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I have mixed feelings about this book: on one hand I found it really interesting; it tells about Quantum Mechanics, and the frontier of physics and the unlimited possibilities lying beneath the Zero Point Field (which gives the book its title).
On the other hand, the book uses the (still unknown and rather hypothetical) Zero Point Field to explain almost any "paranormal" or "alternative" phenomena, some of them already explained by our current and well established scientific paradigm.
Despite that I found the book entertaining and easy to read, and with some interesting ideas from the philosophical point of view.
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The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe Paperback – January 2, 2008
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“A big, bold, brilliantly crafted page-turner with HUGE ideas that challenge every last view about how the world works. This is both a primer to understand the law of attraction and the essential book of our age.” ― Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles(TM) and featured teacher on The Secret(TM)
“One of the most powerful and enlightening books I have ever read. A magnificent job of presenting the hard evidence for what spiritual masters have been telling us for centuries.” ― Wayne W. Dyer
During the past few years science and medicine have been converging with common sense, confirming a widespread belief that everything―especially the mind and the body―is far more connected than traditional physics ever allowed. The Field establishes a new biological paradigm: it proves that our body extends electromagnetically beyond ourselves and our physical body. It is within this field that we can find a remarkable new way of looking at health, sickness, memory, will, creativity, intuition, the soul, consciousness, and spirituality.
The Field helps to bridge the gap that has opened up between mind and matter, between us and the cosmos. Original, well researched, and well documented by distinguished sources, this is the mind/body book for a new millennium.
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“This is both a primer to understand the law of attraction and the essential book of our age.” — Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles(TM) and featured teacher on The Secret(TM)
“One of the most powerful and enlightening books I have ever read.” — Wayne W. Dyer
“This is an important book. . .It stretches the imagination.” — Arthur C. Clarke
“A fascinating and excellent presentation about the true nature of life that we need to be aware of and accept.” — Bernie Siegel, MD, author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and Prescriptions For Living
“This book liberates consciousness and restores it to its majestic and rightful position as a causal power in the universe.” — Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words, Reinventing Medicine, and Healing Beyond the Body
“The vast scope of this book lifts the veil on the state of being that is our birthright.” — Nexus
“Fascinating, provocative and highly readable . . . One of the most thought-provoking reads of [the year.]” — The Ecologist
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In this groundbreaking classic, investigative journalist Lynne McTaggart reveals a radical new paradigm—that the human mind and body are not separate from their environment but a packet of pulsating power constantly interacting with this vast energy sea, and that consciousness may be central in shaping our world. The Field is a highly readable scientific detective story presenting a stunning picture of an interconnected universe and a new scientific theory that makes sense of supernatural phenomena. Documented by distinguished sources, The Field is a book of hope and inspiration for today's world.
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Publisher : Harper Perennial; Updated edition (January 2, 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 268 pages
ISBN-10 : 006143518X
ISBN-13 : 978-0061435188
Item Weight : 9.3 ounces
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.68 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #26,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#44 in Unexplained Mysteries (Books)
#148 in New Thought
#168 in Mental & Spiritual Healing
Customer Reviews: 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,382 ratings
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Lynne McTaggart
Lynne McTaggart, one of the central authorities on the new science and consciousness, is the award-winning author of seven books, including the internationally bestselling The Intention Experiment, The Field, The Bond, and her new book The Power of Eight. Her books are now in some 30 languages, and she is consistently listed as one of the world’s 100 most spiritually influential people. As architect of the Intention Experiments, a web-based ‘global laboratory,’ Lynne was prominently featured in the plotline of Dan Brown’s blockbuster The Lost Symbol.
She is also editorial director of What Doctors Don’t Tell You, one of the world’s most respected US health magazines, now published in 16 countries. For the third year running, What Doctors Don’t Tell You has been awarded Best and Most Popular Website of the year for Health and Wellbeing and was also named Ethical Business of the Year.
A highly sought after public speaker, who has spoken in nearly every continent, Lynne has also appeared in many documentaries, including What the Bleep?! Down the Rabbit Hole, I Am, The Abundance Factor and The Healing Field. Lynne and her husband, WDDTY co-founder Bryan Hubbard, author of the groundbreaking book The Untrue Story of You, live in London. They have two adult daughters.
Visit her website: www.lynnemctaggart.com
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quantum physics zero point lynne mctaggart point field highly recommend remote viewing thought provoking must read intention experiment secret force recommend this book quest for the secret quantum mechanics easy to read well researched force of the universe open mind new age cutting edge anyone interested
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Jason Stoddard
4.0 out of 5 stars Great info, not necessarily written for the lay person
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2022
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The book contains great info, and although it is not written by a quantum physicist, it certainly is not an easy read for the lay person. It contains high-minded concepts and must be read several times with lots of highlighting to get a good understanding. I say this as a person with a science background and an advanced degree. That being said, I highly recommend it for someone wishing to gain some insight in to "the field" as a universal control system.
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Suvit Singhsachakul
5.0 out of 5 stars May The Force (Oops, I Meant "The Field") Be With You
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2007
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This book can be deemed as the intellectual "Rosetta Stone" to unlock the powers of the human consciousness for the everyday skeptic. "The Field" is one of those intelligently crafted books where the author has meticulously and discriminantly presented only those paranormal events that she can comfortably support with scientific research available today. McTaggart avoids the pitfalls of asking readers to take huge "leaps of faith" by addressing only those inexplicable issues that we simply cannot ignore due to the wealth of empirical data that exists.
The Author starts off her book with the staple description of and the tantalizing possibilities offered by Quantum Physics. It is here that she establishes (with valid scientific research) the existence of a Zero-Point Field, whereby enormous energy fluctuations are incessantly occurring on sub-planck scales even in a "vacuum" where no energy can be thought to exist. It is this energy field that modern scientists have acknowledged as a mere afterthought and discounted in their mathematical models due to its perceived nonexistent impact on everyday macroscopic reality. However, McTaggart exposes such detrimental hubris of the scientific community by shedding light on the fantastic implications offered by "the field" as uncovered by the unsung heroes of Quantum Physics (such as Hal Puthoff). It stands to reason, that if the universe is bathed in a sea of energy, it is only logical to assume that everything in the entire cosmos is connected by its very immersion in it. And since energy is a wave function, and waves are carriers of information when they collide with other waves (entanglement), The Field (courtesy of its energy fluctuations) is like a magnetic tape that records all information, past and future, in the universe on it. After all, according to Einstein's popular E=MC^2, all solid objects with mass (like us) are nothing but energy waves.
After establishing the scientific backbone for the book with such clarity, McTaggart explores The Field as a source of explanation for a variety of scientific conundrums in the last few decades. First is in the area of human biology, where the near-instantaneous communication of bodily functions cannot be accounted for by chemical reactions alone. The author very elegantly demonstrates that our DNA has the ability to emit different frequencies of light that serve to instantaneously coordinate our biological machinations like a conductor of a symphony. She also goes on to explain how homeopathy works in lieu of using the "cohesive" capabilities of water as a recording medium for light frequencies associated with certain drugs, all possible with the existence of The Field. Next, McTaggart ventures to explain how David Bohm and Karl Pribram's Holographic Model ties in beautifully with The Field (enter the Fourier Waves) and together help explain the ability of the brain to process information non-locally in a process called "Superradiance", another example of the cohesion in light. As can be seen, the book, again and again, stresses the importance of "cohesiveness" as a key component in human consciousness.
After building an incredibly strong logical foundation, the book goes on to explore the notion of a collective subconscious; the idea that human societies are constantly exchanging information on an undetectable level, save for those who have mastered the ability to consciously tap into their subconscious and by extension, The Field. This explains the latent ability in all human beings to engage in telepathy, psychokinesis and remote viewing. Experiments after experiments, especially those performed by scientists such as Edgar Mitcell, Janne and Dunne, also corroborate the notion of The Field as a medium for the expression of the collective consciousness of all sentient beings on the planet; a consciousness that is capable of altering and influencing "random" experimental devices well before the occurrence of some of the world's milestone events.
Lynne McTaggart is an eloquent writer who makes reading her book more like a wonderful journey into the human psyche. The trememdous body of experimental evidence she cites in her book gives it that much more acedemic weight. Although I felt the author slightly loss her focus by the middle of the book, she brought it full-circle by the end, making for a most compelling read. If the "Holoraphic Universe" is to be considered the first course in a most extravagant meal, here's the entree.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Let us stop arresting Galileo ............................
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2015
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My review is twofold; first a few comments on the author and then a few more on the negative ratings some readers have posted.
First; Bravo to Lynne McTaggart! In a world that is overwhelmed with opposing views, black vs. white, conservative vs. progressive, science vs. religion, we have a reporter who not only realized that there is a middle ground that lies unfurrowed between science and religion but a person who took years from her life doing the necessary research and self-education in order to help define what this area is. Her book is well foot-noted and while her scientific language usage has developed past that of common understanding, she defines this middle ground with well thought out examples and the concise language that it deserves. I, likewise, have spent the past thirty years of my life attempting to comingle science and spirituality and this book has served as an excellent summary for the travails I have undergone.
Secondly; The only people who do not make mistakes in this lifetime are the ones who willing to do nothing more than repeat their past victories over and over again. Those who dare to probe into unknown territories, peek into ‘truisms’ to see if they are valid and risk being labeled as being eccentric in their theories and concepts are the only ones who will actually make mistakes. But they, too, are the only ones that will make incredible breakthroughs that move our world in a forward, evolutionary fashion by their courageous insights and daring. The reviewers who have degraded this author for her taking ‘questionable’ experiments and ‘off-the-wall’ scientists are the ones who are stuck in yesterday’s science and are only willing to accept thoughts that have proven themselves over the decades. While science, during the Enlightenment Era, had been able to move the world slowly away from religious dogma, they now are creating the same ignorant and immovable atmosphere that they originally found themselves into. They, in fact, have their own set of dogmas, their own set of beliefs that cannot be questioned and have created an atmosphere that there is no reality that exists outside of the small sphere that they have defined. We live in a world that is not at all the manner that we see it to be nor in a world where we are fully knowledgeable. We live in an atmosphere where we are trying to measure eleven dimensional space with primitive three dimensional objects. We live in a world wherewe ponder, but never truly grasp, the simple definition of the words ‘consciousness’ nor that which is ‘eternal’. No, dogmatic scientists do not meet weekly for Sunday service. Instead they simply control the reputation of their colleagues, the purse strings for experimentation and the publication power for future writings that prevents new and unique concepts of reality from receiving the attention they deserve. Please, let us stop locking Galileo in prison because he does not agree with our 1850 Newtonian concept of physics or that Einstein is the final answer for all space-time concepts We are ages away from complete scientific understanding. Why must we pretend that we are fully arrived?....
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The horsewoman
5.0 out of 5 stars Really interesting read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2020
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I had this book recommended to me by a few people interested in energy healing and similar things. As my husband is into quantum physics I was really interested. The book is sometimes a bit technical but it is so well researched and has so much supporting evidence of the facts it has to be. There are no "magic" answers in this book. It brings the science of the unknown and the science of research together, because is it not true that many unknown things just still need to be discovered or proved?
Very thought provoking.
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Mr . Review .
3.0 out of 5 stars A great '' message '' which I am totally on board with .
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2020
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A lot of the book for me however I found it difficult to stay focused , probably due to the scientific aspect of the book which bored me a tad . Loved the spiritual end though and particularly the section on Remote Viewing . A 3.5 x star rating from me but I will err on the side of a 3 x star as opposed to a 4 x star for review purposes as the book is not an easy read as mentioned by other reviewers.
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Abetterworld
5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer, enlightening brilliance. For me, Lynne McTaggart ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2015
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Sheer, enlightening brilliance. For me, Lynne McTaggart can do no wrong. She is thorough in her research, and balanced in her presentation. She writes with optimum integrity and has the respect of millions for having had the courage to break through the glass ceiling of male domination to bring science to the masses in a comprehensible way. I met her briefly once, several years ago, at one of her quantum physics' conferences, and found her delightfully friendly and down to earth. She has retained her femininity and gained increasing respect for her journalistic skills and substantial intellect, in very much a man's world. Additionally, she was the pioneer who started, with her husband, Bryan Hubbard, the iconic, naturopathic magazine called 'What Doctors Don't Tell You'. This is a journal of very helpful natural cures, put together by professionals who are often allopathic doctors with an interest in natural treatments, and the most experienced and successful naturopaths. The tips which this magazine contained helped me to keep my terminally ill mother alive for many years beyond her medical prognosis. So, for me, I owe much to this remarkable lady, who continues to expand awareness in a world still sorely in need of light and spiritual guidance without frills and bells.
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Ms. S. M. Amoah
2.0 out of 5 stars Not an easy read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2022
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It’s very rare for me to not finish a book. I just couldn’t get into this. The premise of the book is very interesting, thought provoking and intriguing but the way it has been written is more like a scientific journal produced for academia. I stopped reading it after chapter 3 and that was more than a year ago!
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Kate
1.0 out of 5 stars You need to be super brainy to even get the gist of this book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2022
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If you're of average intelligence, as I am, don't bother with this book. It is hard to understand even though the author says she has written it for the lay person. I also dislike intensely any book that talks about animal experiments as if it's the most natural, uncruel thing in the world. Waste of time and money.
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