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Reality is not often, if ever, what it appears to be. As creatures that evolved to survive in this particular environment, we have passed along and received the skills that make this possible. One of those skills is filtering. We filter out most of the stimuli that surround us daily (and nightly), and that with only five senses. We don’t experience reality as it is. It is with this in mind that I read The Super Natural by Whitley Strieber and Jeffrey Kripal. Perhaps unlike many who will read this book, my attraction was based on Jeffrey Kripal’s involvement. In anticipation, late last year I read Whitley Strieber’s Communion, but I have great respect for Jeffrey Kripal’s work, and consider anything he writes well worth the reading. This book, then, is a strange hybrid between the experiencer and the open-minded analyst who brings the toolbox of religious studies to…
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Thanks for reposting! There’s a lot more to say about this book, but I do appreciate you helping me spread the word.
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No doubt there is more. I really enjoy Kripal’s writings, but it may be a while before I get around to reading this one. Trying to finish a Ph.D. and all that…
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I’ve been there myself! You’ll find it fascinating when your schedule allows it.
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