View from the Abyss

In this fascinating and original work we embark upon a journey of imagination and exploration from the beginning of time to the end of infinity. The speculative essays and true life case files presented here may help shed fresh light upon many of the puzzles and enigmas that have confronted humanity since the beginning of time, enigmas reaching deep into the fibres of our very being and existence.

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They are the primitive fears that lie concealed at the very core of the human condition, fears that are only now beginning to lose their mind-numbing terror as our understanding of the nature of reality gradually increases and superstition, lies and ignorance fade into the hooded gloaming of barely remembered dreams. Although the contents of the book of necessity often embrace current, cutting edge, scientific thinking it is not a science book; rather, it is a book of wonders and of hope.

For convenience the book is divided into six sections that, although dealing with different subjects, all revolve around a common theme. The reader will also notice that the same names may crop up in various chapters, although in a slightly different context; in fact context may be the single, common, defining factor when dealing with this subject.

This is simply because of the completely interchangeable and fluid nature of the phenomenon; the threads of the paranormal web are irrevocably linked in an infinite number of ways and some of them are not always obvious. It will also become obvious that aspects of religion are occasionally mentioned; this is almost unavoidable, because some of what is discussed here touches on areas and subjects that teeter right on the absolute edge of what is believable in terms of science and physics.

In different, and perhaps more innocent times, these subjects were easier to accept if attributed to an act of God, but, as we shall see, they are not. We also confront the hidden science of real magic and the amazing abilities of mediums. In addition there is the related, yet genuinely alarming phenomenon of poltergeist activity and the cutting edge discipline that ultimately underpins them all; quantum physics. As we shall see, this esoteric branch of science has its own utterly unique set of ever changing laws and is almost unbelievable in its implications for the human condition. It is here that the answer to who and what we are lies and it is here that the solutions to the great imponderables of reality exist only waiting to be confronted and uncovered, perhaps there is even an explanation for the concealed nature of God.

The work concludes firmly in the here and now with three real life examples that, in their own way, actively demonstrate a few of the many ways that the cracks in the façade of reality can be exposed. While reading this series of accounts and essays the reader is shown a number of truly astonishing possibilities, probabilities and incredible facts. It is likely that some of these revelations may cause the reader to re-evaluate their view of the world and even their own function in the scheme of things. If this is the case then so much the better, for it is intended to do so. It is also likely that some of the implications regarding the total ubiquity of reality might even bring a breath of comfort to those who feel themselves isolated and afraid.

Of necessity, in addition to hard facts, some of the conclusions presented here are speculative in nature, but it is speculation securely anchored to the ideas and opinions of some of the most agile and capable minds both past and present. In former times, when the pioneering scientific genius, Sir Isaac Newton, was asked how he was able to arrive at some of his far-reaching conclusions he reputedly replied, 'If I have seen further then it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants.'

This remarkably humble, poignant and honest answer lies at the root of all fundamentally unique scientific discoveries, because it is only in extremely rare cases that science has made intuitive, quantum leaps in understanding with no previous foundation work. If no questions had been asked there would be no need to seek or supply answers, and it is in the nature of humanity to question, and frequently fear, what it cannot understand. In many cases the trappings surrounding these subjects have been stripped away to reveal the truths that lie at their heart. The machinery that drives the varied phenomena may not be obvious, but it is there and it is absolutely fundamental to its operation. Magic and science are one and are very real and your wishes and desires create them!