Very thought provoking. Even if you do not agree with some of the proferences, there is a wealth of cohesive information on theories and philosophies about life and the universe compiled together in here that is not available together in anything else of its type that I have previously read or seen.

After listening to Marc Seifer on Coast to Coast I decided to get his book. As a lay reader, since I could follow what he was saying on he radio, I was hoping that his book would not get too technical and I wasn't disappointed. Seifer begins his book with a definition of the word consciousness and makes the case that if it is defined as a form of awareness, then elementary particles are aware because, to put it simply, electrons like protons and are not too keen on other electrons. Thus, if consciousness permeates the very fabric of the elementary particles, when they are combined in special ways, as found in one-celled organisms who are attracted to the Sun and later in the human brain, the ability to become conscious is an unbroken chain from organized matter to thinking man. Where man differs from the other animals is that he is conscious of being conscious.

But Seifer also discusses the term teleology, which is essentially goal directed behavior. Certain forms of matter take into account the future. For instance, snowflakes have a crystalline structure which gives them stability, trees are constructed so that they bend in the wind, squirrels bury acorns to plan for the winter. This all sets the stage for a deeper understanding of precognition, the human ability to glean the future.

Seifer is saying that if we look at the model that the physicists have created, people like Einstein talk about an "observer" but the physicists never deal with the MIND of the observer as a force in and of itself. Seifer wants to expand the 4-dimensional world designed by Einstein with 3 dimensions of space (height, width and depth) and 1 of time to 5 dimensions. The extra dimension would be that of mind or inner space. Just as one can move outward into infinity, one can move inward into infinity as well, in the realm of mind. There, for instance, he talks about something called a "probability future" where potential futures exist. Those that are seen in advance that come true are seen as precognition. Many probability futures, however, never come to fruition. Bob Dole, was president of the United States of America in something called the "hall of future probabilities" but never achieved this in the physical world. The point is, the mental world (of hyper or inner space) is vast and can be tapped by human minds, thus the fifth dimension.

And this is only one aspect of this amazing book. Seifer also covers synchronicity, holographic models for the universe, ether theory and new theories on gravity where he describes Tesla's theories and how they better explain the link between ether, gravity, electromagnetism and even the elusive Higgs boson or "God particle" that physicists are looking for at CERN. Seifer also has a section on tachyonic (faster than light speed) realms. I have underlined so much of this wonderful book that I know I will have to go back and re-read it. In short, I think this is an amazing metaphysical tour de force and simply a must read.