{"product_id":"minds-beyond-time-marilyn-e-dillon-9781960089069","title":"Minds Beyond Time: A Cosmic Colloquium","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the imagination of visionary (and somewhat eccentric) writer and artist David L. Laing comes \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinds Beyond Time: A Cosmic Colloquium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a fanciful colloquy among some of history's most notable minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would happen if history's greatest thinkers, philosophers, scientists, artists, musicians, writers, religious figures, political leaders, tyrants, and villains, along with a few deities, archetypes, and mythological beings for good measure, came together, beyond the confines of time and space, for just one day? Author Laing's answer is\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Minds Beyond Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, an illuminating, entertaining and delightfully bizarre thought experiment from the depths of his wild imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a school run by Professor Plato, where students like Freud, Mozart, Socrates, King Solomon, Da Vinci, Jesus, Buddha, and Shakespeare engage in a spirited classroom debate, while Ocar Wilde quips, Isadora Duncan dances down the aisles, and Bach serves coffee. In the courtyard, the \"troubled kids\" like Hitler, Stalin, Nero, Trotsky and Genghis Khan gang up with Satan to argue world domination strategies while Dali smokes a peace pipe with Black Elk and Hannibal rides an elephant. Imagine a school where the popular girls are Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Nefertiti, Catherine the Great, and Mother Mary, and the class clown is the literal embodiment of \"The Fool\" archetype.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a small glimpse into a day in the life at Plato's Academy. Written in the form of a \u003ci\u003ePlatonic Dialog \u003c\/i\u003ebetween these notable figures and many, many others, the magical realism in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinds Beyond Time \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eallows each character to embody their most essential nature, and engage with other luminaries from different eras and corners of the world that would be otherwise impossible. The dialog and interactions that unfold\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003egive insight into each person's life, as they explore their thoughts and theories, share their histories and notable quotations, and demonstrate their quirks and eccentricities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnbound from the constraints of time and space, they explore the nature of reality, mind, art, society, religion and the great mysteries of life together. Some inspire each other and expand their minds by sharing ideas. Some argue bitterly and attempt to discredit each other. Some dance, sing, create and laugh together. Some tease and bully and plot each other's destruction. There's no limit to what can happen in Plato's Academy!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaing invites the reader to suspend disbelief, embrace the impossible, and let your imagination and curiosity guide you through this one of a kind journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marilyn E. Dillon,Adam Douglas Heyes,David L. Laing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960089064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960089069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosmic Art Center\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Marilyn E. Dillon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442760036607,"sku":"9781960089069","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5987aad7-ee99-4c71-8ff7-94f519c7866f.jpg?v=1777199584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/minds-beyond-time-marilyn-e-dillon-9781960089069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}