Art of observation- science, spirituality & self
This past month has consisted of whimsical, eerie, slightly supernatural moments that have opened up a wormhole of curiosities for me. The other day, Ellie and I were talking about the art of the observer, and how once you start noticing, you can never stop. The water moves differently, the way the trees react to the wind becomes more purposeful, the actions of the people around you make more sense, and you even start to notice those who also notice. The more time I take to rest in observation, the more alive & undeniably interconnected everything becomes.
With observation comes questioning.
Do you end up in certain places and connect with certain people at random, or is it all connected to a greater web of intuitive intention, purposeful coincidence, frequency, & synchronization of matter?
The intersection of science and spirituality is something I’ve always found intriguing, but just recently started digging more into. I’ve always been quite tuned into interconnectivity and the infinite capacity of the human / nature relationship, but my understanding of neuroscience and quantum physics is still beyond basic. Indigenous ways of knowing seem to weave through all of it.
I’ve been wanting to start documenting how it all comes together as I continue to learn, gather, and connect concepts. Some I can articulate. Others can only be felt- not rationally understood, but sensed somewhere in the subconscious.
At the most fundamental level, nothing is solid and everything is energy: the physical body, the thoughts and emotions that emit from that body, a tree, a stream, a single grain of sand, or the biggest mountain on earth, are all forms of energy- each vibrating at a specific frequency.
This past year, I’ve travelled all over and met a bunch of different types of people. Sometimes you click with someone and it’s exciting, hilarious, and the most beautiful feeling in the world, and sometimes you don’t, and it feels flat, forced, and slightly boring. Both have always felt unexplainable, but since I’ve learned more about frequencies, things have become quite clear.
Humans each vibrate at their own frequency. When you interact with someone who vibrates at a similar frequency to you, things make sense, things elevate. In physics, there’s this concept called constructive interference: when two waves of the same frequency interact, they match, then they amplify each other. They combine to create a new wave with a larger amplitude. So this means when you’re “vibing” with someone, you’re not just connecting, you’re co-creating something completely new. I like to think of meaningful interaction as the portal to joy and creativity- the new wave that can be created through two systems resonating.
On the flip, destructive interference is when waves of opposite frequency combine and either reduce in intensity or completely cancel each other out. This explains that draining feeling you get when you’re around someone who just doesn’t align with you. Lately I’ve been much more sensitive to that.
When people of similar frequencies interact on a deeper level, their brain waves, cardiac rhythms (heartbeats), and skin conductance can synchronize. This pattern — separate systems falling into sync — exists everywhere, from the cellular to the cosmic level. So when you feel like you click with a person or a place, oftentimes, you are literally aligning on a biological degree.
As I brain dump, I can’t help but think of flow sports- humans moving in rhythm/unison with natural elements. When I reach flow state skiing, it’s the same feeling as when I click with someone on a soul level: effortless, wordless, alive. You don’t have to consciously think about your actions, you just have to be. That’s contentment.
The same thing is happening in human to nonhuman interaction. Landforms and water hold & emit a specific amount of energy. There are certain places on earth that are magnetic. I find myself drawn and connected to them on a deep, personal level. I feel that way about particular mountains, rocks, & bodies of water. Tahoe, the Lofoten Islands, Wanaka, the Blue Mountains, BC- those are all places that all hold that allure for me.
Maybe, at the subconscious level, we are all pulled towards people and places that mirror our internal frequency. So even if events are happening at random and shit is occasionally hitting the fan, there is an undercurrent of intention and direction that is always there. It’s all one giant pool of action and reaction.
In quantum physics, particles behave differently when observed. Your attention collapses possibility into form. The more aware you become, the more intuitive you will grow. Once you start consciously perceiving the environment, the elements around you will literally shift. Conscious perception doesn’t just change you — it changes the field around you.
So next time you're sitting by a lake observing its movements, remember, it’s aware you’re watching. If you allow it, the two of you can feel each other, synchronize, and realize that perhaps, you aren’t so different.
And once that happens- you’ll never go back.
