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McTaggart, an investigative journalist (What Doctors Don't Tell You), describes scientific discoveries that she believes point to a unifying concept of the universe, one that reconciles mind with matter, classic Newtonian science with quantum physics and, most importantly, science with religion. At issue is the zero point field, the so-called "dead space" of microscopic vibrations in outer space as well as within and between physical objects on earth. These fields, McTaggart asserts, are a "cobweb of energy exchange" that link everything in the universe; they control everything from cellular communication to the workings of the mind, and they could be harnessed for unlimited propulsion fuel, levitation, ESP, spiritual healing and more. Physicists have been aware of the likelihood of this field for years, McTaggart writes, but, constrained by orthodoxy, they have ignored its effects, which she likens to "subtracting out God" from their equations. But, McTaggart asserts, "tiny pockets of quiet rebellion" against scientific convention are emerging, led by Ed Mitchell, an Apollo 14 astronaut and founder of the Institute for Noetic Sciences, an alternative-science think tank. McTaggart writes well and tells a good story, but the supporting data here is somewhat sketchy. Until it materializes, McTaggart may have to settle for being a voice in the wilderness.
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"A fascinating and excellent presentation about the true nature of life… Read, learn, accept and change." -- Bernie Siegel, MD, author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and Prescriptions For Living

Fascinating, provocative and highly readable . . . One of the most thought-provoking reads of [the year.] -- The Ecologist

The vast scope of this book lifts the veil on the state of being that is our birthright. -- Nexus

This is an important book. -- Arthur C. Clarke --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars On the frontiers of science, July 16 2006

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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The Field investigates developments at the frontiers of science. Schroedinger, Heisenberg, Bohr and Pauli were the pioneers of quantum physics, but numerous scientists in various disciplines have been conducting experiments that reveal profound new possibilities in our perception of the universe. The author investigates the work of those scientists who are at the cutting edge of exploration, all with reference to the life force, universal energy field or Zero Point Field, an ocean of microscopic vibrations. It would appear that evidence is mounting that the universe is one vast quantum field.

Part One: The Resonating Universe, looks at the work of pioneers like Rupert Sheldrake, Fritz Albert Popp, Robert O Becker, Jacques Benveniste and Karl Pribram. The theory of the universe as a collection of resonating frequencies is here examined. Part Two: The Extended Mind, explores the work of inter alia Helmut Schmidt, Jahn & Dunne and Puthoff & Targ. The topics include nonlocality, remote influence and viewing, dreams, clairvoyance, ESP, precognition, the nature of time and how the observer influences the observed.

Part Three: Tapping into the Field, describes the experiments of amongst others Elisabeth Targ and her positive findings of remote healing in AIDS cases, and the work of William Braud, Dean Radin and Roger Nelson. The concept of collective consciousness is elaborated upon and quite interesting. The speculations include the possibility that negative consciousness is like a germ that infects large numbers of people and could produce evil like the Inquisition, Hitler and the Salem Witch Trial.

On the other hand, positive consciousness might give rise to great periods in history, like the Renaissance and many benign popular trends. The question of the existence of emotional and intellectual synchronicity is addressed here. McTaggart also considers developments in artificial intelligence and speculates how these discoveries might influence the future. They are hinting at an immense human potential, validating alternative medicine and confirming some mythical and religious beliefs. The author believes that this scientific revolution has forever ended the concept of dualism.

Notes are arranged by chapter, and a huge bibliography and an index conclude the book. Lynne McTaggart has performed a great service by making the research of a large number of scientists known to a wide popular audience. Sometimes the overly detailed descriptions of various experiments and their preparation become tedious. Also, the physical descriptions of the scientists under discussion are often somewhat irritating and superfluous, although it might have been done to keep the narrative conversational and accessible amidst all the science.

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Balance, Brevity and Beef, Feb 8 2004

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Eric L. Gross (Overlooking the New Madrid Fault) - See all my reviews

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In the burgeoning genre of consciousness/quantum physics works, there seems to be a great continental divide from which most works run downhill, one way or the other. To the right go the physicists and empiricists, who through academic training and an inately esoteric world view often write so technically and thickly that the hard and simple implications of what is being said are often lost, or leap over the head of the average reader. On the left are the mystically inclined, who in their rush to validate what 10,000 years of human intuition and insight have already convinced them is truth, often impose their own particular agenda, faith or quirkiness upon the material before the reader can have a chance to decide what it means for themselves.

Lynne McTaggart's new work, The Field, comes very close to finding the pass over the divide. Writing with a journalist's instinct for cutting to the quick, McTaggart also manages to avoid the journalist's curse of sloppy synthesis and patchwork research. What results is a brilliantly effective introductory work, with enough beef on the bones to satisfy the intellectually hungry and agile while not overwhelming the casual diner. McTaggart also laudibly avoids indulging in metaphysical flights of fancy at every turn, and is reasonably successful in leaving the reader freedom to ponder the implications for themselves.

In short, I highly recommend this work to anyone interested in exploring the decreasing gap between science and "spirit," especially neophytes. McTaggart gives an engaging, sweeping, inspiring and yet meaty survey of some of the major moments in quantum effects/consciousness research, and the work provides enough documentary evidence to allow the interested to pursue the topic further from either an empirical or ephemeral point of view.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, April 5 2006

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R. PD Vanderkam (Eastern Ontario, CA) - See all my reviews
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I was surprised and impressed with her chapters on the development of the scientific study of zero point energy. I enjoyed them thoroughly and found the topic interesting. However, in general her work was "new age" - that is, she leaps to completely speculative conclusions and connections about what this little understood phenomenon can mean to us in everyday life. It's like someone claimnig that we can travel on sunbeams when we discovered the particle nature of electromagnetic energy (that's exactly my point - it doesn't make any sense!).
In addition, disappointingly, she uses references to publications and interviews to create, or attempt to create, the impression that the scientists that worked in these areas were the source of much of the speculation. Here is a link that provides a example summary of what the science really speculates about with respect to zero point energy. This is all McTaggart could really say with any certainty, in my opinion (http://www.calphysics.org/zpe.html)
Although the writing was sometimes good, it isn't worth more than the lowest rating here because it completely misrepresents itself. If it had been more honest about its wildly speculative nature, I might have given it three stars.

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