Observer Effect
Your attention is not passive. What you expect shapes what you see, and what you see shapes what you do next.
Gatherings 1–3
The three gatherings
Gathering 1Expectation & Perception
“What am I not seeing?”
- Gathering 2
The Observer in Life & Business
“What changes when I change the lens?”
- Gathering 3
The Mystery of the Observer
“What if observer and observed are not as separate as we assume?”
What you receive
Everything in the course
- Three teaching films, one for each gathering
- The lens for each gathering, as it was opened in the room
- Journal prompts, so you can walk it on your own, at your own pace
- The Invitation: a practice to carry through each week
- A companion workbook (PDF)
- Yours for good. No subscription, no expiry
Known, strange, and still a mystery
What we know
What we expect shapes what we notice. Attention and expectation filter what becomes visible, meaningful and actionable. That part is ordinary, well-studied psychology.
What is strange
In quantum physics, measuring a system changes which behaviour shows up, and delayed-choice experiments show the measurement arrangement decides what appears. An observer there means any interaction or instrument, not a mind.
What is still a mystery
Whether the observer is as separate from reality as we usually assume. Wheeler's participatory universe is a philosophical invitation, not settled fact, and we hold it as one.
This course does not claim that consciousness collapses the wavefunction, or that your thoughts create external reality. The physics is a lens and an analogy, and we say so when it is.
Who made this
Laura’s vision, Roy’s build
The Salon was Laura Vaillancourt’s vision: a place to do the inner work in good company. Laura convenes the Salon and curates each principle; Roy Castleman built the foundation and makes the teaching films. This course came out of that room, gathering by gathering.
Our storyOwn it, or have it all
- ✦Observer Effect’s three gatherings
- ✦The films, the lens, journal prompts and the Invitation
- ✦Watch at your own pace, for good
- ✦This course and every other one, included while you’re a member
- ✦The live Sunday room, where each principle is walked first
Finish a principle course and you’ll find an invitation into the Salon at the end of it.
Questions
Is it really mine for good?
Yes. A principle course you buy is yours to keep: no subscription, no expiry. Watch at your own pace and come back to it whenever you like.
Do I need the earlier principles first?
No. Each principle in Quantum Theories stands on its own. They deepen each other, but you can start with Observer Effect.
Can I join the Salon later?
Yes. When you finish the course you'll find an invitation into the Salon waiting at the end of it, where the principles are walked live, Sunday by Sunday.
What if it's not for me?
The refund terms for digital courses will be set out plainly before payments open. Until then there is nothing to pay, and a person answers if you have a question.
Is there more on this principle?
These are the first series, not the complete set. The principles here are a starting point: there is more depth in each one, and more themes still to come as the Salon keeps going.
Quantum Theories
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