David Bohm and the Holomovement 6
ing, in some sense, that the universe exists independently of particular per-ceivers. The Question you could raise is whether the universe perceives itself in some way through soma-significance.
Here a straightforward answer would have been: This is a deep question, but the answer is emphatically yes. Instead of answering, Bohm refers to the entire universe as a possible perceiver, who perceives through soma-significance, (which is the term for the physical-mental poles).
In giving this answer, Bohm has moved away from materialism and stepped into a mystical interpretation of the world. A small step away from materialism in interpretation of the holomovement and the slide into mysticism is irrevocable. There is an irresistible poetic sentence at the close of Lenin's book. He says:
A single claw ensnared, and the bird is lost.
While regretting the slide of David Bohm into idealism and personally his change into somewhat of a cult figure, we yet cannot close this review without wholeheartedly recommending this book as a valuable text which should find its place on the shelf of every physics department.