The Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory that follows the journey of Christian, a man burdened by his sin, as he travels from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. Along the way, he encounters various characters and obstacles that symbolize spiritual realities. The book is presented as a dream sequence and is divided into two parts, the second part following Christian's wife, Christiana, and her children on a similar journey. The narrative is rich in biblical references and explores themes of redemption, faith, and perseverance.
The novel tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human born on Mars and raised by Martians after the deaths of the crew of the first mission to the planet. When Michael is brought back to Earth as an adult, he struggles to understand human behavior and culture. With the help of characters like Gillian Boardman and Jubal Harshaw, Michael navigates human society, critiques its institutions, and eventually starts his own movement, the 'Church of All Worlds.' The novel explores themes of individual liberty, self-responsibility, and challenges to traditional social and religious norms. It is known for its complex characters, philosophical discussions, and its impact on the science fiction genre and the counterculture movement of the late 1960s[2][3][5].
In 'Far Journeys,' Robert A. Monroe expands upon his personal investigations of nonphysical reality, detailing his research and development of out-of-body experiences (OOBEs). The book includes transcripts of sessions where ordinary people, facilitated by Monroe's sound wave process called Hemi-Sync, report their journeys through time and space. Monroe describes encounters with various entities from other realities and explores the profound significance of these experiences for human understanding and the purpose of life. The book is a continuation of his earlier work, 'Journeys Out of the Body,' and offers a detailed, though sometimes clinically presented, account of his explorations into expanded states of human consciousness[1][2][5].
Deep Research is a mini-series collaboration with Otherworld.
In the final episode, Josh speaks to the researcher "JC Dentun" about the vast cosmology and beliefs of Robert Monroe and the circle of people around him that we learned about in Part 1.
Jack writes:
A big thank you to Joshua Citarella for going above and beyond with this series. He started exploring this many months ago, and quite frankly, I had no idea what he was working on. I was amazed when he came back with an entirely new perspective on the Gateway saga and Monroe's connection to the military. Although it’s just a theory, I personally love the idea of these guys convincing the government to fund their own spiritual research. That's exactly how I want my tax dollars spent!
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