The Myth of Quantum Consciousness

Abstract

To my ear, these sound very much like the ideas of physicist and New Age guru Fritjof Capra, as expressed most recently in the film “Mindwalk.” They also resonate with the “cosmic consciousness” promoted by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his Transcendental Meditation movement. Like Lanza, these sages claim modern physics as their authority. The Maharishi associates cosmic consciousness with the Grand Unified Field of particle physics. Maharishi University “quantum physicist” John Hagelin, Natural Law Party candidate for President in last year’s election, has spoken frequently about quantum consciousness. In Lanza’s interpretation, quantum mechanics tells us that all human minds are united in one mind and “the entities of the universe - electrons, photons, galaxies, and the like - are floating in a field of mind that cannot be limited within a restricted space or period . . .” Unlike traditional myths, which call on scripture or the utterances of

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