Morphic resonance is the name given to the “field” pattern of organizing intention which translates the ‘word’ or creative thought from the spiritual into matter. (Also known as the “Hypothesis of Formative Causation”) The pattern is that of the species (morphism) when the species is engaged in the procreative act. It is as though the species, in its natural urge to perpetuate itself at the time of the procreative act of its members renews itself on two levels – 1. the material aspect via substance vehicles for genetic renewal; and 2. the vibrating frequency or organizing “field” which will be the intentional force.

The “field” of unique vibrating frequency for that species oversees the cell division as the initial cell divides and replicates itself for such length of time as is necessary for there to be sufficient cellular material (all cells as yet being identical) and then the “field” starts building the body vehicle, its future organic image or earthly home. The “field” directs and differentiates masses of cells to become brain cells, or organ cells, or bone, etc - all differentiated out of the basic building material supply; in the case of animals the period from conception to the time of birth is spent in completing the physical home of the “field” or spirit, the spirit using as its pattern the form of its morphic procreators.

According to the Hypothesis of Morphic Resonance, the development of forms in living creatures is governed by a morphogenetic field – a kind of biological field that can - by a process called morphic resonance - be ‘tuned in’ to by other members of the same species and so influence their development. In the case of humans, the human DNA molecule becomes a receiver for the human signal, and this signal contains not only the necessary genetic information needed for the creation and maintenance of the material body but also contains a record of all accumulated human knowledge and experience.

A morphogenetic field (a subset of morphic field) is a hypothetical biological (and potentially social) field that contains the information necessary to shape the exact form of a living thing, as part of its epigenetics, and may also shape its behaviour and coordination with other beings

British biologist Rupert Sheldrake posited a theory of morphogenetic fields that has become well-known for the criticism and skepticism directed towards it by prominent members of the scientific community. Sheldrake trained as a plant physiologist and became interested in the way that living things took on their form. In particular, he was interested in how what began as a single cell that split into identical copies eventually changed to take on specific characteristics such as leaves or stems in a plant.