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| The Field Updated Ed: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe | 
 enlarge | Author: Lynne Mctaggart
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 006143518X
Dewey Decimal Number: 001
EAN: 9780061435188
ASIN: 006143518X
Publication Date: January 1, 2008
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Science has recently begun to prove what ancient myth and religion have always espoused: There may be such a thing as a life force. In this groundbreaking classic, investigative journalist Lynne McTaggart reveals a radical new paradigm—that the human mind and body are not separate from their environment but a packet of pulsating power constantly interacting with this vast energy sea, and that consciousness may be central in shaping our world. The Field is a highly readable scientific detective story presenting a stunning picture of an interconnected universe and a new scientific theory that makes sense of supernatural phenomena. Documented by distinguished sources, The Field is a book of hope and inspiration for today's world.
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 Scientists Explore the Last Frontier - the Zero Point Field June 11, 2003
251 out of 280 found this review helpful
With an ear for human interest and eye for detail, Lynne McTaggart masterfully tells the true story in THE FIELD of how pioneers in science and consciousness research are working to achieve a more complete understanding of the true nature of reality -- an understanding which includes (rather than ignores) consciousness.
THE FIELD describes how scientists have gradually become aware of what appears to be a unifying energy structure in our universe. This "Zero Point Field" provides us with a simpler explanation for how things work than previous overly-complex ideas require. Simplicity in science is a good thing, because it generally indicates which theories will win out as time goes by. The Zero Point Field theory demonstrates it's elegant simplicity by allowing physicists to derive the famous equation F=ma (rather than take it as a starting assumption), and by helping medical practitioners understand the underlying scientific basis for homeopathy.
Our scientific conceptualization of this universe has changed considerably over the last few centuries and now faces one of the biggest overhauls ever -- and THE FIELD demonstrates why the Zero Point Field is likely to be the last frontier for us to explore. THE FIELD is packed with detailed descriptions of some of the most exciting experiments recently conducted by leading researchers in the field of consciousness such as: Cleve Backster, Jacques Benveniste, William Braud, Bob Jahn, Edgar Mitchell, Fritz-Albert Popp, Hal Puthoff, Rupert Sheldrake, Russell Targ, Elisabeth Targ, and Charles Tart.
I give this book my highest recommendation.
(Cynthia Sue Larson has a degree in physics from UC Berkeley and is author of the book "AURA ADVANTAGE: How the Colors in Your Aura Can Help You Attain What You Desire & Attact Success")
 Your "gut" feelings may be more scientific than you thought! November 19, 2004
181 out of 192 found this review helpful
Lynne McTaggart boldly dives in where few dare to go... the murky, much debated realm between God and Science. In a thoroughly detailed and meticulously researched fashion, she lays open study upon study that point to the possibility of a universal energy source, the "Zero Point Field" as she cites it. This "force" operates on a quantum level of photon vibrations that precedes and supercedes the strict bio-chemical mentality of current science. This book challenges a lot of long held beliefs, including...
*Man is isolated from the world (People are indivisable from their environment)
*The brain is the seat of consciousness (Living consciousness is not an isolated entity)
*The human being is a survival machine powered by genetic coding (Cells and DNA communicate through frequencies)
Perhaps one of the most profound and summarizing statements is McTaggart's assertion (based on volumous research) that...
"A substructure underpins the universe that is essentially a recording medium of everything, providing a means for everything to communicate with everything else."
If taken for what it is, the book amounts to the peaceful overthrow of many long held scientific beliefs and models, and establishes a framework that accomodates both science and spirituality. A good read.
 New age "metaphysics" masquerading as science August 15, 2002
99 out of 143 found this review helpful
Nothing new here; another in the long list of "investigators" selectively presenting the suspect experimental results of a fringe minority of "researchers". A broad and thorough review of the current scientific literature shows McTaggart's conclusions to be greatly exaggerated at the least. As an advocate of rigorous and methodologically sound paranormal research, I find such sloppy "X-files journalism" a disservice to the valid invesigation of same. Rather, I reccomend Radin's The Concious Universe as a worthwhile alternative for the serious reader.
 Was "Star Wars" on to something? January 3, 2003
84 out of 99 found this review helpful
Lynne McTaggart has opened up a hugely interesting topic, the question of a "life force". Is "God" perhaps our name for a unifying field of energy that shapes our existence? Are psychic phenomena such as telepathy, pre-cognition, and ESP simply vibrations in the fabric of the universe? Fascinating questions. She has done a tremendous amount of research well documented in the index. I was excited to read this book; I hoped to learn what modern science has discovered about this concept. Much of the book is pertinent to the scientific exploration of this topic, however I was disappointed with the inclusion of so much pseudo-science. She dismisses the work of skeptics much to easily and is too quick to accept minor deviations in case studies as significant. Those with an interest in the topic will enjoy reading the book, but unfortunately it can't be taken too seriously.
An impressive description of paranormal effects March 7, 2005
66 out of 73 found this review helpful
This is probably the most complete and readable description of all the paranormal research that has taken place both in this country and abroad.
McTaggart describes research and documented evidence of the apparent telepathic and telekinetic powers of the brain as well as its ability to affect the health status both of the individual and of others. She relates experiments that presumably prove that even chickens and rabbits have such powers. She mentions some of the (mostly secret) experiments in remote viewing carried out by our government during the Cold War. McTaggart describes experiments in homeopathic medicine, where the curing substance is diluted to such an extent that it is there only as a memory, and yet still remains potent.
Such information, of course, has appeared in other books. McTaggart, however, goes on to point out that the classical idea that events are not influenced by the observer does not hold in quantum physics dealing with electrons and sub-particles. She proceeds to describe at great length the Random Effects Generator, essentially a computerized random number generator, and how it is affected by conscious and unconscious wishes of nearby, and even remote, observers. A large amount of information that she describes is based on results obtained through such machines.
So far, the description deals with presumably real experimental observations. Where the book takes a giant leap, however, is in its identification of what enables these effects: the Zero Point Energy Field. The basic principle in Heisenberg's and Bohr's quantum theory is that sub-atomic particles don't exist until they are observed. The entire Creation Theory of our modern physicists is based on the idea that sub-atomic particles can continuously jump into existence and then disappear, as long as both operations take place in less time that the Planck period (10exp-43 seconds) since we cannot observe anything within such a small time interval. These continuous particle appearances and disappearances are described by a field which McTaggart postulates that we have the ability to affect. This field presumably involves huge quantities of energy that could become accessible if only we only knew how. (Interestingly, she does not question the source of such a huge amount of energy in our universe.)
The final conclusion is that everything is interrelated, and everything consists of energy vibrations. Everything is one, so it is little wonder that we can affect our environment with our conscious or unconscious thoughts. Personally I agree with this final statement, but there is no proof that McTaggart's postulated Zero Point Energy Field is the real enabling mechanism. Instead, it could easily be the recently postulated vibrating energy strings, as claimed by Lewis Tarter in his God Theory, or some other mechanism not yet identified. In any case, however, the existence of such an effect can have tremendous theological implications. I definitely recommend this book.
(The writer is the author of Christianity without Fairy Tales: When Science and Religion Merge.)
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