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A '''morphic field''' (a term introduced by ], the major proponent of this concept, through his notion of ''Formative Causation'') is described as consisting of patterns that govern the development of forms, structures and arrangements. The theory of morphic fields is not accepted by mainstream science and is considered ]{{fact}}. | |||
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In a manner similar to ], morphic fields are defined as the universal database for both organic (living) and abstract (mental) forms, while morphogenetic fields (term that was already in use in environmental biology from 1920's after unrelated research of three biologists - ], ] and Paul Weiss) Sheldrake defined as the subset that deals only with living things. | |||
:“The term is more general in its meaning than ], and includes other kinds of organizing fields in addition to those of morphogenesis; the organizing fields of animal and human behaviour, of social and cultural systems, and of mental activity can all be regarded as morphic fields which contatin an inherent memory.” - ], ''The Presence of the Past'' (Chapter 6, page 112) | |||
According to these ideas, the morphic field underlies the formation and behavior of ] and ], and can be set up by the repetition of similar acts and/or thoughts. Form is described as ''tuning into'' its morphic field, ''storing'' and ''reading'' the related information through ''morphic resonance''. | |||
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