Humans have a habit of reaching into the unknown and trying to measure it so we can feel some sense of control. We see the stars, we chart them. We see the ocean, we map and study it. We see patterns, we build language around them, call it math, and feel a little safer, less small, more in control.
Then we hit metaphysics, and suddenly our language gets weak. Our tools get weak too. We cannot measure it cleanly, consistently, or in a way that satisfies people who need repeatability above all else. Shit starts to wobble. So what do we do? Usually we dismiss it, call it woo, box it up, and shove it in the attic.
Psychology has done versions of this too. Measure what can be measured. Build models around what can be modeled. Gloss over the parts that refuse to sit still long enough to be pinned down neatly (cause...meds!)
Then physics starts brushing up against questions that make people uncomfortable, and suddenly a bunch of folks want to use “quantum” as a magic word to explain everything they cannot explain. That is not an answer either. It just 'feels' better to some.
Not everything mysterious is quantum physics. Sometimes it is just mystery.
To me, the real question is not “can you explain all of this yet?" It's: can you sit in paradox without flinching? Can you let something remain unsolved without needing to flatten it into a slogan, a formula, or a narrative?
Because if you need everything pinned down, measured, and made safe before you engage it, then magick is probably going to frustrate the hell out of you more than it wont.
