A lot of made up terms.....March 12, 1999 13 out of 15 found this review helpful
I found the book hard to follow for several reasons. One reason is that I hadn't read either one of the author's two previous books and that might have helped as one of the earlier reviewers suggested. I also thought the style was too choppy and so it was hard to follow. You would be reading about some event and then the next few pages would be some philosophical dialogue which would be hard to follow. I found his terminology very very confusing. The "I-There" term was especially silly and not meaningful at all given how he described what it meant. He also contradicts himself several times and I found that disturbing. I understood he may have had one perception at the beginning of a journey and another at the end but you can't just change what something is supposed to mean without going back and acknowledging your earlier, different, comments. I also have to beg to differ in that I don't think he necessarily answers more questions at all. He left me with lots and lots of questions. Nothing was pinned down and it's just as fuzzy as before about an individual's experience after death of their physical body. I did however appreciate getting some insight into just how difficult it is to really comprehend this subject matter and why it's better that we just not worry about OBE and go about trying to live a full and happy life which is in a nutshell all we are supposed to do anyway. That is according to Robert.
Gives a new look on life and the after-lifeJanuary 6, 1999 0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read and am reading this book again. It takes a really good book for me to keep reading because I don't like to read that much. This book I couldn't put down! Outstanding!
A masterpiece of inspiring literary content!!!!!!!!!!!!May 22, 1998 1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Full of mind-boggling phenomenal facts!
The "Bible" of the OBE BelieverJanuary 11, 1998 15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Unlike his previous two books, Monroe answers many more questions than he raises. He has come full circle to tell the "truth" about who we are, why we are here and where we can go. More than a guidebook, this book is tantamount to being the Bible for those who believe in the reality of OBE's. Monroe ties all the loose ends together, in as tight a knot as he can, and is finally able to present to us that elusive jewel of insight-the reason for our human existence. It will (hopefully) change, in a fundamental way, how we view reality and our ourselves.
However, to truly appreciate and understand this book, readers should first familiarize themselves with his previous two works. Despite an introductory chapter intended to acquaint unfamiliar readers with his history and experiences with OBE's, Monroe quickly plunges into charting new territory and insights. This is not a how-to book but the author's firsthand experiences traveling out-of-body. Understanding these experiences are difficult enough to grasp by the initiated reader but they may be indecipherable to the unfamiliar. The author's writings are also heavily laden with his own terminologies for describing reality in "the other side." If not familir with his his style and his vocabulary, one could find him or herself a bit perplexed.
A completely understated re-definition of LifeMarch 4, 1997 8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Robert Monroe, while learning new skills, has also learned to write. His last in the trilogy, Ultimate Journey provides to humankind a completely Different Overview. If this Overview is accepted, this book will be provided a place in history as a revolutionary piece. The scope is so large that nothing is excepted, including God. To read is a must, believe if you can, the rewards promise to negate all fear forever
