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AW Schade

AW Schade

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A Marine, Vet 1966/67, retired exec, author: "Looking for God within the Kingdom of Religious Confusion" [One man's mystical and educational journey to find the truth about God.] 

Also, "The Demons of War are Persistent."[A free story of prolonged PTSD written to help Vets/Families accept and break stigma of PTSD]

Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God

Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God

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<p>“<em>We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”(</em>Teilhard de Chardin<em>)</em></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;"><em>Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God </em> is as layered as a French cassoulet, as diverting, satisfying and as rich. Each reader will spoon this book differently. On the surface it seems to be a simple and light-hearted poetic journey through the history of Western thought, dominantly scientific, but enriched with painting and music. Beneath that surface is the sauce of a new evolutionary idea, involution; the informing of all matter by consciousness, encoded and communicating throughout the natural world. A book about the cathedral of consciousness could have used any language to paint it, but science is perhaps most in need of new vision, and its chronology is already familiar.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">The author offers a bold alternative vision of both science and creation: she suggests that science has been incrementally the recovery of memory, the memory of evolution/involution</span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">.</em></p><p>“<em> Involution proposes that humans carry within them the history of the universe, which is (re)discovered by the individual genius when the time is ripe. All is stored within our DNA and awaits revelation. Such piecemeal revelations set our finite lives in an eternal chain of co-creation and these new leaps of discovery are compared to mystical experience</em>” (From a reviewer)</p><p>Each unique contributor served the collective and universal return to holism and unity. Thus the geniuses of the scientific journey, like the spiritual visionaries alongside, have threaded the rosary of science with the beads of inspiration, and through them returned Man to his spiritual nature and origin.</p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">The separation between experience and the rational intellect of science has, by modelling memory as theory, separated its understanding from the consciousness of all, and perceives mind and matter as separate, God and Man as distinct. This work is a dance towards their re-unification: Saints and scientists break the same bread.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">All of time and all the disciplines of science are needed for the evidence. Through swift (and sometimes sparring) Cantos of dialogue between Reason and Soul, Philippa Rees takes the reader on a monumental journey through the history of everything – with the evolution of man as one side of the coin and involution the other.  The poetic narrative is augmented by learned and extensive footnotes offering background knowledge which in themselves are fascinating. In effect there are two books, offering a right and left brain approach. The twin spirals of a DNA shaped book intertwine external and internal and find, between them, one journey, Man’s recovery of Himself., and (hopefully) the Creation’s recovery of a nobler Man.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">From the same review “</span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">The reader who finishes the book will not be the same as the one who began it. New ideas will expand the mind but more profoundly, the deep, moving power of the verse will affect the heart.</em></p><p><em>(Marianne Rankin: Director of Communications, Alister Hardy Trust)</em></p><p> </p>

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Eloquently weaving fiction and facts, “Looking for God within the Kingdom of Religious Confusion” is a captivating, comparative, and enlightening tale of one man seeking to find God through the doctrines and discord between and within Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Secularism. What he eventually will discover, transforms his life forever! Creative nonfiction; educational, captivating and to some, controversial. ‘Looking for God within the Kingdom of Religious Confusion' is not to proclaim I have found all the answers. It is simply one man’s fictional journey [based on religious and secular facts] to find his individual solution regarding God, religion and secular beliefs. His journey seeks answers to questions, such as; does God truly exist? If so, whose side is He on - Jews, Christians, Muslims, or one of hundreds of other religions? How accurate are the scriptures, and which ideology should I follow? As well, why God allows disasters, death, molestation, starvation, and other inhuman atrocities to be committed in His name? Or, are Atheists correct, and religion is man’s ancient tool for controlling mankind? “Looking for God... is entertaining, educational, factual, and offers those individuals seeking God, or other spirituality, the recognition they are not alone. Sankara Saranam, author of the acclaimed book; ‘God without Religion’ said of this story; "…this book is then both a bridge to nonfiction works that discuss religion in greater depth, as well as a map out of the confusion religions have wrought in the name of one God.” My story is not intended, nor attempts, to change the readers beliefs. It is simply one man's journey to find his answers, and open his mind.

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<p style="margin:6pt 0in;"><font face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:10pt;">&quot;…this book is then both a bridge to nonfiction works that discuss religion in greater depth and a map out of the confusion that religions have wrought in the name of God.&quot;</span> -- <strong><em><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:9pt;">Sankara Saranam: Author of &quot;God Without Religion&quot;</span></em></strong></font></font></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Geneva, sans-serif;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:10pt;">&quot;An engaging, educational journey to find the truth about God and Religion&quot;</span> -- <strong><em><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:9pt;">Rick Sigel: Author “Retail Marketing for Dummies, and The Essential Online Solution&quot;</span></em></strong></font></span></p> <p style="margin:6pt 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:10pt;">&quot;Schade's eloquent and engaging approach to a highly debatable subject matter compels the reader to become involved in the work.&quot;</span> -- <strong><em><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:9pt;">Editors Choice Award iUniverse … 1st edition</span></em> </strong></font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;"><font size="4"><font face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">“Schade has combined, so eloquently, the facts of many major global religions and woven them into a tender, inspiring and heartfelt novel.”</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma, 'sans-serif';"><span>  </span></span><strong><em><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma, 'sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Catherine Bradford: Host The Wellness Roadshow - Searching for the Whole Being</span></em></strong></font></font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:10pt;">&quot;Extremely well written, Schade's prose is priceless, and his subject matter forces each of us to explore beneath the surface of man's purpose and direction in difficult times.&quot;</span> -- <strong><em><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:9pt;">Denise M. Clark: Author and Editor &quot;</span></em></strong></font></font></p>