The Lantern In The Skull

<p><strong>2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Best Book Finalist</strong></p><p><strong>2020 Ashton Wylie Best Mind Body Spirit Book Awards: Best Book Finalist</strong></p><p>Each of us is a conscious individual living in the world. Most daily experiences are predictable and humdrum. Occasionally we have a deliciously or shockingly intense experience. Very occasionally we have a profound experience that leads us to change our life. Then there are marginal experiences so bizarre we have difficulty understanding what occurred. <em>The Lantern In The Skull</em> explores a selection of these unsettling yet intriguing experiences.</p><p>      A camera previously in perfect working order which inexplicably won't photograph a fetish in an African village chief's basement provides the first stop on Hugh Major's engaging survey. Using his own experiences as a springboard he considers telepathy psychic perceptions psychedelic insights artistic transports near death experiences and much else.</p><p>      Human consciousness is sufficiently elastic to accommodate all these experiences. Yet the nature of consciousness itself is a conundrum and the evidence for marginal experiences remains contentious. Hugh Major provides a timely snapshot of current research into marginal zones of the extraordinary. In precise jargon-free language he indicates the territory being explored and outlines major directions researchers are travelling. There are numerous captivating and surprising discoveries along the way.</p>