Dimension of Shadows

Step into a realm of shadows. An alternate, darker dimension draped in mysterious encounters and apparitions that feed off curiosities of everyone. An area where shadows meld human consciousness with deep imagination and understanding of completely unknown entities fading into the night. A place which seemingly resides beyond common laws of physics, where everything scientific blends into a blurred fringe between superstition and reality. A place able to unlock hidden doorways in the mind, twisting perception with paranormal influence, extracting profound truths of who we really are. 

In absence of light, consciousness manifests the ultimate mysteries of human existence. Paranormal realms are a testament to the ability of our minds to fill in the darkness. To look into the void and see hidden realities which others may easily miss with only a glance. In the shadows resides a bridge connecting our spirit to reality. A connection between who we are in a synthetic reality and our souls to the universe. 

We are not alone in this effort. There are already, millions of hyper-connected minds around the world who see these realms purely without strain or doubt. The universe chooses those who are ready, those with open consciousness, to see a balance of truth in both the light and darkness. We are chosen to become receptive to this reality.

The absence of light creates one of the most mysterious, over-looked areas of our physical reality. Objects are given depth and dimension by the properties of shadows. The darkness is void of light, free from illumination defining its existence. What is it about this darkness that is so intriguing, and what secrets may be unlocked by studying how shadows affect our lives?

Some simple observations derived from basic principles of shadows. One is, shadows incidentally prove photons do not bend around corners in the reality we know. Two, objects placed in the path of light block photons from continuing along in a straight line, of course depending on the object's state of transparency. The next observation is a difference in temperature between lit areas and those blocked by an object. Being that light carries heat; the heat is blocked along the same path. We also understand shadows are not flat, but are instead dimensional, pooling proportionately behind an object in relation to the angle of light and intensity. This dimension stretches in size relating to distance between the blocking object and the source of illumination.

For many thousands of years shadows have been used to tell time. Sundials utilize an object blocking light at a specific angle to produce a clock based on the sun's position in the sky. The line or triangular shape pointing on the dial is a shadow. Absence of light also helps us tell the time of day simply by the sun setting or rising. When the source of photons is removed, that part of the Earth plunges into darkness. Temperatures drop and the existence we know changes.

From the most fundamental level, with a shadow being the absence of light, the change in illumination correlates to an absence of the sun at night. An area of darkness following behind a path of light. Perhaps the intriguing mystery is the inability to visualize what resides in the dark realm as easily as seen during the day.

Superstitions about shadows: 

• Shadow reflections are part of the soul
• Fishing in a shadow will yield no fish
• To see your shadow in a mirror is a sign of death
• Playing with your shadow will cause bad dreams
• Babylonians considered it an honor for anyone to step in the shadow of a king's umbrella
• If you step on your shadow, it will bring you good luck
• If you cast a headless shadow, you will die in the next year
• If a groundhog emerges and sees its shadow, another 6 weeks of winter
• Looking at your shadow in the moonlight on All Hallows Eve predicts death within a short period of time
• Losing your shadow can indicate death to come

Image Credit: Luis Argerich, Black-and-white photo of a backlit sphere with shadow and short depth of field