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Mysticism and the New Physics Paperback – 28 January 1993
by Michael Talbot (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 77 ratings
An account of how quantum physics is putting forward ideas that confirm the perceived beliefs of mystics who think the world is an illusion
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Paperback : 208 pages
4.5 out of 5 stars 77 ratings
Michael Talbot
Michael Talbot was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1953. As a young man, he moved to New York City, where he pursued a career as a freelance writer, publishing articles in Omni, The Village Voice, and others, often exploring the confluence between science and the spiritual.
Talbot published his first novel, The Delicate Dependency: A Novel of the Vampire Life as an Avon paperback original in 1982; recently republished by Valancourt Books, it is regarded a classic of the genre, frequently appearing on lists of the best vampire novels ever written, and secondhand copies have long been expensive and hard to find. His other horror titles, both cult classics, are The Bog (1986) and Night Things (1988).
But despite the popularity of his fiction among horror fans, it was for his nonfiction that Talbot was best known, much of it focusing on new age concepts, mysticism, and the paranormal. Arguably his most famous and most significant is The Holographic Universe (1991), which examines the increasingly accepted theory that the entire universe is a hologram; the book remains in print and highly discussed today.
Michael Talbot died of leukemia in 1992 at age 38.
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Mrs. Judith Lugg
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This book, along with the other in similar vein, The Holographic Universe, is a fascinating informative read and, to me, anyway, gives a very good idea of how the whole of the universe works.
As another reviewer said, some of the passages are quite profound and have you reading them again and I whole-heartedly agree with this sentiment.
I did not find either of these books 'hard-going', in fact, I think that they are written in an easily understandable, erudite style.
If you are interested in how everything comes into being, why, what is conciousness, I suggest you read this book and The Holographic Universe, as I have read many books on the subject and these two, actually come very close to my mind in explaining these notoriously difficult aspects of our 'being', which 'conventional' science either ignores or debunks and throws scorn on many aspects of mystcism, which are extremely well documented.
If Michael had lived, I just wonder what else he would have written in this area and what great insights he may have given us.
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Mysticism and the New Physics is one of the most remarkable books I have ever read. It left a lingering impression since I encountered the first publication early in the early 1980's and the power of this work has not diminished in the least in the updated version, revised in 1993, which I re-read quite recently.
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Written quite some time prior to the holographic universe the content of this quite small book belies that time scale. Written from an instinctual knowledge that is less deliberate than the 'Holographic Universe', and in some chapters more profound in a raw sense. Some of the passages have such a powerful gravity that it will have you reading them time and again.
If you connected with his other book then this is strangely on some levels a progression from that, and unlike what the other reviewer suggested , not heavy going at all. An invaluable piece of understanding in our own personal journey. I dont write many reviews but felt compelled to do so as the content of this book is so very important for those at that point in their understanding that boundries need to be stretched.
Michael Talbots death in 1992 was a trajic loss - his insights and understanding have been sorely missed!
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paulholdsworth
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i must say this work can be taxing to read sometimes but it is a revelation to read
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Denise Burman
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An absolutely fascinating book reinforcing and backing up many of the ideas in Biocentrism. I feel it is life/belief changing and explains some of the more difficult concepts in physics very well
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