The Mechanism Demands a Mysticism: An Exploration of Spirit, Matter and Physics

Obviously Thomas Brophy has been, or will be, ostrasized by the scientific community as he is a New Thinker of the New Thinkers. How I envy him his ease with and knowledge of science, esoteric spirituality, dogmatic religion, philosophy, literature and the arts. His ability and willingness to express himself are unprecedented in the scientific and spiritual subjects, and his book is magnificent. His criticism of the so called old paradigm scientists and other fundamentalists, is right on the mark and I, among many others in the world, are bored and disgusted with those unwilling to investigate the potential existance of nonmaterial realms. It reminds me of a quote from Herbert Spencer, "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance--that principal is contempt prior to investigation." As others have said, "Science progresses funeral by funeral." This is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read and I'm waiting in anticipation of more books by authors such as Dr. Brophy who have an inquisitiveness about the unexplained, unresearched world(s)/universe, and a willingness to call a spade a spade. The fundamentalists will not like this book, but then of course, they will read it with closed minds. If you are searching for a greater understanding of the unseen and unrecognized, and a deep and thoughtful book on spirituality, you will love this book.

For me the book provided a new grasp of the essence of classical science, together with a vision of where science may now be heading. That vision, as developed in the book, is more intriguing than I could ever have anticipated. It is a must read for both the dreamer and the hard-nosed realist.