Since the dawn of the quantum era at the beginning of the last century, a view of the atomic and subatomic world that is completely different from the one we inherited from classical physics has gradually taken hold. Toward the end of the 17th century, Isaac Newton announced the laws of motion and gravitation, which formed the basis of classical or Newtonian mechanics. But while classical physics perfectly describes the behavior of matter and the motion of the planets in the solar system at the macroscopic level, it does not at all describe the behavior of matter at small distances, such as those at the atomic level.
In 1900, thanks to the German scientist Max Planck, one of the most revolutionary and surprising scientific theories—quantum theory—emerged, alongside Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, challenging the concepts of space and time that had been accepted until then. It was found that time did not pass in the same way in the tiny world of subatomic particles as it does for us. A world was gradually unfolding before us, one in which extravagances occurred naturally and continuously. How is it possible for a particle to be in two places at once or to have an almost ghostly connection with another particle that is very far away?
In 1913, Niels Bohr presented an atomic model that revolutionized both the Newtonian and electromagnetic views of the atom, because it was widely believed that electrons—being electrically charged particles—should lose energy (electromagnetic radiation) as they orbited the nucleus and, consequently, fall toward it. Consequently, Bohr developed an atomic model in which electrons in their orbits neither emitted nor absorbed energy, but were capable of doing so when they jumped from one energy level to another; this process is known as a quantum leap. A few years later, in 1927, Erwin Schrödinger radically changed the view of the electron as a material particle orbiting the nucleus, giving rise to the concept of the electron as a standing wave with well-defined wavelengths for each allowed orbit.
Everything in the universe is a pattern of vibration
Louis de Broglie, a French physicist and mathematician, was the one who put forward the revolutionary proposal that matter has a wave-like nature. He presented his revolutionary theory in 1924, revealing to the world the wave nature of the electron. Louis de Broglie believed that if light has a dual nature, both wave-like and particle-like, then material particles must also have a dual nature. Consequently, he offered the world a fundamental concept applicable to all moving material particles: wave-particle duality. This gave rise to a fundamental concept in the world of quantum physics: every particle in motion has an associated wave, and this concept provides us with a formula that allows us to calculate the wavelength in relation to mass and velocity in a very elegant and simple way. It should be noted, however, that this wave is very evident at the atomic and subatomic levels because the masses involved are very small; in contrast, for macroscopic objects—although the formula also applies—the wavelength is negligible. All of this led to a new way of conceptualizing the very nature of matter, which was far more energetic and indeterminate than it appeared to be. In this new conception, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, on the one hand, and experiments in particle physics, on the other, played an essential role.
Regarding the Uncertainty Principle, Werner Heisenberg, an eminent German physicist, put forward his idea in 1926 that it was never possible to know the quantum state of a particle with precision; there was always some information that eluded us. The more the particle’s velocity was known, the more its location became like a blurred point, and vice versa. For this reason, the electrons orbiting the nucleus could not be pinpointed with absolute certainty; everything became vague and indeterminate.
The Concept of Energy in Matter
The concept of energy in relation to matter takes center stage, as demonstrated by experiments in particle accelerators, in which matter is disintegrated to convert it into light or even to create particles from light energy itself. Everything becomes a dance of particles in constant interaction, particles that are born from pure energy or that disappear, giving rise to a shower of very different subatomic particles. All of this led to the establishment of the various building blocks of matter, primarily during the second half of the last century, and to the classification of all subatomic particles, but without overlooking one essential fact: at its core, everything is energy, and subatomic particles, rather than being small solid objects like billiard balls, are vibrating, indeterminate packets of energy that cannot be measured with absolute precision. We ourselves are made up of energy fields that are in constant interaction.
At its core, everything is energy, and subatomic particles—rather than being small, solid objects like billiard balls—are vibrating, indeterminate packets of energy that cannot be measured with complete precision. We ourselves are made up of energy fields that are in constant interaction.
Paradigm Shift
Little by little, our view of the universe and of reality itself is changing. We humans live in a reality that is profoundly energetic and, above all, largely invisible. Of the electromagnetic spectrum, we can perceive only a tiny fraction with our senses; on the other hand, more than 95% of our stellar universe remains a complete mystery. Invisible energy and matter permeate our immense cosmos.
When we look at the history of science with some perspective, we see that for science to advance, we must broaden our perspective, think in different terms, and simply observe things from a different angle. A simple example was the application of Newtonian mechanistic principles to atomic dynamics or to the motion of the galaxy itself, the Milky Way, in which we are immersed. On galactic scales, classical mechanics is not rigorous, since it has been observed that stars located far from one another relative to the galactic center rotate at very similar speeds—a fact that contradicts the very laws of Newtonian mechanics, according to which stars farther from the center should rotate at slower speeds.
Macroscopic quantum effects
Until very recently, there was a widespread belief in the scientific community that quantum effects are not observed in the macroscopic world, as would be the case, for example, with the quantum mechanisms associated with life itself. It was thought that it was impossible for observable quantum effects to occur in relatively hot and humid matter, such as living matter and the very constitution of human beings. Currently, however, it is accepted that there are mechanisms responsible for the summation of quantum effects, resulting in a more global effect. It is indeed known that in many biological processes, a quantum effect occurs at the atomic, molecular, and macromolecular levels, which does have enormous significance at the biological level. This effect is referred to as quantum coherence. Quantum coherence, in a nutshell, refers to vibrational behavior in unison, where the particles themselves, rather than behaving individually, behave like waves in perfect harmony, giving rise to a unique collective synergy.
Year after year, more biological phenomena are being discovered that occur under the strange principles of quantum physics. One of the first studies conducted in this area was on photosynthesis. When it comes to capturing sunlight, we know that plants are extremely efficient, utilizing nearly 100% of the energy they absorb. For this to happen, the exciton (excited electron) must be able to choose the most efficient path to reach the reaction center; it does so in a counterintuitive way by traveling along several paths at once within the chlorophyll labyrinth and then selecting the most efficient one in order to minimize energy dissipation. It is able to perform this feat by making use of the Principle of Superposition, which states that in a state shielded from “environmental noise,” an electron can be in two places at once, behaving as a wave rather than a particle. This principle, for example, forms the basis of quantum computing, in which, in a state protected from quantum decoherence (any interaction with the environment disrupts the state of quantum coherence), superpositions of quantum bits occur, resulting in effects that surpass even the most advanced conventional computers.
Other examples within the new discipline of quantum biology include enzymatic action (proton and electrons mobilized by enzymes are thought to travel along protein chains as waves), birds’ orientation along the geomagnetic field—a topic I will return to later—the sense of smell, neurophysiological mechanisms, and the cell’s own biophotonic field.
Biophotonic emission
Fritz-Albert Popp, a German biophysicist at the International Institute of Biophysics in Neuss, detected—during the second half of the last century, while conducting experiments with photomultipliers—an extremely faint emission of photons (particles of light) from cells and tissues, so we know that between a few and several hundred biophotons are emitted per square centimeter of our body every second. The first experiments were conducted using samples of plants and small microorganisms. Today, using charge-coupled cryogenic devices, we can detect the biophotonic field of an entire organism. Therefore, we emit light, and this plays a fundamental role in cellular metabolism and cellular communication. Through various experiments, it was demonstrated how stress factors or toxic contamination significantly altered biophotonic emissions, and how a natural, organic food exhibited different biophotonic behavior than the same food under different conditions. It was even possible to detect a completely different biophotonic emission between a healthy cell and a cancerous one.
Eye-opening studies
Popp and his research team observed a very important photonic interconnection network, constituting a non-local quantum field. Nonlocality is a property of the quantum world according to which there can be an instantaneous interconnection, independent of distance, between particles that are in a coherent state. Like a kind of synchronized vibration among particles. In living organisms, there would be domains of coherence that would be responsible for instantaneous energy communication at the nanoscale and, likely, at higher organizational levels. This energy transfer would occur through a process called resonance. If the frequency at which an external force acts coincides with the frequency of a system, the energy absorbed is maximized and the system enters resonance. For example, through electromagnetic resonance, two separate molecules can interact and induce metabolic reactions at a distance, in the form of selective attractions at very specific frequencies, as Irena Cosic of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne, Australia, pointed out years ago. Irena Cosic, in her resonance recognition model, states that molecules communicate with one another through resonant frequencies. And in other studies, such as those conducted by S. Rowlands using erythrocytes, long-range interactions were observed between these cells, at distances exceeding 10,000 times the range of chemical interactions.
Based on highly revealing studies conducted by various international research teams, it is known that water within living organisms is highly structured and exhibits coherence on small scales of the order of hundreds of nanometers. On very short time scales (picoseconds), molecules within the coherence domain would begin to vibrate in unison with a trapped electromagnetic field at a certain frequency (studies by Emilio del Giudice and Alberto Tedeshi), which could greatly facilitate the exchange of information between different parts of the cell, for example. A significant time savings in the transmission of information. Years ago, researcher Gerard Pollack of the University of Washington established that biological water behaves differently from free water. Biological water is more alkaline, has higher viscosity, and possesses a certain electrical potential.
The State of Consciousness
We know that water is capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation and storing it for a certain period of time. In addition, a series of experiments (Glenn Rein, William Tiller) have been conducted that demonstrate how, in a specific state of consciousness (a harmonious, focused, and coherent state), one is able to alter the energy absorption spectrum of water at certain frequencies. Consciousness is a field of information, and although there is still no physical theory that satisfactorily explains it, it acts upon physical reality. The state of consciousness exerts a subtle energy field that, although it cannot be “captured” for analysis nor is it visible at any detectable frequency (at least with current instruments), is a factor to be taken into account in the health-well-being-healing equation. If, for example, we suffer from chronic stress—which leads to the continuous release of cortisol due to the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (studies by Dr. Bruce Lipton) , this has inevitable consequences for our health, as it maintains a perpetual “fight-or-flight” response, thereby weakening the immune system. On the other hand, if we live in harmony by maintaining a healthy balance between body, mind, and spirit, we are very likely to have more vitality and a more optimistic outlook on life’s ups and downs. There is evidence suggesting that subtle energies are capable of acting on the electromagnetic phase of biofields, thereby affecting their coherence.
There are some very interesting studies on consciousness, and if we were to define the state of consciousness from a physical standpoint, the closest analogy would be to compare it to a coherent field that acts in a non-local way, that is, beyond space. For example, at Laurentian University (Ontario, Canada), the Neuroscience group conducted an experiment in which two people were separated by more than 6,000 kilometers. They observed that, in the presence of the same magnetic field, their brain activity synchronized, as if there were an instantaneous connection, resulting in the synchronization of the brain’s electromagnetic emissions, specifically in the theta state (4–8 Hz frequency band). We know that electromagnetic emissions reflect our state of consciousness. If we are in a state of relaxation and well-being, we are in an alpha state (8–12 Hz); in a normal waking state, our emissions fall within the beta range; whereas when we are stressed, our brain waves are characterized by frequencies above 50 Hz.
The Role of the Observer
The observer determines and influences physical reality. Ever since the dawn of quantum physics, we have known that the act of observation alters and defines quantum reality. Quantum reality is not determined until the moment of observation and/or measurement. In a simple experiment, known as Young’s experiment, if we observe light as it reaches the screen without any prior interaction, the light exhibits its wave-like nature; however, if we interact with it by placing a particle detector—or even using our retina, which acts as a detector—the light behaves as if it were composed of particles. The act of observing or taking a measurement causes the quantum system to settle on one outcome from a wide range of possibilities, as if it were somehow choosing at each moment from a world of potentials. Therefore, we cannot study physical reality without taking the observer into account. Given everything that has been said above, we might ask what role the interaction between the patient and the respective healthcare professional plays in all of this, for example, in the field of healthcare. Good initial communication serves as a fundamental foundation for effective healing, fostering a sense of connection with the patient; this is when brain waves become coherent, and both parties enter a shared space of consciousness.
The Need for a Comprehensive Model
To fully understand human beings in all their complexity, we need to develop an entirely new model that embraces both their material composition and their energetic aspects. This model includes the known electromagnetic fields of the electromagnetic spectrum and invisible subtle energies.
We need to incorporate the principle of resonance into our model of the human being. This principle offers us enormous potential for understanding how information is transmitted throughout the body, beyond the mechanisms we already know.
The transmission/reception frequency is key in the biocommunication system throughout the body. It has often been stated in various media sources that electromagnetic fields have no effect on the body if they are very weak, that is, of low intensity. It is a fact that the body emits various types of electromagnetic frequencies, such as infrared, ultraviolet, visible, and even microwave radiation. It also emits a magnetic field, albeit an extremely weak one. We know, however, from very recent studies in quantum biology, and specifically in the study of magnetoreception, that a weak magnetic field such as the geomagnetic field is capable of inducing metabolic reactions in the bodies of migratory birds, and it does so through a mechanism called quantum spin resonance. Spin is the rotational motion of any subatomic particle. Spins can combine to produce a nonzero total spin that can resonate with the magnetic field, specifically with the direction or orientation of the magnetic field lines. It is a simple example, but if we find that very weak energies can induce chemical reactions, we will have to revise some of the established beliefs in classical biology. This is only the beginning, as we are increasingly observing various types of quantum effects in biological mechanisms. As we continue to adapt measuring instruments to higher frequencies and sensitivities, we will make much greater progress in the study of the energies transmitted throughout the body.
Frequencies and electromagnetic phase (vibration state/position in the oscillation cycle) are essential factors in the transmission of information.
Let’s recall what happened with the early studies on the photoelectric effect at the beginning of the last century. Frequency is key to the photoelectric effect; above the threshold frequency, the effect occurs, but at lower frequencies, even if the intensity is very high, there is no response. Conversely, small amounts of energy (low intensity) at the appropriate frequency can produce measurable effects. The fundamental model of the organism more closely resembles a field of interaction than a mosaic of organs and molecules independent of one another, as a coherent whole in which electromagnetic fields and subtle energies are essential and can have a direct effect on the coherence of these fields. Within this model, there is the possibility of therapeutic effects resulting from the selection of frequencies. A certain frequency could affect biochemical processes in the human body and, therefore, may act as a therapeutic agent. And it wouldn’t just affect the physical aspect; it would also affect other aspects of our being, such as the emotional body, the mental body, and the spiritual aspect, as if through a transmission belt.
All of existence is part of an energetic network whose full magnificence has yet to be discovered. But the fact is that body, mind, spirit, community, and environment form a whole that cannot be broken down into isolated parts, since everything is deeply intertwined and involved in the healing process.
©Teresa Versyp
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