The Scientist: A Metaphysical Autobiography (Paperback)

~ Lilly (Author) "Among the billions of Beings created after the first Big Bang from the primordial Bomb, one took many Forms traveling through the creation of the..." (more)
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Tells the story of John Lilly's discoveries from his early experiments; mapping the brains of monkeys and communication with dolphins, to his experience with consciousness expanding drugs. The book includes an update on Lilly's work on human/dolphin communication and returning animals to the wild.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Ronin Publishing; 3rd edition (October 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914171720
• ISBN-13: 978-0914171720
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #750,461 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OF THE BOOKS/AUTHORS WHO MADE ME WHO I AM....., December 7, 2000

By	Scott Kruis (Henderson, NV USA) - See all my reviews

One of my four most influential authors, I first read of John in an Omni magazine and I do not remember what the story was about. Soon I was drawn to his books on dolphin research and I read every thing that he has written on them. He was the foremost pioneer and one of the best in dolphin research. One of his goals was to communicate with dolphins and he came pretty close but gave it up when he decided man was not ready for that knowledge. The movie "Day of the Dolphin" originates out of his dolphin research and showed how man has taken his research and knowledge, suppressed it to the public, and used it for power and political gain. One of the largest influences on me of the dolphin studies was my understanding that there were intelligent beings on earth either on par with or superior with humanity. Knowing and accepting this has been very influential in my life and how I have grown. I followed along on the rest of John's writings and learned from and was influenced by them as well. His books on spirituality and the world beyond our consciousness have lead me beyond many of the walls placed in front of my mind by our society. The movie "Altered States" originated from Lilly's book "The Center of the Cyclone" which was about his experiences with altered states of the mind. The presence of CCG's, or the Coincidence Control Group, that John met when out of his body has stayed with me since reading of them. For John was told by them that we have control of small scale coincidences but the CCG works with the large scale coincidences. His autobiography is a great overview of all that he has done and leaves me with awe and a desire to see and understand the world beyond what I have been taught.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Transrationality., May 8, 2000

By	d. Taylor Singletary (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This man knows a lot of stuff about the collective unconscious, human motivation, drugs, dolphins and the whatnot. He's important. Very important. Weird things happen when you read this. Watch for "coincincidences." They happen all the time.... This book investiagates those coincidences, and inclinations towards LSD and K... you might lose yourself, become one with the network...

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars for His Life and Work, March 6, 2002

By	KENNETH C. KENNEDY (Riverview, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After reading John Lilly's "The Scientist: A Metaphysical Autobiography," I have come to realize that drugs can indeed expand the mind. My own mind has expanded just by reading about John's far-out trips, and I didn't even need to take drugs myself! The danger in pursuing this course, however, is that the mind may expand so far past the current human consensus reality that those stuck in it will either find these ideals laughable or frightening. What is truly frightening though, is that no one can disprove the realities that John Lilly experienced while conducting his drug and sensory deprivation experiments.

I discovered John's work through an extraordinary coincidence... [When I decided to research him again twenty years later] I found that he had left our reality for good only a couple of weeks before.... Although I did not know the man personally, I will miss him dearly, and the world will feel the void left in his wake. Goodbye John, and good luck.