Type of bind: Hardcover
Label: St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
Printing Date: 1996
Publishing house: St. Martin's Press
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First up I must say if you are interested in the 'how-to' of remote viewing this is not the book for you as those details are noticeably missing from this text. We are told, for example, that while remote viewing it is possible to move the 'ethereal body' forward and backward in time and space around the viewed object, but not how that is done.
Rather than a detailed study of remote viewing this is the highly personal story of David Morehouse, an army officer who, after receiving a sever blow to the head, began experiencing visions and weird dreams. Morehouse's reaction to many of these 'communications' is very negatively emotional. In an endeavor to understand and control the phenomenal he joins Sun Streak/Stargate, a secret psychic espionage program. After only 2 years there, however, he is transferred away by his army superiors who do not share his high opinion of the psychic program. The second half of the book deals with Morehouse's struggle to reveal remote viewing to the world and the intelligence community's attempts to stop him.
What is clear from the book is that Morehouse is a total believer in remote viewing. For just about the entire book he gives an emotional response to the phenomena, but virtually no objective analysis of its' validity. The book covers some way-out-there topics including, angels, demons, spirits of the dead, viewing alien life, and viewing the Arc of the Covenant. I couldn't help wondering if Morehouse was just projecting the contents of his consciousness, especially as he openly admits he is religious and also because he is so powerfully emotive. I would have preferred a much more scientific approach with perhaps a dose of healthy skepticism.
I have give the book 4 stars as it is entertaining and very readable, but perhaps I have been a bit overgenerous considering the lack of objectivity.
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