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Colin Wilson came to realize, through his own cathartic experiences, that all of us are in fact manifold personalities, that we each consist of a ladder or hierarchy of selves, and that the upper members may be called upon at will. He explains how these discoveries led him to the view that our integral multiple personalities are the explanation for a wide diversity of paranormal phenomena, from dowsing and demonic possession to precognition and spoon-bending. "Man's being is like a vast mansion, yet he seems to live in a single room in the basement."
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There is a sense that, although his published works must number over a hundred, Wilson is just writing the same book over and over again. But, as someone once said, 'Colin Wilson could make a telephone book an interesting read', it simply doesn't matter. Mysteries does feature the enduring Wilson theme of expanded consciousness and how to achieve it and what it means to have it to the individual and to humanity but along the way we are treated to a somewhat idiosyncratic but intriguing and intelligent view of the history of science and the search for the mysterious Faculty X. However, you soon realize, if you've also read more contemporary forays into the same or similar territory, how prescient some or even most of his writing was. This book covers some of the same ground as Capra's almost contemporaneous "The Tao of Physics" and pre-empts Lynn McTaggarts, "The Field" by a good twenty years! It could just possibly turn out to be one of the most important books of the late twentieth century.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Quite possibly one of the most important books of our time!
1 July 2007
Format:Paperback
There is a sense that, although his published works must number over a hundred, Wilson is just writing the same book over and over again. But, as someone once said, Colin Wilson could make a telephone book an interesting read, it simply doesn't matter. Mysteries does feature the enduring Wilson theme of expanded consciousness and how to achieve it and what it means to have it to the individual and to humanity but along the way we are treated to a somewhat idiosyncratic but intriguing and intelligent view of the history of science and the search for the mysterious Faculty X. However, you soon realize, if you've also read more contemporary forays into the same or similar territory, how prescient some or even most of his writing was. This book covers some of the same ground as Capra's almost contemporaneous "The Tao of Physics" and pre-empts Lynn McTaggarts, "The Field" by a good twenty years! It could just possibly be one of the most important books of the late twentieth century.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Enlightening, entertaining
12 Oct 1998
Format:Hardcover
If you are a paranormal buff, a student of para-psychology, or are simply curious as to what this strange science is all about, this is a must read. Mr. Wilson enlightens us as to the theories associated with almost every aspect of para-science. He explains in intricate detail various considerations as to how to interpret strange events, and gives us a thurough understanding of psychic phenomenon. Absolutely outstanding reading material. The finest I have ever found on the subject.
23 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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19 April 2004
Format:Hardcover
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