you mean by “center” and “edge”, or so it seems to me.
For example, consider a sphere. The sphere has a center and an edge, if you
can consider the surface to be an edge; but the surface has no center and no edge.
However, if you place your finger at some point on the surface, then you can say that
that point is the center of the surface. Then move your finger to another point, and you
can assert that the center of the surface lies there. In fact, wherever you point to on the
surface of the sphere, you can assert that there lies the center of the surface. The
surface of the sphere has no UNIQUE center; it has an infinite number of centers.
As for the surface having an edge, it has no unique edge, it is ALL edge in that it
defines the extent of the sphere itself.
Now, let us consider the geometry of the Universe. This is not to imply that the
Universe is spherical in geometry, but we can use analogy to consider structure. When
we survey the sky in the microwave spectrum, it is revealed that, within the range of the
fluctuations that define the “roughness” of the Universe at the time light separated from
matter, the “temperature” of the microwave radiation in all directions is the same, once
the dipole difference due to the Earth’s motion through space is subtracted out.
The implication of this is that Earth stands at the center of the Universe! This
would be an absurd conclusion, except for the obvious fact that, no matter where one
stands within the Universe, the Cosmic Microwave Radiation would appear the same,
except for a difference in the degree of the Proper Motion Dipole Shift, which is different
for different objects. Just as in the case of the surface of the sphere, wherever one may
be is the center of the Universe; HERE IS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE! Since this
is true for all observers, this also implies that the Center of the Universe is Within each
of us!
The Native American Shamans acknowledge 7 directions, namely up and down,
(or Heaven and Earth), left and right (or East and West), front and back (or North and
South), and Inward. Since each of the dipoles collapses into one of the 3 axes of the
Spatial Dimensions, this implies that the direction of the 4 th Spatial Dimension is
inward, in keeping with the aforementioned conclusion.
Next we must consider whether the Universe has an edge. Spatially, we cannot
detect one. Telescopes are useless for this task, because no matter where we look, all
we can see is the PAST. It should be apparent that the edge of the Universe cannot lie
in the past. In fact, NOW is as far as the Universe has gotten. The Edge of the Universe
is a function of Time, not of Space. NOW is the Edge of the Universe.
There is much discussion about the Arrow of Time, questioning why such an
artifact is not implicit in the equations describing Physical processes. The answer to
these questions may lie in the fact that the question has not been properly posed. The
fact is, that IT IS ALWAYS NOW! It is not time that has an arrow, but Processes that
have an arrow.
I/We do not and cannot within the framework of Space/Time experience
anything other than HERE AND NOW. But, we must ask whether NOW is invariant or
relative, and if relative, relative to what? For understanding of this, we must turn to
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
Consider the well known example of the identical twins, one of whom remains
on Earth while the other goes traveling through space at nearly the speed of light.
Before the trip, the twins have a farewell party. Both experience the same HERE AND
NOW. Then the traveling twin takes off. Without pinning ourselves down to specific
velocities and durations, we can agree that the twin who stays home will experience
more NOW than the twin who travels. This will be reflected in the fact that the
earthbound twin will age more than the travelling twin. They each experience a
different “quantity” of NOW.
 When the traveler returns, the twins will exhibit different degrees of aging, but
will, when reunited, both exist in the same NOW, although they have experienced
different lengths of “Time”. This suggests that NOW is invariant under all
transformations, both Spatial and Temporal. Each twin was, during the duration of his
experience, experiencing life at the Edge of the Universe!
No matter where you go, THERE you are! And THEN is when! To quote an Old
Admonition; “HERE & NOW, BOYS, HERE AND NOW!”