From Booklist , March 15,
1994
Monroe is the preeminent explorer and chronicler of out-of-body
experiences (OBEs) as well as founder of the Monroe Institute,
a nonprofit research organization devoted to studying expanded
forms of consciousness. In both his earlier books, Journeys Out
of the Body (1973) and Far Journeys (1987), Monroe traversed many
bizarre highways of the OBE universe, but here he hops onto the
"OBE Interstate," taking us along for a wild ride. In Monroe’s
unending quest for knowledge beyond the usual human experience,
he travels both to distant, nearly inconceivable realms and deep
within his "core self" to develop what he calls a different overview.
Monroe gains much knowledge, but continues to search for the missing
"basic," or elemental truth. Often confused by the paradox of
it all, he receives clues and information from several guides
who also indulge in sarcasm and humor. As Monroe shatters preconceived
notions of life, death, God, and the universe, his descriptions
can be taken literally or metaphorically, but, either way, there
is much here that is thought provoking and insightful. David
Siegfried Copyright© 1994, American Library Association. All rights
reserved—This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition
of this title.
Book Description In 1958,
a successful businessman named Robert Mornroe began to have experiences
that drastically altered his life. Unpredictably, and without
his willing it, Monroe found himself leaving his physical body
to travel via a "second body" to locales far removed from the
physical and spiritual realities of his life. He was inhabiting
a place unbounded by life or death.
Monroe recorded these experiences in two bestselling, landmark
books, Journeys Out of the Body and Far Journeys. Ultimate Journey,
his final and career-defining work, takes us further than we thought
possible—and reveals to us what it all means.
Ultimate Journey charts that area which lies "over the edge,"
beyond the limits of the physical world. It presents us with a
map of the "interstate"—the route that opens to us when we leave
our physical lives, with their entry and exit ramps, their singposts
and their hazards. It also tells us how Monroe found the route
and travelled it, and uncovered the reason and the purpose of
this pioneering expedition. It is a journey that reveals basic
truths about the meaning and purpose of life—and of what lies
beyond.
After six hardcover printings, the trade paperback edition of
Ultimate Journey, will offer an even wider range of readers this
exhilarating reading experience, the masterwork of one of the
most daring and original thinkers and explorers of our time.
Synopsis
The author of Far Journeys explores the world that transcends
the boundaries of the physical world and explains how a journey
to these transcendent realities reveals basic truths about the
meaning and purpose of life and what lies beyond.—This text
refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Synopsis
The masterwork by the bestselling author of the cult classics
Journeys Out of the Body and Far Journeys charts the area that
lies "over the edge," beyond the limits of the physical world.
Ultimate Journey presents a map of the "interstate"—the route
that opens when physical lives are left behind, with their entry
and exit ramps, their signposts and their hazards.
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