My Brain Creates the Reality I Experience

Energetic wavelengths of white light travel from the sun and make contact with the matter that exists all around us. That matter, in itself, is composed of different wavelengths of vibrating energy. As the electrons of the matter interact with the wavelengths of incoming light energy, the interaction causes the reflection of certain wavelengths of energy. Those wavelengths are then redirected toward our eyes. When that wavelength of light interacts with the electrons that make up the matter of our eyes, the receptors—composed of those electrons—interpret the waves of energy and send an electrical signal to our brain. That signal is then interpreted by the brain, and a physical image is created, which we perceive or “see” as the physical reality around us.

The illusion of solidity, color, and separation in the world around us is, in reality, nothing more than the brain’s best-guess interpretation as it analyzes and interprets the vibrational energy it interacts with. It’s important to understand, though, that the brain does not simply “guess” in isolation. It combines sensory input with prior knowledge, expectations, and context to create a coherent picture of the world, making our experience not just a random guess, but an informed construction based on what we have learned over time.

Whether we analyze touch, taste, smell, or sight, all interactions with the external environment are nothing more than our brain’s best-guess interpretation of the electrical signals delivered by the receptors in response to the incoming wavelengths of energy it perceives. The solidity of objects, for instance, is an illusion created by the brain’s interpretation of molecular interactions at the atomic level. At the microscopic level, atoms and subatomic particles are constantly vibrating, but the experience of touch or solidity we perceive is not simply a vibration—it’s a combination of atomic interactions processed by our brain.

In the end, while our perception of reality is deeply informed by physical interactions at the atomic and subatomic level, it is always filtered through the brain’s interpretation, which brings together sensory input and learned knowledge to form a coherent picture of the world around us.