Reviewed by Gregory M. Westlake
Telepathy from the Greek ‘tele’ meaning distant, and ‘pathos’ meaning perception, or experience (p.18).
Dr Dianne Cartwright born in Brisbane, Australia, studied biology at the University of Queensland; later in life she returned, and graduated with a medical degree, and then savoured a long career as a GP in Cairns, Australia. From her late youth she had uncanny, fascinating experiences in the realms of ESP, telepathy and mind to mind communication with other persons. So, this volume addresses very directly the vital, and essential phenomenon of telepathy in a biological, physical manner. This strange, other-worldly work contains fascinating particulars, characteristic of a psychic adept, informing the reader to add a specific dimension to their lifestyle, and everyday world. Cartwright hopes to bring telepathy to the attention of the general population as a human sense, that has fallen into disuse, because of the bad publicity over the ages. Straightforward to read, including some advanced graduate level science, at times witchy, and remarkably exceptional, this really is an informing title that is worth your while. Cartwright has a quirky, academic charm that is truly engaging; she positively strives to inform the reader to expand their psychic vision, and intuition.
The book is divided into four parts, each part with several sub-sections; followed by an appendix with four sub-sections. The work runs to a respectable 206 pages; however, the knowledge and data is crucial, and all-important. Thus, this book honestly will quicken your mind and awaken a certain aspect to your spirituality. A useful academic reference list finishes the text at 17 pages long, plenty to leaf through and study.
For this review, I have decided to look at five of the sub-sections specifically to focus our attention on, what seems to me, the most important arguments, and facts of this publication.
Optimistically, our human repertoire might be reconditioned, and reestablished, to a more favourable condition. Although, the author warns,
Both thought insertion and thought broadcasting are hallmark symptoms of schizophrenia and psychosis. In fact, schizophrenia cannot be diagnosed without these symptoms (p.19).
Evidently, the wondrous potential of our blinding, bedazzling psychic electricity must be consciously controlled, and crafted, to remain balanced. Telepathy is just one semblance of ESP, our innate neurological sixth sense.
In some schizophrenic patients the impact of such dynamics may bring,
… indescribable, superhuman experiences that may be registered in a mood of religious ecstasy, with a feeling of mystic union with the universe, with Heaven and Hell… (Ehrenwald, 1947, p. 146).
It is well known that the brain is the most multiplex computer on our planet, built, and fashioned in flesh and blood. The 85 billion neurons, are incredibly sensitive to electric charge, called firing, a spike or an action potential (AP). Each AP has similar power and speed and lasts for about 1 millisecond. This causes a swinging electrical field, producing sine waves, similar to electromagnetic radiation. These waves travel through the brain tissue and combine with each other, mixing, matching, and sometimes cancelling each other out; to form brainwaves.
Cartwright’s hypothesis is that the essential information, is carried through telepathy, via electromagnetic radiation, so that the human brain can transmit, decipher, and comprehend, the necessary relevant knowledge, and data. Although, I would say it is also vital to note the phenomenon of psychotronic weaponry, as reported in New Scientist,
A recently declassified US Army report on the biological effects of non-lethal weapons reveals outlandish plans for “ray gun” devices, which would cause artificial fevers, or beam voices into people’s heads (Hambling, 2008).
That aside, Cartwright suggests that the Earth’s varying geomagnetic fields may cause differences in telepathic ability. Cairns is on a hotspot where the magnetic field flows outwards, which she thinks could explain enhanced telepathic ability. To date, scepticism about telepathy has always been rooted to the fact that no generally accepted theory has been advanced to explain its mechanism of action, compatible with current physical and biological principles. However, from an evolutionary point of view, telepathy is an extremely useful adjunct to our senses, with survival benefits for those who possess this ability. So, this whole saga needs to be investigated and researched by curious scientists with open minds.
For instance, in Japan, thirty thousand people commit suicide per year. Some believe that an,"analysis using monthly suicides and geomagnetic activity data is meaningful" (Tada, et al., 2014, p. 65).
Moving on, a premonition is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “a strong feeling something is about to happen, especially unpleasant.” Precognition mean that someone has had prior knowledge of an incident that subsequently occurs. Is it possible that premonitions have a survival value that is part of our genetic heritage?
Throughout history, different civilizations and cultures have had different ideas of the nature of time. For instance, some believe that time is cyclical; relativity gives no direction to time; time just “is”.
All ideas about how our minds can experience the past and future through a distortion of time are highly speculative. However, no theory of time can be complete if it does not allow humans to see into and obtain information from the future and the past. Cartwright expects these fundamental themes to still be occupying the minds of scientists for eons to come.
To conclude, this is an all-important book veritably complete with spellbinding specifics and information. The science is spread out intelligibly, in diagrams and various tables and illustrations. Everyday real-life examples are given to quicken our consciousness. The text reads smoothly, and is straightforward to interpret and comprehend. This book could realistically be a calculated consciousness recondition and improvement for many readers. So, if you are looking for a title to sound out the science and psychology of telepathy, I can heartily recommend this volume. Highly commended, and noteworthy.
References
Ehrenwald, J. (1947). Telepathy and medial psychology. George Allen & Unwin.
Hambling, D. (2008, 21 March). US Army toyed with telepathic ray gun. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13513-us-army-toyed-with-telepathic-ray-gun/
Tada, H., Nishimura, T., Nakatani, E., Matsuda, K., Teramukai, S., & Fukushima, M. (2014). Association of geomagnetic disturbances and suicides in japan, 1999-2010. Environmental Health & Preventative Medicine, 19(1), 64-71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12199-013-0355-5
Gregory M. Westlake can be reached at email: [email protected]