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2007 ― 2009 The Paradigm Shift From Where I Sit ― by Patricia F. Hare |
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scroll down. January 14, 2009 I had good intentions of getting back into the swing of writing at the beginning of 2009 and had planned to include Consciousness Commentary. However, I'm working on another writing project (based upon my adventures of 2008) and have decided to devote my writing time to it exclusively. To "get 'er done," as they say. So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed to get back to Consciousness Commentary (I did so enjoy writing for it) in 2010. In the meantime, thank you for your interest! January - December 2008
Gone Fishing
December 19, 2007 The Art of Creative Visualization: A Self-Teaching Workbook has sold out and is now out-of-print! Oh, my! That's shocking news, isn't it? It's shocking for me to be delivering it, but there it is. The cascade of events of 2007 have brought me to a very new place. My teaching momentum was first broken in the spring with the decision to home school our daughter. Then, this summer when it was resolved for her to go to Harmony School instead, my mother became engaged in her transition out of the body and on to better things, and I certainly wanted to be a part of that. Now, at the end of the year, I find I've sold nearly all copies of my book and have been debating the pros and cons of reprinting it. I've decided not to reprint. In fact, I've decided to close my business, Learn To Visualize. There are several reasons for this:
So, it just seems like a good time to make some official changes in my business life. I'll be leaving the website up, not plans for change there. I believe the articles still have much to offer—and my web traffic stats show that I still have plenty of readers. And, there are some ideas in my head of things I might like to do with the site that are a bit more "out there" than what I've done in the past. There's way more to explore and learn about consciousness than creative visualization! So over the next year I'll slowly be making changes to the website and shaping it into something a bit different. We'll see what that turns out to be! Thank you so much for being a visitor and taking the time to read about these ideas! I truly appreciate your interest and hope that I have given you something in return that was of value to you. Check in from time to time to see what I might have been up to. I wish you all a Very Wonderful New Year! Love, Pat October 25, 2007 I'm going to be more content to "just be" more. I've been here before and not too long ago either—having more to do than I can comfortably accomplish. There's nothing bad going on, just too much going on. I have finally accepted that I need to make some choices as to where my energy will go because it can't keep going all over the place. One of the things I have decided to to let go of is my blog. This may disappoint some—those of you who check in regularly to read my new posts. But the truth is that my articles get the most attention. So while I love writing this way and thinking about what I will write next, when I look at things to remove from my "To Do" list, the blog seems like a good candidate to get the pink slip. The energy of the time we live in is quickening. I've heard many—soothsayer and scientist alike—say that time is speeding up. Some of us, myself included, have responded to this by trying to keep up. But "faster" doesn't feel better to me. And my various resources for learning about these times indicate that a better response is to slow down. Cut out the unnecessary. Stop doing those things which give the least return for your energy. Be more content to "just be" more. Reacquaint yourself with nature. Spend quality time with important people in your life. That sort of thing. So once again I find myself taking a break from Consciousness Commentary. (I'm not ready to abandon it altogether.) I will use the time to more comfortably attend to my roles as parent, wife, friend, and family member. I don't have to stop writing, of course, because there will be times when I can and will want to sit down and get into that lovely mental space where I organize my thoughts and ideas and put them down on paper. Or web page. The Articles section will be there for me when I have something to publish. I thank you all for your willingness to read my point of view! And I encourage you to keep focused on your highest-priority goals during these accelerating times. The acceleration in energy affects everything—including our creative efforts. And what we create in our own lives does affect the whole system of which we are a part. So it's helpful to be "selfish" like that! My very best wishes, Pat October 18, 2007 Seth Sure Spoke to Me! In my late 20's, I came across the Seth Material. That was back in the 70's, and there wasn't the cornucopia of good "consciousness" (at that time called occult) material available for study that there is today. But that was okay; what was available was enough for my slowly developing mind to take in. I recently picked up The Early Sessions: Book 1 of The Seth Material by Jane Roberts. It's surprisingly delightful and shows that Seth started out with the same "bang" of thought-provoking information he offered throughout his "officially dictated" books. The Early Sessions also took me on a nice trip down Memory Lane to visit some old friends who were such a meaningful part of my "waking up" to a new view of reality. Here's a tidbit from The Early Sessions:
If you are interested in how we all in general, and you in particular, create day-to-day reality (and since you are reading this post, I have to assume that you are) I encourage you to check Seth out as a possible teacher if you are not already familiar with him. (Not even the best teachers, Seth included, can—no should—suit everyone!) A good starting point is the SethLearningCenter website (http://www.sethlearningcenter.org/) published by Rick Stack, a former member of Jane Roberts' ESP class: I encourage you to click on the "Listen To Seth Audio Clip" and read along with the words written below the link. It's an interesting piece of history offering powerful information. The site also offers you a free introductory CD of Seth's teachings, and you don't even have to pay shipping! October 5, 2007 I
want to talk about...reincarnation. I've just finished a jewel of a book on past-life memories in children: Children's Past Lives: How Past Life Memories Affect Your Child by Carol Bowman (click on book to go to Amazon.com page). I like for my non-fiction "consciousness" books to contain enough research information to take the subject seriously, but not so much that my mind glazes over due to data overload. I also enjoy a good serving of anecdotal information—how the subject has played out in real life. Bowman provides both. If you are interested in the subject of reincarnation, this title would be a good place to start learning more about it. Certainly because it's an interesting and well-written book. But also because reports of the past-life memories of children provide one of the major indicators that reincarnation may be a real phenomenon. Past-life researchers, such as those at the University of Virginia's Division of Perceptual Studies, find reports by very young children—which often contain intimate knowledge of deceased persons (and their families) living in distant towns or villages—to be very compelling. Also compelling are the moles, birthmarks, and other body markings that match up with injuries sustained by the person a child claims to have once been. Bowman is one among many therapists who uses past-life therapy to address and heal phobias, self-destructive behavior patterns, or other personal problems that might bring a person into therapy. Not all past-life therapists make it their business to prove or even claim that reincarnation is real. They use this form of therapy because it works, and for the most part, that's enough for them. There's a TON of information available on past-life therapy and reincarnation research. A good place to start might be at Bowman's website: http://www.childpastlives.org/index.htm and the U. of V.'s Division of Perceptual Studies linked above. You can also simply Google "reincarnation" and "past-life therapy" and find enough information to keep you busy for weeks, if not months.
So have you lived before and will you live again? Hey—It could happen! September 28, 2007 Mike's Been Busy I've gotten to know Michael W. Clark a bit over the Internet. He, like me, has a website (websites, actually) and likes to explore inner space. He, unlike me, doesn't have a spouse nor children, and therefore is better able to follow through on many of his creative ideas. (I have a tremendous amount of respect for the writer, Jane Austin, but am convinced that she never would have produced so many manuscripts of such high quality if she had married and had kids. But, I digress...) I recently checked out what he's been up to and continue to be impressed with his offerings. The interesting thing about Michael is that while he has his own views about things that matter he is a very open-minded person and likes to investigate many different perspectives. His websites reflect that, and I encourage you to take a look if you are not already familiar with: Earthpages.org (http://web.ncf.ca/dy656/earthpages/) Here you will find news-you-may-have-missed because the mainstream media doesn't cover much of it (it takes space away from "Idol" and "Britney"), articles, photographs, even a bookstore! A great place to spend some time seeing things from another point of view is in his Images section (http://web.ncf.ca/dy656/earthpages3/images.htm). I got distracted there just a moment ago, enjoying the traffic web-cams in Paris... When you've gone through the images you might want to visit his Viewpoint (http://web.ncf.ca/dy656/earthpages3/info.htm) section to enjoy articles by Michael and others (full-disclosure: including yours truly) on a variety of topics. He has a new blog (http://mclark.wordpress.com/) and an old blog (http://web.ncf.ca/dy656/earthpages3/mc.htm), both well worth checking out. And while you are at it, check out his photography (http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthpages). One of his most recent projects is Think Free (http://earthpages.wordpress.com/) an online reference defining and explaining a variety of terms to facilitate dialogue, understanding and positive change. (Scroll down and on the right you will see a column of letters for looking up a term. Note that this reference is still in process.) And just remember, if you become too distracted by the content of his websites and don't get any of your own work done, it isn't my fault. Blame Michael. September 21, 2007 My Bizarre Campfire Experience Masaru Emoto has demonstrated through his scientific experiments and resulting photographs of water crystals that our words—whether they are spoken, written, or even just thought about—affect the world around us. I was reminded of this recently during what I can only describe as a bizarre campfire experience. I recently went to a 4-H camp for several days with my daughter and her class of 9-to-11-year-olds. We spent the first day learning about forestry—about soil, water, sunlight, and how these are all vital to the growth of strong and healthy plants. The teachers at the camp were dedicated, caring, and well-educated college graduates, professionally focusing on careers in biology, forestry, and the like. It was a long but good day of fun and learning. After supper we went for a night hike and stopped in the forest to hear one teacher tell a lovely Native American story about how there came to be the divisions of day and night. We were then led to a clearing for some campfire time. My childhood memories of campfire time included singing and storytelling, intended to help everyone wind down and provide closure for the the day. This campfire experience didn't match those memories in any way save for the campfire at night. Story-telling was story-shouting, often aggressive and "in-your-face." This was campfire time for Rambos-to-be, not future nature caretakers! There were no songs, but there was a skit or two, which also involved loud shouting and in-your-face behavior. Some of the boys liked it, but many of the kids had no clue as to what to make of it, and some (like my daughter) were upset by it. After about 15 minutes, when a metal folding chair had been raised and slammed to the ground (as part of the entertainment), I moved my daughter (who is very sound and hostility sensitive) away from the group and we were escorted back to the dorm area. (I would have left sooner but didn't know my way around the woods in the dark.) Apologies were made and promises that the next night's campfire would be more low-key. No way I was going to take my daughter back for more! Naturally, I have questions about where such an experience comes from. Why in the world did they think that this type of behavior would be a desirable part of an educational camping experience? Sure, kids movies are full of loud sounds and violent behavior—often disguised as "fun"—but don't we all know by now where Hollywood is coming from? ($$$$$$) Or maybe there was some CIA mind control training in the teachers' backgrounds and they didn't know what they were doing. It certainly felt like it! Whatever the reason, the level of ignorance these young teachers displayed about what plants, trees, and animals need, much less children, was clearly demonstrated: Nature is a thing we take care of, and that is all. As its master, humanity is obliged to properly tend to nature's needs, but it is still a thing with no consciousness of its own nor sensitivity to our energy. Which brings me back to Masaru Emoto and his work with water. A very brief summary of his work is this:
I encourage you to Google his name and learn more about his work. There are a number of websites with good information and he has published several beautiful books (and other media) explaining his work and offering photographs of these amazing water crystals. What kind of pictures do you think we would get from photographs (were the technology available) taken of the molecular structures of the plants, trees, and animals within the sound of the campfire area that night? More like the photograph on the left than the right, I would venture. And how did all that shouting and intimidation in the name of entertainment affect the earth these young people so deeply care about? To answer, circle one: C D What I hope our students, teachers, and other caretakers of nature will one day learn is that all life has consciousness—be it animal, vegetable, or mineral. All consciousness is interconnected. Nature is not separate from us (though it can look very different). And caring for the earth and its creatures isn't just about physical science, it's also about understanding the dynamics of the energy of consciousness. September 15, 2007 The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) I realize that this is a bit off topic, but it's body, mind, and spirit, no? Over the past year I have developed mild "digestive issues." Today, they are largely an annoyance and that's the time (I have learned) that it's best to take action. (I remember long ago hearing Lazaris say on a tape, "If you listen to the whispers, you don't have to hear the screams." Or something like that.) Anyway, during my research into possible actions to take I discovered a wonderful diet (i.e. eating system) that was very similar to my low-carb approach but had a healing component to it for those suffering from a variety of digestive distresses and disorders. So, of course, I want to share it with whomever is interested (or think they might become interested in the future).
(Click the link on the book image to go to the Amazon.com page. There you will find many reviews for the book which provide testimonials to the diet's effectiveness). There are a number of websites which offer more information about the SCD—simply Google "specific carbohydrate diet." However, I would suggest a first trip to the "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" site which offers information on Elaine, the diet, research, etc., including an excellent introduction for beginners which starts with the following:
My quick-and-dirty explanation of how the diet works is this: Elaine found that when our digestive processes became impaired, we don't properly break down certain starches for assimilation. Rather than being passed on and out the digestive system, these starches hang around in the intestines feeding any "bad" bacteria that might be lingering there. Over time, these bad bacteria take over the neighborhood, resulting in a variety of intestinal disorders. The SCD limits carbohydrate intake to those which are most easily assimilated and eliminating those which cannot yet be broken down for proper digestion. This 1) takes the food away from the bad bacteria causing them to die off and the good bacteria to regain control of the "hood" and 2) allows for the healing of the digestive system to such a degree that many people can return to normal eating—meaning adding back some of the previously forbidden starches—after several years. I found it particularly noteworthy that this diet is very helpful for many children with autism. If this is of interest to you, check out the website: http://www.pecanbread.com/. The following is an excerpt from the home page (scroll down it):
I've been following the diet for only a couple of weeks, but I've already seen improvement in my digestion. I'm also excited by the discovery of breads (which are a no-no on traditional low-carb diets) made with almond flour. AND, there's a recipe in one of my SCD cookbooks (the Amazon.com page has links to them) for a non-dairy ice cream you can make in an ice cream machine which I'm going to try very soon... August 31, 2007
It's In Everyone Of Us Recently I watched the film, The Last Mimzy. Well, I watched the first 20 minutes and couldn't really get into it so I used the little button on Windows Media progress bar to skip through and get the gist of it. I had seen the trailer awhile back and decided that it was just another creepy children's film. But No, someone told me, it's a good movie with a happy ending. So I decided to give it a try. It has a "happy" ending because a child saves the world from becoming completely lost in war and self-destruction. When this child performs some magical process (sorry, I skipped some of the details here) it affects the future by breaking apart the limitations of the people (in the future) and frees them to go into the light. (I assume that meant they would now be able to be good and pure and create peace on earth—not that they were having a near-death experience.) My initial impression was right: It's a creepy children's film. (I guess it's for children—two children are the main characters.) And I have no desire for my 10-year-old daughter to watch it. Superficial reasons are: it will teach her to use the word "suck", it will expose her to a very private prelude to adult sexual behavior, and it will plant the idea that psychic abilities can solve financial problems. My biggest complaint about this movie, however, is directed at the underlying message: The salvation of the world will take someone very special, with very special abilities, and very special access to magical teachings (such as those provided by Mimzy). If Mimzy were the only product of this nature I would say it was fun and harmless. But Mimzy is only one small offering in a sea of books, films, and computer games with the message (please read dramatically):
Well, I want to teach my daughter something different. I want to teach her that she can change her world, and by joining efforts with others of like mind, she can help change the world. Using thoughts, images, and beliefs is not as exciting as flying through the air, or wielding a powerful wand, or having dancing light shows going on all around you, I'll admit; but it gets the job done. And you don't have to be special in any kind of way—you just have to be willing to do the work. Sure, there's an awesome metaphysical explanation of how consciousness creates, but the day-to-day application for us earth humans isn't necessarily all that exciting to watch. There aren't a lot of dazzling special effects for most of us to experience. (Unless you want to call things like challenge, creativity, joy, fulfillment, accomplishment, and self-awareness "dazzling." Which, actually, they are when one is experiencing them for one's self.) The painful and dull truth is that we are our own superheroes. And other people have to be their own superheroes. The glorious and exciting truth is that it's in every one of us to be our own superheroes. Or magical wizards. Or Chosen Ones. Or whatevers. And that brings to mind a song written by David Pomeranz, "It's In Everyone Of Us." Let's have a sing-a-long, shall we? Click the link below, move the button on the media progress bar to about the 4/5 mark, and press play—to see and hear David sing the chorus to this beautiful and inspiring song: http://www.davidpomeranz.com/video/reel_container.html It's in everyone of us August 21, 2007 A lot has happened since I last wrote. My mom finished her life on Earth. My daughter started her new school (and loves it). And I am just now beginning to have the time to return, as I would like, to my own life―personal as well as professional. I appreciate the patience of all who wondered if I was ever going to write again. I wondered that myself, at times. But we who are daughters and/or moms must often adapt to the changing needs of our families. I feel very grateful that I have been able to help tend to the needs of my family and still keep Learn To Visualize growing, albeit slowly. July 21, 2007 My Guidance from Dreams July has been a busy month for my family, as I expect it has been for yours! My 86-year-old mother came home from the hospital two days ago, after a bout of pneumonia. I have had two dreams associated with her illness situation; they tell the future and give guidance. Dream 1: It is night. I am in a school gymnasium where others are playing various sports. Suddenly, something "swooshes" across the room above and, it appears, through a window which is covered by a set of closed blinds. Everyone looks in that direction, but it is unclear that anything has actually happened. As the others turn to resume play, I open the blinds, inspect the window, and discover that something indeed has broken through the glass and very likely landed on the lawn outside. I run down a hallway to go outside and shout, "Call 911!" When I get outside, there is something on the ground across the lawn a ways, with a small crowd gathering around it. The next day I related this dream to my husband at breakfast. It's meaning was not clear, but it seemed especially charged with energy for me. Later in the morning, I received a call from my mother's caregivers that she wasn't doing well. I went to her home and found her to be alarmingly tired and weak. My brother came over. We were very undecided about whether to call an ambulance, as a trip to the emergency room would likely land her in a nursing home and that was the last thing she wanted. Finally, we decided to call 911. Interpretation: The school gym symbolizes physical life―it's where we receive "physical education." The swoosh was my mother's spirit making it's exit from physical life by sheer force of will. She has been holding on for quite some time now. I believe she's been afraid to die, as a lifetime of church has not truly convinced her that there is a hereafter. She is "blind" to what is beyond life, and window that was broken through symbolizes her breaking this "invisible barrier" to death. The "call 911" request clearly represents the medical emergency at hand. After a week in the hospital the pneumonia was diagnosed but it was also discovered that a heart valve that had been somewhat blocked for many years now has a very small opening for blood to pass through, making any exertion difficult. The plans she had made years ago for her last days, as well as her present fragility, made surgery not an option. It was decided that we would bring her home to hospice care―to our great relief. The night before we were to bring her home from the hospital I had the following dream: Dream 2: I am in my kitchen doing something at the sink. I notice that there are a lot of food scraps that need to be ground up in the disposal. As I grind, the garbage seems to become greater in the sink, not less, until there is quite a pile collected at the opening to the disposal and it is blocked. I notice a bright red bird in the sink, partially hidden by the garbage. My first thought is that the bird is "done for," but it wiggles and squirms so I scoop it up in my hands and shout to my husband to open the back door. When he does this, I release the bird and it happily flies into the carport area. Interpretation: [I looked up these symbols in one of my dream books: The sink is the heart of the kitchen. A bird symbolizes freedom, and the color red represents raw life force energy.] Clearly, the kitchen sink with the blocked disposal drain is my mother's heart with the blocked valve. The red bird is her spirit. By bringing her home and making her body comfortable (hospice supplies comfort medications) this frees her spirit to fly. Because she flew in to the carport and not up into the sky, I do not interpret this dream to be telling me her death is immediately imminent―just that she will feel spiritually freer once she is home. At this time she is resting comfortably in her hospital bed at home. July 28, 2007 Update: My mother made her transition back into Spirit this morning, on her own terms in the care of her family. June 20, 2007 Recommended Viewing
The Primacy of Consciousness As a student of consciousness, I have looked at a number of definitions and explanations of what consciousness is―offered by a variety of people. Of these, my favorite "explainer of consciousness" is Peter Russell. Recently, I ordered his new DVD, The Primacy of Consciousness. It's of a talk he gave in 2004, explaining his reasons for believing that consciousness may well be the fundamental essence of the Universe. Perhaps the biggest shift in thinking that is required by the new scientific paradigm (you know, the one we are moving into), is the shift from the idea that consciousness emerges from matter to the idea that matter emerges from consciousness. 100 years ago, we (science) thought that man was a body with a mind; now we are beginning to understand that man is a mind with a body. This is a happy perspective to take: if the mind is what is temporary, then our existence is naught but what we make of it from the beginning of each life to the end. However, if the body is what is temporary, then the possibilities of who and what we are and what our lives are all about expand dramatically as we explore our primary state: mind. As a teacher, Russell appeals to me tremendously. He has a gentle style, introducing ideas and backing them up with good science (and nice visuals) without your feeling that something lumpy and distasteful has been shoved down your throat. He's got a kind face and a great sense of humor. And I believe that his understandings come from many years of thinking, talking, listening, reading, meditating, researching, and opening his heart. At his website (http://www.peterussell.com/index2.php) there's a page with more information about this DVD, including an 11 minute GoogleVideo clip for you to sample (http://www.peterussell.com/SCG/PCtalk.php). I encourage you to order it and watch it periodically as each viewing will bring greater understanding. The Primacy of Consciousness is worth many times what's being charged for it! And while you're there, take a look around his site. Russell offers articles, videos, audio streams, and links to help us take some very important steps forward in our understanding of consciousness. The Neglected Part of the Yard This entry has been moved to the Articles section. May 30, 2007 Initiation I received an email recently from a student facing a challenge related to her creative visualization goal. There were blockages between where she was and what she wanted to achieve, and she was feeling very worried and anxious that things weren't going to work out, even though she was visualizing like crazy and hoping for the best. This is not an uncommon problem! When we use the creative visualization process we are in essence straddling two worlds―the world where thoughts create and the world where action creates. Sometimes it's hard to just sit back and let our thoughts do the creating! How do we know we can trust our thoughts to do the job? How do we know this process really works? All kinds of fears can take hold. I gave her a bit of feedback based upon what she shared with me, but I also gave her some advice that might be helpful to anyone who feels as if they are straddling the two worlds:
May 21, 2007 The Wisdom of Spiderman 3 1. Evil is not indigenous to Earth. The black foreign substance that turns Good Spidey into Evil Spidey comes from off-planet. Humans are born with strengths and weaknesses, but we are not born evil. Those of us who become evil have had one or more experiences during our formative years that have rendered us vulnerable to the choice for darkness. (See 4 below.) 2. Evil may be all around us but we do not attract it into our lives unless we lower our vibration sufficiently to invite it in. It wasn't until Peter began to feel angry and resentful at various perceived injustices that the black foreign substance is able to begin a relationship with him. 3. The revenge Peter seeks to enact upon his uncle's killer is mirrored for him by the revenge his friend Harry seeks to enact upon Spiderman. If there is a drama being acted out before our eyes we can bet it is, in some way, reflecting something going on within us that we need to take a look at. Kinda like a disconnected world leader or three. (Or all of them.) Or grocery store magazines that―month after month—entice readers with fattening dessert recipes and weight loss successes on the same cover. 4. The moral of the story is that it's all pretty much about choice. The "life is a smorgasbord" analogy comes in to play here: Everything on the good-to-evil continuum is there awaiting our selection. Do we make our selections unconsciously, as Peter did when he allowed himself to feel victimized at the hands of others? Or do we make our selections consciously, as Peter did when he determinedly removed the evil foreign black stuff off his person (and Spiderman suit)? Louise L. Hay would probably suggest that Peter didn't need to aggressively wrestle the evil foreign black stuff off his person, but could simply change his thinking about the matter: She teaches that our experiences in life (be they good or bad) are simply reflections of our thoughts "and a thought can be changed." But that process is much less interesting to watch. And requires some knowledge of quantum physics to take seriously. To Spiderman fans: I'm sure that there are many more layers of meaning and depths of wisdom to be plunged in this film as well as in the whole series, but all I am able to comment on today is what impressed me from my viewing of it yesterday. May 18, 2007
The Sabbatical is Over
A lot has happened since I last wrote (in January). For one thing, homeschooling is no longer the plan. A wonderful turn of events has landed our daughter in more capable hands than mine―those of the faculty and staff at Harmony School. She will begin classes there in the Fall. We had actually wanted her to attend Harmony School last year, but since she didn't know anyone and it was so different from what she was used to, she resisted and we didn't press. This year, however, when we were several happy months into our preparations for homeschooling, the parent of one of our daughter's best buddies at school let us know she was looking into Harmony for her daughter...and, of course, that has made our daughter much more open to making the change. We consider it one of those happy outcomes that the Universe took care of for us while we were patiently not worrying about it. I may write an article in the future about this event in our family as it offers a good example of how things can work out very nicely when you are clear about what you want and trust that things will work out for the best. In any event, the past few months have also reminded me that breaks in routine are wonderful in that they offer time to consider other ways of doing things once the break is over. Because I often have less time than I would like to write and am hoping to finish my new course and book on The Consciousness Revolution before I pass on to my reward, I've decided to experiment for the rest of the year with a new format for Consciousness Commentary. Rather than writing articles (which often require a good deal of thought and research) for CC, I am going to simply and briefly write about what interests me at any given time. This may be my response to a book I am reading, a film I have seen, a "current event" in the news, or it might simply be my wish to pass on to you a new website that I have discovered. I suppose this might be considered a "blog" of sorts. How frequently I will contribute will remain to be seen, but I will try to post something at least twice a month. This will allow me to put my (more casual) comments for your consideration into one place and then archive them for future viewing. It will also allow me to give my more careful time and attention to the development of my course and book. April 1, 2007 Recommended Reading
Adventures Beyond the Body I've read a fair number of books on the out-of-body experience, so wasn't expecting much that was different in this one. But I was wrong! Published in 1996, Adventures Beyond the Body is an easy to read and fascinating account of Buhlman's own experiences. I was especially delighted by his material on other dimensions and parallel universes and how his experiences of these tie in with theories of the new physics. He discusses how what he experienced fits in with what is taught by various world religions. He also does much to help the reader understand why there is such a variety of experiences reported from the out-of-body state―including those that are part of the near death experience. Most of all, I appreciated the way he made me want to become an out-of-body explorer again, replacing (well, pretty-much) my fear of the unknown with the excitement of wonderful discovery! --Patricia F. Hare Copyright © 2007
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