Holy Trinities: Threefold Models of Reality

Rupert Sheldrake

Rupert Sheldrake

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Across decades of reading and travel, something has struck me again and again: wildly different traditions, from Daoism to Hinduism to Christianity, converge on a threefold or Trinitarian model of ultimate reality. In this talk I trace that pattern through philosophy, theology, and modern physics, and suggest it reflects something fundamental about the nature of things.

This talk was recorded live at St James’s Church London, May 13th, 2026 as part of the Alternatives programme.

A human friendly transcript is available on https://rupertsheldrake.substack.com