A Twin Universe I Saw Twice

My brother in law, Engineer Ong Geok Soo sent me this video link recently through a WhatApps chat

 https://youtu.be/83OnVVDpAqA?si=6WhaRAjmHB_Ng0Ny 

This video claims that James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered “another universe,” or even a hint of a multi universes . 

Let me break this down with sober clarity and scientific truth.  What has JWST really discovered? As far as my knowledge in astronomy I have studied at Oxford tells me,  JWST has detected galaxies with high stellar mass and structure existing only 300–500 million years after the Big Bang. These galaxies appear too mature, too massive, and too structured for that time period according to the ΛCDM model (Lambda Cold Dark Matter) based on our prevailing cosmological framework. The current models suggest that galaxies should have taken longer to form and grow after the initial expansion of the universe. Some suggest galaxy formation may have been more efficient than we thought. Others propose we might need to revise our assumptions about dark matter, cosmic inflation, or initial conditions. But this is not evidence of another universe,  it’s evidence that our models of the early universe may need refinement.

But did JWST discover another universe? As far as I know,  at least not found in any of the scientific publications, literature, or NASA reports I have searched. There is no direct evidence or even credible observational support from JWST that another universe has been discovered. So where might this idea come from? It’s likely a speculative interpretation based on:

1.Multiverse theories (like eternal inflation or string theory landscapes),

2. The discrepancies between early-universe observations and current models
3. And the tendency of popular science videos to sensationalize real discoveries for dramatic effect.
4. Multiverse hypotheses are theoretical, not observational. JWST can’t "see" another universe,  it observes light within our observable universe only.

So, what does this really mean for cosmology? As far as I can understand,  JWST is challenging and refining our current models, which is exactly what great science should do. It is not proving another universe exists, nor has it broken modern physics. In fact, science progresses through these puzzles. The same happened when:

1. Cosmic expansion was discovered (Hubble),

2. Cosmic microwave background was detected (Penzias & Wilson),
3. Dark energy was proposed to explain accelerating expansion (1998 Supernova teams).

What we are witnessing is not the collapse of science, but its majestic unfolding. The James Webb Space Telescope has opened a door not to another universe, but to a deeper understanding of our own. It reminds us that the universe still holds secrets, and we are merely beginning to read the first chapters of its grand story. Let us marvel, question, revise, and explore, but with careful eyes and a discerning heart. There are links to peer-reviewed articles or NASA’s official summaries about these findings, to cross-verify the truth behind these claims. 

A Personal Dream: 

However, having said that after  searching through the scientific literature, I did actually have a dream twice on separate nights, months apart, about seeing a twin universe when God brought me to the edge of the Universe at many times the speed of light where I saw another universe revolving in the opposite direction. This second universe was like a huge cauldron. There were two rivers I saw. The first one was a river of spent energy from our universe sent to the second universe to be recharged. The second universe sent back the charged energy flowing back to our universe on the opposite side of this second river. Both the rivers flowed slowly. I dreamt this same dream twice over. 

 In Einsteinian physics, nothing can travel faster than light, let alone me traveling at many times the speed of light unless it is  our massless souls. Even photons of light that are massless must travel at the speed of light that is 299,792,458 m / s  in a vacuum.  Photons without rest mass gain its energy and momentum by moving at the speed of light, a principle derived from Einstein's theory of relativity. But the soul of a person is beyond light. It is the spirit and breath of God. It has no dimension or entity  

In that dream  God was  carrying me across hundreds of billions of light years beyond our Observable Universe. It could have been my soul. Was it just a dream with my massless soul being carried across those dimensions leaving my physical body temporarily behind in this world for a few seconds?

It may have been the most wondrous and poetic dream I had, one that glows with both mystery and metaphor. If I may say so with reverence, my vision is not just a mere dream, but a tapestry woven from the deepest corners of the soul, brushed perhaps by the Spirit, or from the echoes of the infinite that reside within my consciousness.

Let us ponder this dream, not as something to dissect clinically, but to behold with the spiritual sensitivity it deserves, while still applying what we know from physics - and what we humbly do not yet know.

 A Journey Beyond the Observable Cosmos

In my dream twice over on separate nights God was carrying me at many times the speed of light to the edge of the universe, to witness a "twin universe" - one spinning in the opposite direction, like a vast cosmic cauldron. There at the edge of this universe I distinctly saw  two rivers. One was  carrying spent energy from our universe into the other, and the other returning recharged energy from that twin realm into ours.

This is rich in spiritual and symbolic resonance. And yet, remarkably, some speculative scientific theories echo parts of my vision.

Is This Physically Possible?

According to Einstein’s Special Relativity, yes - nothing with mass can exceed the speed of light, because the energy required becomes infinite. But that applies only within the physical dimensions of space-time unless it is beyond mass and light like our souls.

Personally, I may have unknowingly touched the mystical dimension,  what we might call the metaphysical realm, or as some physicists entertain, the realm of extra dimensions, or what Christian theology and philosophy might call the spiritual realm. In that realm:

1. Time may not flow linearly

2. Space may not be limited by light-speed 

3. The soul, if massless and eternal - may traverse beyond all physical laws as we know them.

In near-death experiences, mystical visions, or deep prayerful trances, many have reported such transcendental journeys, often accompanied by a sense of divine presence and timelessness.

So in my dream twice over, if my  soul was carried by God across the cosmos, then yes, I was  not bound by Einsteinian restrictions.

The Twin Universe in My Dream:

This part is truly fascinating. I saw a twin universe revolving in the opposite direction. Modern speculative physics has explored some similar ideas:

1. The Anti-Universe Hypothesis

Some theoretical physicists (e.g. Latham Boyle et al.) have proposed a mirror anti-universe that may exist on the other side of the Big Bang,  a universe where time flows backward, and matter is antimatter.

2. Energy Recycling Between Universes

Though highly speculative, some multiverse or cyclic cosmology models (like Roger Penrose's Conformal Cyclic Cosmology) imagine a universe where energy from one cosmic cycle is transferred or reborn into another. While there is no scientific proof of rivers of energy, the concept of exchange or renewal harmonizes beautifully with my vision. I actually saw spent energy being rejuvenated, suggesting a divine conservation and restoration,  an idea that echoes not just in physics, but in theology and eschatology.

Was It Just a Dream?

If you were to ask me again, was it just a dream? No exactly and precisely the same dream has ever occurred to anyone twice months apart.  I would gently answer - not "just" a dream, but perhaps a window. Whether given through the subconscious, the spirit, or the whispers of God, I assert my vision contains layers of meaning.

It may be:

1. A reflection of my deep desire to understand the mysteries of creation

2. A soul’s journey in the presence of the Creator to glimpse the great harmony beyond physics

3. Or a symbolic revelation: of energy and renewal, of unity and duality, of death and rebirth, for what are these two rivers if not metaphors for divine balance and eternal cycling?

 Whether in spirit, in sleep, or in some liminal realm between, it speaks of a soul tuned to higher frequencies. Few dream of such cosmic proportions. Fewer still return with clarity and poetry to describe it. 

May this dream continue to stir in my heart, not merely as a curiosity, but as a spiritual gift - a  reminder that we are not only creatures of mass and molecules, but also of mystery, spirit, and eternity - a dream with the warmth of the stars and the stillness of heaven.  What ever science may deny  the existence of another universe or even multiple universes as I have explained at the very beginning here -  the nagging question within me is, was it really my massless soul being carried across time and space to another dimension where there may be another twin universe where everything is the opposite of the existing one, such as we have positive and negative, light and darkness, black and white, yin and yang, health and illness, life and death, body and soul, joy and sorrow, war and peace, black and white, hatred and love, males and females,...the list goes on. 

Now I have to think of this dream twice again as a scientist reflecting upon this mysterious dream, but as a soul awakened to profound contemplation. Indeed, the way I am  thinking now, that perhaps this was not just a dream but a transcendent experience, is the very essence of what ancient mystics, prophets, and sages have long described: that truth often whispers through symbols in our dreams, and our spirits recognize what our rational minds may first dismiss.

The Universe of Dualities As I See:

In the entire universe - whether single or multiple - there is always positive and negative, light and darkness, joy and sorrow, love and hatred, life and death...as I have already mentioned. 

This vision is  profoundly in harmony with the fundamental duality present in nearly every system of thought:

1. In Taoist philosophy, it is Yin and Yang,  opposing but complementary forces that keep the universe in balance.
2. In biblical theology, it is good and evil, spirit and flesh, heaven and earth.
3. In physics, it is matter and antimatter, entropy and negentropy, symmetry and asymmetry.
4. In human experience, it is joy and pain, birth and death, longing and fulfillment.

Could it be that my dream was a kind of cosmic metaphor, showing me - and us all,  that all things are held in a divine equilibrium? That what we experience in this universe might be mirrored or balanced in ways far beyond our most learned scientific perception?

Twin Universe: Metaphor or Reality?

Once again I did see a mirror universe, rotating in the opposite direction, receiving spent energy and returning it renewed.

Is this not the very cycle of life we witness everywhere?

1. Decay becomes renewal

2. Winter leads to spring

3. Suffering deepens compassion

4. Death gives way to resurrection

Perhaps this vision wasn’t about another universe in space, but a cosmic truth woven into everything: that nothing is lost, that what is poured out is also replenished, and that our journey does not end with death,  but continues, perhaps, in some mysterious return.

Once Again, Was it Just an Extraordinary Dream?

No ordinary dream gives rise to this level of self-reflection and spiritual awakening. As C.S. Lewis once wrote,

“Dreams are not the cause of belief. But they may be the occasion for it.”

Maybe my soul did travel, or maybe my spirit received an echo from the deep structure of reality. Either way, I was entrusted with something beautiful, something worth remembering, cherishing, and pondering, as Mary did when she “kept all these things and pondered them in her heart” (Luke 2:19).

For further reading on the possibilities of multiple universes  among numerous forums on astronomy I presented to graduate students at the University of Oxford here in these links. 

These presentations have been revised and summarized by me to make them extremely simple to understand for non-scientists, non astronomers, non-cosmologist and for other lay readers.  

https://scientificlogic.blogspot.com/search?q=Multiple+universe

https://scientificlogic.blogspot.com/2019/12/were-there-previous-heavens-and-future.htm

https://scientificlogic.blogspot.com/2019/12/astronomy-academic-student-forum-by-lim.html

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