From Cosmic Bonding to the Neurobiology and Biochemistry of Human Bonding

Overview:
In this lesson, we’ll dive into the roles of oxytocin, dopamine, cortisol, and other neurochemicals in bonding. Understand the physiology of connection, stress regulation, and emotional safety starting in utero. We will explore such qualities by tracing the origins of bonding back to the cosmological beginnings. What bonded the cosmos before the Big Bang? What forces maintained coherence after the Big Ignition? How do these dynamics mirror processes in human embryology, prenatal bonding, and lifelong relational systems?

• Outcomes:
  • Reflect on the cosmological foundations of interconnectedness.
  • Apply insights from astrophysics and cosmology to prenatal sciences.
  • Draw symbolic and functional parallels between early universe dynamics and human biology.
• Highlights:
  • Pre-Big Bang unification (singularity, potentiality)
  • Post-Big Bang coherence (gravity, dark matter, entropy)
  • Resonance with embryonic wholeness, morphogenetic fields
  • Formation of identity and integrity in developmental biology.
• Key References:
  • Brian Swimme & Thomas Berry (1992). The Universe Story.
  • Jaap van der Wal (2003). Embryogenesis and Morphogenesis.
  • Rupert Sheldrake (1988). The Presence of the Past.