Quantum Physics, Embodiment and Consciousness

The great popularity of quantum physics in New Age circles hardly does it a good service. For the most part those treatments are closer to fantasy than to science. The intent of this seminar is to introduce the basics of quantum physics and to discuss their interpretation in plain language accessible to everyone, while at the same time staying close to solid ground – or at least trying to clearly mark any departure from it.

The main focus will be the implications of quantum physics for our understanding of consciousness. Quantum physics implies the notion of an observer, and therefore, in some sense, of consciousness. But how we should understand the role of the observer is a crucial and often misunderstood point. We will closely investigate it and explore its connection with the embodied nature of experience.

 

Additional materials:

Shantena Augusto Sabbadini, Pilgrimages to Emptiness: Rethinking Reality through Quantum Physics (book, available on Amazon)

Shantena Augusto Sabbadini, Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching: a guide to the interpretation of the foundational book of Taoism (book, available on Amazon)

The Quantum Revolution and the Soul of the World (video)
Schumacher College Earth Talk, 5th February 2014

SAND Italy 2015 interview (video)

SAND Italy 2015 conversation with Rupert Spira (video)