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Summary: Evolution and You
Review: Its almost funny to read the couple of reviewers below that give this book poor reviews. Because anyone who reads and UNDERSTANDS this book on even a moderate level will take away a model of psychology that digs to the very root of human sociobilogical behavior and its evolutionary process. This level of understanding is incredibly useful in a persons personal growth, interaction with fellow humans, and recognizing and defining your role in this fast evolving society. However, in all fairness to the above mentioned reviewers, much of what Wilson attempts to convey, especially in the second half of the book, may require the experiential capacity of the reviewer to be able to really comprehend, on some level, the functions of consciousness that Wilson is describing. If these reviewers experience resides solely within the confines of the first half of the book then the descriptions that Wilson gives of our evolving consciousness may seem like pure abstraction. However, there is nothing wrong with accepting Wilsons model as theory, the other reviewers, however, choose to throw it away. However, ANYONE who is interested in recognizing and learning about the true nature and potential of the human mind should read this book. Just keep an open mind to the existance of the forms of consciousness that Wilson describes, even if you have YET to experience them for yourself. Chances are that you will begin to experience the potential of your consciousness that Wilson describes at some point in your life; many of you have already. This book will help you give form (assign a model) to your past experience or help you to comprehend the experience when it does occur.
Wilson does an excellent job in conveying somewhat dense material in a very engaging and entertaining style of writing. However, you will be best served to read this book slowly and absorb every sentence rather than reading through it at a constant clip. You will gain much more this way. Much of the material requires that you stop and think about how this or that statement applies to your own experience and worldview. Even then, you could reread this book as soon as you finish it and take away much material that you had not the first time. This book is a fun and rewarding read.
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Summary: Quarters, quarters, everywhere!
Review: I read the previous reviews and LAUGHED! I too found quarters EVERYWHERE. So I did the exercise with dollar bills. I found a rolled up dollar 2 days later in front of a 7-11. This book is a structured assault on presuppositions and those beliefs we didn't know we had. I think it was RAW who said, "Beliefs are the death of thinking." Now I know what he meant. This book will free your mind, but you won't understand the way I mean it until you read the book, then you'll think back and say, "Oh, THAT'S what that guy meant!" Plus, Wilson is funny and the book makes for good reading.
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Summary: What the thinker thinks....the prover proves.....
Review: The grandfather of all secret teaching writers! (if you call them secrets of course!)
This book is totally awesome! One of my most favorite books I have ever read. This book has a lot to do with the human psychology and rethinking how we precieve are world. Explains how we are victims are own minds. How our enviroments and cultures "creates lenses in how we view reality and others" How to break those barries within are selves. Prometheus is written very well. Prometheus is a joy to read and funny, but serious at the same time! The book has a bunch of exercises at the end of each chapter that are fun to experiment with. Explains wide rage of secret teachings of the occult also...all in one book..!
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Summary: If I could talk anyone into reading any one book,this is it!
Review: This book has changed my life. It's one of the most influencial books that I've read. It sums up and explains the most profound thinkers, philosophies, and mind opening, soul freeing ideas in very simple and practical ways. It can lead you to many things if you explore what's offered. I believe it would change the world if everyone read it, and considered it seriously, and it's fun to read! Open your mind, read the book, do the work, and be free.
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Summary: I dunno 'bout you, but I still haven't found any quarters !!
Review: I better keep this short so you wouldn't get the false idea that you might not have to read this book if you get a thorough synopsis of it. (hehehe) The author states that this book is about unleashing our full stature. His book delves into the tunnel vision of our brains for the most part. That is, it explores the tunnels of reality which we create, kind of like the book I just read 'masks of the universe', yet Prometheus Rising explores them much deeper and makes it very interesting, makes you really think, and makes you laugh alot at the same time with alot of satirical comic relief factors. His model of pyschology is that of Timothy Leary, where our behaviour and thought emerges from the activity of eight neurological circuits. Therein the mindsets of rationalists, mystics, and yogis just to name a few are probed. There is alot to do with our evolution and survival as well and the 'negentropy' which characterizes our evolution. Last but not least every chapters completes itself with a list of several comprehension exercises that give you a bona fide feel for "tunnel vision." I recommend this to, basically anyone--but especially those with a keen interest in Jungian pyschology, mind control, mysticism, evolution, and to a lesser degree drugs and occultism. Side note: Wilson did happen to make a few false predictions in his own reality tunnel, thinking that by our time (this was written in the 80s) we would have mastered the techniques of immortality.
Enjoy!!!
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Summary: Who Are You Anyway?
Review: This is one of those books you read and your life changes and leaves you wondering why you were so blind before. Prometheus Rising starts out strong, instead of filling you up with personal propaganda he just states ideas and lets the reader decide if they like them or not. The basic idea is what you think, is what you prove to yourself. Towards the ending of the book I felt that Wilson got too caught up in his own ideas and strayed of his initial paradigm. However he brings out so many points about realizing who you are and how you perceive your life that it makes Prometheus Rising a valuable companion. Another tweak this book has is the exercises at the end in order to bring forth realization. Instead of the usual self-help "exercises" of look at the mirror and keep saying "I will succeed" for five hours, Wilson just poses questions and ideas to think about, analyze and experiment with. I consider this book a Self Help/Occult book. If you are looking for a way to realize who you are and improve your life and your understanding of your self-created universe buy this book. If you are a chaos magician this book will give you the power to shift within paradigms and know why you work the way you do. Assume nothing.
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Summary: The essential owner's manual for the brain
Review: "Prometheus Rising" is the second essential piece of reading in the Wilson opus, after the "Illuminatus!" trilogy and, if you read no more of his work, this book will tell you all you need to know. Where "Illuminatus!" is a version of his philosophy disguised as a novel, "Prometheus" is the distillation of model agnosticism in plain old black and white. Given with humor and wit, this is one book that will shake you right out of your preconceptions and get you looking at everything in very different ways. And, as another reviewer mentioned, you WILL find lots of quarters, making this one purchase that's essentially free. Think we're kidding? Read the book, and you'll learn otherwise...
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Summary: Fatalists beware!
Review: The underground accolades I had caught about this book made it imperitive that I read, so I went out of my way to find a copy. Was it worth it?
Mostly. For someone with as little experience with cognitive neuropsychology as I, this book was certainly enlightening and intriguing. And I will say that Wilson makes a lot of good points. Unfortunately, I think he loses me in the latter half of the book. Those who read this book will most likely find the first four 'neuro-circuit' theories likely, or at least allegorical to whatever the yet-to-be-pinned down truth of the matter is. But some of the later chapters become a bit tough to swallow. Wilson's optimism is applaudable, and his explanation of the subjectivity of said optimism confers an adequete explanation of his more extra-ordinary views. Even still, some of Wilson's ideas jump some mightly large rational gaps, and seem correct only in the context of the book, not reality. But the book has changed the way I think of personality, and it will most likely do that for you as well. As 'self-help' goes, one will most likely need a bit more of Wilson's work to become what they want (if they agree with Wilson) but this is a great plank from which to dive in.
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Summary: Bull
Review: First off, I have ALL of RAWilson's major books. They were entertaining to read and pretty interesting, but if you think this book, or any other of his books are filled with the ANSWERS you've been seeking, you're an easy person to lead. Seriously. In theory, and especially riddled with the William Burroughs-esque cut-and-paste style of Discordianism (complete with idiotic childlike illustrations on every other page), all these ideas sound quite brilliant and possibly very likely! However, in practice, it all shows itself to be the nonsense it is. (...I still haven't found any quarters, for one thing!) As Wilson says in this book: "What the thinker thinks, the prover proves." You can prove ANYTHING (to yourself ) and that's the foundation of this book... and when you start off with a premise like that, you know you're in trouble.
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Summary: Prometheus Rising
Review: A great look at how and why we should expand our "reality tunnels." Funny and extremely witty.
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