How has E=mc2 affected me?

Well, that is a good question. I work with "energy" all day in that I do bodywork. I work with my energy and my clients. I wonder how this equation fits into that activity. If I am low energy does that have something to do with mass? I guess thinking about how this equation affects me in everyday life leads to more questions.

On another level, there is something that I don't, but probably should, think more about. And that is nuclear energy. When I was in college there was a series of concerts on the east coast, the No Nukes concerts. I think there was a lot more awareness around the treat of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy back then. Seems like the issue has gotten a bit quiet. I am more concerned with the general acceptance of nuclear energy. I don't think we have handle on how to deal with the waste. The idea of radioactive material being transported by train or truck, close to where people live and the idea of radioactive waste leaking into our environment really scares me.

Compare the Four Forces:

The Four Forces are similar in that they define the relationship between objects, large and small. The two nuclear forces, the weak nuclear force and the strong nuclear force are very big, but there impact is over a very small distance and limited to the particles of an atom. Electromagnetic forces are also relatively big, but impact objects over a greater distance. Gravity is the weakest of the forces and impacts larger objects over great distances as well. Gravity doesn't fit into the quantum perspective.

What is the function of gravity?

The function of gravity is to define acceleration which gives us a guide to how objects are attracted to and connected to each other.

week 3 Synchronicity

What evidence can you find for synchronicity?

I find evidence for synchronicity around me every day. All I have to do is set an intention and watch what happens. How many times do I call someone and they say "I was JUST thinking about you", or visa versa. Or I'll be thinking about a situation in my life and a certain song will play on the radio, or I'll be thinking about how amazing our world is an how grateful I am to have the awareness that I do and the clock will read 11:11.

Just the other day I planted an intention before I went into the grocery store. I said to myself, "I want to have a special encounter. No, never mind, I am really to tired for a social interaction right now. No, I want to have a special encounter." I went about my shopping and ran into no one until I was in the checkout line. Behind me was an old acquaintance I hadn't seen in a year. He used to be a cashier at another story. He was Tall, Dark and Handsome with a heart of gold. I had grown quite fond of him (okay, so maybe it was a little crush). He was there with a woman who also used to cashier at the same store. I can't remember when I saw her last. Her name is Princess...really. Tall Dark and Handsome with Princess...hmmm...a special encounter indeed. My sweetie is Mr. Tall Dark and Handsome and me, well, I am a bit of a princess, especially with him. Our relationship has been a little stressed lately and this "special encounter" felt very encouraging. Consciously tapping into the quantum field and finding Tall Dark and Handsome with Princess. Sure, I consider that evidence of synchronicity. Plus, remember, I was a little ambivalent about even having a special encounter...Well, Tall Dark and Handsome and I only said "hi" to each other and then someone came along and swept him up into a conversation. I finished my transaction and left without another word with him.

Connectivity

When I think of connectivity I think of my days studying deep tissue bodywork with Joseph Heller. He used this image of how when we pull on one part of the structure the stress is felt everywhere. This seems to be a microcosm of our macrocosm. In biology I remember how we followed the "life" of a molecule. The air we breathe today, here in CA could be breathed by someone half way around the world next week. And learning that polar bears were found to have a measurable concentration of xenoestrogens when no xenoestrogens were in their immediate environment. Everything we do affects everything on some level.

synchronicity...

This quote came across my desktop the other day.
I noticed it but did nothing with it.
It came again today...
So now I have to share it.


"The creative mind plays with the objects it loves."
Carl Jung

"Next Life" by Woody Allen

Given what we are learning...couldn't it be like this?

In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and
get that out of the way. Then you wake up in an old people's home
feeling better every day. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go
collect your pension, and then when you start work, you get a gold
watch and a party on your first day. You work for 40 years until you're
young enough to enjoy your retirement. You party, drink alcohol, and
are generally promiscuous, then you are ready for high school. You then
go to primary school, you become a kid, you play. You have no
responsibilities; you become a baby until you are born. And then you
spend your last 9 months floating in luxurious spa-like conditions with
central heating and room service on tap, larger quarters every day and
then Voila! You finish off as an orgasm!

week 2: Quantum Mechanics

Reflections on Uncertainty:

After class I reflected on the Bohr-Einstein Debate and while it looks as though they were on other sides of the argument, they were actually more alike than different. That debate happened in the context of western reductionism. Both were trying to reduce the nature of reality into predictable paths. Even if the result of the argument is that we are left with uncertainty, we still want to be able to predict uncertainty. We in the west are so uncomfortable with the Mystery.

As I drove in the car later that day I heard one of my favorite "profits" on KPFA. Caroline Casey, Visionary Activist, Weaver on Context. One of the things I hear her say from time to time is "believe nothing, entertain all possibilities". Anything is possible if we can let go of our beliefs about things. Our beliefs, how we expect things to evolve, will affect the outcome of events. This leads to...

Reflections on Causality:

I recently picked up a couple of books which seek to apply the concepts of quantum physics to everyday life. One addresses issues around money and abundance, 'Busting Loose From the Money Game" and the other looks at energy and healing "Matrix Energetics, the Science and Art of Transformation".

From Matrix Energetics: "Current science accepts that the act of observing something, at least at the subatomic level, changes the behavior and characteristics of the thing observed. This implies that consciousness has a direct and observable affect on the structure of composition of matter. This has been borne out in so many classic experiments in quantum physics that is is now considered a fundamental principle."

Years ago, while traveling in France, I encountered a saying that I think started me to open to the concepts of quantum physics. "C'est comme to veux". Translation: It is as you like. What we say, what we believe, what we put our energy into will affect the outcome of our lives. My French was not very evolved at the time, but that saying helped me help a friend navigate a very scary energetic experience. He felt like he was being attacked by some negative, unseen force. I reminded him that it was "comme tu veux" and that empowered him to have the boundaries he needed to get through it. I don't know what he was up against. I certainly didn't "believe" in that sort of thing but he taught me that saying and it had power. The power of positive thinking is part of this equation, but I think it goes deeper than that. Sometimes affirmations don't work and I am curious as to why that is.

Yes...The Universe is Weird...

That experience alone confirms it for me, but I have had many other unexplainable things happen in my life. The Universe IS weird, and its WILD and EXCITING and INSPIRING. I am grateful every day that I get to participate in the dance of photons and electrons and quarks. To me there is an incredible evolution happening here and now. It is not linear and a lot of the time doesn't make sense, but how amazing that we get to have consciousness and contemplate the nature and meaning of it all.

week 1 quiz questions

What attracts me to Chinese Medicine?

What attracts me to Chinese Medicine is the way that all aspects of a person are
considered...physical, emotional, chemical, mental, spiritual.  It is a wholistic
approach that is grounding in the principles that govern nature.  After being in
the alternative health care field for 20 years as a practicing massage therapist,
using principles of Chinese Medicine, I am also attracted to how the mainstream
is more accepting of it these days.  I am interested in have a credential that
allows me to work deeply with people's health, but don't want to got the conventional
western medical route.

What do I honestly think of Physics, really?

Physics is something I suffered through in high school, and dropped at the local
junior college. I have somewhat of a grasp of metaphysics, but the nuts and bolts
of quantum physics just scrambles my brain.

Now that I think about it, have I ever experienced time “slowing down”?

Time flies when you're having fun... Certainly, time slow down when I am waiting
for something to happen, not fully engaged in the moment.  Last week I underwent
major surgery.  I was under general anesthesia for four hours.  A gap in time...
I have been reflecting on how our consciousness impacts our perception of time.