There is also something known as Intention...
It's an interesting concept about consciousness and energy that precedes actions.
Has anyone here explored this?
But potential does not have conscious intention. It is an implication of a possibility and probability. It is inherent in all things and does not require a single mind to become causal. On the contrary, there need to be several potentials present before a potential can be expressed in reality. A convergence of reinforcing potentials from which reality becomes manifest (Explicate)
Example1, the water in a river has the potential for use as a source of energy but it requires the conversion of its kinetic energy to turn a generator, which then delivers energy.
Actually, water itself has incredible potential power.
Example2, the potential energy contained in a single glass of water, theoretically could provide energy for 1 million people (fusion technology) for 1 day. 365 glasses of water could provide energy for 1 million people for a year. This energy is already contained in the hydrogen atoms. When we drink water we partake in a great exchange of potential energy from the glass to our bodies.
Thus we can say that water has potential for energy. Even if the water is never used for that purpose it still retains this inherent quality in latent form, not real but implied in the Implicate.
Thus the very profound definition of the word Potential as "a latent excellence which may become reality". The encyclopedia devotes many pages to the various expressions and functions of potential, it is invoked every time we speak of the future not yet real.
It is a fundamental component in the science of physics.
It is my firm belief that Potential is a "common denominator" of everything. It existed before this universe existed and exists in every single particle in the universe. This has become my god and understanding the word potential has allowed me to look at the world with deeper understanding in a subjective but secular way.
With respect for anyone who believes in the existence of a Wholeness, it must have been preceded by Potential; a latent excellence which may become reality. The Implicate becoming Explicate in reality. It cannot be otherwise, IMHO