I: Reality and Subjectivity
by Dr. David R. Hawkins M.D. Ph.D.

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Book Review: A Neocon Hiding in Professor's Clothing
Summary: 1 Stars

Less than a quarter of the way into the book, he was vehemently defending the Bush Administration's post-September 11th policies, leaving me to wonder if this man is perhaps just another Neocon with a quasi-religious belief system to numb the minds of the masses so he can further his agenda. He says, "The hatred of the United States by others stems solely from envy." This is the type of thinking I would expect from narrow-minded politicians, not learned individuals pontificating about consciousness.

His analysis of emotions such as anger and fear seems similarly one-dimensional, all the more puzzling given his claim of expertise in the field of consciousness. The number of times he dismisses valid emotions by using the word "narcissistic" to describe them says much more about David R. Hawkins the man than it does about consciousness itself.

The experience Dr. Hawkins' describes of finding "enlightenment" was apparently not a gentle one. His near-death experience, by his own description, blew his circuits, after which it took years for him to learn again how to use his body. The irony here is that, whatever he thinks his experience of "enlightenment" did for him, it did not remove the most objectionable and rigid aspects of his personality. I would not recommend this book for studying consciousness. It's dogmatic approach will likely create more confusion than clarity in the minds of the readers.

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