Consciousness, presence, and the field
QIQuantum Intelligence
The capacity to access non-local, subtle, and field-level modes of knowing -- from present-moment awareness to Orch-OR microtubule theory, from heart-brain coherence to group intention experiments.
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Core concept
Quantum Intelligence (QI) is the capacity to access non-local, subtle, and field-level modes of knowing -- consciousness, presence, coherence -- and to put them to practical use. The framework draws together threads from nature, psychology, and quantum science rather than committing to any single school.
The scientific edge runs from Penrose and Hameroff's Orch-OR theory, which proposes that consciousness arises from quantum computations in neuronal microtubules, through Bohm's implicate order and the broader quantum-biology literature, to applied heart-brain coherence work by Dispenza, Braden, and HeartMath.
The contemplative edge runs from Eckhart Tolle's present-moment teaching to Vedic traditions (Deepak Chopra, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and SKY breath), non-dual philosophy (Bernardo Kastrup's analytic idealism), and field-oriented thinkers like Rupert Sheldrake and Lynne McTaggart.
QI -- practical implications. For someone exploring these teachings, four throughlines keep showing up: presence is foundational (awareness of the present moment is the ground for any transformation); practice matters (regular meditation or presence techniques are essential to shift habitual patterns); inner state shapes outer reality (changes in consciousness and emotion precede changes in life circumstances); and the path is beyond belief systems -- every lineage points to direct experience rather than intellectual understanding.
In the whole-person model QI supplies the "voltage regulator" of the system -- the subtle-energy layer whose coherence upgrades what BQ, EQ, and IQ can actually do.
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Top thought leaders
Curated from the Quantum_Intelligence_Leaders_2026_v4 worksheet. Full columns (books, podcasts, papers, social reach) are available in the original xlsx; below is the abbreviated view.
| # | Name | Domain | Score | Primary contribution | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Chopra | Quantum Healing / Integrative Medicine / Vedantic Philosophy | 98 | Consciousness is the fundamental ground of all reality; quantum healing occurs when the mind shifts its biological set-point through intention, attention, and non-local awareness; "the body is a field of ideas." | link | |
| Joe Dispenza | Neuroscience / Quantum Field / Epigenetics / Applied Consciousness | 96 | Humans can rewire the brain and body through focused meditative attention + elevated emotion directed at a quantum field of infinite possibility; heart-brain coherence unlocks biochemical transformation and spontaneous healing | link | |
| Roger Penrose | Quantum Physics / Mathematical Consciousness / Orch OR Theory | 94 | Consciousness arises from quantum computations (objective reduction) occurring in microtubules within neurons; these quantum events are tied to spacetime geometry and are non-computable -- meaning consciousness exceeds algorithmic processing | link | |
| Gregg Braden | Heart-Brain Coherence / Divine Matrix / Epigenetics / Ancient Wisdom-Science Synthesis | 92 | A conscious quantum field (the Divine Matrix) connects all things; human emotion encoded in heart-based electromagnetic fields communicates with this field; coherence between heart and brain is the "technology" for healing and manifestation | link | |
| Eckhart Tolle | Present-Moment Awareness / Non-Dual Consciousness / Consciousness-as-Ground | 91 | The present moment (Now) is the only point of contact with consciousness itself; the ego is a thought-based illusion that creates suffering; awakening is the collapse of identification with the thinking mind, revealing a spacious quantum-like awareness beneath all form | link | |
| Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Vedic Consciousness / Sudarshan Kriya / Quantum-Breath Integration / Non-Dual Awareness | 91 | Consciousness is the substratum of all existence -- quantum mechanics mirrors the Vedic understanding that the observer (the witness-consciousness) co-creates reality; Sudarshan Kriya harnesses rhythmic, cyclical breathing to entrain brainwave and autonomic nervous system rhythms, collapsing stress-stored quantum patterns and restoring the body's coherent field; group meditation creates measurable field effects verified by 150+ peer-reviewed studies | link | |
| David Bohm | Implicate Order / Holomovement / Quantum Ontology | 88 | Reality consists of an implicate (enfolded) and explicate (unfolded) order; the apparent separateness of particles is illusion -- everything arises from an undivided whole (holomovement); consciousness and matter are aspects of a single, unbroken process; dialogue as a tool to access wholeness | link | |
| Amit Goswami | Quantum Physics / Idealist Philosophy / Consciousness-as-Primary | 87 | Consciousness is the ground of all being -- not a product of matter but its source; quantum measurement requires a conscious observer; the universe is a self-aware system (The Self-Aware Universe); choice and creativity arise from quantum leaps of consciousness | link | |
| Bruce Lipton | Epigenetics / Quantum Biology / Subconscious Reprogramming | 86 | Cell behavior is controlled not by DNA but by the membrane's perception of its environment; beliefs and perceptions operate as "quantum signals" that switch genes on and off; the subconscious mind (programmed before age 7) runs 95% of biology -- and can be reprogrammed through techniques like PSYCH-K, hypnotherapy, and energy psychology | link | |
| Ervin Laszlo | Systems Philosophy / Akashic Field Theory / Quantum Cosmology | 85 | The Akashic Field (A-field) is a zero-point energy quantum field that stores and transmits all information in the universe; this field is the basis of memory, morphic resonance, and non-local coherence across all living systems; it is the medium of consciousness | link | |
| Lynne McTaggart | Quantum Field / Intention Research / Collective Consciousness | 84 | The zero-point field is a vast sea of quantum energy connecting all living things; focused group intention can physically alter matter and influence living systems; the "Power of Eight" (small group intention circles) produces measurable healing effects verified by university scientists | link | |
| Michael Pollan | Psychedelic Consciousness / Neuroscience of Mystical Experience / Default Mode Network | 83 | Psilocybin and other psychedelics dissolve the Default Mode Network (the brain's ego-generating system), allowing access to non-ordinary states of consciousness that exhibit quantum-like properties -- dissolution of boundaries, interconnectedness, timelessness; these states have therapeutic value for depression, addiction, and existential fear | link | |
| Stuart Hameroff | Quantum Biology / Neuroscience / Orch OR Theory | 82 | Microtubules inside neurons are the quantum computational substrate of consciousness; anesthetics erase consciousness by disrupting quantum coherence in microtubules, providing empirical evidence for quantum mind | link | |
| Rupert Sheldrake | Morphic Resonance / Extended Mind / Consciousness Beyond the Brain | 80 | Morphic fields carry memory across space and time through resonance; nature's "habits" are not fixed laws but evolving patterns; consciousness extends beyond the brain via morphic fields -- supporting telepathy, extended mind, and collective memory | link | |
| Bernardo Kastrup | Analytic Idealism / Quantum Ontology / Consciousness-as-Sole Reality | 79 | Materialism is ontologically untenable; the only coherent explanation for quantum mechanics and consciousness is that the universe is mental -- a dissociated aspect of one universal mind; individual human consciousness is like a whirlpool in the stream of cosmic consciousness; near-death and psychedelic experiences are "undissociation" events | link | |
| Federico Faggin | Quantum Physics / Digital-to-Consciousness Transition / Phenomenal Consciousness | 78 | After inventing the microprocessor and studying artificial neural networks, Faggin concluded that consciousness is irreducible and cannot be computed; it is a quantum phenomenon rooted in the entangled nature of awareness itself; the "I am" is not in the hardware -- it requires phenomenal, quantum-level experience | link | |
| Tom Campbell | Virtual Reality / Consciousness-as-Information System / Quantum Physics Integration | 77 | Consciousness is the fundamental substrate of all reality -- the physical universe is a virtual-reality simulation generated by a larger consciousness system (LCS); the "weirdness" of quantum mechanics (superposition, nonlocality) is explained naturally if reality is a digital information system; the purpose of consciousness is to reduce entropy and evolve toward love | link |
Featured talks
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Emerging trends
| # | Trend | Description | Key voices | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orch OR Validation Wave | New experimental evidence (2024 quantum vibrations in microtubules; anesthetic disruption studies) is rehabilitating the once-dismissed Orch OR theory, bringing hard neuroscience closer to quantum consciousness claims | Roger Penrose, Stuart Hameroff | High |
| 2 | Psychedelic Renaissance & DMN Research | Johns Hopkins, NYU, and Imperial College London psilocybin studies are demonstrating measurable dissolution of the Default Mode Network, providing neuroscientific evidence for non-ordinary states of consciousness that mirror QI descriptions of ego transcendence | Michael Pollan, Robin Carhart-Harris | High |
| 3 | Heart-Brain Coherence as Measurable QI | Heart rate variability (HRV) and heart-brain coherence metrics are being used to quantify QI states during meditation, intention work, and retreat practice; this gives QI its first measurable biometric | Joe Dispenza, Gregg Braden, HeartMath Institute | High |
| 4 | Quantum Biology Enters Mainstream Science | Quantum effects (tunneling, coherence, entanglement) have been confirmed in biological systems: photosynthesis, avian navigation, enzyme catalysis, and olfaction -- suggesting quantum processes are not confined to sub-atomic scales but operate in living organisms | Bruce Lipton, Federico Faggin, Stuart Hameroff | Medium |
| 5 | Materialism's Philosophical Crisis | Main stream neuroscience and philosophy of mind are increasingly unable to explain the "hard problem" of consciousness via materialist models; idealism and panpsychism are being re-examined by academic philosophers as legitimate alternatives | Bernardo Kastrup, Federico Faggin, Amit Goswami | High |
| 6 | Global Group Intention Experiments | McTaggart's Intention Experiment has conducted 40+ controlled group intention studies with university science teams measuring effects on plants, water, and conflict zones; preliminary data supports non-local influence of collective consciousness | Lynne McTaggart, Dean Radin, William Tiller, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Art of Living) | Medium |
| 7 | Akashic Field & Information-Based Universe Models | Physicists and systems theorists are increasingly exploring information as the fundamental substrate of reality ("it from bit"); this aligns with Laszlo's Akashic Field and Bohm's implicate order, suggesting a non-local information field underlies all matter and consciousness | Ervin Laszlo, David Bohm (legacy), Tom Campbell | Medium |
| 8 | QI Integration into Executive Leadership & Coaching | Leadership development organizations are beginning to incorporate QI principles (present-moment awareness, non-local intuition, heart coherence, quantum field visualization) into executive coaching frameworks alongside traditional IQ and EQ models | Joe Dispenza, Deepak Chopra, Gregg Braden, Richard Rohr, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Art of Living) | High |
| 9 | Near-Death Experience (NDE) Research Grows | Peer-reviewed NDE research (van Lommel's Lancet study 2001, replicated in larger studies post-2015) demonstrates consciousness continuing during cardiac arrest with no brain activity, providing the strongest empirical challenge to material consciousness | Pim van Lommel, Eben Alexander, Bruce Greyson | Medium |
| 10 | Morphic Resonance & Collective Memory Research | New epigenetic research (trauma inheritance, cross-generational memory transmission) provides indirect biological support for Sheldrake's morphic resonance concept; memory and behavior patterns can be transmitted non-genetically across generations | Rupert Sheldrake, Carl Jung (legacy), Epigenetics researchers | Medium |
| 11 | Breath-Based Quantum Consciousness Technology (SKY Breath / Sudarshan Kriya) | Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) -- a multi-stage rhythmic breathing practice developed by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar -- has generated 150+ peer-reviewed studies demonstrating its effects on stress hormones, brain wave patterns, HRV, and immune function; SKY entrains the autonomic nervous system into coherent oscillatory rhythms that parallel quantum field descriptions of coherence and resonance; the Art of Living Fou... | Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Art of Living), Joe Dispenza, Dan Brule | High |
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