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The Holographic Universe | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Talbot
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2721
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0586091718
Dewey Decimal Number: 523
EAN: 9780586091715
ASIN: 0586091718
Publication Date: October 7, 1996
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 Intriguing but fantastical and requires a large pinch of salt December 29, 2008
R. Palin (Cheshire. UK)
I would cautiously recommend this book to people interested in the possible ramifications of some of the shocking interpretations of Quantum Theory. There are numerous fascinating ideas and concepts put forward in this book and it certainly provides food for thought. The downside is that the author is a non-scientist and this is abundantly apparent in both his incomplete presentation of the physics underpinning the Holographic Model (including just the bits that do agree with his argument) and also in occasional examples of appallingly bad science presented as either objective fact or plausible hypotheses based on fact. Simple investigation of the sources referenced in this book reveal some really quite dubious supporting evidence for the author's claims and this can break the spell that is easily cast by his highly engaging style of writing.
What is missing from this book is true accuracy with respect to the underlying physics and also perspective of what it does present compared to the alternative interpretations of quantum mechanics and why they have actually accrued more supporters amongst experts. The author dismisses this situation as being symptomatic of the arrogance and ignorance of institionalised science but this is far from the truth - don't forget these are the same people who in the last century have revolutionised the fundamental concepts of space, time, matter and energy. Closed-minded they are emphatically not. It is just a cheap shot from someone who feels they are not being listened to.
Overall I think the book is definitely interesting and worthy, but that the reader should follow-up on some of the author's quoted references and that it should be read in conjunction with other, more scientifically accurate, texts such as Roger Penrose's "The Emperor's New Mind", and "Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Great Physicists" by Ken Wilber. Also Googling "James Randi" might yield valuable counter-points to some of the more extreme supernatural claims made in this book (claims which, ironically, damage the scientific integrity of the Holographic Model and make it even less likely to be investigated further).
 Mind-blowing! December 21, 2008
Helena Harper, Author 'It's a Teacher's Life...!' (UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This must be one of the most fascinating, if not the most fascinating book I have ever read, and it is a must-read for anyone who is even remotely curious about who and what we really are or who wants to see spirituality meeting science. The claims that are made are backed up by numerous scientific studies, but it doesn't blow you away with scientific jargon. It's written in an easy-to-read style and the different chapters are split up into subsections, which also helps. Michael Talbot explains what a hologram is and then goes on to argue that the holographic model can be used to explain multiple personality disorders (extraordinary! - if you know nothing about MPD, then you absolutely must read this section), psychokinesis, miracles, the human energy field (or energy bodies), past/present/future existing seemlessly together, near death experiences (NDEs), UFO sightings and much more. Whether you accept the holographic theory or not, just reading the results of the various scientific studies mentioned in the book is fascinating and for me, personally, as a poet and author, it was also inspiring. The idea that everything is interconnected in this holographic universe of ours and is part of the same continuum inspired me, for example, to write a poem called 'My Life' to try and make sense of it ('...all that I see and don't see, hear and don't hear, touch and don't touch, smell and don't smell, taste and don't taste I am - I am the eternal energy of everything...'), whilst the story of the woman in the NDE chapter who said that 'she hadn't danced enough yet', making the being of light she was talking to laugh heartily and enabling her to return to physical life, gave me an idea for a children's story. In short, I found the book riveting and inspirational - jam-packed full of extraordinary scientific fact way more mind-blowing and thrilling than any science fiction I've ever read - and I am now reading it for a second time and will probably read it a third and fourth time as well!
Amazing! March 20, 2008
Galvin Roy Fox (UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Your brain is a hologram. The cosmos is a hologram. Your body is a hologram. Your mind is a hologram. Dreams are holograms. The world you perceive around you is a hologram. There is an underlying order to everything from which reality is projected. This implicate order is also known as 'the zero point energy field'. It's like a piece of holographic film on which the universe is printed. Each part contains the whole. This book is a must read for anyone trying to do anything parapsychological, whether it's psychokenisis, remote viewing, spiritual healing, or predicting the future, what you are dealing with is a hologram. As an amature music recording artist, the part I found most interesting was the bit about using holography to create 3-D surround sound through a standard pair of earphones! do an internet search for 'cetera holophony algorithm'. This book has something for everyone in it.
LOVE THIS BOOK February 11, 2008
Laura De Giorgio (Canada)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book not only provides a perspective of looking at the universe as holographic, but also provides an avalanche of very interesting stories.
As a Clinical Hypnotherapist, and a firm believer that there are no limitations to what we can experience and the changes we can create in our bodies and in our lives, even on genetic level, I wanted to share one of the stories from this book:
"Brocq's disease involves a horribly disfiguring hereditary condition. Victims of Brocq's disease develop a thick, horny covering over their skin that resembles the scales of a reptile. The skin can become so hardened and rigid that even the slightest movement will cause it to crack and bleed.
Brocq's disease was incurable until 1951 when a sixteen-year-old boy with an advanced case of the affliction was referred as a last resort to a hypnotherapist named A.A. Mason at the Queen Victoria Hospital in London. Mason discovered that the boy was a good hypnotic subject and could easily be put into a deep state of trance.
While the boy was in trance, Mason told him that his Brocq's disease was healing and would soon be gone. Five days later the scaly layer covering the boy's left arm fell off, revealing soft, healthy flesh beneath. By the end of tend days the arm was completely normal.
Mason and the boy continued to work on different body areas until all of the scaly skin was gone. The boy remained symptom-free for at least five years, at which point Mason lost touch with him.
This is extraordinary because Brocq's disease is a genetic condition, and getting rid of it involves more than just controlling autonomic processes such as blood flow patterns and various cells of the immune system. It means tapping into the masterplan, the DNA programming itself. So, it would appear that when we access the right strata of our beliefs, our minds can override even our genetic makeup.
 Reality as Illusion July 9, 2007
L. Davidson (Belfast, N.Ireland)
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I merely scraped a C grade in GCE O Level Physics but I had hoped that this book would be accessible for the layman interested in the radical implications of quantum theory. However I found "The Holographic Universe" to be a difficult read full of weighty philosophical and scientific theorising and a lot of it didn't make sense to me. The author starts off by proposing the existence of a holographic universe , apparently based on the fact that subatomic particles are actually insubstantial waveforms until they are observed at which stage only then do they become particles. Therefore our consciousness must in some way create what appears to be a solid reality out of nothing. I can accept that argument but I must admit that I found it hard to get my head around the fact that the universe is some kind of interactive 3D photographic projection.Most of "The Holographic Universe" uses this theory to explain away a wide variety of paranormal phenomena from stigmatism to telekinesis , from synchronicities to out of body and near death experiences. The author puts forward an impressive body of evidence to support the existence of these fascinating phenomena but I must admit that I didn't understand how this proved his theory of the holographic nature of the universe. This book would be of interest to those with a broad knowledge of physics and those with a deep knowledge of mystical ,esoteric philosophies, however I found it all to be a bit too obscure and deep to fully comprehend and enjoy. Perhaps someone might get round to writing a dumbed down version of this book to help us all to get enlightened !
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