The relationship between the material and non-material world has been explored for centuries, from Plato’s allegory of the cave to Chalmer’s “hard problem” of consciousness. In this exploratory talk, mystic and cognitive neuroscientist Julia Mossbridge will explore in what ways it makes sense to think of Agape — universal and unconditional love — as a natural substance or force that joins apparent opposites such as space and time, past and future, light and dark, and even mind and body. Mossbridge will draw from her own insights, the insights of mystics from the past and our potential future, and when appropriate will integrate these insights with scientific theory and empirical results.