Suddenly Psychic: A Skeptic's Journey

by Maureen Caudill and Athena Dixon

Book Overview

As she bent a metal spoon with her mind, computer scientist Maureen Caudill knew she was witnessing a total violation of the laws of physics--and that her understanding of reality would never be the same. Letting go of the ultra-rational, skeptical perspective she had maintained over a twenty-year scientific career, Caudill joined the 50% of Americans who report having had psychic experiences (National Science Foundation, 2000) and began a firsthand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571745017
• ISBN13: 9781571745019
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for the knowledgeable reader

Written in a clear, educated voice that is eloquent without excess, Marueen delivers a sincere account of her experiences leading from scientific skeptic to psychic. "Richard Feynman" is to "Physics" as "Maureen Caudill" is to "out-of-body experiences". With that said, this book is best savored after reading Robert (Bob) Monroe and before Joseph McMoneagle or David Morehouse. She maintains a scientific sanity while exploring what seems illogical from a current scientific perspective. She offers clues to the unknown via rational thought and experience. She tries to explains things in full and give people the guidance and direction to come to their own conclusions. Her Appendix's, Suggested Reading List, and personal advice are a wealth of knowledge for those who are seekers. For me, this book validated much of what I have learned elsewhere in an earnest vibrant voice of truth.

A great book

I expected some exercises in this book. There were none and that did not bother me. At the end of the book the lack of exercises is all made up for. I love how easy this book is to read. Maureen is never vague and she explains to satisfaction. She is funny and great a great story-teller. There are touching moments. I read this book straight through only breaking for sleep and eat. Reading this book is like reading several books. It's worth the full price. Maureen helped me come to some very significant realizations that are having the effect of changing my life.

A memoir and a survey of the scientific basis for understanding

Many books have been written about the differences in thought and perception between the rational, scientific mind and the new age thinker; but few use the personal experience of a psychic from one with a physics degree to draw connections between similarities and differences between the two. SUDDENLY PSYCHIC is both a memoir and a survey of the scientific basis for understanding how psychic abilities might function: it provides much food for thought, couched in scientific understanding, and is a pick not only for new age and metaphysical bookshelves, but for general-interest libraries and academic library science holdings, as well. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

At last -- A scientist checks in and gives us the straight story

Psychic phenomena are too numerous to be completely discounted and it has always bothered me that its association with quackery and charlatanism flies in the face of some sincere opinions and experience to the contrary. I am the greatest of sceptics and always found comfort in the absence of empirical evidence because such things frighten me. "There are things we cannot explain" is my way of answering myself and someone will find a credible explanation one day for things we don't understand in our culture but for which other cultures have elaborate ritual and explanation. Maureen Caudill treads the scientific path and is very clear about things, knowing that much of her readership will be, as I am, not necessarily too well-read in scientific jargon. Strip away fear and awe -- there is an explanation for many things and Caudill shows us how exciting this information can be and what we can teach ourselves to do. We are like expensive computers that we currently use only to play solitaire and send email. WOW!! I've been waiting for this book for a long time and I want to go further and study more. It's good, really good.

Where Spirit and Science Converge

How fortunate I've been to have stumbled on this gem of a book! Far more than the re-hashing of tired "New Age" clichés, Maureen Caudill invites us along on her personal journey from the heart of materialism to the heights of spiritual experience. At the same time she manages to summarize the latest discoveries in physics and tie them in a clear and concise way to psychic phenomena. With her scientific training she easily explains in layman's terms how the hard sciences are converging with the mystical, and her personal path in this discovery -- all with detailed references and footnotes. Entertaining as it is informative, this book is truly a rare find and an inspiration. Read it with an open mind and it may change your life.