Roots of My Vision: Eastern Influences and Life Energy

My journey toward understanding reality did not begin in a lab or a library—it began with a question I’ve carried my whole life: What is life, really? What is our purpose? What is consciousness, and why does anything exist at all?

As I explored Western science and philosophy, I also felt a strong pull toward the ancient wisdom of the East. That is why when I saw a brochure about Dahnhak Kigong I went there and studied with Korean masters for close to twenty years. Dahnhak Kigong is an life energy-based movement and meditation practice rooted in the understanding of Ki (or Chi), the universal life energy. Later, I continued this path through study and attunement with Reiki Masters, where I became the REIKI Master, learning to sense and work with energy fields in ways that traditional science still struggles to explain or just ignores.

These experiences were more than just practices—they opened my awareness, expanded my view of the World. I began to perceive consciousness not as a product of the brain, but as something larger and more fundamental. I started to feel that space, separation, and even time itself might be illusions—interfaces that allow us to navigate a deeper, underlying reality that connects all things.

When I practice Ki breathing or Reiki, I feel that reality isn’t “out there,” but flowing through everything—living and non-living. This direct experience shaped much of my writing, including the core themes in Beyond the Interface and the upcoming Ouroboros. My background in Eastern philosophy complements the speculative science I explore, and together, they form the lens through which I view the universe.

We are energy. We are consciousness. And perhaps, in moments of silence and connection, we can glimpse the deeper truth behind the veil. Some of my earlier articles may not have perfect grammar but I decided not to change it. I hope my readers will forgive me.