June 2008 Books
Forbidden Science; Power, Freedom and Grace
Forbidden Science
From Ancient Technologies to Free EnergyAah, this book caught my eye right off. The first chapter is titled “Debunking the Debunkers”—right up my alley. I wouldn't mind skeptics if I believed they were standing on firm ground, but quantum physics and its descendants have made it clear that terra firma is a pigment of the limited color scheme of our collective imagination. And my personal life experience has made it clear to me that our establishment-sponsored understanding of the laws of physics all too often blinds us to what is really going on.
As a Sedona real estate developer once explained to me when I questioned the wisdom of converting ancient canyons into golf courses, “What you consider acceptable depends entirely on your point of entry”—in other words, your reference point. If your point of reference is scientific materialism, then the only reality is the—status quo—even in the face of verifiable evidence to the contrary. But once you acknowledge that all scientific testing is materially biased, you make your mind available to look at evidence that doesn't fit the Newtonian model. And, as the articles in Forbidden Science make clear, such evidence is hardly in short supply.
Forbidden Science brings together forty-three essays by nineteen researchers, including Immanuel Velikovsky, Nikola Tesla, Rupert Sheldrake, and Masaru Emoto. Edited by J. Douglas Kenyon, publisher of the magazine Atlantis Rising , the book explores science and technology that has been suppressed by the orthodox scientific community—from the true function of the Great Pyramid and the megaliths at Nabta Playa to Immanuel Velikovsky's astronomical insights, free energy from space, cold fusion, and Rupert Sheldrake's research into telepathy and ESP.
In these pages, you will find clearly delineated arguments as to why the materialistic prejudice of the scientific establishment, committed to preserving funding for its own projects, is detrimental to any scientific inquiry that thinks outside the box. And you may join astronaut Edgar Mitchell in concluding that indeed, a walk on the moon cannot be the highest real experience available to us.
—Chiwah
Power, Freedom and Grace
Living from the Source of Lasting HappinessThis book begins with an interesting question: Why do you want to…(fill in the blank)? And why do you want to do that? And why do you want to do that? When you get to the end of this road, it all seems to boil down to: “I want to be happy.”
Seems we all want to be happy. I'll be happy when I find someone to love me. When my son graduates from college. When my daughter gets married and gives me grandchildren.
But, as Chopra points out, while external causes may satisfy us in the moment, they will never bring us real joy. Power, Freedom and Grace is a book to help us find that most elusive element—real joy—by reconnecting us with our eternal source and the mystery of our existence.
Drawing on the ancient philosophy of Vedanta and the findings of modern science, he leads us to answers to our existential questions (Who am I? Where did I come from? Where do I go when I die?) based in our true nature, so that we can begin to live effortlessly, allowing the universe to flow through us.
In true Chopra style, this little book is well written and organized and packed with insightful information. Read it and pass it on.
—Chiwah
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