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We are now understanding that these negative thetic nervous system being chronically over-
consequences can be transmitted to subsequent activated. As the subsequent anniversary of the
generations. “Meaney et al also made clear the time his Mother was in the accident approa-
possibility that epigenetic effects could occur ched, Peter noticed himself feeling more emo-
at various stages throughout life, potentially tional – sad, scared and tearful. He was con-
influencing risk and vulnerability for chronic fused about what was happening as nothing in
responses to trauma, such as PTSD, across the his daily life had changed dramatically. When I
lifespan.” 3 suggested that his body might be remembering
the anniversary of the accident, he had a ‘felt-
Cellular Memory sense’ of relief. He was then able to do another
Dr Brian Dias has said, „There is absolutely no layer of work, attending to his need to trust that
doubt that what happens to the sperm and egg it was safe to be in the world.
will affect subsequent generations.“ 4
Prof Marcus Pembrey, from University College Interdependence
London, said that the research done on mice As Christians, understanding the impact the
inheriting a fear of a scent they had not been history and experiences of our ancestors has
exposed to previously, showed evidence of how on us, should not come as a surprise. “Just as
memory could be passed between generations each of us has various parts in one body, and
and were „highly relevant to phobias, anxiety the parts do not have all the same function:
and post-traumatic stress disorders. It is high in the same way, all of us, though there are so
time public health researchers took human many of us, make up one body in Christ, and
transgenerational responses seriously. I suspect as different parts we are all joined to one ano-
we will not understand the rise in neuropsych- ther.” Romans 12:4-5 The truth of our ultimate
iatric disorders or obesity, diabetes and metabo- interdependence, the notion that we are unified
lic disruptions generally without taking a multi- beyond our rational comprehension, is reflec-
generational approach.“ (Ibid) ted not only in our life in Christ but in science
and nature.
In somatic psychology attending to the whole The notion of quantum entanglement within
being allows for experiences that aren’t neces- the field of physics points to research that was
sarily available at the conscious level. Some done on molecules and tissues that were once
experience a level of vulnerability that doesn’t connected and then separated. Particles can be-
seem to match the personal history. However, come entangled when they interact with each
the field of epigenetics helps point to the impor- other or when they share a common source. Ac-
tance of taking into account family history and tions performed on one affects the other, even
in-utero experiences. when separated by great distances. “Measuring
In my practice I have noticed a pattern of cli- a property of one entangled particle can tell
ents feeling more vulnerable on the anniversary you what measuring the other particle will re-
of certain traumatic episodes, even after these veal. No matter how far away the other parti-
have been processed. Peter’s mother had been cle is.” The latest experiments in entanglement
in a horrific car accident when she was pregnant point to the fact that it can’t be understood “in
with him. With EMDR, we had worked on re- spacetime terms because entanglement prece-
solving the symptoms which led to his sympa- des spacetime. You need entanglement to have
spacetime — it is somehow more fundamental

3 Meaney MJ, Aitken DH, Bodnoff SR et al. “The effects of
postnatal handling on the development of the glucocorti-
coid receptor systems and stress recovery in the rat.” Prog
Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 1985;9: p.731‐4.
4 Gallagher, J. “Memories Pass Between Generations”.
BBC News. December 1, 2013. Accessed June 29, 2019.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-25156510
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