{"product_id":"the-final-choice-michael-grosso-9781786770295","title":"The Final Choice: Death or Transcendence?","description":"\u003cp\u003eNote: This revised edition was first published under the title \u003cem\u003eThe Final Choice: Playing the Survival Game.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are dangerous times and history seems to be accelerating--toward what? It's starting to look like a big crash. No, not a \u003cem\u003eclash\u003c\/em\u003e of civilizations but civilization itself \u003cem\u003ecrashing\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are world trends propelling us towards doomsday: the lunacy of nuclear brinkmanship, the inexorable march toward climate catastrophe, the savage economic inequality that reigns over a suffering Earth--none of these bode well for the future. The more pronounced these trends, the greater the need to take stock of our options.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at consciousness facing the threat of annihilation. Beyond politics, it examines some forgotten forces at our disposal in the quest for transcendence. It attempts to sketch a mythology of transcendence, based on the raw materials of human experience, ordinary and extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003emeaning\u003c\/em\u003e of death changes from culture to culture, and is evolving as we speak. The modern near-death experience \u003cem\u003etransforms \u003c\/em\u003ethe meaning of death into something quite different from the mainline view of death as the extinction of consciousness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNear-death phenomena imply new dimensions of meaning--and as well, a new dimension of existence. It opens the door into an expanded world of consciousness, upending scientific physicalism. The NDE is a discovery as revolutionary in psychology as quantum mechanics was in physics. In both cases we have an enigma, a window to alternate realities, and metaphysical shock therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Final Choice\u003c\/em\u003e goes behind the surface-meaning of death. The search leads to the re-discovery of the ancient philosopher, Heraclitus, who said that no matter how far you search, you will never find the boundaries of Mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacing the looming collapse of world civilization, the question of a possible global near-death experience arises. Major world-trends today force us to reflect on these awesome possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Grosso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786770296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786770295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e White Crow Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Michael Grosso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077367853311,"sku":"9781786770295","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58e23705-d73a-448e-8e0b-d55c3530e170.jpg?v=1685469582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-final-choice-michael-grosso-9781786770295","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}