by J. W. Dunne (Author)
J. W. Dunne's An Experiment with Time, first published in 1927, sparked a great debate in the scientific community -- as well as a fair amount of controversy. Dunne (1866-1949), an accomplished aeronautical engineer and a designer of military aircraft, experienced a series of strange and vivid dreams that came true with shocking regularity. Using his precognitive dreams as an alternate model of time measurement and its relationship to dreams, Dunne proposed a concept of multidimensional time leading to higher levels of consciousness, and, eventually, immortality. This life-altering insight accounted for many of life's mysteries: the purpose of dreams and prophecy, the phenomenon of déjà vu, the concept of higher consciousness, and the belief in eternal life.
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The theory of time has always been a source of philosophical conjecture and discussion. J. W. Dunne's An Experiment with Time sparked a great debate in the scientific community--as well as a fair amount of controversy when first published in 1927. Dunne (1866-1949), an aeronautical engineer and designer of military aircraft, experienced a series of strange and vivid dreams that came true with shocking regularity. Re-evaluating the concept of time as multidimensional, he proposed the precognition of dreams as a prediction of future experiences by the dreamer, which would lead to higher levels of consciousness, and, eventually, immortality. This life-altering insight accounted for many of life's mysteries: the purpose of dreams and prophecy, the phenomenon of déjà vu, the concept of higher consciousness, and the belief in eternal life. Dunne gives readers first-hand experiences and insights into the mystery of time and the dream state, and its evolution into the realm of cosmic consciousness.