About
I grew up on a small hobby farm outside of Fruitvale BC. I am a six-time small press published author. Recently I had the good fortune of selling the movie rights from one of my books titled “Absolute Anger”. In September 1988-December-1989, I attended Columbia Academy of Radio, Television & Recording Arts, in Calgary, AB, where I majored in Broadcast Journalism. Following that, and ten years later, I attended Selkirk College in Castlegar BC, from September 1999-April 2001 where I was Enrolled in UT Courses – English History, Philosophy, Creative Writing, and Canadian Literature and majored in Print Journalism. I have been happily married for 25 years and counting. I have four children, two from previous relationships.
Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God
Description
<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>
Reviews
<p>Bryce Ellwood was a freelance writer, researcher and photographer, who’d been hired by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, to monitor the animals and the activities on the Purgatory Mountain. Word was, that land developers, Robertar & Robertar were preparing to build a ski resort in the area, not only upsetting the people of the mountain, but the wildlife as well. Bryce loved the beauty and the untamed serenity the mountain offered, and he hated the idea that some money hungry developer planned to disturb it. Bryce’s main focus was the grizzly bear population. It was early spring, and the bears would soon be coming out of hibernation, but Bryce’s luck in finding them, was slow to come. During one of his jaunts, Bryce came upon a bear cub who’s mother had died. Knowing the cub couldn’t possibly survive on its own, Bryce decided to take him under his wing, and soon the two became friends. The cub’s antics were sometimes destructively annoying, but mostly the cub amused him. Hector Foxeagle was an older Indian from the Ktunaxa tribe. He’d lived on that mountain since 1988, and had encountered problems with the same developers once before. The mountains were Hector’s home, and despite the obstacles, he was determined to save his mountain, saying he was the protector and server of all the wildlife on the mountain. Hector on occasion, would stop in and visit with Bryce. They’d become good friends, and Bryce had a lot of respect for him, but he also like Hector’s granddaughter, Rayne-Bow. Not only was Rayne-Bow intelligent, but she was beautiful, and Bryce quickly became smitten with her, but she, liked him as well. Things were definitely looking up for Bryce, until one of his walks led him to a waterfall, where he slipped and broke his leg. Bruised and in pain, Bryce had to hike his way back to camp, but it wouldn’t be an easy task. Roberto Robertar by all appearances, was a cold-hearted man who loved wealth, and the power that came with it. He also had a weakness for beautiful women and unattached physical pleasures. This was his second attempt at building on the Purgatory, and he couldn’t afford the loss from the unexpected delays. He was determined to see this project through, at any cost. "The Coalition of Purgatory," is an adventure- packed story, filled with suspense and humor. It would be a great addition to anyone’s library. This is one of those "can’t put it down" books. I really enjoyed the pleasure. Great job, Brian! Reviewer: Deanna</p>
