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BEYOND THE PHYSICAL
A Synthesis of Science and OccultismIn Light of Fractals, Chaos and Quantum Theory
 by Donald J. DeGracia, Ph.D.About 170,000 wordsCopyright 2000. All rights reserved world wide.
 
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Preface by Robert Butts.................................................................................................................................................7Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................8SECTION ONE: Background Information...................................................................................................................10Chapter 1. Preliminary Remarks About History..........................................................................................................11Chapter 2. The Four Great Classes Of Knowledge......................................................................................................15Chapter 3. A Survey Of Contemporary Science...........................................................................................................243.1 The "Hard" And The "Soft" Sciences.....................................................................................................................293.2 Chaos, Fractals and Quantum Theory....................................................................................................................33Chapter 4. A Survey of Contemporary Occultism.......................................................................................................44Chapter 5. The Rationalization Of The Occult.............................................................................................................535.1 Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater.........................................................................................................................545.2 Dane Rudhyar........................................................................................................................................................645.3 Seth.........................................................................................................................................................................71Chapter 6. Science Meets Occultism:...........................................................................................................................85Scientific Authors Who Have Utilized Modern Occultism...........................................................................................856.1 Chakra Research.....................................................................................................................................................906.1.1 Kunz and Karagulla; Human Energy Fields........................................................................................................946.1.2 Hiroshi Motoyama.............................................................................................................................................966.2 Other Examples Of Scientists Using Occult Ideas.................................................................................................1016.2.1 Landscheidt's Approach to Astronomical Forecasting.......................................................................................1026.2.2 Robert Monroe...................................................................................................................................................1026.2.3 The Quest For Life In Outer Space....................................................................................................................1046.2.4 Phillips and Occult Chemistry...........................................................................................................................105Color Plates....................................................................................................................................................................118SECTION TWO: A Scientific Interpretation Of Occultism.........................................................................................129Chapter 7. Occult Means Of Perception......................................................................................................................130Chapter 8. What's In A Name?.....................................................................................................................................142Chapter 9. Just What Do We Mean By A Science Of Psychology?............................................................................148Chapter 10. The Subtleties Of Human Behavior..........................................................................................................15610.1 The Gestalt Nature Of The Mind.......................................................................................................................15610.2 What is the Ego?..................................................................................................................................................162Chapter 11. The Psychological Value Of Quantum Physics.......................................................................................17611.1 Epilogue: Quantum Mechanics As Applies To Macroscopic Experience............................................................194Chapter 12. A Synthesis of Science and Occultism in Light of Modern Neurosciences.............................................198Chapter 13. Biological Perceptions...............................................................................................................................21713.1 Direct Perceptions of Physiologic Structures......................................................................................................22013.2 Causes and Explanations of Biological Perceptions.............................................................................................23113.2.1 A Neurological Mechanism For Micro Psi........................................................................................................23513.2.2 Correlating the Content of the Hallucinations with Known Science..................................................................24113.2.3 The Holographic Color Field: Astral Plane/Color Language?............................................................................24713.3 The Importance of Significance in Interpreting "Hallucinations"..........................................................................24913.4 An Apology Of Sorts...........................................................................................................................................250Chapter 14. A New Concept Of Motion......................................................................................................................25714.1 Disparities Between Science and Occultism........................................................................................................25814.2 A Synthesis Of Science And Occultism...............................................................................................................26314.3 Nonphysical Physics...........................................................................................................................................26414.4 Nonphysical Geometry.......................................................................................................................................26814.5 Ecological Quantum Psychosociology................................................................................................................277SECTION THREE: Putting It All In Perspective........................................................................................................293Chapter 15. Occult Morality........................................................................................................................................294Chapter 16. Intellectual Pretension...............................................................................................................................304Chapter 17. Comments On A Great Idea......................................................................................................................309Chapter 18. Words and Experience...............................................................................................................................314
 
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Chapter 19. The Ultimate Meaning of Things:Discourse on the Uses of Music.........................................................318Chapter 20. Conclusion: What's Going On Here?........................................................................................................321BIBLIOGRAPHY..........................................................................................................................................................323Index...............................................................................................................................................................................331
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