by Avi Loeb
First published 2023
Edgar Mitchell returns from his Apollo 14 moon mission in February 1971 with more than rock samples. During his journey back to Earth, he experiences an overwhelming sense of universal connection that changes everything. The cosmos itself seems conscious, aware, watching. Mitchell cannot shake this revelation. He leaves NASA and founds the Institute of Noetic Sciences to investigate what mainstream science ignores. For thirty-five years, he researches consciousness, psychic phenomena, and the nature of reality itself. Mitchell develops a new model of the universe where mind influences physical laws, where human actions shape cosmic destiny. His theory bridges the gap between spiritual miracles and scientific dismissal. This edition includes new material from Avi Loeb, Dean Radin, and Mitchell himself, tracing both his physical journey through space and his mental journey through the mysteries of being.
Genres: science, psychology, non-fiction, biography-memoir, astronomy, paranormal, new-age, academic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Earth, Moon
Period: 1971, 21st-century
300 pages · Kindle Edition · New Page Books