# Wishing Is Quantum Physics (And You've Done It Your Whole Life)

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Podcast: [The Skeptic Metaphysicians | A Pragmatic Guide to Spiritual Awakening, Metaphysics & Enlightenment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skeptic-metaphysicians-a-pragmatic-guide-to-spiritual-awakening-metaphysics-enlightenment-1382483)
Published: 2026-03-25T06:00:02+00:00
Episode link: https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/wishing-is-quantum-physics
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You've been blowing out birthday candles and tossing coins into fountains your whole life. Turns out, you weren't just being superstitious. You were running an experiment in quantum physics, neuroscience, anthropology, and behavioral science simultaneously, and you had absolutely no idea. About This Episode Brownell Landrum calls herself an "Explorer of Metaphysical Mystery," and she's earned the title. After spending years synthesizing research from 70+ scientists across a dozen disciplines, she wrote The Art and Science of Wishing, an 879-page deep dive into the mechanics behind something most of us dismiss as childlike fantasy. She's a storyteller, not a scientist, which means she translates all of it into something you can actually use. In this conversation, Brownell joins Will and Karen to break down the neuroscience, psychology, and yes, quantum physics behind one of humanity's oldest rituals. No vision boards required. What You'll Hear The surprisingly clear distinction between a wish, a prayer, and a goal, and why it actually matters when you're trying to get what you want What a "cosmic wish" is, and the specific shift that separates wishful thinking from something that works The four possible responses to any wish you make. yes is only one of them, and honestly not always the best one Why repeating a wish isn't magical thinking. it's neuroplasticity, and there's hard science behind why it rewires your brain toward what you want The "three Ps" framework Brownell uses to structure a wish so your brain can actually act on it Why your body might be doing more of the wishing than your conscious mind, and what the Huna tradition says about making peace with that The Global Consciousness Project, collective wishing, and the genuinely unsettling question of whether t…

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