The Last Book You Read?

[whatsinaname]

Thanks, Maxine.

I was looking for a copy a few weeks ago, but i'm not prepared to pay around £100 for it.

I've found a PDF of it, which will have to do if I can't find a reasonably priced copy.... but I hate reading from a screen.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct...5aIdtf-TBdsrkg

[maxine]

Originally Posted by whatsinaname

Thanks, Maxine.

I was looking for a copy a few weeks ago, but i'm not prepared to pay around £100 for it.

I've found a PDF of it, which will have to do if I can't find a reasonably priced copy.... but I hate reading from a screen.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct...5aIdtf-TBdsrkg

I know the feeling! I paid over £100 including postage. The cheapest i've seen since, was for £84 - second hand!

[whatsinaname]

Originally Posted by maxine

I know the feeling! I paid over £100 including postage. The cheapest i've seen since, was for £84 - second hand!

Over £100?!

You have my admiration

I spend far too much on books as it is, without forking out £100 for one!

The most i've spent on one was £60. After that, I was a bit dubious of looking around second-hand bookshops, in case I found a copy for 50p.

[maxine]

Originally Posted by whatsinaname

Over £100?!

You have my admiration

I spend far too much on books as it is, without forking out £100 for one!

The most i've spent on one was £60. After that, I was a bit dubious of looking around second-hand bookshops, in case I found a copy for 50p.

LOL!!

That's the most i've ever spent on a book! I bought, "Behold a Pale Horse" by William Cooper - for about £20! Others for much less!!

[whatsinaname]

Originally Posted by maxine

LOL!!

That's the most i've ever spent on a book! I bought, "Behold a Pale Horse" by William Cooper - for about £20! Others for much less!!

Out of interest, where did you hear about 'Catchers of heaven'?

I heard Ingo Swann mention it on one of his interviews.

[maxine]

Originally Posted by whatsinaname

Out of interest, where did you hear about 'Catchers of heaven'?

I heard Ingo Swann mention it on one of his interviews.

I think it was while i was doing some research, on ET's - and underground bases! I think i saw Dr. Michael Wolf talking on youtube! It went on from there!!

[ukahmet87]

Originally Posted by whatsinaname

The Field. by Lynne McTaggart.

This is an amazingly well researched and presented book.

It's very similar to David Wilcock's 'The Source Field Investigations', but this one sticks strictly to scientific protocols; which there are plenty of.

It's also a 'Feel Good' book, in that it really gives you hope that anything outside the bounds of what's classed as "normal", is probably being investigated - for the proof to be presented - by some scientist, somewhere.

In fact, i'd like to include the last few paragraphs from it, as it sums up the whole content, without revealing the actual scientific tests that were carried out, to reach this conclusion.
I don't think it'll spoil things for any would-be readers of the actual book, either.

Each scientist has taken his own incredible voyage of discovery. As young scientists with promising credentials, each had begun his career holding certain tenets sacred - the ideas and received wisdom of their peers:

The human being is a survival machine largely powered by chemicals and genetic coding.
The brain is a discrete organ and the home of consciousness, which is also largely driven by chemistry - the communication of cells and the coding of DNA.
Man is essentially isolated from his world, and his mind is isolated from his body.
Time and space are finite, universal orders.
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light.

Each of them had chanced upon an anomaly in this thinking and had the courage and independence to persue that line of inquiry.
One by one, through painstaking experiment and trial and error, each had eventually come to the postion that every one of these tenets - bedrocks of physics and biology - were probably wrong:

The communication of the world did not occur in the visible realm of Newton, but in the subatomic world of Werner Heisenberg.
Cells and DNA communicated through frequencies.
The brain perceived and made its own record of the world in pulsating waves.
A substructure underpins the universe that is essentially a recording medium of everything, providing a means for everything to communicate with everything else.
People are indivisible from their enviroment. Living consciousness is not an isolated entity. It increases order in the rest of the world.
The consciousness of human beings has incredible powers, to heal ourselves, to heal the world - in a sense, to make it as we wish it to be.

Every day in laboratories, these scientists caught a tiny glimmer of the possibilities suggested by their discoveries.
They found that we were something far more impressive than evolutionary
happenstance or genetic survival machines.
Their work suggested a decentralized but unified intelligence that was far grander and more exquisite than Darwin or Newton had imagined, a process that was not random or chaotic, but intelligent and purposeful.
They'd discovered that in the dynamic flow of life, order triumphed.
These are discoveries that may change the lives of future generations in many practical ways, in fuel-less travel and instant levitation; but in terms of understanding the furthest reaches of human potential, their work suggested something far more profound.
In the past, individuals had accidentally evidenced some ability -a premonition, a 'past life', a clairvoyant image, a gift for healing - which quickly was dismissed as a freak of nature or a confidence trick.
The work of these scientists suggested that this was a capacity neither abnormal nor rare, but present in every human being. Their work hinted at human abilities beyond what we ever dreamed possible. We were far more than we realised. If we could understand this potential scientifically, we might then learn how to tap into it. This would vastly improve every area of our lives, from communication and self-knowledge to our interaction with the material world. Science would no longer reduce us to the lowest common denominator. It would help us to take a final evolutionary step in our own history by at least understanding ourselves in all of our potential.
These experiments had helped to validate alternative medicine, which had been shown to work empirically but never been understood. If we could finally work out the science of medicine that treats human energy levels and the exact nature of the 'energy' that was being treated, the possibilities for improved health were unimaginable.
These were discoveries which scientifically verified the ancient wisdom and folklore of traditional cultures. Their theories offered a scientific validation of many of the myths and religions humans have belived in since the beginning of time, but have hitherto only had faith to rely on. All they'd done was to provide a scientific framework for what the wisest among us already knew.
Traditional Autralian Aborigines believe, as do many other 'primitive' cultures, that rocks, stones and mountains are alive and that we sing the world into being - that we are creating as we name things. The discoveries of Braud and Jahn showed that this was more than superstition. It was just as Achuar and the Huaorani indians belive. On our deepest level, we do share our dreams.
The coming scientific revolution heralded the end of dualism in every sense. Far from destroying God, science for the first time was proving His existence - by demonstrating that a higher, collective consciousness was out there. There need no longer be two truths, the truth of science and the truth of religion. There could be one unified vision of the world.
This revolution in scientific thinking also promised to give us back a sense of optimism, something that has been stripped out of our sense of ourselves with the arrid vision of twentieth-century philosophy, largely derived from the views espoused by science. We are not isolated biengs living our desperate lives on a lonely planet in an indifferent universe. We never were alone.
We were always part of a bigger whole. We were and always have been at the centre of things. Things did not fall apart. The centre did hold and it was we who were doing the holding.
We had far more power than we realised, to heal ourselves, our loved ones, even our communities. Each of us had the ability - and together a great collective power - to improve our lot in life. Our life, in every sense, was in our hands.
These were bold insights and discoveries but very few had heard them. For thirty years, these pioneers had presented their findings at small mathmatical conferences or the annual meetings of tiny scientific bodies created to promote a dialogue on frontier science. They knew and andmired each other's work and were acknowledged at these small gatherings of their peers.
Most of the scientists had been young men when they made their discoveries, and before they embarked on what turned out to be life-long detours they had been highly respected, even revered. Now they were approaching retirement age, and among the wider scientific community most of their work still had never seen the light of day. They were all Christopher Columbus and nobody believed what they'd returned to tell. The bulk of the scientific community ignored them, continuing to grip tightly to the notion that the Earth was flat.
The space-propulsion activities had been the only acceptable face of the Zero Point Field. Despite their rigorous scientific protocols, nobody in the orthodox community was taking any other discoveries of theirs seriously.
Some, like Benveniste, had merely been margionalised. For many years, Edgar Mitchell, now 71, depended on lectures about his exxploits in outer space to fund his research into consciousness. Every so often Robert Jahn would submit a paper with uninpeachable statistical evidence to an engineering journal, and they would dismiss it out of hand. Not for the science, but for its shattering implications about the current scientific world view.
Nevertheless, Jahn and Puthoff and the other scientists all knew what they had. Each carried on with the stubborn blinkered confidence of the true inventor. The old way was simply one more hot-air balloon. Resitance was the way it had always been in science. New ideas were always considered heretical. Their evidence might well change the world forever. There were many areas to be refined, other paths to go down. Many might turn out to be detours or even dead ends, but the first tentative enquiries had been made. It was a start, a first step, the way all real science started."

Here's an interview with the author, Lynne McTaggart.

Lynn Mc Taggert on Quantum Physics 1 of 2 - YouTube

having read this book a few months back, i can wholehearteldy say it was an amazing and exhilarating journey from start to finish. the book is very scientific in its approach, and is based more on the facts rather than the opinions. Think of it as a scientific version of 'the secret'.

[whatsinaname]

Originally Posted by ukahmet87

having read this book a few months back, i can wholehearteldy say it was an amazing and exhilarating journey from start to finish. the book is very scientific in its approach, and is based more on the facts rather than the opinions. Think of it as a scientific version of 'the secret'.

I agree completely.

I don't think anyone would be disappointed after reading it.

Oh, and welcome, by the way.

[fairyprincess]

I've been in a book reading mood for the past few weeks. I've always wanted to be well read, but I don't really have the attention span. Still, every half a. Year or so I go through half a dozen books or so.

I'm currently reading my uncle Oswald by roald dahl

I've recently read

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray bradbury

The crucible by arthur miller

[sniper13x]

Amazon.com: Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health (9781609611545): William Davis: Books

 

Amazon.com: Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health (9781609611545): William Davis: Books

Great for us who value health. I think sometimes we overlook the value of being healthy. It affects all aspects of life, not just our physical capacities.

[sniper13x]

Originally Posted by fairyprincess

I've been in a book reading mood for the past few weeks. I've always wanted to be well read, but I don't really have the attention span. Still, every half a. Year or so I go through half a dozen books or so.

I'm currently reading my uncle Oswald by roald dahl

I've recently read

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray bradbury

The crucible by arthur miller

Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite novel. I was fortunate to have a teacher who said FU to the establishment and had us read it even though it wasn't part of the required reading list anymore.

People think 1984 and Brave New World are prophetic, Fahrenheit 451 puts those to shame. I think all three books go together in this trifecta of the controlled society they have planned, and you need all three to get a proper context.

[fairyprincess]

1984 is my fav. Fahenheit 451 really spoke to me, though. I've just finished my uncle oswald, which I really recommend. It's deliciously wicked.

Just started reading molesworth.

[leekie]

This one.....

The Tao of Pooh and Te of Piglet (Wisdom of Pooh): Amazon.co.uk: Benjamin Hoff, E.H. Shephard: Books

 

The Tao of Pooh and Te of Piglet (Wisdom of Pooh): Amazon.co.uk: Benjamin Hoff, E.H. Shephard: Books

I'm on the second read and still just as interesting as before.... I'd highly recommend it as well as:

Anatomy Of The Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing: Amazon.co.uk: Caroline Myss PhD: Books

 

Anatomy Of The Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing: Amazon.co.uk: Caroline Myss PhD: Books

[fairyprincess]

I've kinda given up on molesworth. I've started reading keep the astridistra flying.

[kingldub]

Shaun Hutson - Body Count
Richard Laymon - Night in the Lonesome October

[lakkimakki]

[kingldub]

Originally Posted by lakkimakki

Bit highbrow for my tastes.

[lakkimakki]

Originally Posted by kingldub

Bit highbrow for my tastes.

Yeahhh...there is much better looking chick at page 39

[whatsinaname]

The dead are alive. by Harold Sherman.

Can we, the living, talk with the dead?

Yes! declares Harold Sherman, the popular and respected authority. And he proves his claim with a wealth of evidence that is as scientifically accurate as it is astounding.

Every individual passes through death to experience greater life. From this infinitely wider world of innumerable dimensions, the dead have much to tell us- if we're receptive to their message.

In case after case, you'll listen to the actual voices of the dead - contrary, lyrical, entrancing. You'll explore the meaning of out of body experiences and learn how spirits of the dead can be seen as well as heard. You'll also discover how you can communicate with the dead - and capture their voices on an ordinary tape recorder!


Bold claims?

They sure are. I found this to be an interesting read, but for some reason, it didn't really resonate with me. Not because of the content, but just the whole feeling of the book.


The Country beyond. by Jane Sherwood.

"Books which have strongly infuenced one's life can be likened to old friends, rare and beloved, and to whom one can turn again and again for truth and wisdom. Such a book, to my mind, is Jane Sherwood's The Country Beyond.

The author started her investigations when her husband was killed in the first world war. She could not accept either Andrew was no more or that he might survive in a realm where there was no use for his own energy and enquiring intellect.
A valuable section of the book describes what befell the author when she set out to try to contact her husband. She was not in touch with anyone who was qualified to warn or advise her, and throughout many years endured frustrating, misleading experiences and dangers of which she had been innocently unaware. If for no other reason the book should be valued for the advice given to all who pursue psychic invesigations. Jane Sherwood came through it all having three supreme advantages; unshakable Christian faith, a keen logical mind and sound common sense. Finally, through unflagging determination, to her surprise she found herself to have the gift of automatic writing. She achievedhe ambition of contact with her husband, and also with two other communicators. Subject matter includes descriptions of the active, progressing life 'beyond', analysis of the human entity - ourselves - ie. descriptions of the four bodies or modes we all have, reincarnation and the esoteric order within our solar system. With characteristic humilty the author describes her book as the 'starting point' for others to work from."

I'll also add the ONLY review of the book on Amazon!

"The most clear, logical, straightforward account of the afterlife I've ever read. Much clearer than Edgar Cayce, while entirely consistent with his views. Packed with profound insights that will blow your mind."

The above sums up my thoughts about the book perfectly.


Cosmic Trigger. by Robert Anton Wilson

"The book that made it all happen! Wilson at his classic best. "Cosmic Trigger" deals with a process of deliberating induced brain change. Explore Sirius, Synchronicities, and Secret Societies; Crowley, Christ and Karma; Dope, Death and Divinity. And, of course, The Illuminati. Wilson has been called "One of the leading thinkers of the Modern Age." The critics rave!!"

Another Amazon review:

"Cosmic Trigger" takes you where no man has been before.
Wilson carries the unsuspecting reader through a
maze of theories and experiences which will leave
you wondering for a long, long time. His engenious
style can scare the living daylights out of you at
one time, and leave you hollering from laughter
shortly after. A definate must-read for everyone
interested in changing their life, and, believe me,
Cosmic Trigger will!

My view? An amazing piece of work, which left me feeling that all the questions I have are destined to be continuous puzzles. RAW was questioning the same things for decades, without coming to any conlusions!

The only logical explanation is his "maybe Logic"

The Power of Maybe: A Consideration - YouTube

The Power of Maybe: A Consideration - YouTube

Schridinger's Cat Trology. By Robert Anton Wilson

Synopsis
The cosmic mystery that began in the Illuminatus trilogy continues in this underground classic trilogy about the Universe next door. Includes The Universe Next Door, The Trick Top Hat, and The Homing Pigeons.

From another review:

"a book that made me LAUGH outloud, every other page... a book that delighted and astonished me... a book that is so incredibly clever... that I am in constant awe at the slippery, quantum-jumping, amazingly connected mind that created it... I've only read it 4 times... but I keep making the mistake of loaning it to others ... passing on the mindbending material... only to find that they will not part with it... forcing me to buy another.. and mark IT all up with my highlighter!"

Got to agree with that. It will indeed need another few reads; which I suspect, will feel like a different book each time.

[nofuture]