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REVIEWS Abraham Maslow, Bob Monroe and others and explains their breakthroughs and occa- sional shortcomings. Russell describes the evidence for multidi- mensional consciousness by analysis of phe- nomena including ESP, remote viewing, dis- tant healing, channelling, and experiences of the near-death, out-of-body and transcen- dental variety. The scientific study of con- sciousness needs to make more use of expe- rience rather than laboratory analysis, he says. Above all, scientists must realise they cannot separate their own consciousness from the consciousness they are studying. Russell may not be the first one to espouse this viewpoint, but he puts an interesting spin on his metaphysical enquiries. Abraham Maslow, Bob Monroe and others qualifications in cosmology—but no ortho- B oO oO K S and explains their breakthroughs and occa- doxy stifling her thinking processes, either. sional shortcomings. In Cosmic Wonder, Laurelle doesn't let THE VAST ENQUIRING SOUL Russell describes the evidence for multidi- | mathematical equations and graphs get in mensional consciousness by analysis of phe- __ the way of her theory that superlumina by Ronald Russell y by analysis of phe- th fher theory th luminal nomena including ESP, remote viewing, dis- _ speed is possible on the premise that the uni- Hampton Roads, USA, 2000 s 8: P' P P p fe tant healing, channelling, and experiences of verse is infinite and eternal. But having ISBN 1-57174-153-4 (280pp tpb) : Price: A$33.95: NZ$46.95: n/a: the near-death, out-of-body and transcen- done her homework, she questions the laws NLG] la: US$13 95 9; ema; dental variety. The scientific study of con- of nuclear and interstellar physics, offers a afn a; re sciousness needs to make more use of expe- _ new conceptual basis for understanding Available: Australia Gemcraft, tel (03) rience rather than laboratory analysis, he spacetime and motion, considers the forma- 9888 0111; NZ—NEXUS Office, tel (09) says. Above all, scientists must realise they tion of forces and the rotational, cyclical and 405 1963; UK—Airlift Book Company, tel cannot separate their own consciousness spiral dynamics in the cosmos, and how 020 8804 0400; Europe—NEXUS office, from the consciousness they are studying. superluminal travel might be achieved. tel +31 321 380558; USA—Hampton Russell may not be the first one to espouse Laurelle conveys her thought-provoking a y Pp y: ght-p Roads Publishing, tel (804) 296 2772, this viewpoint, but he puts an interesting arguments in a delightfully conversational website www.hrpub.com spin on his metaphysical enquiries. and often humorous way, allowing the read- Consciousness is little understood, yet to er to become immersed in and flow with her ignore its fundamental pervasiveness as | COSMIC WONDER esoteric stream of consciousness. This is a some scientists do is to decry the reality of by Laurelle Russell-Atkinson paradigm-expanding book to inspire profes- the human soul and spirit. So says Ronald Xlibris, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2000 sional cosmologists and anyone who wants Russell, the founder of the Russell Centre in |gBN 0-7388-2862-9 (344pp tpb) to get out of the "Hubble bubble" to contem- New Galloway, Scotland, which conducts Price: US$8.00 (online); US$16.00 + p&h plate a cosmos unrestricted by speed-of-light research and workshops into exploring men- Available: USA—Xlibris Corporation, 436 av"iers and without end. tal realms. Through The Vast Enquiring Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, tel Soul, he aims to show scientists that their (215) 923 4686, 1888 795 4274 x273 (toll worldview will always remain incomplete free in Nth America), e-mail orders@xlib- unless they take the soul into account. ris. com, website www.xlibris.com The problem as he sees it is that scientists t NEXUS we regularly receive papers are oriented towards objective analysis, and and books on alternative cosmological consciousness research has such a subjective theories, and we tremble to think that we element to it, thus scientists reject something may have overlooked something that pro- that can't be quantified and repeated in labo- _yides the answer to life, the universe and ratory situations. However, a great deal of everything. But it's not every day that we research has been conducted since the early receive an original and creative cosmologi- 1970s which proves that consciousness is cal thesis (produced through Xlibris online not limited by the confines of the brain, and —_ book publishers) by an "unknown 45-year- much of this has been conducted according old woman living in the Tasmanian wilder- to scientific method. Russell refers to find- ness", as author Laurelle Russell-Atkinson ings by Fritjof Capra, Ken Wilber, Ray describes herself. University-educated in Moody, Kenneth Ring, Michael Talbot, philosophy and political science, she has no 72 ¢ NEXUS qualifications in cosmology—but no ortho- doxy stifling her thinking processes, either. In Cosmic Wonder, Laurelle doesn't let mathematical equations and graphs get in the way of her theory that superluminal speed is possible on the premise that the uni- verse is infinite and eternal. But having done her homework, she questions the laws of nuclear and interstellar physics, offers a new conceptual basis for understanding spacetime and motion, considers the forma- tion of forces and the rotational, cyclical and spiral dynamics in the cosmos, and how superluminal travel might be achieved. Laurelle conveys her thought-provoking arguments in a delightfully conversational and often humorous way, allowing the read- er to become immersed in and flow with her esoteric stream of consciousness. This is a paradigm-expanding book to inspire profes- sional cosmologists and anyone who wants to get out of the "Hubble bubble" to contem- plate a cosmos unrestricted by speed-of-light barriers and without end. | Ge ansmi WONDER FEBRUARY — MARCH 2001