Kundalini Tales

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Summary: UFOs, the secret government, spontaneous psychic experiences
Review: Fascinating -- a real page-turner. I agree with Whitley Strieber's blurb: "...a profound and fascinating journey into the deep of the mind, the soul and the hidden realities that have formed our world ... a compelling journey ... must reading for anyone who wants to explore the secrets behind and beneath human life and the human world."

Richard Sauder, the author of "Underground Bases & Tunnels: What is the Government Trying to Hide?", pulls the covers off of his own life with his new book. He details significant personal episodes of spontaneous spiritual awakening (including numerous out-of-body journeys), real encounters with secretive governmental powers, unambiguous daylight sightings of UFOs, highlights from his two trips to the federal pen for protesting against nuclear weaponry during the Reagan years, and strange (but true) findings about the occult underpinnings of the U.S. space program. All in all, a delicious read by a UFO researcher well-respected in the field for his insistence on well-footnoted research methods. A breakthrough portion of the book focuses on reproductions of, and commentary on, actual U.S. patents that have been granted for technology that makes possible mind and thought control from a remote distance (so convincing is this paper trail that it looks like we need to add "electronic machinery" to "temporarl lobe disorder" and "psychosis" as possible explanations for "voices in the head."

This one is recommended for students of UFOs, the secret government, and mind control -- and for those who like first-hand spiritual autobiographies from the likes of Terrence McKenna and Robert Monroe.

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Summary: Kundalini Tales
Review: Having previously perused Sauders Underground Bases And Tunnels I figured this book would be at least a decent read. Oh man! This book is not worth the paper it is printed on. 121 of 212 pages are strictly patents on electronic equipment which can be used for mind control. Unless you are interested in researching the patents this book is to no avail. The narration is disconnected, aimless, nomadic, stuttering, and (this bears repeating;) aimless. It appears that Whitley Strieber (who's blurb appears on the front cover) did not read this book. This book will soon be in a nearby landfill. You have been duly warned.

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Summary: Kundalini Tales
Review: Having previously perused Sauders Underground Bases And Tunnels I figured this book would be at least a decent read. Oh man! This book is not worth the paper it is printed on. 121 of 212 pages are strictly patents on electronic equipment which can be used for mind control. Unless you are interested in researching the patents this book is to no avail. The narration is disconnected, aimless, nomadic, stuttering, and (this bears repeating;) aimless. It appears that Whitley Strieber (who's blurb appears on the front cover) did not read this book. This book will soon be in a nearby landfill. You have been duly warned.

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Summary: Oh man, what a waste of time
Review: I bought this book with the hope that it would shed new light on areas of consciousness exploration. I was prepared for it to be somewhat sensationalized, but good god!

Basically, Sauder has managed to thoroughly mystify several commonly known neuro-technical innovations and make people like Bob Monroe seem like dangerous wizards. I've worked in the neuro-tech industry for years and am very familiar with the technologies Sauder tries to explain. While most of us are trying to DE-mystify brainwave science, Sauder only digs us deeper into the realms of fiction and fear, making it seem like altering brainwaves and having out-of-body experiences are the result of some kind of pseudo-covert, black op government program. Who knows what goes on behind closed doors? Not Sauder, I can assure you.

As I read the book I was struck by how many times his forays into neuro-science were prompted by a "dream" or "vision" or better yet a disembodied "voice" compelling him to look deeper. This is done, it seems to me, to supply some sort of cosmic validation for his painfully weak rendition of "research," or to appeal to some readers interest in paranoia-fueled theorizing.

Sorry to be so harsh folks, but I have a library full of these kinds of books, and this one is the worst.

It's one thing to write a book about bogus or absurd phenomena and try to sell it to the reader as legitimate science or rational speculation. Sauder's done something worse, in my opinion; he's taken factual, well-documented phenomena which is gradually being researched and turned it into a circus side-show.

For those of us truly interested in the nature of altered states (including the physiological/spiritual/psychological aspects of these states), Sauder's book is a disservice.

Prospective buyers should note that over half the book is taken-up with copies of patents on several neuro-tech devices. This is interesting information, but it's also readily obtainable for free over the internet.

At least the title is apt. With the emphasis on "tales."

If you still want a copy of Sauder's book, mine will soon be available for free in my recycling bin.

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Summary: adventures with perception
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading Richard Sauder's Kundalini Tales. This book reveals the adventures of one person exploring reality and perception with courage. Mr. Sauder describes a myriad of experiences where he perceives alternate realities and suggests possible connections to research with mind control patents. It takes a bold person in American society today to suggest that perception and reality as we know it may have alternate tiers and textures to be discovered. This book presents facts gathered via the Freedom of Information Act revealing U.S. patents which describe technologies for mind manipulation. Mr. Sauder presents the reader with both research into mind control along with his own personal journey of civil disobedience, meditation techniques and out of body experiences. This book is an education and well as thought provoking.

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Summary: Excellent combo of self-exploration and black budget expose
Review: Kundalini Tales is an excellent follow-up to Richard Sauder's Underground Bases and Tunnels. As much of a personal journey than an expose, Sauder mixes the inner exploration of his self with the outer exploration of CIA mind control projects and other nefarious black budget deeds, and leaves you wondering how much these two explorations are intertwined. Of particular interest is his unraveling of the occult underpinnings of the space program, which those with a love for James Shelby Downard's mind-boggling essays on military-industrial komplex sorcery will truly enjoy. This book has a place in any unusual book collection library.

- Robert Sterling Editor, The Konformist.

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Summary: Amazing Mind Control patents and Info
Review: Sauder is an excellant researcher into black projects and government documents as evidenced by his book Underground Bases and Tunnels. In this book, Sauder goes after mind control devices and various black projects. A strange book, but enjoyable. Worth it just for the patent section in the back.