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Summary: "Our time is really motion in extra dimensional space."
Review: "Our time is really motion in extradimensional space." This is a deceptively simple sentence, yet it speaks worlds. I have been reading everything available on the concept of a physical 4th dimension (as opposed to a mathematical abstraction) for two decades now. This book is not only the best summary- but it is the first in ages to break new ground. The basic premise here is that we (and literally everything else) are 4th dimensional entities intersecting with a 3 dimensional world. A profound correlary to this is: just because we no longer intersect does not mean that we no longer exist. The author addresses the subject on all levels- subatomic physics, cosmology, consciousness, and "unexplainable" phenomenon. His tie-in with the "perenial philosophy" is especially elegant. Of course, if you prefer hard science, then the revelation that Cerenkov radiation represents an "optic boom" analogous to a sonic boom is worth the price of the book- at least to me it was. Not only is a tight case made for the existance of a 4th dimension made, but a reason and a purpose is stated for why we are just now becoming aware of it in significant numbers- survival pressure and evolutionary response. It is pointed out that on almost every level ours is a threatened civilization, indeed a threatened planet. 4th dimensional perception results in an expanded consciousness that transcends petty materialism and leads to a spirit of unity and interconnectedness (since everything IS really connected to a greater whole.) More importantly, it represents somewhere to exist if we do manage to render this planet uninhabitable. This is the most significant book that I have reviewed in years- perhaps ever. I've read just about everything of significance in the bibliography. The author knows what he is talking about.
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Summary: A very significant work
Review: This book covers many important topics, and all of them well - from higher consciousness, to the fourth dimension, cosmology and quantum physics, and the entire range of paranormal phenomena. And everything is tied together quite neatly. What I find especially impressive is the step-by-step layout, which combines all these complicated theories and ideologies into one easy- to-follow format. This is the author's point - that these phenomena cannot really be understood separately, only together as parts of a larger extra dimensional WHOLE. (What I found fascinating is the way the otherwise surreal nature of UFO abductions is understandable as beings of higher consciousness operating in a larger space-time.) There is a real sensibility and lucidity to the author's presentation. I see it as an important breakthrough in understanding. It certainly stands out to me.
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Summary: read Ouspensky first
Review: This is not an advancement of Ouspensky, it is merely an application of that great thinker's ideas to modern-day mysteries such as UFO's, psychic phenomemon, etc. It does this with some success and the author has some good ideas of his own, but much of the stuff on the fourth dimension is just a rehashing along the lines of Abbot, Ouspensky, and Hinton. It's not bad, it's not great.
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