Traveling the Interstate of Consciousness: A Driver's Instruction Manual : Using Hemi-Sync to Access States of Non-Ordinary Reality

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Summary: Hard to penetrate
Review: Honestly, I was quite disappointed with this book, but that could be perhaps my expectations were set quite high, or I was expecting something else. The main difficulty for me with this book is that I feel the analogy with "real-life" automobile travel is taken a bit too far, so much so that too much mental energy is required to figure out what the author is trying to say.
I was also expecting the book to be more like a manual for the Gateway Experience tapes/CDs which the Monroe Institute never had, but this is not, though I admit this expectation could have been my fault, so I have not marked it down for this reason.

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Summary: Great Book on out -of- body travel
Review: I found the book very informative on describing out of body states of consciousness as put forth by The Monroe Institute. The author brings a personal, lighthearted touch to a very serious subject. I particularly enjoyed her weaving of Star Trek, Georges Gurdjieff, and P.D. Ouspensky, into the topic of out- of - body travel. I found this book very valuable in helping clarify the different states of consciousness connected with the other side. It was well done, lucid and had a light touch.

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Summary: Save your money
Review: I was extremely disappointed with this book. I was expecting a comprehensive "how-to" guide on how to get the best from Hemi-Sync, but instead was bombared with buzzwords like wormholes, tachyons, "The Force", etc which leave you wondering whether the author has completely lost the plot. Leva states that you should use the "right grade of energy", and her sole advice on how to do this is to read someone else's book! There is a completely irrelevant chapter on the history of Star Trek, plus the book is padded with lots of emails between Hemi-Sync fans which are interesting, but should probably be left on a newsgroup server or web site rather than filling out the book.

There are some descriptions of the TMI work, but nothing I haven't read elsewhere. If you are interested in the work of TMI then Bruce Moen's books are a lot more readable.

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Summary: Cold Re-Hash with nothing new.
Review: I was really expecting more out of this book. The other reviews here on Amazon looked good. I have to wonder what book the other reviewers were reading. Pat Leva brings nothing new to the table with this work. The book could use a lot more focus and a lot less jumping around making comparisons with Star Trek!! Sometimes when a great point is about to be made..POW. That's the end of it. For those seeking "Meat and Potatoes," look elsewhere. This book doesn't deliver. If this is "A Driver's Instruction Manual," look out! There is sure to be a crash just ahead.

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Summary: Good dscription of TMI's hemisync
Review: Patricia includes very good descriptions of the process of Hemi-Sync being taught at the Monroe Institute. Patricia herself is/was a teacher at TMI. Patricia seems very 'New Age' oriented and for some reason feels to need to provide analogous scientific support for mental structures and tools used at TMI. Examples are the "Einstein-Rosen bridge", the "wormhole" from Star Trek, a dimensional portal from the Sci-Fi show "Sliders". She also includes her personal philosphy in chapter 3 that just left me saying "What the heck?"

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Summary: There's much better
Review: This book is a must have for any serious explorer of altered states of consciousness. Drawing on a wealth of personal experience, Patricia Leva explains in clear, easy to read language the use of Hemi-Sync technology. Any one familiar with the work of Robert Monroe will find this "manual" a valuable aid to their own explorations. Included in the book are real life experiences of other travelers sharing their very interesting and inspriring stories. This is not an "about" book, this is a "How To" book. I highly recomend this book to any any person desiring to explore more deeply the possibilities inherent in Hemi-Sync technologies.

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Summary: The Guide to Interstae travel Bob Monroe is proud of.
Review: This book is required reading for any person desiring to utilize Hemi-Sync technology to access altered conciousness states. It clearly explains the different focus states, and how to achieve and recognize them. Ms. Leva uses very easy to understand metaphors, allowing folks not familiar with works from Oudspensky, Gurdjieff, Castaneda to become aware of these different levels of conciousness. The book is very well organized, printed on good quality paper, and will be a an asset to any reader's library of literature on Metaphysical exploration. Her life's experience of exploration is shared openly and concisively.