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"Altered States Parallel Worlds" explores the outer limits of consciousness and reality.
Our awareness intersects and interacts with reality in many unexpected ways. This interaction is important because it affects our health and well-being and directly impacts our quest for meaning and a sense of purpose. The deep, underlying structures of reality constitute a hidden order, but one that is permeable to consciousness. It is only through examining anomalous states of consciousness that we have the possibility of developing a much fuller understanding of reality and of our place within it.
"It's rare to find a book that can clearly elucidate the complexities of the paranormal. Altered States Parallel Worlds is such a book. By exploring unusual phenomena at the borders of consensual reality, Peter Mark Adams skillfully bridges the gap between conventional consciousness and the esoteric. He covers diverse topics ranging from ‘psi’ phenomena, to energy healing, shamanism, meditation, transformation and enlightenment. Anyone interested in the transpersonal journey will find this book a treasure-trove.”
Review: Dr. Michael and Richard Greenwood
Book Contents
Chapter 1 Altered States
Introduction. The limits of knowledge. Clarifying our perspective and terms. Defining altered states of consciousness (ASC). How ASC arise. The use of altered states. Access to non-local information. Facilitation of healing and personal transformation. ASC by class.
Chapter 2 Remote Access
Introduction. The sense of being stared at. Pre-sensing and pre-emotion. The dowsing response. Remote viewing. ASC and earth energies. Precognition and the great oracles of antiquity. Lines of force. The twin currents. Conclusions.
Chapter 3 Healing
Introduction. The mind-body connection. Perinatal levels of consciousness. Past lives. The ancestral realm – systemic/family constellations. Individuation & the collective unconscious. The cartography of consciousness. The role of energy in consciousness. The case for a non-metaphysical ‘vitalism’. The standard model of the subtle anatomy: the aura, chakras and meridians. If these energies really exist, why can’t we all see them? The nature of vital energy. Lucid dream of out of body experience? Near death experiences. Conclusions.
Chapter 4 Shamanism
Introduction. The question of other-dimensional agency. The celestial spouse. The structure of reality. Altered states and psychopathology. Magical flight & healing ceremonies. The role of entheogens. Knowledge from non-local sources. Close encounters of the third and fourth kind. Strings, branes and parallel worlds. Wormholes. The enigma of alien abduction. The archetype of initiation. Inter-dimensional portals. Geopsychic stress. High strangeness at Skinwalker Ranch. Conclusion: betwixt & between.
Chapter 5 Mysticism
The structure of mystical experiences. The dark night of the soul. Psychic inflation. Spiritual emergencies. Progress. Alternative routes on the path. Meditative states. The range of contemplative and meditative practices. The transmutation of inner energy. Altered states of consciousness and the transmission of energy. The ancient mysteries. Conclusion: By means of them we have been civilized.
Chapter 6 Conclusions
Introduction. What is consciousness? The ‘hard’ problem of consciousness. Panpsychism vs emergentism. Consciousness, evolution and values. Values. Modernity as an altered states of consciousness. What are the implications?
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- ISBN 978-605-88250-7-9