Book Review: Extra-Dimensional Universe

Some physicists now believe that the universe does not have just 3 dimensions of space plus one of time. Phenomena such as light and gravity become easier to explain if the universe has 10 or 26 dimensions. The obvious question is: if there are more dimensions, why can't we see them? The answer given is that the extra dimensions are very, very small. This seems to me to be a copout. The other reason that they are very small is that the math of planetary orbits doesn't work out otherwise; to that I say, so much the worse for the math of planetary orbits. We backed into it anyway (see Let's Talk Flying Saucers).

Extra-Dimensional Universe by John R. Violette talks about a universe with real extra dimensions larger than the Planck scale, in connection with the paranormal. The main theme of the book is that paranormal phenomena such as extra-sensory perception and UFO's can be explained by the extra dimensions. The flatland concept is used to help explain how things we would think of as impossible are entirely natural.

The bottom line? I don't know if Mr. Violette's model of the universe is accurate, but to the extent that the book helps us detach from our ideas about how the world works, it's useful.

Book Review: The Field

For a newly-recovering materialist, The Field: the Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynne McTaggart is an excellent introduction to the anomalies ignored or suppressed by mainstream science. Ms. McTaggart, by the way, is one of the speakers interviewed for What the Bleep: Down the Rabbit Hole. The book covers in extensive details many of the themes touched on by that movie.

My favorite section of the book is chapter 2, titled "Beings of Light." It recounts the findings of Fritz-Albert Popp, a German biologist. He was studying a carcinogen called benzo[a]pyrene. In the course of his research, he illuminated the substance with ultraviolet light, and found that it re-emitted the light at a different frequency. He tested other chemicals, and found that the carcinogenic chemicals all altered the frequency of the light, but the harmless chemicals didn't. The frequency that he used to light the chemicals happens to be the same frequency used for what is called "photo-repair." Other researchers had found that damaged cells could be repaired by exposure to ultraviolet light at a certain frequency. If the carcinogens blocked light at that frequency, then he had a potential cause for cancer.

The book has much more of this sort of thing, including remote viewing and random-number generators being affected by important events. I recommend it to recovering materialists, and those still in denial.