What are you attracting in your life? Connecting New Age, Metaphysics and Quantum Physics
“God does not play dice with the universe.” ~Albert Einstein
In a previous article, I discussed how the philosophy of ‘we become what we attract’ dates back thousands of years. That what you tell yourself becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy through the power of “I am” statements. And that most people are unaware that they continually attract exactly what they don’t want through negative statements like “I think I’m getting sick” or “I’m too fat, too old, etc.”
New Age thought often connects self-empowerment with Universal energies. Books like The Law of Attraction and The Secret are based on this philosophy that what you put out comes back. But to go beyond New Age thought we need to delve into Metaphysics that can be explained through quantum physics.
Metaphysics is derived from the Greek word Meta which means “beyond” or “after”, and physics refers to the physical. Initially it meant beyond the physical, today it encompasses theories and explanations of phenomena that the physical sciences do not usually explain. Metaphysics can involve theories about the origins of the Universe, consciousness, the purpose of life, universal laws, and Karma. You can try to answer questions that the physical sciences cannot. Metaphysics tries to explain phenomena that traditional science does not try to explain. Concepts such as psychic phenomena, telepathy, extrasensory perception, out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, reincarnation, and the spiritual dimension are often dismissed by science for “lack of evidence.” However, quantum physics does in fact explain such a metaphysical phenomenon.
The field of quantum physics began in the early 20th century. It is a set of principles that describe the behavior of subatomic particles. Quantum theory provides accurate descriptions of many previously unexplained phenomena, such as blackbody radiation and stable electronic orbits. In the development of quantum theory, the physicist Max Planck (1858-1947), considered the founder of quantum theory, proposed that waves of energy could be described as made up of small packets, or quanta. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) further postulated that an electromagnetic wave like light was made up of particles called photons. This led to a theory of unity between subatomic particles and electromagnetic waves called wave-particle duality in which particles and waves were neither, but had properties of both. Quantum mechanics led to the development of the transistor, the electron microscope, magnetic resonance, lasers, and semiconductors.
An interesting discovery in quantum physics is that of nonlocality, the phenomenon that when two particles interact, they continue to influence each other and transfer information between them instantaneously, no matter how far apart they are. They may be inches, feet, or millions of miles apart, and the transfer of information is immediate, indicating instantaneous communication. This transfer of information is not subject to the laws of the physical universe, such as traveling at the speed of light (186,282.4 miles per second). This non-local transfer of information is believed to operate in an invisible reality, connecting all physical events to the universe.
Using the theories of quantum physics, we can explain how metaphysical principles such as energy healing, clairvoyance, and consciousness that exist outside of the body work:
Light is composed of electromagnetic energy that has properties of both particles and waves.
These subatomic particles can also transfer information and are not limited by the properties of space or time.
Human thought/consciousness produces energy similar to light energy with the same properties; consciousness is not limited by space and time.
Consciousness/thought is composed of energy that can affect matter near or far.
Science is now explaining how energy can leave the body and affect its surroundings, whether near or far (energy particles are not local). Quantum physics explains how energy is made up of matter and can leave the body, affecting various energy layers around it. Science is now explaining what sages, mystics, and religious leaders have professed for thousands of years, that energy travels in
waves and can affect the physical world. Our consciousness is energy that can affect our lives by drawing other energy into it. When we project negative energy outward through debilitating thoughts and statements, that energy returns to us. Just like the positive and uplifting energies that will bring back better health, happiness and prosperity! It’s all based on science!
Quantum physics also holds that our consciousness does not die when the physical body does. Our consciousness is energy that continues when the body does not. What has been observed during NDEs and past life regressions (reincarnation) is being explained by the “science” of quantum physics.
The science of quantum physics now explains that our consciousness is energy that can affect our lives, as in New Age thought and that our consciousness is universal energy that can transcend space, time, and dimensions as in metaphysical principles. of karma, reincarnation, the psychic phenomenon and connecting with those Universal energies. What are attractive is based on science! What do you want to attract?
“Life is a mirror and it will reflect to the thinker what he thinks of him.” ~ Dr. Ernest Holmes.