The Unobstructed Universe

There is no higher praise that I could bestow any OTHER book than to compare it favorably to The Unobstructed Universe. I read it in 1972 and have read it at least three times since then. It never fails to teach me SOMETHING of value. The most fundamental measure of any philosophical system is if it is internally consistent, i.e., that its internal parts are in agreement, with no contradictions. TUU is completely, 100% internally consistent. It is logical. It is thorough. It puts all its pieces together, into one consistent whole. Even the premise of the book is that THERE IS ONLY ONE UNIVERSE (TUU). The universe "over there", on the "other side", is the same universe as THIS ONE, the one we inhabit. To claim that there is only one universe must be backed up with discussions about HOW they are the same. With its spelling out of the trilogy (time, space, motion) that we live with, and comparing it to the "trilogia" (conductivity, receptivity, frequency) of the universe that interlaces with ours, it unfolds for us principles - ESSENCES - that once learned about stay with us forever. Without creating a philosophy complete with followers and gurus, Betty and Stewart White lay out a framework that we can all use, in formulating our ideas about why we are here and how we fit into the universe. There is no church that has ever built up around this, no sect, no cult, no belief system. It is just crib notes for taking the universe seriously, while appreciating it all with wonder. Reading this all those years ago, I was pretty new (and YOUNG!) and eager to learn all I could about reality and the universe. After reading it, I thought that there would be books like this every so often along the trail. Sadly, that has not ever been the case. Yes, some uncovered for us a few tidbits and others did other tidbits, but none has come up to the standard of TUU. The closest one - THE only other one I highly, highly recommend to anyone searching this area of inquiry - is another book of Stewart White's that was never actually published. It is titled "THE GAELIC MANUSCRIPTS" and is FREE for download at http://harmonhouse.net/fdl/gaelic.htm#contents. Like TUU, The Gaelic Manuscripts is an amazing book. Anyone reading White's contributions to metaphysical study will be grateful to have found this unpublished book. It is challenging, enlightening, and opens up vistas about many subjects that 'blow my head off'. It is NOT an easy read, and it is easy to read right past great passages that only make sense later on, and only when we come back to these points in a subsequent read does much of it hit home. TUU is a foundational book, one that every searcher into the metaphysical would do well to read. And read again. And again. Gaelic, too. On a scale of 1-5 stars, I rate The Unobstructed Universe a 15. And the funny thing is, I am not exaggerating. Gaelic might be a 20.

I've been curious about Stewart and Betty White's books for a long time. I finally purchased 'The Unobstructed Universe' and found it to be refreshing because of the time period it was written. Humans will always be curious about life after death - it truly is the great unknown. Yes, we can read about what 'mediums' and others have to say with interest, but the Whites are one of the original authors on this subject so I found their take on the subject refreshing. Because they lived in simpler times, they were not distracted by all the chaos at the beginning of today's 21st century as we are currently experiencing. Cell phones, TV, radios, computers, video games - we're all wired for endless chatter in our heads - too busy and perhaps too uninterested in what will happen to us after we pass over. Gotta live in the 'now', don't you know. While we are bombarded with 'future shock' on a daily basis, the question begs "Will I die with a satisfied mind? Did my life have any meaning or was I just in survival mode from crade to tomb?" No judgement here. This book will slow down your thinking processes to ponder such thoughts. Highly recommended for both beginner and advanced alternative-paradigm thinkers.

Of the seven spiritual works by Western fiction author Stewart Edward White, this one is the most comprehensive and powerful. However, I recommend you read "The Betty Book" first. Some may very well take issue with the mode of enquiry (communications between Mr. White and his deceased wife, Betty)--I have my doubts about that too. But the metaphysical universe that White constructs (supposedly with Betty's guidance) is consistent, inspiring, and IMHO logical. It fills in gaps left in other metaphysical/cosmological systems. It makes a lot more sense, IMO, than other (e.g. the Seth) books do. I suggest, if the stated source offends you, that you just ignore that and, instead, look at the vision as a whole and see if it resonates with you. It does with me.

I first read The Unobstructed Universe in 1972 at age 19, when starry-eyed cosmic questioning was as natural as breathing. Today, in the middle of my busy earth-focused middle-aged life, I'm amazed to realize that this book still resonates within. It alludes to concepts in areas of physics such as String Theory, a new and powerful framework for understanding the Universe. Not that it ever actually uses the language of modern physics (obviously), but the essence of what 21st century physics is only now beginning to see is there (see physicist Brian Greene's 1999 book, The Elegant Universe). For seekers of all ages, The Unobstructed Universe is a timeless gem.

In and out of print for many years, this is one of the few, rare books that has the power to permanently expand the consciousness of its reader. Those who know and love Thaddeus Golas' LAZY MAN'S GUIDE TO ENLIGHTENMENT or the classic seminal work by Raynor C. Johnson, THE IMPRISONED SPLENDOUR, will fly with this one.