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Supernature (Coronet Books)

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A lot of stuff in this book will make you want to read it over again, thinking "really?" Interestingly, quite a bit of it is based in fact, while the speculation of the author, while not scientific or proving anything, adds to the sense of what this book is about: there is more that we don't know in science than we do know.

Books like these are important to keep "main stream" scientists honest, and while the author may be ridiculed, it's unwarranted unless proven false. Last I checked, you can't prove a negative... so perhaps someday we can explain what other scientists say is impossible. Because today, there are simply too many topics in science that we can't explain (and our best guesses are pretty poorly defined)... This book delves into what hasn't been explained, but unfortunately, the desire to know the answers of the authors questions is a bit frustrating, because nobody knows (yet.)

This is a book that may get one thinking of just how much we know of nature's wonders.
As the book's author Lyall Watson states: "Between nature and the supernatural are a host of happenings that I choose to describe as Supernature".
Within the book you will hear of such things as circadian rythms; the effects of the sun, moon and planets on the lives of various lifeforms, including humans; the scientific facts behind astrology; mysterious properties of Egypt's pyramids; psychic powers such as psychokinesis, telepathy, and "eyeless sight"; how the mind can physically influence the body; and much, much more.
I found the book to be packed with intriguing facts. I was particularly intrigued by Watson's brief suggestion that evolution was influenced "by a pattern of information that lies half hidden in the cosmic chaos".

Overall, Supernature was a good read, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in life's mysteries.

What can I say, as always Lyall Watson is a great read. My favorite author on nature and Her ways.

I concur with the other skeptical reviewers. As with most of Lyall Watson's work, wherever there is undisputed evidence of a strange phenomenon, there is nothing paranormal going on; where paranormal claims are made, there is no good evidence. Supernature is mostly a catalogue of unsupported speculation from cover to cover. Space here doesn't allow me to go into details, but I've written a more considered review at:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/redcrow/CTOMBS/Articles/Supermix.htm