What the Bleep Do We Know?
March 26th, 2005 by Steve Pavlina
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A few days ago I saw the movie What the Bleep Do We Know? I enjoyed it, but I can’t say it contained anything new for me, although apparently it has helped bring awareness of some of the possible consequences of quantum physics into the mainstream. I think one of the biggest problems in this field though is connecting what happens at the quantum level to how this might influence the macroscopic world. It seems reasonable to expect there may be some high-level effects filtering up from the quantum level, but just how strong are those effects? Are they negligible, or are we simply unaware of how to harness them yet?
There was a book highlighted in the movie, The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto. The consequences of this book are fascinating, if these experiments are indeed true. Can mere thoughts actually change the structure of water itself?
I’ve wondered often about the degree to which thoughts can affect reality. It’s pretty clear that thoughts can influence actions which can then affect reality. I can decide to type this sentence, my fingers do my bidding, and you’re reading it as a result, all trickling down from my initial thought. But to what degree can thoughts alone (with no direct actions linked to them) also have an effect? What if instead of writing this blog entry and publishing it, I merely thought it and focused on the intention for it to be received? Clearly that wouldn’t have the same impact as actually writing it, but would it have any impact at all, no matter how small? I wonder….
Through a lot of experimenting I’ve done on my own over the past five years at least, I’m convinced that there is definitely some kind of linkage between intention and reality that bypasses direct action. But I haven’t been able to even come close to figuring out any of the possible boundaries.
March 26th, 2005 at 11:35 pm
I couldn’t figure out how to do a trackback on your site, but I have posted a “response” to this at http://blog.dwayne.melancon.net/blog/_archives/2005/3/26/482579.html
Great topic, and very thought-provoking. Thanks, Steve - always enjoy your site.
March 27th, 2005 at 6:05 am
What the Bleep is an thought-provoking movie for sure. I have read quite a bit of articles that both debunk and hurrah both the movie and the Emoto study, but the bottom line for me is that your thoughts do affect both your actions, and how the world comes back to you. And everything is, after all energy. I choose to believe.
Will Arnst (writer, producer, director of What the Bleep) will be appearing at the Coachville conference in New Orleans first week of May along with other thought leaders in the personal and leadership development fields. Should be quite an event!
March 27th, 2005 at 7:16 am
I believe there is a connection between will (certain kinds of thought which include intention), the spoken word, and the spiritual realm (beings without bodies, whether God or angels/demons).
This idea you are talking about is explored a little bit in the His Dark Materials trilogy. In those books, the author speaks of “dust” in similar terms to those you are using. Almost all of the communication mechanisms described in the book are forms of divination. Please consider the possibility that these are not merely physical phenomena you are observing/experimenting with, and proceed with caution.
March 27th, 2005 at 2:03 pm
“Through a lot of experimenting I’ve done on my own over the past five years at least, I’m convinced that there is definitely some kind of linkage between intention and reality that bypasses direct action.”
What kind of experiments?
March 28th, 2005 at 12:28 pm
See the next post, Jim.
March 28th, 2005 at 6:22 pm
Very fascinating stuff. I had been curious to hear about this since one of your Dexterity article alluded to this.
“So I’ll keep it gentle for starters.”
I’m real curious about the more hardcore stuff you think might freak others out.