The Fourth Dimension
In Cass Corridor Chapter One: "The Lady with the Smile" , there's a scene where Rona explains to Jen why she's always open to extreme possibilities, using the following analogy: say you're a fish living in the sea, and one day you encounter a human diver. You tell other fish about this strange sight you just witnessed. Naturally, most of them think you're crazy.
It recently occurred to me to give credit where it's due as far as where I got the idea for this exchange. I had been reading a book called The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes by Rudy Rucker. It's a real mind-bender, which I highly recommend to anyone who's ever questioned their surroundings and wondered what else is out there besides what we see, hear, and experience during our waking moments.
It recently occurred to me to give credit where it's due as far as where I got the idea for this exchange. I had been reading a book called The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes by Rudy Rucker. It's a real mind-bender, which I highly recommend to anyone who's ever questioned their surroundings and wondered what else is out there besides what we see, hear, and experience during our waking moments.
posted by Blake JK Chen at 5:43 PM
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Having followed the link, I did a little digging and found, and read, several excerpts from the book. Definitely a must for the collection. If you liked it, you might want to see the recently released "What the Bleep Do We Know" flick, with Marlee Matlin. It runs along similar lines, but in a far more condensed version. One warning, anyone who DOES go looking for this book, you will find many references to Ouspensky, namely the Tertium Organum. Without proper preparation, it has been known to cause year-long migraines,{I STILL haven't shaken mine OR picked up the book since}. Tread Carefully....
I just watched that on DVD a few days ago. Fascinating, at times chaotic documentary. I know technically it was a docu-drama, but the "docu" part was better than the "drama", imo. Definitely worth checking out. That JZ Knight is one interesting character.
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