Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist, philosopher, and footballer who made foundational contributions to our understanding of atomic structure and quantum mechanics. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
THE UNSEEN WORLD
Bohr, a towering figure in scientific thought, understood and explored what remains invisible to the human eye—the realm of "things that cannot be regarded as real."
Take, for instance, the visible light spectrum. This narrow band of electromagnetic frequencies is all the human eye can detect. If you reference the standard electromagnetic spectrum chart, the "Visible Light" band represents a mere 1% of the full array of frequencies known to exist.
The other 99% of frequencies are unseen but no less active. They form part of a vast, invisible architecture we exist within. This unseen world is foundational to quantum mechanics. It is the realm of energy, of movement, of subtle influence. It is not outside us. It is us. We are electromagnetic beings living in and composed of the quantum field.
Our heartbeat, our thoughts, the firing of neurons, the flow of blood—all run on energy that goes beyond food or water. It is not metaphorical. It is biological. It is electromagnetic.
Lynne McTaggart’s book The Field provides a compelling scientific foundation for understanding these concepts. Her work is highly recommended.
Another compelling resource: 8 Eminent Scientists Who Believe(d) In The Paranormal.
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: CONFLICT WITH NEW INFORMATION
As we approach this invisible, miraculous world, a key challenge often arises: Cognitive Dissonance.
According to Dictionary.com and The Free Dictionary:
✦ Cognitive relates to mental processes like knowing, perceiving, and reasoning.
✦ Dissonance is a lack of agreement or harmony; mental conflict.
In essence, cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort that occurs when we encounter new truths that don’t align with our current beliefs.
CLUMPING
As social beings, we tend to form communities—religions, cultures, belief systems. Within these "clumps," shared beliefs create consonance, a sense of mutual agreement. Stepping outside this familiar zone often brings friction.
When new information contradicts our embedded knowledge, it generates dissonance. The discomfort can drive us back into familiar territory. From 8 Fundamentals of Conscious & Subconscious Minds:
Contrasting Ideas Cannot Be Held Simultaneously. Pain and joy are unable to peacefully coexist in the mind. This duality produces a constant state of confusing thought processes and eventually affects the nervous system.
IT IS OKAY. IT IS NORMAL.
If you are navigating cognitive dissonance, you are not broken. You are becoming. This is part of the path.
Real inner shifts require dislodging old frameworks. That discomfort—mental, emotional, physical—is not a sign you are failing. It is a sign you are moving.
Take it easy. Let integration unfold.
Pushing yourself to adopt something new before your system is ready can create further resistance. Instead, observe gently. Engage slowly. Let the new form of seeing take shape naturally.
From Wikipedia:
Cognitive dissonance is the distress people feel when "they find themselves doing things that don't fit with what they know, or having opinions that do not fit with other opinions they hold."
People will instinctively seek equilibrium. They may alter beliefs, add new ones, or downplay contradictions to ease the mental tension.
This is a protective mechanism. But when navigated consciously, it becomes a threshold into sovereign thinking.
If you find yourself sensing more than you can explain, seeing through what once felt solid, or questioning the narratives you inherited—this may be your doorway.
There is a precision to your unfolding. And there is a path to integrate the invisible into the embodied.