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Douglas Grunther
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The Quantum & The Dream
Discover what the future holds for humankind as Douglas Grunther explores the intersection of human consciousness and the digital age. •\tChallenges the boundaries of possibility pointing towards a new Renaissance •\tDelves into the creative mysteries of quantum paradox and depth psychology •\tOffers a positive vision for these challenging times Written by the renowned creator and host of the Woodstock Roundtable, Douglas Grunther’s The Quantum and The Dream tackles some of the most daring and exhilarating questions of our time, taking readers on a thrilling odyssey through the captivating world of quantum science, AI, and the creative depths of the unconscious mind. While many foresee a dark and dangerous future, Grunther offers an optimistic view of the consciousness shifts shaping our future. The Quantum and The Dream celebrates the secret corridors of the mind, the rich tapestry of myth, and the evolving media landscape, urging readers to push past the boundaries of what we thought possible to harness the power of our imaginations. Explore fascinating thought experiments inspired by visionaries like Einstein, Jung, Joseph Campbell, and McLuhan, along with cutting-edge insights from leading creative thinkers of our era. Filled with expansive ideas, The Quantum & the Dream paves the way toward a New Renaissance.
Reviews
As bold and ambitious as it is concise and inviting, this wide-ranging, crisply penned exploration of both the subconscious and the subatomic offers something rare: a vision of the human future that’s more hopeful than dystopian. Grunther acknowledges all the “fear and anxiety” of our moment of “cataclysmic turbulence,” especially as it relates to climate change and the upheaval of a global shift to digital connections. But, drawing from a host of scientists, thinkers, and archetypes, Grunther lays out an encouraging argument: that humanity is on the cusp of “transcendent change” that began a century ago, with the discovery and exploration of—as the title suggests—quantum uncertainty and the unconscious. Linking Einstein and Freud, Jung and Planck, Grunther makes the case for “a paradigm-shifting synchronicity” that is “creating evolutionary change which points … to a New Renaissance.”

With brisk efficiency and a love for making surprising yet intuitive connections across disciplines, Grunther tours readers through breakthroughs in our understanding of the quantum and the collective unconscious, twinned realms we’re still coming to understand—realms as “uncertain, paradoxical, entangled” as L. Frank Baum’s Land of Oz. (That’s one of those connections.) The jolting, ongoing discoveries within both realms, Grunther argues, demonstrate the urgency of humanity learning to embrace right-brained thinking that pushes “beyond the known boundaries.” Grunther posits “this opening of the doorway between the known and unknown” as determining our species’ “ability to navigate our future and the “potential collapse of the very biosphere.”

Surprises abound, such as Grunther’s call for a “more expansive vision of how to live within the seismic thrust of climate change” and his linking, with some persuasive power, of the development of the internet (including its “nightmarish, unintended consequences”) with the goddess Shiva and the dream-underground. It’s nothing less, he asserts, than “the key archetype of interconnected Wholeness.” Grunther’s sweeping consilience often operates at the metaphorical or unconscious level, but it’s nourishing, optimistic, and will set open minds reeling.

Takeaway: Optimistic vision of intuitive human consciousness in the quantum future.

Comparable Titles: David Eagleman’s Livewired, Imants Baruss and Julia Mossbridge’s Transcendent Mind.

Production grades
Cover: A
Design and typography: A
Illustrations: N/A
Editing: A
Marketing copy: A

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