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In one way, this chapter continues the earlier discussion, and in another way, it moves the conversation forward. As such, this chapter can be considered as a preparation for what comes next, namely The Role of Consciousness in the Quantum World, which in turn plays a crucial role in laying groundwork for some of the more complex chapters dealing with the nature of time and the idea of a multiverse; their sole purpose is to expand one’s thinking in a way that might be of help in opening up new avenues of thought and appreciation, opening up new perspectives and ways of seeing.
This is done by providing a creative, stimulating and thought-provoking perspective that some would say is a bit over the top and outside the box; which is, after all, the whole purpose of this work. You see, nothing new can come out of anything old, outdated and outmoded, would you agree?
Earlier we briefly mentioned the Schrödinger’s cat paradox and the Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. From these foundational aspects of Quantum Mechanics we get to another reason as to why the understanding of Quantum Mechanical principles of life seems to be so difficult for most people. The problem is deeply rooted in the way in which we see the world – as if everything would be separate from ourselves.
There is no better way to illustrate this than to point out that the scientific learning often inclines atheism, or at the very least – agnosticism. This kind of mindset propels scientific inquiry, which makes you wonder many things, and in turn makes it irresistible not to formulate theories around them. From this, the question arises: What kind of science would there be if the premise would be the exact opposite?
The current stance at which science is done today reveals the irony within, and even hints of a great cosmic joke of sorts. You see, quite funnily enough, the atheist (or scientist) is God playing hide and seek with itself – utilizing the creative principle to create something that tries believably and convincingly deny itself and hence its very own existence.
In other words, the underlying belief that propels scientific inquiry goes like this: in the beginning there was nothing and nothing happened to nothing, and then this nothing magically exploded for no apparent reason creating everything, and then a bunch of everything mysteriously rearranged itself for no reason whatsoever – into self-replicating bits which then turned into living beings – makes perfect sense, does it not?
Now one should be asking oneself: Who’s playing who here? Is all this some sort of great cosmic joke being played on us? And if so, what is this joke exactly? Is the great cosmic joke precisely that you are what you are seeking?
Even though the modern-day science has slowly been catching up to the ancient mysticism and the concepts that were deeply embedded in various cultures throughout the ancient world – there’s still long way to go before we get anywhere near achieving the level of understanding needed to transform deeply ingrained beliefs and assumptions that weigh us down.
In other words, Quantum Mechanics is just the beginning in a long journey of discovery – what comes next and what will it look like is but anyone’s guess. Nevertheless, the coming new synthesis of science, ancient mysticism and spirituality recognizes matter and Spirit to be one unified energy in different stages of manifestation – constantly altering the way in which we perceive ourselves and our reality; awareness being the core of it all, and matter being its manifestation in physical reality – see?
So keeping all that in mind, it doesn’t take much to realize that the current scientific approach of objective reality is limited, and hence it doesn’t paint a complete picture – not by a long shot. It is quite clear that this type of approach has gotten us to only a certain point; to go any further, we would need to change our perception and also be willing to enter into a whole another paradigm altogether.
From this perspective, it seems that the “original creative thinking” that comes “outside” the limited human mind is “years far ahead” when it is compared to the current collective consensus reality and the approaches therein. This goes on to say that if we hope to someday master the mysteries of the universe, including the Quantum World, we would need to step up our game – big time.
In modern physics, we are constantly trying to objectify the world, but interestingly, again and again, we find that all things exist in relationships. Therefore, we should begin to see the world as an integrated whole, rather than a dissociated collection of separated parts. The biggest mistake that we as the collective human species have ever made in our hubris, is most definitely the repetitive ignorance over this undeniable truth of the Interconnectedness of Everything.
Granted, on a mental intellectual level, we may understand the concept, but on the deeper – more meaningful level, not so much. So what can be done about this? Well, we can start by learning other ways and perspectives. You see, we can learn tremendously from the ancient wisdom traditions; there is much we can learn from the Eastern view.
One such example is a Buddhist view of relativity: according to this view, everything is bound together in a network of interdependencies – everything is, therefore – connected, conditioned, relative and interdependent.
– When this is – That is.
– This arising – That arises.
– When this is not – That is not.
– This ceasing – That ceases.
– This arising – That arises.
– When this is not – That is not.
– This ceasing – That ceases.
To give another example of a profound insight that can be learned from these ancient wisdom traditions – let me introduce you a Buddhist conception of the universe in an image; it details the interconnectedness and interdependence amazingly well (similar to the Western view of a Holographic Fractal Nature of Reality).
“You could imagine a multidimensional spider’s web in the early morning covered with dew drops; every dew drop contains the reflection of all the other dew drops. In each reflected dew drop the reflections of all the other dew drops can be seen in that reflection, and so on ad infinitum.” ~ Buddhist Conception of the Universe in an Image.
The world around us is governed by Quantum Mechanical principles that are inherently nonlocal. This makes the mind and the world aspects of the same thing – an endless sea of Living Consciousness that is realized through Living Awareness. So, now the question becomes: Why do we have such a huge blind spot in our understanding when it comes to consciousness and the nature of reality?
Why is it that we overlook the importance of consciousness in regards to all things Quantum? It is a well-known fact that the continual exposure to something reduces our awareness of its presence, so over time, we become blind to the obvious. Let us explore this through an analogy, shall we?
“We don’t know who first discovered water, but we can be sure that it wasn’t a fish.” ~ Philosopher Marshall McLuhan.
For a fish in the ocean, all it knows is water. Born in water, it lives, breeds, and dies in the water. Water is the only reality the fish knows – its whole world is water. In exactly the same way, we humans are born into a physical reality, we become conscious of ourselves, our lives, our world, and we assume everyone else is doing the same.
Like in the Marshall McLuhan’s words, a fish swims in the water – likewise we humans swim in a sea of consciousness; and like a fish that has become oblivious to its aqueous environment, we have become dulled to the ubiquity of consciousness. In other words, just as the fish has no words in its vocabulary to express the nature of the solid land, so is the case with us humans when it comes to the subject of consciousness – see?
More to the point of this chapter: Quantum Nonlocality comes into play when we are talking about the idea of Quantum Entanglement, which is a state in which two particles act together in an entangled system. This means that they behave like one object even though they are physically apart. Throughout the universe subatomic particles act as they are connected to each other – meaning that what we do to one particle at one location, happens for another particle at the different location.
The interesting part is that this phenomena is not limited only to particles. You see, in its broadest sense, this phenomena covers not only such immaterial things as thoughts, intentions, feelings and emotions, but also consciousness, awareness, Soul, and Spirit.
Quantum Entanglement shows wonderfully that every action, thought, intention, feeling and emotion is indeed connected, and thus can affect the whole in one manner or another. And herein lies both the problem and the solution. You see, at best, if we stay open-minded and open-hearted, the aforementioned will completely and profoundly change the way we approach life.
But with the current stance that everything is physical, measurable or deducible; that everything is composed of matter and energy; that life can only be explained in purely mechanical terms, we will never know what entanglement truly means, and never know the true extent and implications of nonlocality – how deep it really goes, is but anyone’s guess.
This goes on to say that scientists will never be able to understand it all with the current level of consciousness and thinking – unless, of course, they are willing to explore new horizons and consider new ways of thinking – which also include subjective experiences, you see? When the subjective experiences around the idea of Quantum Entanglement is added to the equation – the reality of an Interconnected, Nonlocal Quantum World begins to open up in a whole another way.
When this wider awareness is coupled with the current scientific understanding – new doors of perception and understanding will miraculously appear. When things are simplified, everything will be seen in more clarity, and suddenly many missing links just seem to appear out of nowhere – making the whole become crystal clear.
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