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dillan kane

dillan kane

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Author of Thought-Life of a Suicide,,Have a brother who committed suicide. This is the story of his life and my experiences while working in the mental health field.

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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<font face="TimesNewRoman"></font> <p align="left">Author Dillan Kane’s book is one of the most incredible books I have read on suicide. His brother</p> <p align="left">killed himself at the age of 16. Like most persons who have experienced this, the author is trying to</p> <p align="left">understand why such a thing could happen.</p> <p align="left">He begins his book with ‘Commonalities of Suicide’ that have helped him try to understand a</p> <p align="left">suicidal person better. He shares the story of his own brother and many others he has worked with</p> <p align="left">that have attempted or completed suicide. When you read this book, it will be just like you were</p> <p align="left">having a conversation with the author. He provides much in-depth knowledge about depression,</p> <p align="left">suicidal thoughts and the healing process.</p> <p align="left">During this conversation with readers, Kane talks about how individuals who feel lost and hopeless</p> <p align="left">can’t work out their problems and often don’t seek the help of others. He also addresses how those</p> <p align="left">who are left behind feel hurt and anger- why didn’t they see what was happening? Many of us have</p> <p align="left">looked back as the author did and realized there were signs, but we couldn’t believe that someone</p> <p align="left">would deal with problems in that way.</p> <p align="left">The last chapter in the book addresses life after death. As the author states, depending on your</p> <p align="left">beliefs and spiritual thoughts, we all have different views on this.</p> <p align="left">“Thoughts: Life of a Suicide” by Dillan Kane is a very moving and thoughtful look at why suicide</p> <p align="left">happens with a lot of great information on signs to look for. As a Psychology instructor for several</p> <p>colleges, this is a book I recommended to my students to read and share with others</p>