yes i can see how there would be a myriad of writers spirits who'd love the opportunity to re-experience the simple act of writing on the earth plane. my mom had a masters in teaching reading and she brought us up with a deep respect for books. i don't know if that has anything to do with it, but i've had an out-of-body experience while reading where i was above myself just watching myself read. (it was a Vonnegut-"Sirens of Titan" (one of my favs) and then another time i was reading Elaine Pagel's "Gnostic Gospels" and i actually saw a thought form in the book- just going right into it so i could see both at once. it was an intricate geometric figure that was moving and changing rapidly- something i'll never forget!

i would Love to see examples! i've tried to do it, but with no success, so i don't even know what kind of messages they would be. do you know who they are from?

if you think it's a dead horse then why don't you just go to other subjects in the forum. my response was right before your dead horse comment, and it was the first time i'd even left a message in this forum. are you trying to discourage newcomers? you seem to have a very jaundiced view of romantic relationships, and maybe for good reason. i myself am divorced, and certainly not a romantic (being an Aquarian) but i totally believe in love at first sight- it worked out for me (the 2nd time around)

well, there was even a show, on Discovery channel i think, about scientists actually having some kind of proof that there Are parallel universes- that 's so exciting! and Monroe talked about that years ago, long before the Sliders series. (i've always Loved sci-fi) i read the Theosophical Society books quite awhile back, which was the first i learned of different planes of existence. it was only recently that i found out the Nazi connection with the theos. soc., but i really never got that sort of message from the books- and i still think it's not their fault that Hitler got into their philosophy. but i've had dreams that i've really thought seemed to be not just dreams, but actual travel on the astral plane...any thoughts on that?

you're probably right about Harvard- i guess i just automatically associate Leary with the west coast. they were some brave pioneers, though, weren't they? i think we all were very curious in the '70's about the psychadelics and raising our spiritual consciousness, admittedly some more than others, but if your just into it for the pleasure, you'd certainly pick a more predictable drug.

it was about 20 years ago that i read about lucid dreaming, and quite frankly, at the time i scared myself with the results i was getting, so i got away from it. i'd like to get back into again now that i know myself better- and i've been plagued with repeated dreams lately.

the reason i'd like to find some more modern books is that there's been so much progress in Physics lately (it's catching up with MetaPhysics and the 2 are coming together. i'm not knowledgable about physics, but some of the more recent discoveries about the chaos theory and holograms, etc, i'd like to find a good book that explains it better- maybe, 'Physics for Dummies'

hi! i'm new to the forums. i've always found the I-Ching to be one of the most accurate of all the "pseudo" sciences...i've only found 1 book, though, that i Love the interpretations from, and that's by Sam Reifler- publ. in 1974:

KHWAY #38 Neutrality

Fire over the Marsh

The Superior Man allows

Variations within the norm.

"Grist for the Mill" Does sound good- especially the part about living in all 5 planes at once. if i'm not mistaken, wasn't Ram Dass a professor at Berkley with Timothy Leary and involved in the original experiments with LSD? i have alot of respect for his opinions on the subject of spiritualism- i think he did some studying with the shamans that Castaneda wrote about, also. what a well-rounded background! i really liked Stephen LaBerge's "Lucid Dreaming"...i was able to have some myself after reading his suggestions. Robert Monroe's books on out-of-body travel, Joseph Chilton Pearce's books, especially "The Crack in the Cosmic Egg" as you can see, most of the books i've read are older- i need some suggestions for the newer writers on the subject.

(spoken like a True Libran

i personally don't believe in coincidences- they are synchronicities (i think i spelled that right) i was told that they were a sign that we are on the Right Path. mine seem to usually involve numbers, but the signs are everywhere, as stated previously. my personal opinion is that if this guy has left such an impression on you, you should find some subtle way to let him know, because if you don't and then you never get together you'll regret it. by subtle, i mean, a special smile..letting your eyes meet just a bit longer than with the average person- just little things. to my way of thinking, there's nothing sadder than being too shy to give a relationship a chance just for fear of being 'embarrased' or 'hurt'