In her paper on “Reflection, Representation, and Diffraction in the Analytic Process,” Deborah Bryon integrates the work of physicists Karen Barad and David Bohm with nonlinear dynamics under the framework of a fractal epistemology. She examines the relevance of three forms of interaction within physics – reflection, representation, and diffraction – to the psychoanalytic dyad. By so doing, she adds complexity and nuance to the terrains of theorizing in relational psychoanalysis. This commentary supports the significance of Bryon’s paper by contextualizing it historically. Sections to follow examine the role that scientific metaphors and models play in the evolution of psychoanalytic theory. Physics is an especially good match because it involves the exploration of hidden, often invisible dimensions related to patterns in space, time, as well as atemporal expanses.