From Outer Space To Inner Space

The sixth man who walked on the moon shares his journey to the stars into the mind and beyond. In February 1971 as Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell hurtled Earthward through space he was engulfed by a profound sense of universal connectedness. He intuitively sensed that his presence and that of the planet in the window were all part of a deliberate universal process and that the glittering cosmos itself was in some way conscious. The experience was so overwhelming Mitchell knew his life would never be the same. For the next thirtyfive years he embarked on another journey an inward exploration of the ineffable mystery of human consciousness and being. Mitchell left NASA to form the Institute of Noetic Sciences IONS. There he initiated research in areas of study previously neglected by mainstream science and constructed a theory that could explain not only the mysteries of consciousness but also the psychic eventwhat spiritualists call a miracle and scientists dismiss altogether. Mitchell also created a new dyadic model of reality revealing a selfaware universe not predetermined by the laws of physics preordained by deities or infinitely malleable. While human actions are generally subject to the laws of physics these laws are also influenced by the mind. From Outer Space to Inner Space traces two remarkable journeysone through space and one through the mind. Together they fundamentally alter the way we understand the miracle and mystery of being and ultimately reveal humankinds role in its own destiny. Previously published as The Way of the Explorer this edition includes a new foreword by Avi Loeb an afterword by Dean Radin and a postscript chapter by the author.