Five 'alternative' books.

[Park Life 71]

1. The Seth Material - Channeled by Jane Roberts

The Seth material in its entirety is probably one of the greatest metaphysical works ever written. The material is highly complex and philosophical and discusses the fundamental spiritual nature of reality. All the material has been archived at Yale library. The core teachings of the Seth Material are based on the principle that mind creates matter,[16] and that each individual creates his or her own reality through thoughts, beliefs and expectations,[5][17][18][19][20], and that the "point of power" through which the individual can effect change is in the present moment.[18]

 

The Seth Material discusses a wide range of metaphysical concepts, including the nature of God, referred to in the Material as "All That Is"[21][19] and sometimes "The Multidimensional God" (who takes its form in many parallel or probable universes);[22] the nature of physical reality;[22] the origins of the universe;[21] the limitless nature of the self and the "higher self";[18][20] the story of Christ;[8] the evolution of the soul and all aspects of death and rebirth, including reincarnation and karma, past lives, after-death experiences, "guardian spirits", and ascension to planes of "higher consciousness";[8][18][20][23] the purpose of life and the nature of good and evil; the purpose of suffering;[20] multidimensional reality,[24] parallel lives[5] and transpersonal realms.[18][23]

 

2. Conversations with God - Books 1,2 & 3 by Neale Donald Walsch

Can change your entire perspective on reality through logic and give an alternative philosophical model. Conversations with God (CwG) is a sequence of books written by Neale Donald Walsch, written as a dialogue in which Walsch asks questions and God answers.[1] The first book of the Conversations with God series, Conversations with God, Book 1: An Uncommon Dialogue, appeared on bookshelves in 1995, and quickly became a publishing phenomenon, staying on the New York Times Best-Sellers List for 137 weeks. The succeeding volumes in the trilogy also appeared prominently on the List.

 

In an interview with Larry King, Walsch described the inception of the books as follows: at a low period in his life, Walsch wrote an angry letter to God asking questions about why his life wasn't working. After writing down all of his questions, he heard a voice over his right shoulder say: "Do you really want an answer to all these questions or are you just venting?"[2] Though when he turned around he saw no one there, Walsch felt answers to his questions filling his mind and decided to write them down. The ensuing dialogue became the Conversations with God books.

 

3. Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock

Good introduction into the field of alternative models on history, unorthodox methodology and thinking. Helps question the orthodox, or dogmas of everything mainstream there after. This book got me questioning and inquiring about advanced ancient civilizations as well as extraterrestrials.

 

4. Hunt for Zero Point by Nick Cook

Published by Century Random House in the UK in 2001 and Broadway Books in the US in 2002, details his ten-year investigation into efforts to crack the Holy Grail of aerospace propulsion: anti-gravity technology. The book reached No.1 in the Amazon.com non-fiction chart and no.3 on the general list. Other works by Cook include: "Angel Archangel" and "Aggressor", and a number of ghost-written books including The Sunday Times Bestseller "Sabre S.

 

5. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

This book probably would better have been titled a 'Treatise on the Ego'. Possibly the best book every written on the Ego in simple terms, and how to achieve a mental state of joy by releasing negative egotistical thought patterns. This book I believe is the ultimate tool for achieving blissful meditation as well. The explanations in this book are worth their weight in gold.

 

 

Get them and read them.

 

Peace.

Edited April 28, 2010 by Park Life

[soccermom 0]

is this the reason your lass prefers croatians?

 

I don't like my fella's thick but I don't like em pretentious either.

 

Do you also read the french papers whilst adjusting your cravat and smoking a cigarello?

[ChezGiven 0]

is this the reason your lass prefers croatians?

 

I don't like my fella's thick but I don't like em pretentious either.

 

Do you also read the french papers whilst adjusting your cravat and smoking a cigarello?

 

What a cunt.

[Park Life 71]

is this the reason your lass prefers croatians?

 

I don't like my fella's thick but I don't like em pretentious either.

 

Do you also read the french papers whilst adjusting your cravat and smoking a cigarello?

 

It's light reading.

[Park Life 71]

is this the reason your lass prefers croatians?

 

I don't like my fella's thick but I don't like em pretentious either.

 

Do you also read the french papers whilst adjusting your cravat and smoking a cigarello?

 

What a cunt.

 

....and a total waste of a bullet I've been in Hamburg since easter shagging Mrs P.

 

mods can check ip.

[ChezGiven 0]

Glad to hear it.

[Guest alex]

Good news Parkster, good news.

Btw, I reckon I could do a better 'alternative' list but I like to keep it esoteric, as you know

[Park Life 71]

Good news Parkster, good news.

Btw, I reckon I could do a better 'alternative' list but I like to keep it esoteric, as you know

 

Cheers mate.

 

Put it up bro, I'm sure Nicos and Chez would do good ones as well.

[Guest alex]

Good news Parkster, good news.

Btw, I reckon I could do a better 'alternative' list but I like to keep it esoteric, as you know

 

Cheers mate.

 

Put it up bro, I'm sure Nicos and Chez would do good ones as well.

And none of us would read any of the other one's recommendations either, I'd bet

[ChezGiven 0]

Good news Parkster, good news.

Btw, I reckon I could do a better 'alternative' list but I like to keep it esoteric, as you know

 

Cheers mate.

 

Put it up bro, I'm sure Nicos and Chez would do good ones as well.

And none of us would read any of the other one's recommendations either, I'd bet

Already read one on Parky's list.

[Guest alex]

They sound interesting like but there's too many novels out there I haven't read yet and they're my thing, really. Plus the odd sports biog now and again.

[ChezGiven 0]

The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra.

 

Physicists do not need mysticism, and mystics do not need physics, but humanity needs both.

 

he told me something that I think is not known publicly because he never published it. He said that he was well aware of these parallels. While he was working on quantum theory he went to India to lecture and was a guest of Tagore. He talked a lot with Tagore about Indian philosophy. Heisenberg told me that these talks had helped him a lot with his work in physics, because they showed him that all these new ideas in quantum physics were in fact not all that crazy. He realized there was, in fact, a whole culture that subscribed to very similar ideas. Heisenberg said that this was a great help for him. Niels Bohr had a similar experience when he went to China. – Fritjof Capra, interviewed by Renee Weber in the book The Holographic Paradigm (page 217–218)

[Park Life 71]

The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra.

 

Physicists do not need mysticism, and mystics do not need physics, but humanity needs both.

 

he told me something that I think is not known publicly because he never published it. He said that he was well aware of these parallels. While he was working on quantum theory he went to India to lecture and was a guest of Tagore. He talked a lot with Tagore about Indian philosophy. Heisenberg told me that these talks had helped him a lot with his work in physics, because they showed him that all these new ideas in quantum physics were in fact not all that crazy. He realized there was, in fact, a whole culture that subscribed to very similar ideas. Heisenberg said that this was a great help for him. Niels Bohr had a similar experience when he went to China. – Fritjof Capra, interviewed by Renee Weber in the book The Holographic Paradigm (page 217–218)

 

Important stuff. IMO the future will bring the marriage of exotic physics/philosophy.

[Park Life 71]

They sound interesting like but there's too many novels out there I haven't read yet and they're my thing, really. Plus the odd sports biog now and again.

 

If you only read one read this one.

 

 

 

 

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Is How "Black Programs" Really Are, November 21, 2006

By Terry Sunday

This review is from: The Hunt for Zero Point: Inside the Classified World of Antigravity Technology (Hardcover)

When I first came across Nick Cook's "The Hunt for Zero Point" in a bookstore, I scoffed at the subtitle: "Inside the classified world of antigravity technology." As an aerospace engineer, historian and dyed-in-the-wool skeptic, I figured it was probably full of mystical, pseudo-scientific nonsense that would appeal only to those with absolutely no understanding of how the world works. Surely, I thought, it would offer nothing of value to knowledgeable, sophisticated, discriminating readers. In fact, I initially lumped it into the same category as Philip Corso's "The Day After Roswell," which remains possibly the most shamelessly self-serving, manifestly ridiculous and blatantly fabricated "true story" ever concocted.

 

Then, later, I checked a copy of "The Hunt for Zero Point" out of the library and read it. My opinion is now completely different. I highly recommend it if you are interested in learning about an obscure, previously unknown aspect of aerospace history that, if true, has major implications for the future of nearly every high-technology enterprise on Earth.

 

Mr. Cook has impressive qualifications. He served for over a decade as the Aviation Editor of the highly respected aerospace journal "Jane's Defence Weekly." His knowledge of the people, companies, hardware, technology and politics of today's "military/industrial complex" is extraordinary. Quite simply, he gets it right. A useful way to gauge the knowledge and attention to detail that an author brings to his work is to check if he defines acronyms correctly. Mr. Cook does. As best I can tell, he also gets right every person, place, date, event and company that he mentions--at least, the ones that I could verify. Finally--and this is most unusual--he even gets the name of one of America's largest aerospace corporations right. The name is "Lockheed Martin," not "Lockheed-Martin." Virtually every author who mentions the company inserts a hyphen in the name that should not be there. "Attention to detail" means getting things like this right, and Mr. Cook does so.

Edited April 28, 2010 by Park Life

[Guest alex]

If they can controlled gravity, why bother with wheels and landing gear though?

[Park Life 71]

If they can controlled gravity, why bother with wheels and landing gear though?

 

Shit hadn't thought of that.

[Guest alex]

If they can controlled gravity, why bother with wheels and landing gear though?

 

Shit hadn't thought of that.

That's obviously just a mock-up on the cover, a bit like those pics of the new Puma Toon top.

[ChezGiven 0]

If they can controlled gravity, why bother with wheels and landing gear though?

Anti-gravity drives are disabled when you put it in 'park'.

[Guest alex]

If they can controlled gravity, why bother with wheels and landing gear though?

Anti-gravity drives are disabled when you put it in 'park'.

So you don't turn the ignition while you're still in gear? I see now.

[The Fish 11080]

is this the reason your lass prefers croatians?

 

I don't like my fella's thick but I don't like em pretentious either.

 

Do you also read the french papers whilst adjusting your cravat and smoking a cigarello?

Difference between broadening your horizons and being pretentious... I should know. Never understood this reverse snobbery towards intellectuals tbh, the people who have the big ideas are just as vital as the ones who inevitably put them into practise/the box marked "Bad Ideas"

 

I haven't read any of those as I like my facts more accessible (Bad Science, Freakonomics), maybe when I'm longer in the tooth and have more time to kill I'll pick em up.

[Renton 22437]

Difference between broadening your horizons and being pretentious... I should know.

 

Quite.

 

I doubt I could ever get through a book recommended by Parky personally. Never seem to get time to read nowadays in any case - I don't like scan reading when I'm reading for pleasure so it takes me too long.

[The Fish 11080]

I haven't been on enough holidays to really be free of distractions to fully immerse myself in a book. Even on the train I faff on the internet and stuff, I just can't see a time where I've nothing else to do? It's always been a book takes up 100% of my attention, whereas I can listen to music, play a game, browse the internet and chat to people at the same time.

[Matt 0]

I haven't been on enough holidays to really be free of distractions to fully immerse myself in a book. Even on the train I faff on the internet and stuff, I just can't see a time where I've nothing else to do? It's always been a book takes up 100% of my attention, whereas I can listen to music, play a game, browse the internet and chat to people at the same time.

 

 

I guess what you'd really need is a whole week off work.

[Tooj 17]

Can you get any of these in Sven's?

[Renton 22437]

Good old Sven. Is that still open? Laz?