Empty space – the void between the stars. No energy except for the occasional pulsating star system – or so it would seem.

Much energy is invisible to our physical senses in any case. So, then, why should it surprise us to learn that the void is paradoxically full of free energy that we may eventually tap into in order to escape our oil-based economy?

Some rebel scientists as far back as the 1920’s claim to have done just that – people like Thomas Townsend Brown, T. Henry Moray and Joseph Newman. Indeed, one of the reasons the movement and power of flying saucers is so mysterious to our technologists, is that these craft may operate on a free energy system.

The scope of this book however, goes far beyond a discussion of a possible alternate power source. The author is also interested in the mystic connection.

As he states early on, energy is all that is, from subatomic particles to the movement of galaxies, from the patterns of our thoughts to the manifestation of the human body in material form.

Energy vibrates, rotates, has polarity, and is never at rest. Vocabulary is inadequate to describe the Wholeness or Total Energy Gestalt – you have dissolved the barrier between observer and observed, and literally become the whole thing – the classic mystical experience, in other words.

By studying these energies, with particular regard to subatomic physics, we are edging much closer to scientific proof of the nature and existence of God!

It goes without saying that the manipulation of energy patterns has profound implications regarding our state of health, including perhaps, a cure for cancer.

A thousand and one emotional upsets or insults to our physical integrity drain our energy and bring on disease. And yet, this is an area medical science has largely chosen to ignore, concentrating instead on symptoms.

Another area directly linked to alteration of physical/mental patterns is the realm of psychic phenomena, where the author suggests the primary reason such abilities do not develop in most of us is due to lack of focus, and the scattering of energy.

Yogic powers are viewed as sort of a side show by a number of mystics, distracting humanity from the primary goals of mental purity and spirituality.

As energy cannot be destroyed, but only transformed, this leads to speculation about life after death. There is no reason why a finer energy field cannot exist within an energy field – in this instance, one of them being the “material” physical body.

We can sense the interplay of mysterious forces at work through synchronicity, or unexplained coincidence. This in itself should be the tip-off that we are all part of something much vaster.

When you pause to think about your interaction with the apparent solid world around you, it is impossible to disagree with the notion of probability waves being a factor in every single thing that you do.

Humans are constantly converting mental concepts into something tangible through their actions – actions being the key word here. Some of the most common phrases of the English language are then seen in a new light – Actual-ise Real-ise, Material-isation, and so forth.

The brain is a quantum computer, continually creating “somethingness” out of nothingness. I am doing it right now in writing this review.

There are two impressive forewords in this book, one from the East, by Dr. Shiuji Inomata, a specialist in electronic communications, and the other from the West, by Gunnar Sandburg of the University of Sussex.

Both agree traditional physics is on the verge of a total revolution and this book may be seen as a harbinger of such change.

Davidson takes issue with no less a luminary than Dr. Stephen Hawking, who has poured scorn on attempts to link Eastern mysticism with modern physics. Davidson says that he knows and likes Dr. Hawking personally, but cannot understand why a prominent scientist would issue a statement on a subject he has not studied and really knows nothing about.

Of course, in some circles, Davidson’s reference to Nazi flying saucers could be contentious as well, as he himself readily admits. However, he mentions the possibility to illustrate points he is making about energy spirals, and the twisting of air and water to build up energy.

The author manages to convey complex ideas in an easily readable manner although those not well-versed in science may have a few problems with some chapters.

Most definitely, the sections on mysticism and where we are headed in the 21st century are excellent. For the first time, we can readily admit that “we know that we don’t know” and in that lies the beauty of reality and the Universe.

– Reviewed by W. Ritchie Benedict in New Dawn No. 89