Sublimity - The Sublime Nature of Man

A original personal reflection on the nature of paranormal states, putting forward the hypothesis that the same trance state offers an explanation for psychic experiences (including hallucinations, OBEs and ghosts) as well as spiritual states attained through meditation and spontaneous awakenings. The author is well read in the field and his arguments are developed in some detail. The book contributes towards a redefinition of the human being on a spiritual rather than purely material basis, and his theory of trance is grounded both in evolution and contemporary experience. He also relates this to overcoming the barrier between the conscious mind and the unconscious brain and convincingly shows how many paranormal experiences overlap.