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Dreamtimes and Thoughtforms

Cosmogenesis from the Big Bang to Octopus and Crow Intelligence to UFOs
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Dreamtimes and Thoughtforms weaves a profound journey from the Big Bang through the evolution of Earth’s geology, biology, and sociocultural complexity, culminating in today’s environmental and psychospiritual crises. Richard Grossinger explores remarkable animal intelligences, notably crows and octopuses, and delves deeply into the Australian Aborigine concept of Dreamtime as a means to comprehend landscapes as living thoughtforms. The book broadens its exploration to consciousness, reincarnation, ghosts, UFOs, and quantum entanglement, offering personal practices and interpretations drawn from Buddhist philosophy and Jungian psychoids. By blending scientific, spiritual, and esoteric perspectives, Grossinger reveals a universe infused with spirit from its very origin.
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This thought-provoking work appeals to readers interested in Health & Wellness, metaphysical exploration, animal cognition, indigenous wisdom, and the intersections of science and spirituality. It suits those who appreciate interdisciplinary approaches to understanding consciousness, reality, and the broader cosmos.

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From the origins of the cosmos to the microbiome, COVID-19 pandemic, UFOs, and the shapeshifting of octopuses and language of crows, Richard Grossinger traverses the mysteries and enigmas that define our universe and personal reality.

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Dreamtimes and Thoughtforms examines animal intelligences within a greater evolutionary context, detailing in particular the remarkable intelligence of crows and octopuses.

It looks at the Australian Aborigine Dreamtime as an attempt to understand the combined geological and geomantic landscape.

The book investigates a range of ideas as they relate to the intersections of consciousness and reality, including reincarnation, past-life memories, ghosts, and UFOs.

From the origins of the cosmos to the microbiome, COVID-19 pandemic, UFOs, and the shapeshifting of octopuses and language of crows, Richard Grossinger traverses the mysteries and enigmas that define our universe and personal reality.

Beginning his narrative with the Big Bang, origin of the Milky Way, and birth of our solar system, Grossinger offers a chronology of Earth’s geological, climatological, biological, and sociological evolution, leading to the current environmental and psychospiritual crisis. He explores the origin of cell life, RNA-DNA, and larger biomes, detailing in particular the remarkable intelligence of crows and octopuses.

He uses the Australian Aborigine Dreamtime to understand landscapes as thoughtforms and then offers reimaginings, from the perspective of “dreamings,” of a wide variety of animals, including tardigrades, llamas, sea turtles, pigeons, bees, and coyotes.

Examining the scientific dilemmas and paradoxes of consciousness, time, and quantum entanglement, Grossinger carries these into the range of issues around reincarnation, past-life memories, messages from the afterlife, and ghosts. Sharing exercises from his personal practice, Grossinger makes a distinction between the Buddhist description of reality and how Buddhist practitioners create an operating manual for the universe and an assured path of salvation.

The author then examines UFOs and their connections to elementals, fairies, and cryptids in terms of psychoids, Jung’s term for transconscious processes that enter our world as autonomous entities.

Taking the reader on a journey through the seen and unseen universe, from the Big Bang to the imaginal landscape of Dreamtime, Grossinger shows that matter is infused with spirit from its very beginning.

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Praised by experts, the book showcases Grossinger’s ability to articulate profound cosmic insights with poetic eloquence. Larry Dossey, M.D., commends his rare gift to clearly express what many sense intuitively. Patricia Cori describes it as a breathtaking read that masterfully connects esoteric wisdom and cosmic understanding. Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, Ph.D., highlights the work as an invitation to embrace a multidimensional cosmos filled with intelligence and mystery, celebrating Grossinger's unique talent for integrating diverse themes into a harmonious narrative.

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ISBN: 9781644115640

Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Park Street Press,U.S.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 324g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Richard Grossinger is the curator of Sacred Planet Books at Inner Traditions and the cofounder and former publisher of North Atlantic Books with his wife, Lindy Hough. He has a Ph.D. in ecological anthropology and has written more than 40 books on alternative medicine, cosmology, embryology, and consciousness, including Dark Pool of Light: Reality and Consciousness, The Night Sky: Soul and Cosmos, and Bottoming Out the Universe. He lives in Bar Harbor, Maine.

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