Quantum Medicine, Consciousness, and the Architecture of Suffering The Mental Body as a Field of Thought and Thinking
G. Montemayor
Journal of Quantum Science of Consciousness February 5, 2026 DOI: 10.69573/jqsc.2026.4.1.166-170 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that health and healing are emergent properties of consciousness structured through nested informational layers, modeled as five bodies from Bliss to Physical. Proposes that the Mental Body is the central interface of self-identification, and that the active process of 'thinking about thought'—as distinct from passively arising thoughts—constitutes the core mechanism of human suffering. |
Abstract
Quantum medicine proposes that healing and health are not merely biochemical phenomena, but emergent properties of consciousness structured through nested informational layers. This paper introduces a Five-Body Model of Consciousness—Bliss Body, Supramental Body, Mental Body, Vital Body, and Physical Body—each representing progressively denser expressions of quantum information into biological form. We argue that the Mental Body, located between the intuitive Supramental and the energetic Vital, is the central interface where consciousness begins to localize and self-identify. Here, we propose a novel distinction: thoughts arise from the Quantum Self as passive informational patterns, while thinking is an active process of attention by the Mind engaging with those patterns. It is this act of “thinking about thought,” we argue, that constitutes the core mechanism of human suffering. While traditions such as Vedanta, Buddhism