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    Stalking the Wild Pendulum: On the Mechanics of Consciousness
    Stalking the Wild Pendulum: On the Mechanics of Consciousness
    Stalking the Wild Pendulum: On the Mechanics of Consciousness
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    Stalking the Wild Pendulum: On the Mechanics of Consciousness

    Written by Itzhak Bentov

    Narrated by Micah Hanks

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    In his exciting and original view of the universe, Itzhak Bentov has provided a new perspective on human consciousness and its limitless possibilities. Widely known and loved for his delightful humor and imagination, Bentov explains the familiar world of phenomena with perceptions that are as lucid as they are thrilling. He gives us a provocative picture of ourselves in an expanded, conscious, holistic universe.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster/ Inner Traditions
    Release dateApr 4, 2023
    ISBN9781797162751
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    Itzhak Bentov

    Itzhak Bentov was a mechanical engineer who combined a brilliant mind for mechanisms and structures with a lifelong interest in meditation to describe quantum physics and the advanced states of higher awareness in ways easily grasped by readers.

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    • 5/5
      Muy buenas formas de explicar su contenido y agradable el relato.
    • 5/5
      This book is life changing for those open to the knowledge. A wonderful listen.
    • 5/5
      Thought provoking and mind bending, i look at life around me differently because of it