I’ve always been fascinated by the idea that reality might not be what it seems. That feeling you get when you stop for a second and think—Wait, how do I even know what’s real?—that’s the kind of question that keeps me writing.
The Dr Erwin Mind Travel series started as a thought experiment, a way to blend everything I’ve researched in physics, consciousness, and philosophy into a story that doesn’t just tell you about these ideas but lets you experience them. Dr Erwin, my protagonist, isn’t a superhero, he’s a scientist—driven by an obsession to understand the nature of existence. Through his journey, the series explores some pretty wild concepts:
Space-time and matter? They might not be fundamental. What we call the physical world could just be a projection of something deeper—patterns, consciousness, geometric structures hidden beneath what we think of as reality. And if that’s true, then the universe isn’t just a machine running on cold, lifeless laws—it’s something alive. Not in a metaphorical way, but in a real, evolving, self-aware way.
I sometimes think of writing as mind travel itself. When you’re deep in a story, reality starts shifting. The characters become real, the world unfolds in ways even you didn’t expect, and for a moment, it feels like you’re discovering something rather than creating it. That’s what this series is about—stepping beyond the surface of what we think is real and seeing what lies underneath.
Since publishing my first book, I’ve gotten better at putting these ideas into words, but The Cosmic Mind—the second book in the series—is the one where everything really comes together. It’s my best attempt at answering a question that’s haunted me for years: What if the universe itself is thinking?
Maybe that sounds impossible. Maybe it sounds plausibly nuts. Either way, I had to write it.
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Dr. Erwin Mind Travel: Sphere of the Pacific
When I finally published my first book in 2024, it felt like a moment years in the making. Sphere of the Pacific started as a simple idea—what if the biggest threat to Earth wasn’t an invasion, but something we couldn’t even begin to understand? Something so advanced it didn’t arrive with weapons, but with a question.
Dr. Erwin returns home to find Earth enclosed in a mysterious Sphere. No one knows where it came from or why it’s there, only that it’s changing everything. It isn’t a barrier—it’s something else, something tied to forces beyond human comprehension.
Writing this book was my first attempt to show what I had been thinking for years: that space-time isn’t as rigid as we assume, and that maybe—just maybe—humanity’s greatest frontier isn’t out there but in how we perceive reality itself. Sphere of the Pacific is about that moment when everything we take for granted starts to break apart, and the only way forward is to let go of the way we think the universe works.
Dr. Erwin Mind Travel: The Cosmic Mind (Coming 2025)
By the time I finished my first book, I knew I wasn’t done. If Sphere of the Pacific was the moment reality cracked open, The Cosmic Mind is about what’s on the other side.
Framed as Dr. Erwin’s Ph.D. thesis, this book digs deeper into what it actually means for reality to be shaped by consciousness. I spent months researching physics, neuroscience, and quantum mechanics, pulling everything together into one overarching question: What if reality isn’t made of particles, but of thought?
This isn’t just theoretical speculation—it’s based on actual research. The deeper I went, the more it all started to connect:
Consciousness isn’t a side effect of the brain—it’s the foundation of reality.
Space-time and matter? Not fundamental. They emerge from hidden geometric structures embedded in the cosmos.
The universe isn’t just running on autopilot—it’s self-aware.
Integrated Information Theory (IIT) might be the missing link between the physical and the mental, showing how consciousness shapes the structure of reality.
And quantum mechanics? Well, it’s been hinting at this all along—the observer does change reality.
I wrote The Cosmic Mind because I needed to see how far this idea could go. How deep it could reach before breaking down. But the more I explored, the more I realized—it doesn’t break down at all. It fits.
And if that’s true? Then we’ve barely scratched the surface of what’s possible.
Why I Write This Series
I think about reality a lot—probably too much. I always have. Before I was a writer, I was deep into technology, programming, engineering, all the things that make you stare at screens for way too long. But the more I learned, the more I felt like something was missing. Science could explain how things work, but it never quite answered the why.
That’s where Dr. Erwin Mind Travel comes in. This series is my way of exploring that intersection—science, philosophy, and storytelling—because sometimes, the best way to ask the big questions isn’t through equations, but through what ifs. What if consciousness isn’t just an effect of the brain? What if space-time isn’t as fundamental as we think? What if the universe isn’t just a collection of particles, but something aware?
Writing The Cosmic Mind was hard in the best way possible. I buried myself in research—quantum mechanics, cosmology, neuroscience—trying to piece together a framework that felt both scientifically sound and narratively compelling. I didn’t want it to just sound smart—I wanted it to make sense.
At its core, this series isn’t just about telling a story. It’s about pushing beyond the edges of what we assume to be real. If we start from the idea that consciousness—not matter—is the driving force of reality, then everything changes. Not just in physics, but in how we think about technology, philosophy, and the future of humanity itself.
I put together a Dr Erwin Mind Travel Trailer —though let’s be real, videography isn’t exactly my strong suit. But I like to think that makes it authentic (which is just a polite way of saying yes, I made this myself). It’s not about flashy effects—it’s about capturing the feeling of the series: the vastness of space, the mind-bending science, the existential weight of discovering that reality might not be what we think.
Hugh Touchai @2025