The Extra-Dimensional Universe: Where the Paranormal Becomes the Normal

251 Pages·2005·5.21 MB·English

by  John R. Violette

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Violette, John R.
Extra-dimensional universe : where the paranormal becomes the normal/
John R. Violette.
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Summary: "Presents an expanded framework of space, time, and consciousness
that for the first time scientifically explains how paranormal phenomena such as
UFOs, near-death experiences, and other mystical phenomena can exist"-Provided
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Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1x
Introduction ....... ............ ...... .... . . . . . . ...........x i
Part I. A New Framework of Space,
Time, and Consciousness
1 The Theory 3
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2. Worlds of Space 9
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3. Levels of Consciousness 38
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4. What Time Appears to Be, and What It Really Is ............5 4
Part II. The Paranormal as the Normal
5. The Mystical Experience: Dawn of a New Species .77
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6. Psychic Phenomena .....................................9 2
Z UFOs and Abductions ......................... .........1 24
8. Life after Death 158
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Part Ill. A New Worldview
9. Extra-Dimensional Theory and the New Physics 185
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Endnotes 209
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Bibliography 221
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Index 231
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About the Author .......................................2 35

Acknowledgments
Interior illustrations by A1 Cabral, graphic arts/photographer, New
Bedford, Massachusetts. Permission to reprint selected passages by
Raymond E. Fowler and Simon & Schuster. In addition, there are many
references and quotations from sources either in the public domain or
that fall into the category of "fair use for comment and review." All
sources are credited in the text and/or endnotes section, and my appre­
ciation for all.
Also, I wish to thank Booklocker.com, where this work first came
out in book form, and Richard Leviton, senior editor at Hampton
Roads, for noticing it.
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