While ancient wisdom has plenty to offer our modern society, modern society also has plenty to offer. Quantum scientists who are also well-versed in neurosciences are diving into the meaning of awareness, confirming what the ancient ones had found. Linking the bridge from modern science’s research to ancient wisdom, they offer a clue as to how we can tackle what lies before us, formed or not.
Much as we spell wholilstic with a ‘w’ at The Wholistic Center, the terms quantum mechanics or physics is much to materialistic for something that embrace the fact that energy and physics are the same, depending on how you observe it. These sciences transcend material physics. Quantum sciences offer a way for the West to bridge that schism between eastern philosophies and modern sciences. It reveal what the ancient understood.
A basic understanding of quantum sciences helps us better understand that our inner world and outer world are not separate. This is supported by countless research and projects. The way you think, feel, and interpret life quietly shapes the reality you experience every day. In other words, what you observe, you influence, in a vulgarized way to describe it. As Above, So Below. As Below, So Above. This concept transcends “positive thinking.” It connects to both ancient wisdom from millennia ago and modern science through quantum‑inspired views of how possibilities can become events.
This is particularly important for people who want to manifest either for healing or for those wishing a different reality. We’ll see next why certain things fail to material despite our best efforts.
One Reality, Many Potentials
When I read The Dancing Wu Lee Master By Gary Zukav in my early teenager years, it was an epiphany. Finally, something the Western world could use to bridge the new gap between esoteric sciences and modern Newtonian sciences. This gap wasn’t always so. In ancient India, Egypt and elsewhere, all sciences were taught wholistically. Astronomy was taught including astrology. Many Greek schools of thought equally taught the arts and sciences together, bridging both worlds. Only recently did the West introduced a schism, backed by ridicule and insecure theories.
Quantum physics tells us that, at small scales, particles exist in a cloud of possibilities (unpotentiated probabilities) until they are measured or observed. Once observed, the result changes. Or put it in other words, the observe effects the results. See the double-slit experiment.
At this point, this quantum matrix collapses into an observable field. Reality has materialized for the observer, if you wish. Think about the implication for our wish to manifest things.
Before observation, these minute particles or energies are described as probability waves only. They are endless potential, nothing more. They haven’t “materialized”. They’re not real, in a certain sense, jut a possibility, a potential. Even more complicated, they are either and or, and both, but only after they are observed. As the Hermeticists say, All is Mind. All start with our mind which gives us awareness of our sense of self and the external reality perceived. Without my awareness, there is nothing. As the famous Japanese Koan says, what is the sound of a tree falling in a forest? If you’re not there, how can you know. Or even more mind-bending, what is the sound of one hand clapping. Lovely thoughts to entertain.
After quantum observation, one clear state shows up. That’s why light can be viewed as energy or particle (physically-based) and both, essentially. Interestingly enough, many spiritual writers use this as a metaphor for human life: there are many potential “lines” your life can follow, but you experience only one at a time through your consciousness. There are many different dimensions, etc. As a side note, notice how non of these perceived dimensions have hard lines as to where they start and end. Beware of dimension interpretations, especially as many are lulled into a world of moving from 3D to 5D. More on that later.
This has deep implications on how we view dimensions and possibilities. They all exist, just not within our awareness. We can “collapse” these realities with our awareness. Therein lies the trick or tricks. But, we’ll look at that a little later.
A famous Russian author Vadim Zeland, known for his work Reality Transurfing, used this image to suggest that all possible life “scenarios” already exist as information. In his model, you are not creating reality from nothing. You are selecting which “track” you move onto by your inner state. The foundation to this rests on your beliefs, your emotional tone, and the importance you place on certain outcomes.
Another amazing figure by the name of Itzhak Bentov also explained this phenomenon in fascinating ways. You can find some of his books here and his wife continued his research after his fateful passing away in one of aviation’s most tragic accident in the 1970s, flight 191. And there are so many more we’ll cover later on The Wholistic Center.
What really matters is how you show up. What it means is what is your foundational views you hold about your life, yourself, and the reality you are experiencing. As Dr. Len says in his Ho’Oponopono, have you ever noticed that whenever there is a problem, there you are? Introspection is key and finding stillness is the doorway to aligning yourself correctly to your higher aspirations.
These foundations you hold of yourself and the reality you are witnessing shape how you interact with this abundant matrix of potentials. This can explain why some things materialize according to your wishes, while other stubbornly refuse you. It can mean that you might be limiting yourself to seeing a certain result based on your personal foundation, likes, dislikes, etc. And that isn’t a bad thing once we understand what these hidden foundations we carry are. It just shows us the inner clearing work we need to do, just as a gardener does before planting and reaping the rewards.
When inner beliefs change, outer patterns begin to shift as well.
This is as old as recorded history and perhaps, beyond.
Your Premises: The Hidden Code of Your Life
Everyone lives with a set of premises. From the basic ideas you assume about yourself at an early age, others, money, health, and the world to the persona and ego you’ve formed today. These ideas determine how you view and interact with the world. If you feel you always catch red life, then life complies to show you exactly that. If you feel lucky at this and unlucky at that, life complies. Your thoughts shape your reality, as you might have found out. But clearing them isn’t as easy as we’re being told. It takes a few key ingredients. This is the underlying operating system that regulates our lives, originally blank is coded by your experiences and interpretations. Eventually, it runs quietly in the background, mostly unnoticed. Finding time to step back, observe what is happening within is so important. It is a must for any personal and business decisions you make. It decide how you read every situation, and, of course, life complies.
Thoughts to Monitor
“I am not safe unless I control everything.”
“I never really get what I want.”
“Money always slips away from me.”
“My body is broken, and it will always be hard to heal.”From a wholistic view, these beliefs are not just mental. They live in the body as tension, posture, breathing patterns, and automatic emotional reactions. They were enforced by our society, teachers, parents, etc. When you try to “manifest” from these states, you send out a mixed signal. On the surface, you say, “I want health, love, or money.” Deep down, your nervous system is still broadcasting, “I don’t have it. I can’t keep it. Life is against me.” Again, life complies with your fundamental belief sets by giving you mixed results at best.
A great analogy is to think of it as trying to tune a radio to a calm music station while your dial is still set to heavy metal.
Why Manifesting Often Backfires
To manifest healing, better relationships, or more money, or anything, most people feel they need to work hard. We were taught to force things and work harder at it. We visualize. We repeat affirmations. We do these things from a place of fear, urgency, or deep doubt. Worse yet, we try to only have positive thoughts. And underneath, we feel, “If I don’t fix this now, I’m not safe” or “If I don’t manifest this, I’m a failure.” The duality tug reflects in life. And as always, life complies.
In Zeland’s language, this creates “excess importance.” When you make something absolutely life‑or‑death in your mind, you push the neutral reality before you out of balance. You become tense, obsessed, and self‑critical, and you want to materialize positive things in a neutral quantum matrix. That doesn’t work and never has. Eventually, you see every delay as proof that it’s not working. You look at your current reality, react with fear, and unintentionally feed the very pattern you want to escape. You intensify that which you seek to change and avoid. You send conflicting messages with forcing positive thought. Positive thoughts are needed, but the way to go about it is to first clear out the foundations and these positive abound without any effort. We’ll get to that later.
Finally, you realize that this tug of war is won not by the brain, but by the heart. And according to HeartMath Institute, the heart has a far great measurable field that our brains.
From a quantum‑inspired perspective, you keep observing and energizing the unwanted state despite looking into the desirable one. Instead, scan your body for symptoms.
The Wholistic Middle Road
The Wholistic Center focus on the time honored middle road between controlling everything and giving up. This middle way is not passive. It is a subtle grounded, steady state where you:
- Notice your old premises and question them.
- Lower the emotional “over‑importance” around your goals.
- Align your body, emotions, and mind with a calmer, more trusting attitude.
- Take real‑world steps from a place of choice, not panic.Learn to let go and enjoy the process again. Eventually, we all get there. Enjoy that strange ride to seemingly nowhere. It’s exciting and scary, but it delivers you to exactly where you need to be. The trick is to not focus on the negative, clear the inner house, and align with what you want completely. Thoughts are thoughts until we focus on them. They can then become reality. Coming from a neutral place, by being more wholistically aligned, we clear the foundations and can then focus on the desired outcomes.
Instead of “I must heal now or I’m doomed,” the inner tone becomes, “My life and body knows how to move toward balance. ” and “I am learning to support this trust in my inner balance.” Instead of “I must manifest money or I’ll be ruined,” the tone becomes, “I am building a new relationship with money, step by step, from enoughness, not from lack.” I remind myself constantly that despite everything I deem negative in my life, things have always worked out pretty well.
In this state, you are no longer fighting reality. You are more like a surfer learning to read the wave and choose how to ride it. Don’t beat yourself up. We’re humans and it’s OK to make mistakes. We learn from them.
Understanding Where You Come From
Wholistic work always starts with “Where am I actually coming from?”. “What am I showing up with and as?” Before changing your outer life, it helps to ask:
- What do I believe about myself in this area?
- What did my family, culture, or past experiences teach me?
- How does my body feel when I think about this goal—tight and scared, or open and curious?That’s why presence, awareness, stillness are the first step in anything you do, personal or business.
When you see your starting point clearly, you stop blaming yourself. You understand that your reality was not random. It flowed from your inner map. With support, through bodywork, finding times to check in, energy practices, and education, you tap into your true self. My negative experiences have taught me what I don’t want. Now, I go to what I want, stronger with a sense I can handle what I want, checking in on the foundations of my life, or how I show up. I’ve been through a lot and can accept graciously this new reality I focus on. It’s a weird feeling and brings up anything left to be cleared from within, such as feeling of worthiness, etc.
Choosing a New Track
You cannot control everything that happens in life. As the AA mantra that says: “GOD grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” That is powerful stuff. You need to see what is at the foundations of your being, clean out the unwanted programs, aligned with your highest self, and then focus your entire being on what you desire. After that, relax and let go. Watch things come into your life the more you align with your desires. Tweak inside as needed. After a while, you realize your desires have changed and the magic happens.
Ultimately, you choose how you show up, neutral or not, and life complies. When your inner premises become kinder, more trusting, and more aligned with your true values, you begin to “tune” to different possibilities. That’s when the magic begins. Abundance may start as new ideas, healthier boundaries, and opportunities you could not see before. Relationship shifts may show up as clearer communication and more self‑respect.
From a wholistic, quantum‑inspired view, Zeland’s model and Bentov’s explanations help us reframe how we approach the multitude of possibilities before us to become self-aware and neutral. It reminds us that in a state of deep and unknown chaos, you attract just that despite your mind’s positive outlook. Forcing anything has never resolved that problem. Reality is not a rigid wall. It’s a reflective one. It is a mirror that reflects your emotional state more than your mental one. As Tibetan Dzogchen reminds us in part 1 and part 2, a mirror is perfect, but needs to be cleaned once in a while. It offers a better view then. Once you observe that it reflects the state you hold most often, you get the hint and change it. There are plenty of practices we will look to help later.
When you walk the middle road—aware of your foundations, gentle with your importance, and steady in your inner state—you are no longer fighting the mirror. You are finally learning how it works.
Continue Your Journey
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