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Summary: A Classic In Astral Projection Literature
Review: I first became aware of Robert Monroe in the late 70's and found him 'too deep' for my understanding. At the time I was about 18 or 19 years old. With time, and a neverending thirst for knowledge, my capacity for understanding has increased. I guess age does that to a person. After recently picking up a copy of this book, I realized that I enjoyed as never before, what this man had to say. His encounters read almost like a novel, with perhaps the most interesting being his experiences with what he called an INSPEC (Intelligent Species), a type of highly evolved being which serves as guide and mentor. Though he writes with great clarity and wit, he at times uses terminology that some readers might find a bit confusing, or dry (like reading a medical dictionary)! At these times it may be helpful to look past the jargon and see the total picture (story) rather than focussing on particulars (technical lingo). If you can do this you will get far greater enjoyment (at least I did) for your efforts. Know this: This book is well worth the read and in my humble opinion, is destined to become one of the classics in astral projection literature.
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Summary: A perfect Map for the Seeker !
Review: I have tested many different paths and hit a lot of dead ends.
Finally found a book that answered all of my questions and provided me with a step by step map on how to complete the final return to my Over Soul. I just wish I found this book when it first came out. This is the perfect book for the seeker who is ready to graduate and break way from the incarnation cycle. You are not bogged down with any type of religious dogma. You are very much on your on. This book picks up where the other ones have left you hanging and wondering what is going to happen next. Its the best of the Monroe Books !Bob McKelvy bobmck@cox-internet.com
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Summary: The one that brings it all together
Review: I've read all three of Monroe's books. Since this is the last of the three, it makes sense that this is the one that pulls all the theories together. The concepts can be complicated to follow and they follow a very unusual line of thinking! More than once I had to remind myself that I wasn't reading "fiction". However, this is essential reading for anyone interested in using his "hemi-sync" tapes: especially the Gateway Experience. This book and it's predecesors are seriously challenging my long-held notions of reality...it's a very intelligent work. I don't think I'll ever have quite the same outlook as I did before. Essential reading for anyone curious about the OBE experience and the potential of these experiences.
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Summary: Ultimate indeed
Review: Initially, I found getting into this book very difficult and was almost at the point of putting it aside when I decided to read one more chapter. I'm glad I did as off we go on an Out of Body and Inner Self experience that I found riveting - almost rushing too quickly thru the remaining chapters. I now plan to reread this book in a few months to reinforce my understandings of Mr Monroe's message - this time at a slower pace. While not being aware of any OBE on my part, I have no doubt that others can, and do feel they experience this phenomena. Whether Mr Montroe's interpretation of this world and its' Souls is how it is - reading Mr Monroe's writings would not require the reader to have a belief in OBE to really enjoy this book.
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Summary: EXCELLENT! definitely Monroe's BEST!
Review: Read this book couple of years ago... and what i learned from it still guides me in my daily life, and it has reshaped my view about the Universe, about humans, about LIFE itself.. and most of all, myself.
Monroe writes about his exploration in the OBE astral realm, and there are many spiritual lessons he learned. It is recommended that you read his other 2 books Far Journeys and Journeys Out of the Body as well to get the full picture. Time travelling, Space travelling in the astral world is indeed an amazing adventure. 'Far Journeys' and this book are focused on the spiritual learnings that he accummulated on his astral travels. As he states in Far Journey, the first book "Journeys Out Of the Body" was about the mechanics of the OBE experience, about the methods and his observation of this phenomena. But after a while, he got bored with exploring his immediate physical surrounds (left brain logic), OBE had become a routine. One night, he made the conscious choice to let his unconscious(right brain) take over his options, and he was transported to another phase of his OBE - his exploration out of time-space. Here he learns about his life, makes new spirit friends and learn amazing things from them, travel to the past and future, learn about life as human. An excellent exciting read!
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Summary: "The wanderer cannot wait forever."
Review: Robert Monroe achieved his masterpiece in this volume. The final missing Basic became a Known. At least it did for him, and for those who take the time to contemplate it- or better yet, experience it for themselves. As for those who aren't yet ready for the truth, well, maybe on their next trip around....
Over the years I have been fascinated with Mr. Monroe's books. Here was a thoroughly left-brain type of individual (a successful engineer and business man) with an open mind. He wasn't a "convert" to the perrenial philosophy, no, he just totally reconstructed the core of metaphysical truth FROM SCRATCH. Or rather, he remembered. Mr. Monroe was no student of religion or metaphysics yet he reached a model of existance that is fully compatible with neoplatonism. We originate from a Creator beyond space and time, we descend into the holographic dream of space-time, we gain experience (along with our kindred sparks) through a varying number of lifetimes, our more evolved "higher selves" reach back through time and space to help ourselves at crucial moments, and we finally return back to the Creator bearing our hard-won gifts. He didn't get this from Plato, Plotinus, or the Upanishads- HE FOUND IT OUT FOR HIMSELF THROUGH DIRECT EXPERIENCE.
Oh yes, he even came to an understanding of M-field energy and manipulation techniques ( most call it magic and correspondence theory.) He also realised the truth of the rare few who "can do covertly anything imaginable- and much that we cannot imagine."
Well done, wanderer, well done....
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Summary: Monroe's Philosophy
Review: Robert Monroe is the 'big daddy' of the out of body experience. This book is more about his philosophy then actual out of body travels as were his first two books. Monroe gives his 'experience' on reincarnation, meaning of life, God. He also explains why he thinks the physical realm is a type of hologram. Monroe is either actually exploring the structure of the non-physical universe as he believes or the inner structures in his own brain. Either way it's fascinating stuff.
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Summary: Missing Pages
Review: This book is slightly differnt from the first two of his books, as Monroe now starts to give a lot of his own theory, beliefs, etc., based upon his knowledge and experience from years of OBE. They are interesting to read, esp. since it all tallies up with the main spiritual beliefs out there. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 as it did not leave as lasting an impression on me as did the first 2 books, but nevertheless, it's also a must-read. :)
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This nonfiction book about death and some of the options you have when you die was very interesting to me. People who are hardcore about their religions might not want to read this book because it says there is no God the way we humans think there is. Robert A. Monroe created his own institute to study higher consciousness and to understand what was happening to him when he started floating out of his body. The book has stories of other people from around the world who were taught how to achieve this. Those who are open minded about this subject would probably get a lot from this book and his previous two (Journeys Out of the Body and Far Journeys) because it changed the way I think about life, death, and who I am. There is really no way for people to know for sure until you have your own OBE (out of body experience) or until you die. The book is a little hard to understand at first, but you will start to get it if you read parts of the book over or you read his other two books. This is a good book and I recommend it to anyone who is willing to read it.
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Summary: The "Bible" of the OBE Believer
Review: Unlike his previous two books, Monroe answers many more questions than he raises. He has come full circle to tell the "truth" about who we are, why we are here and where we can go. More than a guidebook, this book is tantamount to being the Bible for those who believe in the reality of OBE's. Monroe ties all the loose ends together, in as tight a knot as he can, and is finally able to present to us that elusive jewel of insight-the reason for our human existence. It will (hopefully) change, in a fundamental way, how we view reality and our ourselves. However, to truly appreciate and understand this book, readers should first familiarize themselves with his previous two works. Despite an introductory chapter intended to acquaint unfamiliar readers with his history and experiences with OBE's, Monroe quickly plunges into charting new territory and insights. This is not a how-to book but the author's firsthand experiences traveling out-of-body. Understanding these experiences are difficult enough to grasp by the initiated reader but they may be indecipherable to the unfamiliar. The author's writings are also heavily laden with his own terminologies for describing reality in "the other side." If not familir with his his style and his vocabulary, one could find him or herself a bit perplexed.
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