The God Code:The Secret of our Past, the Promise of our Future

In short, the book basically fudged the atomic numbers behind the acronym that was to be found in the DNA. Then an entire book is built up around how that phrase, fudged acronym, related to God is in ACTUALLY found in our DNA. Pahlease.

So in here you get to hear about many ancient texts. Gospel of Thomas, snippets from the Kaballah. All seemingly trying to build a case that the book commands a wide and deep education in the background of things ancienty and thereby able to conjecture intelligently in both scientific and sacred areas. At least that's what you are sold.

Here is the core basis for the idea that the letters or phrase(s) of God are hidden in our DNA until only this book could find them:

"Exodus reminds us in very specific terms that the name YHVH was revealed as the personal name of God. In equally clear terms, we are shown that humankind is made "in the image" of God. Perhaps in these statements may be found the most direct clue describing our relationship to the source of all that "is." With a new emphasis, the statement regarding our origins reminds us that we are made only in the image of God, rather than being made as, or equal to, God. Although subtle, this statement suggests that, while we undeniably share in the attributes of our Creator, we're also set apart from YHVH by something that makes us very different.

Substituting modern elements for the ancient letters, it is clear that although we share in the first three letters representing 75 percent of our Creator's name, it is the fourth and final letter of our chemical name sets us apart from God's (see Figure 6.6). While the presence of God is the invisible and intangible form of the three gases hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, the last letter of our name is the "stuff" that gives us the color, taste, texture, and sounds of our body: carbon. The one letter that sets us apart from God is also the element that makes us "real" in our world."

Did you follow that? I don't think anyone can because it does not make sense. Somehow the elements are mapped into the DNA code and you get the name of god hidden in our DNA. That there are actually words and sentences coded in our DNA that this book figured out. And not for one language, but ancient Hebrew, Arabic, and Sanskrit.

But the prime problem, of many, is that the book fudged the whimsy numerology used in order to force his acronym for a phrase that makes sense to him:

Somehow the DNA components of A-C T-G becomes Nitrogen, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon

Gives the atomic elements of Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon the weights of 1, 5, 6, 3 through the following whimsical and inconcistent conversions:

Hydrogen 10 = 1 + 0 = 1 [additive] - Becomes Hebrew Yod
Nitrogen 14 = 1 + 4 = 5 [additive - should really be Hebrew 14] - Becomes Hebrew Hey
Oxygen 16 = 6 [what?, should be 7] - Becomes Hebrew Vav
Carbon = 12 = 1 + 2 = 3 [additive] - Becomes Hebrew Gimmel

Then doing the conversion into Hebrew alphabet (after making the code fit your desired outcome) the supposed answer is:

Yod Hey Vad Gimmel = "God Eternal Within The Body"

Then the book says "This is a fact and not a theory." as if it is cementing all this hand-waving as fact. That's posturing and self-affirming. It's not real information.

This is clearly fanciful bending of atomic weights of numbers in order to end up with a pre-conceived desired outcome.

I suspect that this meme-like idea was appropriated, possibly unconsciously, from the highly popular episode of Star Trek-The Next Generation wherein a code embedded within the DNA of various warring extraterrestrial races was deciphered and the message - placed by a supremely wise but defunct ancient race (one wonders if there might be discovered somewhere an ancient race that wasn't wise) - was, in essence - "Hello, folks! You mutually antogonistic bipeds actually derive from common genetic material: you are therefore brothers (more like cousins, but one does not quibble with the ancients)."

The idea was also somewhat presaged by Carl Sagan in his popular novel Contact, which posited a creator (an unspecified pantheistic god or similarly endowed supernatural agent) who signed his name in the mathematical design of the circle, specifically, Pi. So, returning to the book at hand, an intriguing but entirely unoriginal idea.

As usual, truly interesting concepts originate from, and in this case, end up in, the fertile domain of science fiction.

Peace and love to all.

PS: I have unsuccessfully struggled to assign this book TWO stars (the one star is in error). The system does not seem inclined to respond. Apologies to the author and readers. TWO STARS is my grade, all things considered.

As a seer, I have received information for almost 30 years that we are each an individualization of God and God is actually the sum total of all. I am happy to read in Gregg's work that he has discovered scientific evidence of this fact which I hope will motivate readers to turn within to find their own divinity as opposed to seeking it from an outside source.

I started to read `The God Code' with a lot of anticipation, but, alas, what a disappointment. Except for a very catchy title the book hasn't much to offer and eventually turns out to be very boring. It is very hard to follow Braden's logic from the DNA model on the one side to world peace on the other, but is it even worse to think about what he tries to prove with his God Code. As I see it, according to his logic, an ape has as much of a chance to claim that he/she is the chosen child of god, as has a human. Possibly I expected to much though!

The God Code is a scientific breakdown of our DNA. The difference between this book and others on DNA is that it incorporates the usage of Hebrew letters. The breakdown of elements which make up all which exists in terms of historical understanding, and utilizing Gematria is fascinating! I am so glad a scientist, and not a Jewish one mind you, came to the realization Judaism, and Kaballah have always taught: G-d is a part of everyone of us.

While I am giving you broad strokes of what the book is about, you need to read it for yourself to appreciate this coming together of science and religion. The fact that G-d is inside of everyone of us, no matter our race, religion, ethnicity, etc., should open our eyes to the fact we are all a part of something much larger than ourselves. We are all connected. We need to understand the significance of this and work together towards peace, real peace.

Yes, we think differently from one another, learn differently, look different, have different religions, political beliefs, etc., etc., etc., and this is a good thing which should be embraced! This was the main point Braden wanted to get across. This and the fact that we all also are connected to each other, the universe, and G-d. We citizens of the world need to realize that it is ok to be different, it is not ok to try to eliminate those whose ideas, ideologies, religions, skills, color of skin, etc., are different. We each one of us has an important function in this world and we can use this for good or evil.

I applaud Braden for writing this book both for the interesting science, and for his main purpose of helping to be a part of the solution to save this world![[ASIN:143920165X What the Torah Teaches us About Survival]]
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I am a fan of Gregg's writting style and topics and have read most of them. This is one of my favorites, ranking right below The Divine Matrix. If you want proof that we are all one, then this is the book for you.

I was so excited when I received this book in the mail, but the excitement died a quiet death as I began to read it. I'm sorry I made the purchase as it didn't live up to my expectations at all.

Still reading, about half way thru, was what I expected from Gregg Braden

I am building a library about healing and about nature and the past and I thought this would be a great addition to my library.

good book