The Multidimensional Human

Kurt Leland is a composer and intuitive consultant who is the author of a number of previous books including Otherwhere, which I remember reviewing quite a few years ago. Although the book's subtitle refers to practices for psychic development and astral projection, this is very much within the overall context of spiritual development and builds upon the pioneering work of Annie Besant, Charles Leadbeater and, more recently, Robert Monroe, Seth through Jane Roberts (though not, surprisingly, Rudolf Steiner). The three parts involved discovering your multidimensionality, exploring your inner senses and reaching the higher planes. The approach is intuitive, holistic and experiential enabling us to awaken to hand in different dimensions of reality as adventures in consciousness. The author shows how different planes correspond to energy bodies as corresponding vehicles of consciousness and how the overall process must be informed by a master intention: 'let everything be done in service, for the greater good of all, as an expression of life purpose, and getting close to the Source.' Epistemologically, the authors approaches based on the number of provisional beliefs and the following thesis: 'when we achieve a certain level of consciousness (state), we have access to a set of abilities that would otherwise be imperceptible (senses) that can function like a separate self (energy body), uniquely attuned to an environment (plane) that would otherwise be imperceptible.'

Overall, the book is a remarkable exposition of evolving the inner senses, introducing new classifications and subcategories based on four types of senses: existential, environmental, kinaesthetic and relational. The author explains detailed practices relating to each of these, providing a roadmap and framework in the process. Development of the senses provides the basis for reaching the higher planes and becoming an invisible helper. This involves techniques for dealing with negative entities, finding trustworthy guides and teachers and developing a mission in Otherwhere. An important practice when working in invisible realms is to awaken fully refreshed. Concluding the chapter on the multidimensional training programme, the author highlights the qualities required at various levels, including patience, perseverance, faith and finally love as the basis of the master intention. This is a landmark contribution to the field and should be widely read by spiritual seekers.