The Science of Quantum Jumps
by Cynthia Sue Larson
A growing body of evidence shows American psychologist William James was correct when he said, “If you want a quality, act as if you already had it,” with a science of “fake it ‘til you make it” is being proven in laboratories around the world.
The science of quantum jumps indicates that in much the same way that quantum particles can blip into and out of material form, we can literally jump from one possible reality to another. Studies show that people who act as if they are in loving relationships can rapidly develop genuine feelings of closeness for one another by: gazing into a partner’s eyes, synchronizing breathing with a partner, or holding palms of hands close to another’s without touching.
Amazingly, we can adopt qualities of people who have certain characteristics—such as the keen vision of airline pilots—by dressing and acting like them. An article in the May 2010 issue of PhysOrg describes how Harvard University researcher Ellen Langer found that people who dressed like airplane pilots and operated flight simulators scored 40% better on vision tests than participants who sat in “broken” simulators and did not wear pilot’s uniforms.
An article in The New England Journal of Medicine described the shock doctors received when they discovered their patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who received placebo (sham) surgery were just as likely to report pain relief and improved functionality as those who received genuine medical procedures. At a time when placebo research centers are springing up at Harvard and other universities around the world, there’s tremendous interest in why sham surgeries, sugar pills, and placebo assistance during exams have such powerful positive effects.
The key to making quantum jumps from one reality to another comes from gaining a sense of detachment through lucid dreaming or meditation, where we view ourselves as existing as pure consciousness. As consciousness, we are aware of existing amidst vast multitudes of possibilities. Making time to enjoy a blissful state of relaxed mindfulness can bring powerful, positive effects. By identifying with being pure consciousness, we can re-engage with a physical reality that is more to our liking. This process of re-engaging with a more enjoyable reality is something akin to shifting gears on a car. Just as we must first disengage from first gear before shifting into second gear, so too must we first disengage from daily concerns before reengaging with a preferred reality.
One big advantage of viewing ourselves as beings of consciousness is that this corresponds to the growing consensus among physicists: that you and everything and everyone around us exists in a superposition of states. This means we can think of each of us as existing simultaneously in a state of being as we think we currently are, and also being as we wish ourselves to be. In the field of quantum physics, scientists are becoming increasingly accustomed to considering quantum particles to be both matter and energy, both here and there. Quantum computers depend on a brand new logic of considering how in addition to the binary states of something being True or False, some things are True-and-False, and others are Not-True-Not-False. In the brave new world of quantum logic, Schrödinger’s cat can be simultaneously dead and alive.
Physicists no longer expect quantum behavior to stay on the quantum scale, and entire new branches of sciences now include quantum “weirdness,” studying quantum astronomy, quantum biology, quantum chemistry, and quantum statistics. What happens in the quantum realm doesn’t stay in the quantum realm, and we have increasing evidence that our consciousness literally changes the physical world.
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Cynthia Sue Larson is a transformational speaker, best-selling author, and life coach whose new book, Quantum Jumps: An Extraordinary Science of Happiness and Prosperity, is available at: www.realityshifters.com
by Cynthia Sue Larson
A growing body of evidence shows American psychologist William James was correct when he said, “If you want a quality, act as if you already had it,” with a science of “fake it ‘til you make it” is being proven in laboratories around the world.
The science of quantum jumps indicates that in much the same way that quantum particles can blip into and out of material form, we can literally jump from one possible reality to another. Studies show that people who act as if they are in loving relationships can rapidly develop genuine feelings of closeness for one another by: gazing into a partner’s eyes, synchronizing breathing with a partner, or holding palms of hands close to another’s without touching.
Amazingly, we can adopt qualities of people who have certain characteristics—such as the keen vision of airline pilots—by dressing and acting like them. An article in the May 2010 issue of PhysOrg describes how Harvard University researcher Ellen Langer found that people who dressed like airplane pilots and operated flight simulators scored 40% better on vision tests than participants who sat in “broken” simulators and did not wear pilot’s uniforms.
An article in The New England Journal of Medicine described the shock doctors received when they discovered their patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who received placebo (sham) surgery were just as likely to report pain relief and improved functionality as those who received genuine medical procedures. At a time when placebo research centers are springing up at Harvard and other universities around the world, there’s tremendous interest in why sham surgeries, sugar pills, and placebo assistance during exams have such powerful positive effects.
The key to making quantum jumps from one reality to another comes from gaining a sense of detachment through lucid dreaming or meditation, where we view ourselves as existing as pure consciousness. As consciousness, we are aware of existing amidst vast multitudes of possibilities. Making time to enjoy a blissful state of relaxed mindfulness can bring powerful, positive effects. By identifying with being pure consciousness, we can re-engage with a physical reality that is more to our liking. This process of re-engaging with a more enjoyable reality is something akin to shifting gears on a car. Just as we must first disengage from first gear before shifting into second gear, so too must we first disengage from daily concerns before reengaging with a preferred reality.
One big advantage of viewing ourselves as beings of consciousness is that this corresponds to the growing consensus among physicists: that you and everything and everyone around us exists in a superposition of states. This means we can think of each of us as existing simultaneously in a state of being as we think we currently are, and also being as we wish ourselves to be. In the field of quantum physics, scientists are becoming increasingly accustomed to considering quantum particles to be both matter and energy, both here and there. Quantum computers depend on a brand new logic of considering how in addition to the binary states of something being True or False, some things are True-and-False, and others are Not-True-Not-False. In the brave new world of quantum logic, Schrödinger’s cat can be simultaneously dead and alive.
Physicists no longer expect quantum behavior to stay on the quantum scale, and entire new branches of sciences now include quantum “weirdness,” studying quantum astronomy, quantum biology, quantum chemistry, and quantum statistics. What happens in the quantum realm doesn’t stay in the quantum realm, and we have increasing evidence that our consciousness literally changes the physical world.
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Cynthia Sue Larson is a transformational speaker, best-selling author, and life coach whose new book, Quantum Jumps: An Extraordinary Science of Happiness and Prosperity, is available at: www.realityshifters.com
