Welcome to Metaphysics for Modern Living

What Is Metaphysics?

Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of life—the nature of reality, being, knowing, cause, substance, identity, time, and space. Originally, the term metaphysics was used to describe Aristotle’s teachings that went beyond physics, addressing First Cause, universals and particulars, and the underlying intelligence behind creation.

Over time, metaphysics expanded beyond philosophy alone. It became an inquiry into what lies behind appearances, asking not only what is, but why it is.

At its heart, metaphysics seeks to understand the nature of reality, both visible and invisible, and how the Principles of the Universe apply directly to our lives.

Where Do We Begin?

If you are here for the same reason I am, you are seeking answers to the most basic and timeless question:

Who am I?

I personally believe that it is all metaphysics. Everything we touch, see, feel, think, and believe arises from metaphysical principles. Both science and metaphysics study reality—science through observable effects, and metaphysics through underlying causes.

Science is knowledge of facts organized around proven principles. Take electricity as an example. No one has ever seen electricity itself, yet we know it exists because we can use it. From an unseen force, we receive light, heat, and power. We understand its laws, and by applying them, we obtain definite results.

In the same way, no one has ever seen the great causes behind life itself, yet we know they exist because we can use them. When applied consciously, these principles produce observable results in our experience.

Metaphysics and First Cause

Metaphysics has long explored whether reality exists beyond experience, as Plato taught, or whether experience itself constitutes reality, as argued by thinkers such as Kant and Hume. It also asks whether existence is made of one substance or many, and whether life unfolds by chance or by law.

At Metaphysics for Modern Living.com, we view metaphysics as the study of everything God, or Universal Mind, has provided. It is the study of Mental Science and the Natural Laws of the Universe. It seeks to explain First Cause, our existence, and what has long been considered unexplained.

If religion did not work for you—or if, after many sincere attempts, your life has not changed, and you still find yourself living day to day without clear direction—then you are in the right place. I have been there too.

Here, we apply spiritual understanding for a complete awareness of our true nature. Human beings and societies create rules and systems, but these must not be confused with the Natural Laws of the Universe. Metaphysics concerns itself with those laws. Once understood and applied, they provide practical tools for meaningful and lasting change.

In the Beginning

“In the beginning, God.”

In the beginning, there was Spirit alone—no form, no manifest universe. Spirit was All-Inclusive, Infinite, and Everywhere Present. For Spirit to create, It must be self-knowing. Therefore, Spirit is not only All-Present but All-Knowing.

Spirit moves upon Itself, creating out of Itself all that is made. What we see comes from what we do not see. As Scripture reminds us, “The things that are seen are not made of the things which do appear.”

The only possible operation of intelligence is thought—the Word. All things were made by the Word, and without it nothing was made. Each life and each form is a unique expression of that Word coming into manifestation.

Spirit needs nothing to help It. It speaks, and it is done.