Working with current definitions of self-hypnosis, a series of postulates are developed towards relating hypnosis to extra-sensory perception (ESP). This includes a mathematical formula on how to cross-culturally induce EPS via forms of self-hypnosis. A technique or method of-induction is proposed which is challenged in a national tournament of experts. The results overwhelm the competition by two orders of magnitude.
The author of this book is clearly very intelligent, and has done a lot of interesting research in his days. I like the ideas presented in the book. However, the book is barely readable. Editing is entirely missing. Words misspelled; words missing their first or last letter; purported sentences revealing little to no structure. These are all frequent occurrences. The content is disorganized. This reads more like a transcription of a notebook or two of the author's than a book. While I am very receptive to the kinds of ideas in this book, I got very little out of the book itself. Perhaps the most valuable thing in the book are the extensive references. But the references are mostly bundled at the ends of chapters and at the end of the book, making them much less useful, since it's very difficult to connect them with any particular subject areas that I would like to follow up on.
Two stars is generous here, but I find the author very likable, and he's clearly put some effort into this work.
Knowledgeable Author, awesome subject, lousy editing. I get it Richard is a brilliant man, and very intelligent. I can tell he is a sage on the subject. Well if you are truly a genius, why not make sure your product is sufficiently 'dumbed down' for the masses? How about get someone to proofread your book and furnish an excellent product? I admire Richard Alan Miller, but little effort was invested into publishing a finished product. Nevertheless I read it cover to cover, and the book is loaded with gems.
If you're into this kind of thing, this book is a no-nonsense, get-to-the-point, barrel full of information on ESP, self-hypnosis, and meditation. It's direct. It actually tries to cite other works, and it's condensed. Not too many long analogies or vague ponderings are to be found here, like many other books/resources in this genre.
Where this book fails, however, is in the editing department. The book is poorly constructed, and it has quite a number of spelling/grammatical errors. The formatting, at times, doesn't make much sense, as bibliographies are listed at the end of every chapter.
I really dig Richard Alan Miller, so it pained me not to give this book a five. That said, I gave it a three because the formatting and errors really take one out of the work, coming across as sophomoric at times.