ऊर्जा एव सर्वम् । विविधरूपेषु प्रकटीभवति ।
(Ūrjā eva sarvam | Vividharūpeṣu prakaṭībhavati)
"Energy is absolute; it merely reveals itself in manifold guises across different frames of reference."
In this column, I wander between quantum physics and philosophy, occasionally stumbling into metaphysics along the way.
Take entropy, for instance—that relentless tide toward disorder. It governs everything: a cup of coffee cooling on your desk, the gradual decay of stars, the inevitable chaos of your inbox. Which makes me wonder: when people speak of "manifesting" their thoughts into reality, are they unknowingly describing the multiverse? Perhaps the version of events with the highest entropy—the most probable arrangement of particles—is simply the one that wins out.
And if particles are just waves at their core, what does that make thoughts? We know that billions of neurons firing in concert create something we call consciousness. Scale that up: could collective human thinking create something larger—a global mind shaped by the same forces that govern quarks and quantum fields?
If this feels like intellectual vertigo, if you're developing a slight headache, or if you suddenly need to pinch yourself to confirm you're still here—good. Welcome to Terroir Obscure.