The Great Field: Soul at Play in the Conscious Universe [Paperback]

John James (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2007

Science has proven that vast domains of energy exist within the material world of our senses. In this book, therapeutic experience is combined with scientific evidence to create a general theory of how this Great Field is the foundation of everything in the universe-including the personal energy we call soul.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"The soul is one of the most venerable, enduring images of spiritual traditions worldwide. In The Great Field, John James brings new information to this ancient concept, and in so doing helps bridge the worlds of modern science and spirituality, which is one of the most urgent tasks of our time." -- Larry Dossey, MD, bestselling author of The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things

"The Great Field is a book and topic whose time has come. We need to explore the nature of life in a way that has never been done before. It is time to experience and accept what we cannot explain. Read on and open your mind to the true nature of life and its mystery. Outer space cannot tell us what exists within us and our inner space and the true nature of The Great Field we are part of and exist within." -- Bernie Siegel, MD, bestselling author of Love, Medicine & Miracles

"The Great Field brings together fascinating and accurate scientific evidence on the power of our souls - in a way that is refreshing, new and vital. A very, very exciting and uplifting book, it gets to the very heart of health and healing." -- Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom

About the Author

John James, PhD., University of New South Wales, 1988. He works actively in the field of Transpersonal Psychology and has lectured in Oxford, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Princeton, and Berkeley. He uses personal development and therapeutic training to develop workshops and professional curricula. He founded the Broomlea Center, accredited in 1989 and The Crucible Center in 1996.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Energy Psychology Press (November 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1604150157
• ISBN-13: 978-1604150155
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. John James is an Australian architect, builder, farmer, transpersonal therapist and medieval historian with a passion for discovery. For 30 years he has been searching to understand the workings of the human psyche, and for the origins of the Gothic style. In the latter pursuit he became a world authority on Chartres cathedral, and is currently producing a nine-volume thesaurus on early gothic in France. He has received many awards for this. In therapy he founded the Crucible Centre in the mountains west of Sydney described in his book "The Great Field."

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing and satisfying, May 28, 2008

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Dr Robin Kelly "author The Human Antenna"" (Auckland, NZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Field: Soul at Play in the Conscious Universe (Paperback)

The Great Field is an absorbing read. It is both a scholarly and an approachable account of the field from which we all manifest, and to which we all vitally contribute. John James's knowledge base is vast, and this is a book that must first be read from cover to cover, then 'dipped into' at regular intervals. A lovely, healing book from a modest and wise man.

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I know what my soul needs, October 29, 2007

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Nancy Q (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Field: Soul at Play in the Conscious Universe (Paperback)

I have struggled with religious views on soul because they dont feel right, they dont fit my experiences and my dreams.
John James has shown me how soul has been in my life always, how she can suffuse my life with fullness and beauty. Having read this I no longer feel there is something wrong with my spirituality, that has to be fixed so my soul can go to heaven.
There is nowhere for my soul to go to, it is already there. I only have to meet it.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Cosmic Beacon, August 10, 2009

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Julie Clayton "Julie Clayton ~New Consciousne... (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Field: Soul at Play in the Conscious Universe (Paperback)

The Great Field is an evolutionary story about the place of the human soul within a vast, energetic universe. Far from being new, it is a perpetual story that we already know, but one that continually evolves as consciousness changes and the human story unfolds.

Author John James, PhD, presents an absorbing investigation into a unified theory: the Great Field. He describes it as a limitless field of energy from which everything has been created and within which everything exists: "It is an information-rich cosmos without space nor time that explains how homeopathy and holographs are possible, how cells send signals to every part of the body with no lag in time, and how the heart and the brain can act as one." As a transpersonal psychotherapist (and he uses the label in its broadest sense), James' intention is to explore the power of the personal field of energy we call "soul," within this immense domain.

Like an architect, James begins by drafting a blueprint of spiritual wisdom and leading edge science, building a conceptual foundation for understanding what constitutes the Great Field. He does not argue for its existence, reminding us that "scientific experiments have [already] demonstrated that a universe of energy exists within the material world of our senses." Instead, he frames the soul and psyche within this design and examines how the consistent vibrations of the Great Field model the basis for developing internal (soul/psyche) coherence.

In the latter half of the book the author draws from twenty years of therapeutic practice to describe his experiences of working with clients within this paradigm: therapy becomes "transformation," and healing occurs in the deeper fields of vibration that form our psyche. Accepting and experiencing what lives beyond the physical senses can "help to clarify all creation and give meaning to the conflicts that so damages our species," James optimistically concludes. Equally provocative, he proposes that understanding the psyche also works in reverse--providing a basis for determining how the Universe works.

This is a visionary book that pioneers a promising wave of conscious evolution--cresting into a "cohering reality," where soul and psyche are harmoniously nested within a constant universal field. It is, as we say, an idea whose time has come. And for the conscious voyager The Great Field is a cosmic beacon, beckoning us onward to explore the boundless reaches of human potential.