Quantum Physics & Magick

*This is a hard post to read and has a ton of science stuff in it. The real interesting theories are at the bottom - additionally, I will probably include something from this post in my next scavenger hunt :o)* Recently I became very interested in theories relating to quantum physics and magick. Aleister Crowley defined magick as: "The Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will." Notice he said Science. I am not a Crowley fan so that's the only reference I will make to him. Let me throw out some definitions so I won't scare you away (or will I?) Physics - The study of the way matter interacts with other matter. For example: Gravity and the corresponding "G-forces", velocity (speed and direction)... maybe they'll start doing studies of the affects of negative, positive, and lateral G-forces and acceleration on repetitive roller coaster riders. Negative G's is when your butt comes off the seat of the roller coaster, postive G's is when you feel exceptionally heavy at the bottom of a hill and lateral G's are caused by the banking turns of the coaster. There is also the centripetal force requirement which is based on Newton's Second Law of Motion when you do loops but I won't go into that here. Quantum Physics - The study of the way very small matter interacts with one another. Damn, I didn't know this would actually turn into a science lesson. Anyway, to explain quantum physics further... An atom consists of a nucleus, which is made up of neutrons and protons. Electrons are the nifty little particles that circle the nucleus. Protons and neutrons each contain three quarks. The even smaller particles that hold all of this together are gluons. So the number of quarks in an atom is dependent upon the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. Got that? Okay, so what does all this have to do with magick? Ummm... I forgot. Oh, wait, that was what this post was supposed to be about! So, why do I even care right? I care because some of my spells work and some don't. For example: I have had 100% success rate with my Attraction Spell. I mean, this really, really works. It is a very basic spell meant, in theory and in practice, to alter my perception of myself in order to draw people to me. Men, that is. This is a very important thing to me. Under my Code of Ethics, I cannot attempt to alter another person's perception of me through them. If I want to alter my perception of myself to them, then I must alter myself. Got it? It falls under my theory that "Positivity draws positivity." Period. Putting the best foot forward and concentrating on my postive qualities. Now you want to know what all this has to do with quantum physics. Some believe it is the explanation why magick works, why miracles happen, why prayers work. It has to do with the probability. Here we dive into quantum theory. I've read quite a bit about it online and have found this source to be the most readable and understandable and I'll try my best to even simplify it further. Part of quantum theory is that a particle that operates or obeys quantum theory, such as the electron, can be in two places at once. I'm assuming this is why you really can't "map" the particle, you can only make a reasonable guess or a "probability" as to what its going to do and where its going to be. Furthermore, the particle, not only can be in two places at once but can also perform a "quantum jump" in which it can disappear from one place and appear in another without crossing the distance between the two. (Remember the TV show "Quantum Leap"?) Furthermore, the variables attached to the particle, operating under the quantum theory, are momentum and position. The problem is, if you measure one with reasonable accuracy, you cannot measure the other. The more accurate your readings become on one, the less accurate they become on the other, yet, they are dependent upon one another. I know, my head is spinning. In addition to all that, and a few things I left out, is The Observer-Dependent Universe, our observations creating our reality. Your reality is not my reality yet perhaps the "collective consciousness" makes us believe that. Now, since we are all made of atoms and quarks and gluons, we are an unstable phenomena. Based on quantum theory, our particles can appear and reappear in different places, not only that, they can be in two places at once. Did you get that??? Parts of our bodies can be in two places at once. Amazing isn't it? Of course, this is on a subatomic level. Part of me wonders at this point, if this could be more of an explanation for distant metastases in cancer patients more so than the medical science of transmission by blood vessels or the lymphatic system. Although the cancer cells and microorganisms are made of the exact same things... the same unstable quarks, electrons and gluons. Hmmmm... ack! Enough of medical theories. Back to magick. Now children, quantum physics and its theories give rise to other theories, namely, parallel universes. Yes, other dimensions. Psychics and researchers of the paranormal have long suspected a or many parallel universes. Even Einstein theorized this. And this is due to quantum physics, the ability of electrons to be in two places at once and for them to disappear and reappear without having crossed the distance between the two. I have long believed in a parallel universe. Perhaps I seek it, quantum physics and its relation to magick, the manipulation of reality by perception and observation and Jung's position on synchronicity, which states: Synchronistic phenomena prove the simultaneous occurrence of meaningful equivalences in causally unrelated processes; in other words, they prove that a content perceived by an observer can, at the same time, be represented by an outside event, without any causal connection. From this it follows either that the psyche cannot be localized in time, or that space is relative to the psyche, to explain why I am the way I am. Ahhhh synchronicity. Other than a few oddballs, and I say that with upmost love and affection, has it dawned on any of you, that for the most part, we all started our blogs about the same time? That for the most part, we all came to know each other through the now defunct "TJ's Place?" That for the most part, we are at a point in our lives, regardless of where we live, our ethnicities, political views, marital status, age and gender, where we sort of needed each other? That we needed to know that we're part of a greater group of peeps who, basically, think alike? That is synchronicity. As for magick and science, I have longed to know how and why I am the way I am. I loathe to use the term psychic. T-Bird coined me, "An Intuition Specialist." LOL!! I like it. Is it my high Emotional Intelligence? Which is scientifically accepted!! How am I "reading" the human psyche? Not, body language, I'm reading your feelings!! Am I receptive in some way to those quantum particles which contain information about you and then they bond with my particles? What, do I catch feelings like the flu or a bad cold? Or is it a rift in the veil between worlds which allows me to see into your future and your past? Am I able to commuicate with the parallel universe or many dimensions because my quantum particles can become more "excited" and therefore vibrate faster and naturally, as something vibrates faster, it vibrates on a higher frequency. Is this why magick works? Am I able to interrupt the cycle of probabilities in the quarks and manipulate them to form my own reality? If we could harness the capabilities of our subatomic particles, could we in fact, 1) be in two places at once and 2) be able to disappear and reappear in a different place without having physically, or what we think is physical, moved? Will it be possible in the future to create that rift between the universes? Would we want to? Will time travel actually be possible? Or do we travel to these parallel universes all the time as we sleep? Dreams are full of symbols and rarely mean what we see in them. Is this the language of our alternate realm? Are the symbols really a conversation encouraging us to form our own reality? To warn us? To show us the future? Like when I dreamt that the newest edition to my family would be a girl? Are we able, when free of our perceived physical limitations, to travel to other dimensions? I found two books I'd like to get. One is Universe and Multiple Reality: A Physical Explanation for Manifesting, Magick and Miracles, the other is The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for the Theory of Everything. You know, just for a bit of light reading. Do I sound like Hermione Granger or what? I think I'll go bond myself to some subatomic particles of tequila. And remember this peeps, you never know when someone's particles are jumping on your particles.... so be careful out there.