Opening Minds:
 A Journey of Extraordinary Encounters,
Crop Circles, and Resonance
by Simeon Hein, Ph.D.

A Social Scientist's Inquiry

Opening Minds is about a social scientist's voyage into the world of non-ordinary, multi-dimensional energy phenomena. The book is both an examination of the limited belief systems intrinsic to existing mechanistic worldviews and an exploration into the promises of emerging new paradigms based on subtle energy sciences.

A Mechanistic World-View

It begins by discussing the historical conditions that led to the ascendancy of the reductionist-mechanistic world-view of Descartes and Newton. The author looks at how those ideas have become embodied in modern time-control systems and information technology. The author contends that these technological constructs have constrained our ability to experience a deeper connection with our bodies, spirits, and the larger cosmos. Rather than looking into our belief systems we tend to become increasingly dependent on brittle, external technologies to solve our problems.

Alternative Perspectives

However, these inflexible and mechanistic procedures often just make our lives more complicated and hectic. The author presents some alternative perspectives based on modern physics and quantum theory that may alleviate some of these dilemmas. These recently formulated world-views offer another way of conceptualizing our relationship to our universe. Nature already offers simple and intuitive ways of accessing energy and information through the principle of resonance: a quality that is fundamental to our bodies and minds.

Scientifically Plausible "Magic"

Resonance is a physical state whereby the frequencies of different people, objects, or places come into coherency. Using real-life examples, the book describes the impact of resonance in everyday people's lives. Resonance allows information and energy to spontaneously move from one place to another creating a host of traditionally unexplainable effects. Recent developments in quantum physics, however, show how some of these apparently "magical" effects are scientifically plausible. Newly discovered subtle energy sciences such as resonant viewing show, however, that our life experience of it can be considerably more expansive, boundless and spontaneous than we have been taught to believe.

Rediscovering Our Innate Abilities

Opening Minds shows us how to harness these abilities to recreate magic. It encourages us to rediscover our innate, natural abilities while hinting at our connection with other intelligence in the universe. The author details his own and others' personal experiences with crop circles, resonant viewing, channeling, and extraterrestrials.

The Accessible Strange World

Perhaps the book's boldest idea is to assert that this strange world is available and accessible to everyone if they are merely willing to experience it. The author suggests that we are heading into a new paradigm characterized by experiences with phenomena that challenge our existing world views, yet also offer us a new vision of hope and evolution for humankind and our planet.