Merging Dimensions: The Opening Portals of Sedona

It's impossible to put this book down. I've spent dozens of hours reading about the topics of Ufology, psi, cryptozoology, etc., enough to know that these are much, much more than : imagination, hoax, alien encounter(s). I've seen three UFOs myself and I know I wasn't imagining them but I don't really understand what they 'are'. I've had psi related experiences my entire lifetime. (I've never seen a bigfoot or a mothman, but boy would I like to lol). "The Trickster and the Paranormal", George Hansen, discusses in depth what these phenomena are (and are not); "Merging Dimensions" gives the reader as close to a first-hand look as possible without actually being there. I found that I did NOT have to suspend belief one bit since I actually have educated myself regarding the nature of these phenomena. Some of the photographs are hard to decipher but WOW that "portal" is amazing. It reminded me of a screen against a wall in a dark room, the sort projectors used to view slides (back in the good old days before digital photography).That part of the book written by Tom Dongo presented his conjectures (at the time the book was written, 16 years ago) regarding the nature of these phenomena. I don't agree with some of what he says and there are explanations for other of his statements. Since we now know that consciousness can effect result in measurement on the quantum level, we can postulate that the same effect is seen on other levels. On page 104, Mr. Dongo says "However, the incredible light retreated quickly away from the group when one of the six people became hysterical with fear. Fear drives these lights, or life forms, away." Fear disengages cognition, and it's contagious: if the man next to me becomes hysterical, I will react without control (it's a fight/flight mechanism, can't be reasoned away instantly) and, when that happens (when the other people's autonomic reactions kick in as a response to the hysterical man), cognition "flies out the window" and if our consciousness is in any way related to the phenomenon, without cognition it is rendered moot.One thing I do agree with is his following statement, "Reading and listening to everything of pertinence is the only way we can build a database for the internal guidance system to decide what is relevant and what isn't. Because of ignorance or a lack of information, some of the world's most entrenched beliefs and institutions were created thousands ofyears ago by a few who had in mind only power and profit. It's been proven that many of these beliefs have no verifiable historic record outside of the original document or decree itself. many of these dictums survive basically intact, even now." Accurate analysis of so many strongly held belief systems; people seem incapable (and unwilling) to let go of them. This is pure fear, of the unknown, and of stepping away from the herd mentality.I don't fool easily and I AM no fool. This hint at REALITY (rather than what we construe as such) is fascinating and Linda Bradshaw's advice regarding spiritual authority is spot on. I'm doing more research immediately; I'm going to see what's happened in the last sixteen years. I hope I don't find myself wearing chocolate shoes but, honestly, I'm so far out on a limb already that they might just provide me a much needed snack. :o/

Any book subtitled "the Opening Portals of Sedona" ought to be approached with circumspection. We all know about Sedona. Even I have been there. It's a woo-woo place that is home to a lot of woo-woo people. What about the authors, Linda Bradshaw and Tom Dongo? How woo-woo are they? Their book is full of accounts of paranormal events accompanied by photos of same. Are the accounts and the photos "real"? They do reflect similar accounts by other investigators, some of them considered authorities in their fields. Still, everything in Merging Dimensions could be bogus. It's a judgment call. I tended to take Tom and Linda at their word. They were treading familiar ground. I've experienced some of the same things. To that extent, Merging Dimensions proved informative and entertaining. The universe is a very different place from the one we have been assured is the only one around. But what of the implications? This is where Tom starts winging it. He takes a pretty grim view of what all of this means. Like many other paranormal investigators, he sees disaster in the offing. The "alien" beings are hanging around to save us from ourselves. Sound familiar? Strangely, the inter dimensional creatures and their worlds remain ephemeral while our reality maintains its solid foundation of dirt, rocks, trees, and water. Although quantum mechanics has established the fact that we live in a wave/particle duality amid holographic features we create with our consciousness, Tom sees a material planetary crisis on every hand. If we don't get chummy with the aliens, we will destroy our physical reality and ourselves in a downward spiral of catastrophe. They know better than we what will keep us safe. Maybe this has some truth to it or maybe not. It certainly lacks any sense of corrective self-potential and self-reliance unless we partner with our extra-terrestrial cousins. It doesn't have a sense of humor either. Linda's section is more palatable than Tom's.

I was just visiting Sedona and became fascinated with Bradshaw Ranch and the surrounding area when out there. I wasn't sure how good this book was when I bought it, but I was interested in the subject-matter so got it anyway. I have to say, I was very impressed with Linda's writing and her recounting of her and her family's experiences. I suspect that those giving this book low reviews have some sort of agenda against her or Tom Dongo (since beginning reading about paranormal topics, I've learned that there is much enmity in the field against various factions of researchers, and I believe this is no exception). I simply cannot fathom how anyone could not be riveted by Linda's accounts.Tom's portion of the book (less than half) is no less intriguing, if not a little incongruous with Linda's portion.Overall, this is a wonderful account of the weirdness that occurred in Sedona back in the 90s and continues to this day.

Written by two Authors, each telling their story, I thought they did a very good job. Being a very open minded person, I found myself relating to a few of the many things they wrote about because I once experienced the exact same thing myself. Whether you believe what they tell you or not, they still did a great job! Fascinating and easy to read, I found myself wondering about this very large universe and all of the strange goings-on that people have been reporting for thousands of years. Are they right? Who can say? Life is a strange tapestry of events, and the authors(s) views and beliefs are as good, or better, than many other that I have read.

Interesting

Good book, well written and informative. Only downside was that the photos were in b/w, therefore diminishing the detail of the photographs the witnesses took.