Yoga of time travel - how the mind can defeat time

256 Pages·2004·1.746 MB·English

by  Wolf, Fred Alan

YO GA
The of
T I ME T R A V EL
O t k er B o o ks
y F r ed A l an W o lf
Matter into Feeling
Mind into Matter
The Spiritual Universe
The Dreaming Universe
The Eagle's Quest
Parallel Universes
The Body Quantum
Star*Wave
Taking the Quantum Leap
-Time and Beyond: The New Edition
(with Bob Toben)
Praise for F r ed A l an W o lf
The Yoga of Time Travel is one of the most imaginative books I have
read about the nature of time. It makes us wonder if time travel is pos
sible, not only through the use of technology, but through yoga, which
anyone can practice.
— AM IT GOSWAMI, PH.D., author of Physics of the Soul
In The Yoga of Time Travel, Fred Alan Wolf takes the reader beyond
the normal boundaries of space and time into the world of the infinite,
eternal spirit. He blends physics and spirituality in a way that is both
seamless and intriguing.
— GLEN KEZWER, author of Meditation, Oneness, and Physics
Wolf is at the forefront of creating a new integral science that includes
psychology, physics, and spiritual thinking. In The Yoga of Time
Travel, he makes concepts such as black holes, the space-time continu
um, and parallel universes something we can feel.
—ARNOLD MINDELL, PH.D., author of
The Quantum Mind and Healing
Fred Alan Wolf's Mind into Matter breaks new ground that is both
enthralling and energizing, giving us maps to explore consciousness and
the cosmic mystery. This is quantum alchemy at its finest.
—MICHAEL TOMS, cofounder and host of New Dimensions Radio
Entering Wolf's The Spiritual Universe is like stepping into a labora
tory in a spaceship careening through the universe and manned by a
philosopher-scientist. If you have a head for scientific reasoning, you'll
enjoy the spirited journey. If you're a romantic, earthbound, poet-type
like me, you're in for some mind expansion.
—THOMAS MOORE, author of
The Reenchantment of Everyday Life
The Spiritual Universe creates a brilliant New Physics of the Soul and
ushers us into the third millennium with deepening faith, bold heart,
and profound insight. , .
—ERNEST L. ROSSI, PH.D., author of
The Psychobiology of Gene Expression
Fred Alan Wolf's Parallel Universes is a wild intellectual ride—an
enthralling read.
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
YO
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The of
T I ME T R A V EL
How the Mind Can Defeat Time
F R ED A L AN W O L F, P H . D.
Quest Books
Theosopkical Publishing House
Wheaton, Illinois • Chennai (Madras), India
Copyright © 2004 by Fred Alan Wolf
First Quest Edition 2004
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any
manner without written permission except for quotations embod
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Quest Books
The Theosophical Publishing House
P. O. Box 270
Wheaton, IL 60189-0270
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Cover art, book design, and typesetting by Dan Doolin
Picture Credits:
Page 17: Illustration used with permission courtesy of The Bhaktivedanta
Book Trust Int'l © 2004.
Page 58: Photo used with permission courtesy of Jerry Davidson,
[email protected]. From website
http://www.cosmicharmony.com/Sp/Ramana/Ramana.htm.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wolf, Fred Alan.
The yoga of time travel: how the mind can defeat time / Fred Alan
Wolf.—1st Quest ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8356-0828-2
ISBN-10: 0-8356-0828-X
1. Space and time. 2. Yoga. 3. Time travel. 4. Time—
Psychological aspects. 5. Time—Religious aspects. I. Title.
QC173.59.S65W65 2004
115—dc22
2004044782
5 4 * 05 06 07 08 09
Printed in the United States of America
To my future readers:
May your travels be timely
C O N T E N TS
I N T R O D U C T I ON 1
C H A^P T E R 1
The ANCIENT ART of TIME CHEATING 11
C H AP T E R 2
A BRIEF OVERVIEW of SACRED TIME and SPACE 25
C H A P T ER 3
An OVERVIEW of PHYSICAL TIME and SPACE 35
C H A P T ER 4
TIME and SPACE ENOUGH? 51
C H A P T ER 5
The PHYSICS of "ORDINARY" TIME TRAVEL 75
C H A P T ER 6
The PARADOXES of PHYSICAL TIME TRAVEL 95
C II A P T E R 7
The TECHNOLOGY of "ORDINARY" TIME TRAVEL 113
C H A P T ER 8
The PHYSICS of "EXTRAORDINARY" TIME TRAVEL 135
C H A P T E R 9
TIME, MIND, and PROBABILITY 161
C H A P T ER 10
The SPIRITUAL DIMENSION O/TIME TRAVEL 183
C H A P T ER 11
SUMMARY and CONCLUSION 203
A P P E N D IX
CLASSICAL and Q U A N T UM COMPUTERS 213
N O T ES 221
B I B L I O G R A P HY 237
I N D EX 243
A C K N O W L E D G M E N TS
I
would like to thank Carolyn Bond for her skillful editing of
the manuscript and for making several important improve
ments in the writing. To my editor in chief at Quest Books,
Sharron Dorr, I offer my gratitude for her editing and for offer
ing many valuable suggestions. I also want to thank my wife
Sonia Sierra Wolf, who—being a student, a teacher, and practi
tioner of Iyengar yoga—made numerous helpful contributions.