I picked this book up at Robert's used book store over a year ago. For those who aren't familiar, it is the largest used book store on the Oregon Coast and I highly recommend checking it out if you are ever in Lincoln City. I have been going there since I was a kid.
So I just started reading this book. It was published in 1959. I love old books. What bugs me the most about the internet and e-books is they never seem permanent or real. And they have no smell to them! Also, there is so much information contained in old books that you just can't find online. I also enjoy holding a book in my hand and reading it. Needless to say, I don't own an e-reader or tablet of any kind. I have enough books on my shelves to keep me busy for a while anyway.
Anyway, back to the title of this post: Are you a skeptic? Do you believe you know what is possible and what isn't? Of course to some extent most people will answer "yes" to this question. I think there is some merit to being skeptical, but not to the detriment of knowledge. When we are so certain of a truth we are not willing to even hear any other ideas or contradictions we stop learning.
I am mentioning this because in the first two chapters of this book the author, Harold, blames skepticism for continually holding back psychical research. He claims most scientists worried for their reputations if they came out in support of such "out there" ideas. Also, people who have had a "paranormal" experience historically are unlikely to talk about it for fear of being judged by others.
I believe the topic he was discussing in 1959 is just as relevant, if not more so today. With all of our advancements with technology and the extreme leaps humans have made externally in the last 150 years, we still do not have a true understanding of our minds. Science by its very definition excludes any understanding of the mind. As we all learned in school science can state something is true or false, possible or impossible based solely on observable, repeatable experiments.
But what if every aspect of our life, existence, or universe is not observable with our five senses, or repeatable? Can we know nothing of the intangible because scientific discourse finds itself at a loss?
Of course we can, and we do. Have you ever felt the presence of a past loved one either while dreaming or awake? Maybe you had a dream of something that came true, or you have seen or felt a ghost. Maybe you have a friend that texts you every time you are thinking about them, or your mom calls you right as you are grabbing your phone to call her. There are infinite scenarios. Whether you tell someone about your experience or not, it is real to you.
So I implore you to consider expanding your idea of what is possible. Everything you have experienced in your life and everything you will experience is already possible. Multiply that by the billions of souls on Earth, the billions that have passed and the billions yet to come; do you still believe you know what is possible and what isn't? Because I know I don't. But I am open-minded and do my best to never be skeptical of another person's experiences, for undoubtedly, those experiences are as real to them as yours are to you.
Lastly, we shouldn't be afraid to talk to each other about any strange, psychic, paranormal or blissful things we have experienced. As I talk to people about my own experiences I often find I am not alone, which is a good feeling.
Well that is all for tonight, I am going back to Exploring the Unseen World.
Marci
~With love
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