The Metaphysical World of Isaac Newton:

Alchemy, Prophecy, and the Search for Lost Knowledge

By

John Chambers

Reviewed by Henry Reed

The world is going to end in 2060. Such is the unusual prediction made by the father of science, Isaac Newton. Although he is best known for his pioneering work creating a mathematically intelligent science of physics (in his Principia Mathematica), what's little known is that he was working on a comparable volume related to metaphysics.n  When he was able to show that physical life followed certain laws of physics, he believed he had also proven the existence of God. His work in metaphysics was to spell out divine reality. We learn all this incredible news about someone we thought we knew from John Chambers, in this new book, The Metaphysical World of Isaac Newton: Alchemy, Prophecy, and the Search for Lost Knowledge.

          Regarding John Chambers (1939-2017), he had a Master of Arts in English degree from the University of Toronto and spent three years at the University of Paris. He was the author of Victor Hugo’s Conversations with the Spirit World, The Secret Life of Genius, and The Metaphysical World of Isaac Newton. He wrote for Atlantis Rising magazine and contributed essays to Forbidden Religion: Suppressed Heresies of the West. His book on Newton fits his pattern of bringing to us otherwise unknown histories.

          Newton wrote a lot about metaphysics, but had to keep it a secret, or else face ex-communication as a heretic. The material that Chambers discusses was unknown for a long time and just recently came to light. As the title suggests, his secret writings covered a lot of territory. Religion and science seem so opposed in today's world. It may come as a surprise to realize that long ago, the folks who founded the practice of science felt they were on a spiritual mission to describe God's creation. According to Chambers' reading of the material, Newton's quest was to uncover the original religion, one that he felt existed before the Flood, a religion that incorporated science.

          Among the various topics in the book, suggested by the title, is an examination of the book of Revelations in the Bible. It is in this work that Newton comes up with the date 2060. It is a part of his work entitled, "History of the Corruption of the Soul of Man."  Newton was developing his own history, and interpreted passages in Revelations as referring to the actions of the Catholic church itself. As part of this story is the prediction, first mentioned in 2 Peter 3:10, of a "flood of fire," which might relate, Chamers notes, to today's fact of climate change. If you have encountered more traditional interpretations of Revelations, the Chambers-Newton re-interpretation of it makes for interesting reading. The author leaves you wondering... maybe?