Divine Size-Shifting and Spacetime Curvature: From Mythological Symbolism to Physical Interpretation
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Throughout the course of human history, there have been clear narratives present in various cultural traditions that feature divine beings capable of altering, enlarging, or diminishing their physical dimensions. Prominent examples can be found in Norse and Mesoamerican myths, which illustrate giants or deities rearranging entire universes, as well as in Buddhist texts, which depict the Buddha's cosmic form as encompassing countless worlds. In Hinduism, Krishna's Vishvarūpa is portrayed as an infinite cosmic entity that includes all beings and temporal events. Traditionally, these narratives have been interpreted symbolically to signify divine omnipotence or transcendence. However, this paper presents an alternative perspective, suggesting that these mythical themes may metaphorically reflect insights into physical principles, particularly Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. This theory asserts that mass and energy affect the curvature of spacetime. By exploring the connections between mythical size transformation and the influence of mass and energy on time and space, this study seeks to create an interdisciplinary framework that links mythology, the philosophy of science, and modern physics. The analysis emphasizes how symbolic narratives can encapsulate proto-cosmological intuitions, providing a novel approach to understanding the intersection of human creativity and the structure of reality.
Author: giri, krishna
Language: English
Subfield: General Arts and Humanities
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7105530460
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