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2.0 out of 5 stars
Neither physics nor explanation, April 3, 2004
This review is from: The Universe and Multiple Reality: A Physical Explanation for Manifesting, Magick and Miracles (Paperback)
I bought the book beacause I was intrigued by the title and mislead by 5 stars from other reviewers. The concept of Mr. Franks is : our mind affects our environment (universe) and in a certain way is our universe. This is an interesting, though by no means new, concept. You might find interesting (philosophical) thoughts and questions in the book, but unfortunately the book fails to provide a physical - as promised in subtitle - explanation on the subject. Explanation, I think, must be based on a theory, but the book does not provide any theory at all (which is not surprising considering the size), just mentions some modern quantum physics concepts. The book consists of seven chapters (a few pages per chapter), each of them briefly discusses one postulate. Here some of the postulates: chapter 1:"Every conceivable energy state exists"; chapter 3: "All imagined energy states can be ordered"; chapter 6: "Each conscious being's trail through the lattice is unique to that being". Well, you got the picture. Where those postulates come from is not clear (of course, they do not come from anywhere - therefore they are postulates), and consequently the conclusions seem quite arbitrary. I'm asking myself why to bother to write a book if you can just postulate whatever you like right away. Further, I think, almost half of the book consists of citations of others. My impression is that, when abridged, it could be a suitable article for a newspaper or a magazine.
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I couldn't agree more..., April 4, 2004
This review is from: The Universe and Multiple Reality: A Physical Explanation for Manifesting, Magick and Miracles (Paperback)
I agree completely with the previous reviewer - postulates with no explanations - is what you will find in this short book, filled mainly with quotes from other authors & experts. I was also inclined to read the book since it received such a positive online rating. However, further inspection of the reader reviews show they are redundant, lacking real substance, and biased. Why else would a reader seek to criticize all other similar titles (ex. The Elegant Universe, The Theory of Everything and even Deutsch's great writing) with the same useless lingo of 'bunny fluff', 'puffery', etc. only to recommend this book in each? I am sorry, the only thing PUFFED up, are some of the reviews. As an intelligent reader and theorist who has studied parallel universes and quantum physics, I prefer a text that answers what it claims to, not a brief with quotes from authors, whom have ironically been bashed. I was left more confused than satisfied and asked myself "what IS the purpose of this book"? Although a bit disappointing, it remains a good read but is much better as an extensive editorial. I gave the author an extra star for creativity, intellect and excellence in writing but would have really preferred to read about his own perspectives/theories to offer an explanation to the postulates put forth in the book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting and Applicable, July 9, 2011
This review is from: The Universe and Multiple Reality: A Physical Explanation for Manifesting, Magick and Miracles (Paperback)
I have read it several times. It's a quick read. This book is honestly for someone who wants a better general idea of how to get from stasis to preferred outcomes in their life faster and more reliably. It is not for someone with a general interest in quantum physics who wants a layman friendly explanation of how things work. It's too short and general to give you what you're looking for and is not stand-alone information, so don't bother. If you're the former type reader, take the initial info you've learned and dial it in with the info in this book. With practice you'll start getting consistent preferred outcomes.
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