Neospiritualism

An adaptation of spiritualism (belief in non‑physical realities – spirit, soul – that transcend matter) to current scientific knowledge. Unlike traditional spiritualism, it posits no gods or dogmas, but rather a “spiritual dimension of nature” accessible through extended scientific methods. Neospiritualism engages with cutting‑edge physics (string theory, multiverse, quantum consciousness) and evolutionary biology to suggest that mind or consciousness may have a causal role in the universe not fully reducible to the brain. It is less organised than neospiritism and more diffuse, appearing in scientific self‑help books and “science and spirituality” documentaries.

Neospiritualism Example: “A neospiritualist physicist said: ‘Consciousness might be a fundamental field, like gravity.’ The materialist colleague replied: ‘That’s not science – it’s metaphysics with pretty pictures. Show me an equation, not an analogy.’ The neospiritualist counter‑responds: ‘Gravity was once just a metaphor too. No equation for consciousness yet? Fine – but closing the question is not science, it’s scientism.’”

Neospiritualism by Abzu Land May 27, 2026