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• This is a symbol of the new creation, of new life, of eternity. The early Christians
(already in the 2nd century) called Sunday “the eighth day” — the beginning
of a new epoch after the Resurrection.
• The connection with circumcision on the 8th day (the Old Testament) — as a sign
of entry into the New Covenant through Baptism.
• Baptisteries were often made octagonal precisely for this reason. The eighth day
is an image of eternity, when time in its present form comes to an end.
The Omega Point is a profound philosophical-theological and scientific concept introduced by the French Jesuit priest, palaeontologist, and thinker Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) in his principal book “The Phenomenon of Man.”
What it is, in simple words:
Imagine the evolution of the Universe not as a chaotic process, but as a directed movement from the simple to the complex.
• First — the geosphere (non-living matter).
• Then — the biosphere (life).
• Next — the noosphere (the sphere of intelligence, human consciousness).
All of this gradually converges, grows more complex, and unites through love and consciousness. In the end, the whole Universe, all human consciousnesses, and all matter converge at one highest point of maximum complexity, unity, and consciousness — and this is precisely the Omega Point.
Teilhard identified it with Christ (the Cosmic Christ) — not merely a historical person, but the final goal, the centre, and the attracting force of all evolution. Omega exists already now (as an attraction), but will fully unfold in the future as the highest unity of all that exists.
The main attributes of the Omega Point according to Teilhard:
• Autonomy — it is independent.
• Actuality — it is already present.
• Transcendence — it is above space and time.
• Irreversibility — the process cannot be turned back.
(already in the 2nd century) called Sunday “the eighth day” — the beginning
of a new epoch after the Resurrection.
• The connection with circumcision on the 8th day (the Old Testament) — as a sign
of entry into the New Covenant through Baptism.
• Baptisteries were often made octagonal precisely for this reason. The eighth day
is an image of eternity, when time in its present form comes to an end.
The Omega Point is a profound philosophical-theological and scientific concept introduced by the French Jesuit priest, palaeontologist, and thinker Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) in his principal book “The Phenomenon of Man.”
What it is, in simple words:
Imagine the evolution of the Universe not as a chaotic process, but as a directed movement from the simple to the complex.
• First — the geosphere (non-living matter).
• Then — the biosphere (life).
• Next — the noosphere (the sphere of intelligence, human consciousness).
All of this gradually converges, grows more complex, and unites through love and consciousness. In the end, the whole Universe, all human consciousnesses, and all matter converge at one highest point of maximum complexity, unity, and consciousness — and this is precisely the Omega Point.
Teilhard identified it with Christ (the Cosmic Christ) — not merely a historical person, but the final goal, the centre, and the attracting force of all evolution. Omega exists already now (as an attraction), but will fully unfold in the future as the highest unity of all that exists.
The main attributes of the Omega Point according to Teilhard:
• Autonomy — it is independent.
• Actuality — it is already present.
• Transcendence — it is above space and time.
• Irreversibility — the process cannot be turned back.