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Nothing in This Book Is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are

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I felt really compelled to write a review for this book, being that it has helped me so much and will continue to help anyone willing to read it. It changed me so much in fact that I find it hard to begin this review. One of the major things that stands out about it is it's factual approach to Christ. At the time that I read it, I did not even believe in God, but I believe that the staightforward manner in which this book was written had a lot to do with changing that. It is not written from a religious perspective. That in itself was VERY refreshing. Yet to the author it is common knowledge that God exists as well as His Son Jesus. Though these topics aren't addressed in the typical way, (i.e. preaching and sermonizing) I really began to understand how a God could very well exist and yet be tied into everything I've ever believed (aliens, reincarnation, immortality). What's sad is that the Church today see's many of these things as "New Age", the very reason I hail this book. Anyone interested in finding out the truth about the universe in which we live or the true nature of our souls will not be dissappointed with it. I especially recommend this book to any Christian who holds beliefs that are labeled New Age or are just plain seeking. Like I said, it is not written from a religious perspective, is a very easy read. Thank you to the powers that be for letting me write this review.

I liked the book, I like all his books. My question is to all those who wrote such hate filled angry reviews. Why did you react so strongly to his ideas? I am a person of science and I liked some of his ideas. I did not notice any response to his ideas other than they hated them. I find that a very knee jerk response without actural data of why they found his ideas so harsh. Maybe some of the ideas stated were very uncomfortable for how they have been living their own lives.. I enjoy his ideas and find they add a new way of my looking at the problems in science with a new eye and open view.. I think this book is helpful to all for many different reasons. If it makes you angry it is obvioulsy the message of its content and the condition of your own spirit and life...

The only thing wrong with this book is that it takes itself seriously. It could be a hilarious fantasy extravaganza on the order of "The Illuminatus Trilogy" if only it weren't trying to convince us that it's real. It reminds me of the shrink in "The Terminator," who comments that Kyle Reese's psychotic delusion is brilliant because it doesn't require a shred of proof. Same here: The reason our archaeologists can't find evidence of the 500 million years of advanced civilizations on Earth is because they all occurred on a higher dimension. Dolphins and whales are much smarter than we are, but it doesn't seem so because "advanced beings create everything they need internally." Drunvalo Melchizedek, the book's putative hero, is ten billion years old and came from the center of the galaxy to help us, but he doesn't look it because he's "borrowing" the body of an ordinary human. What's more he doesn't even remember any of that because to retain memories of the thirteenth dimension while in the third "would be just too painful." Our sun is currently undergoing a period of intense solar flares that are engulfing the Earth, but we're not aware of it because a group of benevolent aliens from Sirius B constructed a holographic grid around the entire planet so we would think life was going on as normal, until "we could get to where we could handle a wall of flame."

Like I said, this is great stuff. I'm surprised no one's made a movie about this; it would be a blockbuster. The closest I've seen is the movie "Stargate," in which we learn that the ancient Egyptian gods were actually aliens who created humans as a genetically-engineered slave race to work their mines. (That one's in this book too.)

Interspersed with these fantastic chapters are boring sets of instructions on how to breathe so that you can inhale psychic energy or "prana" along with your oxygen; and a treatise on "sacred geometry." What makes the geometry useless is that Frissell claims the sacred geometry is "the morphogenic structure behind reality itself," but discusses it through the use of metaphors and vague references to familiar mathematic terminology. Geometry, of course, is a very specific discipline, but Frissell avoids specificity, saying instead things like "Life doesn't know how to deal with something that has no beginning because there is nowhere to start. So this sequence, which has become known as the Fibonacci Sequence, is life's solution to that problem."

The flaw in Frissell's "brilliant delusion" is that he starts making predictions about the future, which is always risky for psychotic nuts. By the end of the century (that's the 20th century, by the way -- this book was written in 1994), the Earth as we know it will have disappeared and most of us will have successfully transcended to the fourth dimension, where we'll live in the harmony of christ-consciousness and understand everything. This transcendence was evidently meant to be a conscious one, implying that it probably couldn't occur without our realizing it. Now it's 2003 and I think it's time for a sequel explaining what went wrong with this plan.

On the other hand, if you're adrift in the world, if you've accomplished nothing and done nothing practical with your life and you're getting on in years, isn't it comforting to believe that very soon none of it will matter anymore, because you'll ascend to a higher plane of consciousness and be fully invested with your cosmic destiny as an immortal master whose purpose is to save the universe? At the very least, it means I don't have to worry about not having any retirement savings.

I'd like to thank Bob for being the first person to get me motivated to attempt to understand the mysteries of the universe. This book is riddled with paradox, truths and untruths. I cannot tell you which bits are what, simply because your interpretation is different to mine. I believe this is what Bob was trying to do with this book.

If you are to take this book and analyze it, you will more than likely find it a travesty to literature. Bobs ideas and views have no backing what-so-ever. He references things that a few other people are accredited to; the book doesn't really flow. Or even have an easily visible purpose.

Open your mind. Take this book as it feels. "Nothing in this book is true". Can you imagine yourself living in a multiple dimensional reality? Alien existence? Just because we can't prove these facts as `truth', doesn't mean that they are impossible. I urge you to disprove alien life.

The topics that Bob raises, for me, sparked something inside of me. I feel more alive now than ever. I'm reading so much about everything. I want more. Before reading this book I read pretty much nothing. Read it to be inspired, get yourself contemplating possibilities, if nothing else.

I realize that Bob Frissell refers to all the information that Drunvalo Melchizedek teaches in his Flower of Life books, but Bob Frissell is the better writer. The information is easy to follow and doesn't jump around. My issue with Drunvalo's book is that he will mention something in a paragraph and then the very next line says he's not going to get into that topic right now but he will come back to it later. It just doesn't flow. I appreciate the work that both of these men do, but if you really want to understand the teachings I would recommend starting with the Frissell books.

...of the title I am talking about, nothing in this book is true, or, should I say, nothing in this book can be supported by evidence or reason, so it might be true, but there is no proof.

I really liked the part where he tried to describe life as existing on a certain "wavelength" and that other things in other dimensions may exist on the same wavelength, but it vibrates at a different "angle". This makes no sense at all. Waves exist and they exist the same at whatever angle they are (If you visualize them that way) and they are not changed.

Really, there are a few parts that have some stories that are interesting on a weird belief and weird theology level, but he totally takes himself seriously. It is funny. He talks about this billion year old person that took human form and is his teacher. How does this idiot tell the difference between a billion year old person and a raving tweaker that lives under a bridge?

Overall, it is kind of an interesting read, but it is sad that people just eat this up as gospel. It is sad that this guy cannot cite an actual shred or reality and in fact, there are points in his story of us being gods and Atlantians and all that bear a resemblance to the psycho ramblings of Scientologists. Watch out Xenu, the new-age, brainwashed freaks are coming for you!

To most people this book would come across as absurd, and to others it would become a bible. I really think though, that one should approach this middle-of-the-road style, perhaps leaning toward the former.
The cartoonish way this book is written and the outlandish claims it makes sem to discredit it at face value, but there is a small snack for thought buried somewhere inside it, and I think it's a helpful book if one is trying to gain a wide perspective about the various strains of esoterica, including the slightly paranoid, fantastic ones .
The book exagerrates details which can be picked up in more reputable titles, and as such it's not complete rubbish. When I read it, at first I was drawn deep into it's little conspiracy matrix and actually wondered why agents of the illuminati weren't swooping down upon me to confiscate it and have me curb-stomped. Then disbelief and dissapointment set in, but months later one usually finds a string of phrase or paragraph of information somewhere that validates a bit of the book, and that's where its worth lies. Again I say a bit of the book, because believed completely this series could turn one into a lunatic. My advice is to find a bookstore that carries it, and read the whole thing there, or pick it up used. Just don't shell out fifteen bucks, and don't expect miracles.

Aside from the personal impact this book (and the sequel) had upon me I can say this: No matter what religion or walk of life a person lives in, this book is the first step in the unlocking and discovery of the secrets and questions we all ask at one point in our lives. If anyone is searching for the answers or some kind of explanation of the things of this world that confound or confuse, this book hold the answers. Bob Frissel presents the information with the utmost relevancy and unjudgemental attitude. He condemns nothing and no one. Never have I heard a more clear explanation of the nature of... well, everything! Check out the continuation to this book by Bob Frissel: 'Something in This Book Is True.' It is a must if, after reading 'Nothing...' a person want's more.

This book was very interesting to me well before I even opened the cover. As I began to read the outlandish theories in the book, my mind seemed to open and receive never before thought of possibilities. It was a whirl-wind of "what if's?" and "Could that be possible's".

As I continued along, I began to feel like I was reading the Bible. But, only in the sense that I got lost in all the cosmic events and bizarre names and connections to the main plot. This lead to a disintegration in my level of interest. I have ALWAYS been open to wacky theories and metaphysical concepts, but this book got a little carried away with itself. In a sense, it takes itself WAY too seriously. What started as a fun, possible explanation for every theory and conspiracy ever, devolved into a maniacal raving, much like one would expect from the lips of the mentally unstable. And to make matters worse, I completely lost interest.

It may seem like I'm only bashing the book. However, consider this. If you start eating a meal, a delicious meal, and half way through you realize you've had WAY too much of it, do you not later tell your friends that lunch was just OK? I'm only doing the same. The book was really interesting, but too full of itself to hold my interest.

I really enjoyed this book. How shall I describe it? It's a guide book for those delving into a new sense of spirituality, particularly those that have already read a good amount of new age material and are familiar with such "strange" concepts as alien agendas, immortality, sacred geometry, etc. Frissell doesn't try to explain it all or ultimately prove anything, rather he jumbles his own experiences and accumulated knowledge into a book. He has a sense of humor about the subject as well. It matters not if you believe anything he has to say, just that you bring with you an open mind willing to accept the possibility that these things are true. Read with your heart, not just your mind. I wouldn't suggest this book for anyone looking for hardcore scientific knowledge on the subject of extraterrestrials. However, if you're feeling a little lost and willing to try something new, or maybe in need of a little support or guidance, give this book a go :)