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yes~ but,
of coarse being a psychic myself, i know of all of the metaphysical happening thousands of years ago. but~ i am jewish, and don't refer to the king james bible. a lot of folks don't read it. i have a tanakh, the jewish bible. so~ just living my own life i know what exists and what did, but the kabalah is plum full of the stuff! as well as the fact that all of these things go on right now in this time. we have present time masters here now also. i agree with the basic idea being put across with this book, but i would not refer to the king james bible.

Paranormal Review
Wonderful book!

I grew up psychic and Christian and I have always believed that psychic abilities were inherent in all people because of what was in the Bible.

Now Ted Martin makes it easy for me to explain where I get my beliefs from.I have found this a wonderful educational tool forChristians to understand the Bible in ways that are ignored or overlookedby the mainstreem.

Thanks Ted

The best book I've found on this subject, by far!
Jesus was a master psychic!

Moses practicedmagic'!

King David had five psychics on his staff!

Shocking??Shouldn't be!It's all recorded in the King James version of the Bible!

Iteach classes on accessingone's own inner knowing (often called 'being psychic' or 'the Gifts ofSpirit').Ted Masters' book, "Psychic & Paranormal Phenomena inthe Bible, - the True Story", has helped many of my students,especially those coming from a fundamentalist Christian background, tounderstand the real spiritual nature of these contraversial abilities whichalmost everyone has.

Martin's book gives "chapter & verse"so you can look it up in your own bible.The one drawback is that some ofhis chapter sub-headings have an inappropriately suggestive double meaning- I'm not easily offended, but it bothers me.

I'm sure you will find hisbook both funny and insightful- and perhaps "inciteful" aswell!

Samara Christy ... Read more

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Are poltergeists energy fluctuations in the Zero Point Field?

Could even the simple experience of déjà vu be explained by the quantum theory of parallel universes?

Do thoughts have the energy to manifest and move physical objects?

PSIence introduces readers to the latest discoveries in quantum physics and New Science that may explain the existence of paranormal phenomena—UFOs, ghosts, poltergeists, mysterious apparitions, time anomalies, the Bermuda Triangle, energy vortices—and psychic abilities such as ESP, telekinesis, remote viewing, and recalling past lives.

You'll explore the cutting-edge ideas that are fascinating both scientists and paranormal investigators, including:

• The latest theories of multiple universes and eleven dimensions. • The Zero Point Field—is it the potential source of all creative energy? • The potential of every human being to experience the paranormal.

Many of the world's leading scientists, researchers, philosophers and spiritual leaders—from noted physicists like Michio Kaku to the revered Dalai Lama—are beginning to accept the possibility of alternate realities and dimensions that warp time and space. PSIence takes the reader on a journey to where the "normal" and the paranormal intersect, where the known and unknown converge, where science greets the supernatural. ... Read more

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Science Made Easy
This book made quantum physics easy to understand. Very readable and interesting, I would recommend this book to anyone seeking a basic understanding of modern thought and how it may relate to paranormal events or religious tradition.

Mysteries Magazine review
It is rare to discover a book that dares to bridge the gap between physics and the paranormal. However, in PSIence, the author does just that.

Although a field investigator for the Mutual UFO?Network (MUFON), author Marie D. Jones makes no claims of being a scientist professional ghost-hunter, vampire stalker, or exorcist. Rather, she comfortably occupies the zone between the two, offering us insights into the wondrous world of everything from the blood-sucking Chupacabra, poltergeists, the vortices as found within the Bermuda Triangle, and worm holes, as well as membrane universes, and string theory. While many would balk at such an unlikely synthesis of fringe realms and the more acceptable avenues of physics, one gets the impression that Jones is willing to take the chance and seems to be free of indoctrination from either camp, considering the wonderful sense of humor and her ability to articulate arcane concepts. Jones brings forth the possibility that the existence of UFOs, spectral entities, precognition, and telekinesis may very well be signaling us to pay close attention to the alterations in the space-time fabric we call reality. Indirectly, she also suggests that perhaps these phenomena persist to further acclimate ourselves to the idea of multidimensional perception, and parallel universes.

What makes PSIence so exciting is that the phenomena described seem to all lead to the Zero Point Field (the lowest energy point of a field in quantum terms), something that can only be grasped with a well-developed intuition. Perhaps the empirical and objective mainstream scientists--as well as goblins and ghouls--function as a kind of police force for globalist power-mongers to ward off those who have the potential to fully comprehend and visualize the Zero Point Field as something pragmatic and not forever relegated to the nebulous realm of theory.

If enough people read PSIence, the critical mass required to shift the consciousness of the planet may be reached, before we are hit with an enviromental and economic disaster that is triggered by our ignorance of how free energy can be generated by Zero Point physics.
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Incredible read!
PSIence is one of those rare books which I could not put down! I usually juggle 3 or 4 books at a time, however, this one got top billing on my nightstand for the 3 nights it took me to read from cover to cover. Yes, that's right, I could not put it down! Ms. Jones has the uncanny ability to explain highly complex scientific subjects in an easy to understand manner. She is able to bring lucidity to such sometimes daunting topics as string theory, parallel dimensions, wormholes, and other axioms of theoretical physics. The author is able to bridge the gap between hard science and paranormal phenomena with a level of cohesiveness which I have not seen from other authors. As a longtime student of both quantum physics and the unknown, I can highly recommend this book. With my discovery of PSIence, I feel like my vast collection of books could completely disappear and I would be satisfied with this one title.

A Remarkable Compilation of Knowledge!
PSIence, weaves a remarkable grouping of knowledge from different fields of the Paranormal, into an understandable, cohesive directory, for the novice, as well as the educated lover of Science, blended with the Metaphysical! This is not a Doctoral Dissertation, but an effort to portray, to the layperson, the basics, and some great individual truths, with many links to the contributing inspirations for this writing!The Bibliography alone is worth the price of the book! So many links, that will allow you to further research the concepts presented, will keep the reader busy for many months to come! This is reference material people! I highly recommend this Book! Dave Reid, Bio-Chemist, Statesville, NC

The marriage of science and mystic thought
I have been looking for a book like this for years that presents a unified view of the world, not this science on one side and mystic/paranormal on the other side.
It is also written in a style that is both easy to read and not "dummied down".
A great book to recommend to "scientific skeptics" that you might have in your life !!!!!!!!!!!!! ... Read more

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The Atlantic Paranormal Society, also known as T.A.P.S., is the brainchild of two plumbers by day, paranormal investigators by night: Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. Their hair-raising investigations, fueled by their unique abilities and a healthy dose of scientific method, have made them the subject of a hit TV show: the SCI FI Channel's Ghost Hunters.

Now their experiences are in print for the first time, as Jason and Grant recount for us, with the help of veteran author Michael Jan Friedman, the stories of some of their most memorable investigations. The men and women of T.A.P.S. pursue ghosts and other supernatural phenomena with the most sophisticated scientific equipment available -- from thermal-imaging cameras to electromagnetic-field recorders to digital thermometers -- and the results may surprise you. Featuring both cases depicted on Ghost Hunters and earlier T.A.P.S. adventures never told before now, this funny, fascinating, frightening collection will challenge everything you thought you knew about the spirit world. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (63)

a very good book
(written by Mrs. Lauren Ross airforce spouse) I guess you can call me a huge fan of Ghost Hunters and a groupiee (cause I think Jason Grant and Steve are AWESOME!) but I dont blame Jason for being hard on Brian. I dont think he was hard enough on that guy. Brian was annoying and he cried or complain about the smallest things. I was annoyed by the fact that TAPS did let him back into the group. I can also say that Jason wasnt rude in the begining of the first season. The majority of people around that area are like that. Its just how people are. Anyways this is a good book and since I have watched every show and own every season on DVD that this book is a good item to add to your collection. Gives more of a "special feature" then what the dvds bring.

Excellent
Loved the book, provided real background to the show as well as information not seen on tv. Wish more books were like this one.

mostly hype
this item is a great collector's item, if your already a fan. the information here is minimal & recycled from other sources (including their own tv show). 'esp, hauntings & poltergeists' by loyd auerbach is an older title, but better by FAR if your interest extends beyond the tv.

I love the ghost hunters!
I haven't missed a show.I was curious what cases did they have prior to the show.Pretty scary...this kind of stuff scares me to the point I cant sleep.....but I love it...I can't get enough!..The book is a lot of fun to read...never boring.They describe the most haunted destinations they have investigated.Not Bram's Dracula, but fun none the less.

great book!
my husband loved this book. he is a die hard fan of ghost hunters. he said the book went into more detail and revealed more info that the past shows didn't.... ... Read more

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Each volume in The Greenhaven Encyclopedia Of series provides an abundance of information on a particular historical era or topic. Compelling entries present definitions of important terms, biographies of central figures, and brief narratives of pivotal events that transformed civilizations and nations. Students will find quick and easily accessible answers to the difficult questions that arise while researching events, personalities, and issues of the past.

Each book contains a table of contents, a quick reference subject index, and a comprehensive index to assist students in finding the information they need. A comprehensive bibliography offers further avenues for research. The Greenhaven Encyclopedia series offers students an open window on the world of the past.

Customer Reviews (3)

Are you scared yet?
Yes, this book explains why we are all up s--t creek. The tech that is being used against us by elements of the government / military / corporate & criminal spheres is not only beyond Average Joe's understanding, but it is beyond his CONCEPTUALISATION. Average Joe is still thinking in terms of foreign terrorists flying planes into buildings or threats to detonate nukes on home soil; meanwhile, the real controllers of this planet are well beyond anything even seen on Star Trek or other Sci-Fi shows. We have become ants (although much less organised and much more lazy), while the controllers have become the smart-as* psycho kid with the magnifying glass (and a whole lot more). We get fried, and they have a laugh.

My major problem with Bearden is his denial of much American involvement. He portrays American scientists and military as hopelessly out classed and out gunned, and therefore always on the defensive and never really as the perps. According to Tom, the Soviets (mainly elements within the old KGB) and the Japanese Yakuza (mafia) are the real controllers through their mastery and diabolical usage of various EM technologies. I beg to differ. A book written on these topics without major mention of mi5/6 (Britain), the cia, nsa, and navy intel (US), mossad (Israel), isi (Pakistan) and a few other organizations is clearly off the mark. I suppose that at the time Tom gathered his info, the Soviets and Yakuza were the frontrunners, but I doubt even this.

Thus, full marks for explaining the tech and the implications of its use, but only partial marks for identifying the true enemies. In this sense, Bearden is still rolling out bogus boogey-men.

Totally revolutionary, 20 years ahead of its time!
This book is totally absorbent from beginning to end, a must have to paranormal researchers and new wave physics alike,you would need at least 4 or 6 semester of any college engineering physic program to get the most juice out of this book,a lot ofspeculation have to be arise after the publication of this book,
soo,if you want to know what reality really means or why nuclear weapons are consider already obsolete then read it.By the way I kind of amaze how little cover have this book in differents domains..other cover up maybe..

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I want to buy this book but I live in Greece and it's very difficult to do that.I really want a help...I think I'm 'alone'... ... Read more

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Ignorance wears a lab coat and a stethoscope
Anyone who knows even the most basic concepts of witchcraft will be struck by the author's stereotyping of witches and witchcraft.Take the opening sentence of chapter 2 as an example:"Loosely defined, witchcraft is a ceremonial marshaling of evil (or negative) spiritual forces, asort of flip side of prayer (which focuses positive spiritual energy."WHAT!!!!The Wiccan crede is 'As it harm none, do as you will'.Hardly a bunch of people sitting around marshaling evil.The word 'wicca' is often translated as 'wise one' and was used to describe the elders in a community who used natural herbs to heal the sick.Again, doesn't sound like evil to me.But then, praying for your god to protect you before you march off to war to kill people doesn't sound like "focusing positive energy" either.Perhaps the author has his definititions reversed.This book gets 1 star, because it can't get less.

Wow.
"The Witch in the Waiting Room" is not only mind-expanding, but just a great read.Absolutely bizarre things have happened in doctor's offices; these arestories of things you'd hardly believe, yet, they've been witnessed and corraborated by trained professionals of the highest integrity.This book will make you wonder how much we don't know yet.

The Witch in the Waiting Room is fascinating and highly recommended reading.
The author, Robert S. Bobrow, has practiced general medicine for over thirty years and has also published many articles, so The Witch in the Waiting Room: A Physician Investigates Paranormal Phenomena in Medicine comes not from a new age outsider but from a respected physician who uses case studies and analysis from respected medical journals to investigate evidence of the paranormal in medical diagnosis. A fine blend of traditional and alternative analysis results, The Witch in the Waiting Room is fascinating and highly recommended reading.

Light in the Tunnel
There could be no better time than now for light to be shined on the paranormal, the phenomena, from vampirism and telepathy to zombism, that have taken the New York Times Bestseller List by the throat, as it were.
If you are confused about the Goth creature you have living upstairs, indeed if you yourself are on occasion half paralyzed by your own weird experiences or by one half-whispered to you in confidence by a friend or relative, this book is definitely for you.
It is at once a lucid accounting of mainstream science's explanation for the paranormal and a comforting reminder that certain things we consider strange are just that and nothing dangerously more.
The author, Bobrow, a medical doctor, is a gentle guide into this strange world, and never demeaning.
By their very nature, paranormal phenomena don't always admit to the probing of science, and where the line is blurred between what is real and what is imagined, Bobrow keeps an open mind.
The Witch in the Waiting Room has come to do battle with a host of sceptics' accounts.It will make a believer out of those of you who aren't.

A Booster for the Imagination
When Charles Darwin's ship, Beagle, anchored off Patagonia in 1831, the natives on the shore could see the ship's tiny rowboats, but they could not detect the huge ship itself.They were selectively blind to large sailing ships because nothing in their previous visual experience prepared them for it.For the Patagonian natives, their belief system determined their reality.
Nothing like this occurs in our experience, we smugly tell ourselves; we're open to whatever confronts us.We are trained in the scientific tradition, which means that we honor good evidence wherever it may lead us and no matter how challenging it may be.This attitude is flattering, but it is unfortunately incorrect.Scientists and healthcare professionals can be as prejudiced, bigoted, and narrow as anyone else, even when they are doing science in their area of expertise.As Whitehead put it,"The Universe is vast.Nothing is more curious than the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of its existing modes of knowledge.Sceptics and believers are all alike.At this moment scientists and sceptics are the leading dogmatists.Advance in detail is admitted:fundamental novelty is barred.This dogmatic common sense is the death of philosophical adventure.The Universe is vast."
The briefest review shows how stubbornly scientists and physicians can obstruct objective evidence, as Hal Hellman shows in his books Great Feuds in Medicineand Great Feuds in Science.Where does this attitude originate?I have often thought that many physicians suffer from IDS -- imagination deficiency syndrome.When we can't imagine how something could be true, our mind closes and for us, as for the Patagonians, the thing doesn't exist.As a remedy for IDS, I recommend Robert S. Bobrow's The Witch in the Waiting Room:A Physician Investigates Paranormal Phenomena in Medicine.
Bobrow is currently a clinical associate professor at the School of Medicine at New York's Stony Brook University and has practiced general medicine for over thirty years.He has a keen eye for things that don't fit into the conventional medical paradigm -- happenings that most medical professionals dismiss as chance events, flukes, anomalies, or "just one of those things."When Bobrow confronts anomalies, he, like Sherlock Holmes, gets out his magnifying glass and studies them intensely.He combs the medical literature for corroborative cases that have been reported by other observers.Where possible, he discusses the theoretical underpinnings of these events. The result is an invigorating romp through unexplained phenomena -- a kind of aerobics for the imagination.
The book is composed of twenty chapters devoted to witchcraft and voodoo, remote viewing and telepathy, distant healing, prayer, therapeutic touch, auditory hallucinations or "voices" that often convey benevolent information, lycanthropy (the delusion of being an animal), cacodemonomania (having sex with the devil), dying on time, near-death experiences, the collective unconscious, satanic ritual abuse, dreaming, hypnosis, xenoglossy (speaking in tongues), children who remember past lives, acupuncture, holographic patterns in life, electromagnetic perspectives in healing, temporal lobe influences on spiritual experiences, and the presence of witches in modern healthcare settings
The evidence for distant healing is much stronger, in my view, than Bobrow presents, but the many gems in the book make up for this minor quibble.Among them is his discussion of the correlation between a researcher's beliefs about a therapy and the outcome of randomized controlled trials.Why do different researchers, using similar methods, often come up with different results?Bobrow suggests that an experimenter's beliefs play a role in the outcomes of the experiment itself.This suggestion is based not in philosophical musings, but in actual instances from recent medical history. "Perhaps the attitudes and expectations of the researchers should be included in publications," he says, "the way funding sources and affiliations are" [p. 252].
Science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov said, "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not `Eureka!' (I found it!) but `That's funny....'" The Witch in the Waiting Room is a splendid exploration of "funny" things, things that don't fit in. Those who prefer a debunking approach to these controversial topics will need to go elsewhere; this book is for those whose imaginations are still intact and who want an imagination booster.
Bobrow shows repeatedly that beliefs, emotions, and meanings help configure our world.The result is a stimulating book that is a lubricant on the hinges of the imagination.The Witch in the Waiting Room may infuriate materialistic skeptics, but it will delight those who know that wonder remains a doorway to wisdom.

-- Larry Dossey, MD
Santa Fe, NM ... Read more

Book Description
This intriguing volume features debates between skeptics and non-skeptics over the existence of ghosts, psychic abilities, reincarnation, and extraterrestrial spacecraft. Scientists, parapsychologists, theologians, and others consider whether research and study of the paranormal is scientifically viable. ... Read more

Book Description
Over the course of his thirty years of investigation into UFOs, including his own field research, photographic evidence, and meticulously compiled case studies, Philip Imbrogno has provided fascinating new insight into paranormal phenomena. In this book, he reveals for the first time the detailed experiences of prominent paranormal experts as well as his own firsthand experiences. Using the latest quantum theories, Imbrogno sheds new light on classic UFO cases, government cover-ups, and the hidden connections between UFOs and other unexplained phenomena—from crop circles and animal mutilations to angels and jinns (or genies).

Imbrogno's intimate knowledge spans the very early UFO activities to present-day sightings. He personally investigated four of the best-known UFO flaps of the modern era—Hudson Valley, Phoenix lights, the Belgium sightings, and the Gulf Breeze Florida sightings—and shares information never released before, including photographic evidence that something very unusual is taking place on planet Earth. ... Read more

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UFOs and Abductions, Psychic Phenomena, The Mystical and Near Death Experience. These kinds of things cannot happen, not in the world of three dimensions of space plus time that we know. And yet, they do happen. This is why researchers of the paranormal are talking more and more about the need for a new framework of space-time to explain these phenomena, an expanded one in which they can happen.

And in a strikingly similar scenario, many theoretical physicists now feel that our current space-time model is too small to resolve unexplained phenomena in their field, quantum physics. They're turning out extra dimensional theories - lots of them.

Can any of these expanded frameworks also explain the paranormal? Yes, but only if one more factor is added into it - EXPANDED CONSCIOUSNESS. Incredibly, this factor has been overlooked. But just as incredibly, the need to include it in any theory of reality was recognized almost a century ago!

This was proposed by R. M. Bucke in "Cosmic Consciousness" (1901), and P. D. Ouspensky, in "Tertium Organum" (1912). Both authors however, realized their theories were incomplete, and expressed hope that someday they would be reconstituted, in a more comprehensive work. Extra Dimensional Universe is that work.

This expanded framework of space, time, and consciousness, a combination of Bucke and Ouspensky's theories and the "New Physics," not only allows for the existence of paranormal phenomena, but virtually predicts that they should exist - just as observed and experienced. And yet in this context their implications are more profound than previously imagined. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Undecided
The author tries to hook a lot of complex phenomena into his proposals - which is perhaps understandable when taking into account the subject he is writing about - but in my view his book is frayed for it.

The UFO/abduction phenomenon, NDEs and even God are touched upon, but never really given the depth or consideration they require. Instead of being asked if they would like to participate in this extra-dimensional theory business, and granted the respect of answering for themselves, they were apparently dragged along by the ear.

The whole issue was not treated in spiritual enough a manner for my liking. You cannot tackle the subject of God and inner being and still try and be acceptably scientific: you need to ditch the labcoat wholeheartedly at the doorstep and walk in blindfolded.

That said, a reasonable introduction to such things for those who are at a relevant level of "discovery". A bit lacking for those who have already made some headway though I feel.

Easy approach to a difficult subject.
I read this book. It is very well organized and the author seems to be well read on the subject of physics and also on philosophy supporting the new physics background. Part III of the book [Extra-Dimensional Theory and the New Physics] is a good approach for a difficult subject and the author manages to give examples and analogies for the person not well versed in physics and mathematics. The Kaluza-Klein theories are very simply explained. The only flaw I found, and it is not a limiting matter for a buying/reading decision is when the author enters the subject of "spiritualism" --as called by him, when he really meant "spiritism". Spiritism is not dead, as he asserts; perhaps Mr. Violette did not make an exhaustive investigation and rested on early 20th century information. He also gives a very simple excuse of scientific fundamentalism to drive away the spiritism philosophy or practice anywhere. Anyway, I will certainly recommend this book for someone who wants to begin learning the concepts behind parallel universes, and the latest physics research. I recommend that besides this book, another book and DVD may be read and seen, such as The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene and also the books by Dr. Michio Kaku, Hyperspace and his new one, Parallel Worlds. Certainly this is a good book and for its price you cannot go wrong. Very good.

A very significant work
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 ofhigher 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.

read Ouspensky first
This is not an advancement of Ouspensky, as its hype claims, 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 of the greats: Abbot, Ouspensky, and Hinton.

Pass on this one and get Tertium Organum or New Model of the Universe, both of which are at least four or five dimensions higher than this thing.

"Our time is really motion in extra dimensional space."
"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 "perennial 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. ... Read more

Book Description
Examines unexplained phenomena in psychiatric and psychological terms rather than occult terms

• Explores how the unconscious mind manifests paranormal phenomena

• Shows how the cerebellum--the seat of the unconscious--is the source of these energies, subpersonalities, and manifestations

• Identifies our neglected “Neanderthal” subconscious as responsible for the rising incidence of paranormal happenings

Alien abduction, poltergeist attacks, incubi, succubi, split and multiple personalities, possessions, precognition, spontaneous combustion--the list of phenomena not just unexplained but ignored by mainstream science seems endless. Yet the key to the origin of all these manifestations lies deep within our own brains.

In The Origins of Psychic Phenomena, Stan Gooch explores the functioning of the dream-producing part of the brain--the cerebellum--and how the unconscious mind is able to externalize itself. The cerebellum is the physical seat of the unconscious and was once equal to or even superior to the cerebrum as essential to our functioning. In modern times it has been shunted into the subliminal, yet the cerebellum continues to process our worldly experiences and reveals its concerns in misunderstood, often frightening, manifestations. Gooch explains that Neanderthal Man possessed a much larger cerebellum than Cro-Magnon Man and posits that the modern repression of the cerebellum’s role in our consciousness has given rise to these supernatural phenomena. ... Read more

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A fine pick for any collection strong in either new age or psychology.
From alien abduction to possessions and spontaneous combustion, THE ORIGINS OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENA explores the unconscious mind's ability to externalize itself, processing real-world experiences and producing in turn often frightening manifestations. Chapters consider the evolution of the brain and concurrent psychic activities and consider the role of consciousness in supernatural phenomena, making this a fine pick for any collection strong in either new age or psychology.

A New Slant on an Interesting Subject
The serendipitous events that seem to accompany the books sent me for review are getting just a little spooky. For example, I'll be thinking, Gee, I'd like to review (a certain kind of) Gnostic book and...BAM! It shows up in the mail. Or I tell myself that I will absolutely, positively never again even look at a book dealing with the Bible and...BAM! One is sent that really shows "the Book" in a totally whole new slant.

In the case of ORIGINS, I thought, Just stick a stake in me now, if I had to force myself to read any more pseudo-scientific, "New Age" interpretations of reality, & particularly historic reality. But I was drawn to the title of the book, and even more intrigued when I discovered that original 1984 title was Creatures from Inner Space. Now how could I pass that up?

So I started reading, making my little notes--and before I realized it, it was dawn's early light.

The book was finished.

Time to crawl back into my crypt.

Like Houdini I have been drawn to the occult & psychic phenomena--and also like Houdini, I remain mostly unconvinced, seeing in so-called "Manifestations" little more than manipulation & false mirrors & false memories & serpentine smoke disguising all the shoddy props but fading in the light of common sense. It was with this fairly closed mindset that I read the Introduction. I came to immediate attention at this comment: ...So what, then, really is a human personality, and what so much the limits of its powers, as a full, unrealized extent of them? [P. 3]

Two correspondences immediately entered my fragile head: DAIMONIC REALITY and SETH SPEAKS. I write this not to suggest subject redundancy, but to impress upon the reader the type of pan-psychic (psychological) connection ORIGINS invokes.

To summarize these works: DAIMONIC REALITY argues for the existence of an inner reality just as real & authentic as the external world. This is the reality of unconscious mind, but in its active 24/7 existence & based on, or spilling over into what Jung called The Collective Unconscious. This flipside of common reality is neither black nor white--or gray either for that fact. Just where this consciousness can be physically located is one of the tantalizing subjects of ORIGINS.

The content of ORIGINS is perfectly aligned with the ideas presented in DAIMONIC REALITY; that is, the philosophy is a perfect fit. Author Stan Gooch is even more critical of the Jane Roberts material than I am--and that's saying a lot. However, I seem to remember finding a great deal of intellectual inspiration in Robert's first book SETH SPEAKS, but it's been aeons since I read the material & heaven knows what state my own consciousness was in at that historic place in time. I just remember really relating to the idea presented in SETH SPEAKS that the mundane personality is just the tip of a multidimensional iceberg-like Entity.

As a psychological researcher, Stan Gooch's main intent in this work is to (1) demonstrate the actual, living presence of unconscious reality & how it affects the awake or conscious personality, and (2) how that reality translates into the common (yet profound) experiences classified as psychic phenomena. Not an easy task to illustrate, but the author most definitely succeeds.

Stan Gooch has written a number of books, and I have seen them referenced (I really like the title THE DREAM CULTURE OF THE NEANDERTHAL), but have not read them yet. Judging from ORIGINS this is my summation of his abilities: He excellently explains the intricacies of the Science of Psychology. In fact, I enjoy his writing most when he addressees the specifics of the relationship between clinical psychology and Psychic Phenomena.

ORIGINS OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENA provides an alternative approach to subjects held as sacrosanct by the new True Believers.


What I find amazing is that ORIGINS really doesn't negate the existence of psychic phenomena. On the contrary, the book interprets the experience from a valid psychological perspective. If anything, ORIGINS OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENA gives a new life & vitality to the continued investigation of the subject. The book dispels the antiquated, externalized view of the phenomena and replaces it with an internalized, psychological mode that validates the reality of psychic phenomena, while at the same time affirming the depth of the individual psyche--the House of the Soul.

The Death of Religion and the Rebirth of Spirit: A Return to the Intelligence of the Heart
Carnival Of Lost Souls
Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworld

Excellent , but not new ! Just a different title ...

When I received the book , I had the unpleasant surprise to discover that
I had already bought and read it under the title " Creatures from inner
space " !!!
This is my fault . I should have been more careful .

Too bad we can't put negative signs in front of the stars
Stan Gooch needs to have his own head examined.In his chapter on UFOs he says, "So much then for creatures from outer space: there really aren't any."

That one statement tells us right there, the man has no true skills of analysis - psycho or otherwise. How can one state with unequivocal certainty that there is nothing out there?If he dismisses mass sightings, physical evidence, photographs and all other documentation of the existence of intelligent beings from elsewhere, then how can we trust him to adequately analyze other phenomena?

Throw the book away.No - better yet, return it and get your money back.

Another Much Appreciated Re-Release Of Stan Gooch's Work!
The Origins of Psychic Phenomena, originally released as Creatures from Inner Space, is another fabulous book by Stan Gooch that reveals the treasure trove of the human brain and its mischievous workings. One example is the haunted house; a house can only be haunted when there is someone in it, an empty house is an un-haunted one, we carry our ghosts with us and are capable of all sorts of mental projections. Gooch takes a rational approach to all of these baffling phenomena that never kills the excitement of his conclusions. He also has a personal style of writing that carries you along with him to such a degree that the discoveries made seem like a shared venture as they become unravelled.The Origins of Psychic Phenomena is a deep and harrowing probe into the psychology of the human species that rises to the challenge of its extraordinary content and treats it with humanity. ... Read more

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Title: The New Paradigm: A Confrontation Between Physics and the Paranormal Phenomena.(Book review)
Author: Douglas M. Stokes
Publication: The Journal of Parapsychology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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In days of yore, humans believed that lightning bolts were evidence of the gods' wrath; today, of course, we know they are actually a discharge of atmospheric electricity.Might there also be reasonable, rational, scientifically based explanations for phenomena we currently attribute to the supernatural? Yes, says Michael White, author of books on subjects ranging from Stephen Hawking to genetic research to Isaac Asimov, as well as hundreds of articles on cutting-edge science issues.As both a science expert and someone who has had first-hand experience with the paranormal, White is uniquely qualified to discuss the strange and bizarre--to explain the seemingly unexplainable.

With wit, humor and a lucidity of language that makes even the most convoluted subjects accessible to the layperson, white tackles two dozen of the hottest--and most controversial--"inexplicable" phenomena, providing answers to intriguing questions including:

• Have aliens visited the Earth-and abducted people?
• Is Atlantis resting in a watery grave and, if so, where?
• Is there really a way to "create" zombies?
• How could we see the future?
• And much more!

Probing into the possible scientific underpinnings of everything from psychic spoonbending to interstellar travel to multiple dimensions, Michael White looks at the weird world of the paranormal, and shows how unbelievable things can remain within the limits of accepted science. Weird Scienceproves that truth certainly is stranger than fiction-and often much more interesting, too.

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Entertainment masquerading as science
There's a scene in the beginning of the movie Ghostbusters, where Bill Murray and crew are being thrown off campus. The dean explains how Murray's methods are sloppy, his conclusions are dubious, and, in short, he's a poor scientist. "But the kids love us," Murray retorts. And that's the real problem with this book. Sure, it's entertaining enough, but it's just not science. White's logic is often faulty and his offerings of "possible" explanations are simply implausible. Robert Park, in his (far superior) book Voodoo Science, talks about the "possible". If someone told you a dog was running down Fifth Avenue, Park explains, you'd have little reason to doubt them. If someone told you a lion was doing the same, you'd be justifiably skeptical and probably require some additional detail (such as a recently escaped zoo lion). But if someone told you a dinosaur was walking down Fifth Avenue, it would be entirely different. Sure, it might be possible, but it would be so unlikely as to be unworthy of further investigation. And that's exactly what White's wild speculations are: "possible" in some very limited sense, but so improbable (and scientifically unsupported) as to be unworthy of further debate. White "talks the talk", including superficial references to important concepts such as quantum mechanics and relativity theory, but simply doesn't build upon these in any useful or rational way. Added to this are the frequent flaws in White's logic. In support of voodoo, for example, White argues that organized religions hold equally unenlightened views on such things as abortion. This is simply cultural relativism, wholly inappropriate in an ethical discussion, and simply embarassing when offered as scientific "proof". White, admittedly, wants so much to believe that this desperation intrudes on his analysis. In his discussion of intergalatic travel, for instance, he notes that the limitations of physics make interstellar travel virtually impossible. But then he adds (inexplicably and without further explanation) that intelligent life does exist in the universe. Huh? Added to this bias is an undisguised slant against spirituality that permeates this book and often leads to conflicting results. There is no life after death, White concludes in the chapter on ghosts, but, yes, ghosts do exist. Again, huh? You'd think that after almost a whole chapter offering explanations for the existence of the Loch Ness Monster (all "proof" of which has been clearly discredited), White could afford to expound in a bit more detail on these important conlusions he casually throws at the reader. Sadly, he does not. Which is not to say that this is not an entertaining book. But like Bill Murray's ghostbuster, it's simply sensationalism posing as science.

Informative and Interesting
Michael White's 1999 "Weird Science" is a book about scientific and pseudo-scientific opinion on time travel, UFOs, ESP, ghosts, zombies, spontaneous human combustion, faith healing, cults, stigmata, miracles,out-of-body experiences, alchemy, and various other paranormal phenomena. White offers few answers, but gives a reasonably balanced discussion ofobserved data and plausible theories.He describes the poisons andpsychoactive chemicals that create zombies, but says that alien abductionsare fiction.He says that ghost sitings -- like alien abductions -- areonly experienced at night.No reason is known, although White considersthe possibility that ghostly apparitions are holographic scenes stored insome physical matrix.He doesn't put much stock in out-of-body ornear-death experiences, considering them adequately explained by science. He accepts time travel (and precognition) only in the context of worm holesand massive spatial anomalies, and rejects telekinesis, poltergeists, andspoon bending because electromagnetic brain waves don't have sufficientpower to move furniture around.(Non-electromagnetic energy might bechanneled, but no such force has been persuasively demonstrated-- unlessyou accept miracles and the power of prayer.Still, a few PSI and chiphenomena do seem to be repeatable.Maybe one will yet win James Randi's$1M prize.)Quantum mechanics is still a mystery, and White doesn't ruleout the possibility of multiple universes forking off from every[observed?] particle collision.He is less generous with Biblicalmiracles, claiming that the parting of the Red Sea was really traversal ofa papyrus swamp known as the Reed Sea.Whatever, it's an interesting book. Not astonishing or inspiring, but worth a scan.Maybe physics is allthere is, but it's fun to keep an open mind.Or to think about RobertHeinlein's 1959 story "All You Zombies," with one time travelleras his/her own mother, father, daughter, and mentor (p. 161).[Computists'Weekly.]

what can be? or, can it? what a wonderful work, this book is
This is one of those rare finds where the title means just what it says. Science is weird. If you have ever asked yourself the question, is there anyone out there? You just might be surprised at the answer. Mr. White,using a slightly bent and twisted sense of intelligent humor definesexactly how, or even if, these popular notions about space and life arepossible. He answers, with pure logic, intelligence, and the latestknowledge, all of those theories advanced by every extra terrestial nutthat has ever put forth the contents of another book without the slightestshred of proof behind it. He, further postulates, using scientificknowledge, exactly what it would take to beome life as we know it, or evenlife as we could not know it. He attacks each new subject with the samepatience and logic necessary to make informed conclusions, not sell booksor create hysteria.It is a pure pleasure to read exactly how we do, andhow impossible sometimes it is, for what we might like to think is outthere, to really be there.This book would b e worth three times theasking price. It is written in everyday terms, is extremely interesting, isfun and puts your mind into the stated scientific conclusions as if youwere actually there. It is a total pleasure to read from cover to cover. Ifound it impossible to put down. I take my literary hat off to mr. White. Ihighly recommend this book for all who want to know why, and when you learnwhy and how, you want to learn when and why, which leads to learning if,which leads to . . . . ? ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on May 21, 2000. The length of the article is 658 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fenómenos paranormales: "El espectro" resucita.(TT: Paranormal phenomena: " the ghost resuscitates.)(Reseña)
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 21, 2000
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 95

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