Talbot, M: Holographic Universe : Talbot, Michael by Michael Talbot

Talbot, M: Holographic Universe : Talbot, Michael Reviews

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  V.T.

  This was my first book ever that I’ve read on the matter. It is surely a fantastic read, although it is not recent and is from the 1996. However, it was not an easy read sometimes and not due to the terminology used but so due to the fact that quite often the author overstretches his statements and full them up with unnecessary fluff. This bothered me as there were quite a lot of repetitions that I had to skip through. Sometimes the author is being controversial: for example, he states that he hasn’t seen any materialisations of objects himself but rather their effects afterwards. However, the next paragraph starts with him stating and giving an example of exactly the opposite. This in turn is making the reader confused. Another thing: some examples that he uses in the book are quite well, they are not giving you a scientific vibe but rather a “make it a top seller Hollywood style” type of a vibe. I don’t like this approach much. I would have rather the author kept it simpler without trying to “decorate” his examples with pretty words and over exaggerations (and repetitions!).The chapters structure in the book is also really chaotic and the author seems to be jumping from one point to the next without a smooth flow.Another thing, we are in 2018 now so it is quite outdated and should perhaps not be the first choice of readers but something timely relevant that is out there.Don’t get me wrong, it is a great read but drawbacks that I mentioned above are a lot and doesn’t deserve 5 stars.
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  goodreads Customer

  Wow where to start?This was the first book I had read in years Talbot merely puts together such a wide range of arguments for the dynamics of the quantum that you really do start to see the bigger picture that this conscious reality is so much than we can comprehend.One criticism I would have in relation to this book is that the chapter where Miracles throughout this chapter you did feel like it could have been condensed rather than a sequence of repetition through various publications Talbot will dramatically incorporate a new idea such as the concept of UFOs & you’ll suddenly find yourself being drawn back in for another 30 pages, struggling to put the book down.Talbot is very clever in his format, a wide range of religious teachings, spiritual measures & informative information from transcripts of Monks & diverse cultures is all registered in this book & the way he tells it, you just can’t help put think perhaps they all hold some truth to one degree or another?Talbot too, indeed talks about components such as the Paranormal, entities, near death experiences, out of body experiences, meditation, hypnosis, what dreams could be & studies conducted with the assertion of what LSD can influenceall these findings are very breath taking but I would be naive to reveal any than this.This is a must read book!I was very sad to discover upon finishing this book, Talbot actually passed away many years ago. However, his writings will certainly live on, enlightening us all into what this deep plane of consciousness could be? How much of reality we really don’t know & how much is out there!I will be sure to read another one of his books in the future.Rest in peace Micheal. A true inspiration.
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  M. Fearne

  I have had so many copies of this book over the years since it was first published and have been soft enough to pass them on to interested friends and colleagues. I cannot describe this book adequately it really is the key to the door of understanding life, the Universe and everything. Michael Talbot writes in a constructive yet simple to understand method and even though I have to backtrack over a page on occasion (yes, even now when I have read it several times), there is just so much to take in it really is mind blowing. Talbot explains the origins of Bohm (a student of Einstein) and Pribram research into Cosmic Consciousness via Quantum Science. They show and prove, beyond doubt, how everything is so interconnected that we are living in a virtual hologram. I have grown up with this book and I can measure the change of the scientific attitudes from poo poo to acceptance over the years and the Cerne Hydron Collider has had a lot to do with it too. For those who seek enlightenment; not for mushrooms!
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  Sofagirl

  I have so much to be grateful for thanks to Michael Talbot really opening my eyesI have since recommended this book to everyone I knowAlso watch the videos on YouTube under Thinking Allowed series with Jeffrey MishloveSuch a brilliant writer and thinkerIt's such a shame his life was cut short I can only imagine what other great revelations he would have next come up withBuy it you won't regret it and you're life will never be the same again
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  TC

  The most notable effort of the late Michael Talbot, the Holographic Universe is an interesting read based around a premise which is still debated amongst the scientific community today. This is definitely food for thought and a book which, if you have no familiarity with the subject, will force you to stop and look at life under a different light. Talbot draws from concepts of individuals such as Bohm and Grof to present his own vision of what the nature of the universe might actually be, and he tries to take you by the hand the whole way. Keep in mind however, this might be a difficult reading exercise for the hardcore skeptic, as Talbot also draws heavily from his own subjective experience in doing so, which sometimes can feel, at best, a scientific stretch.All in all though, this is an intriguing mixture between science and a spiritual philosophy of sorts which easily stands the test of time.