| 1) Testimonial added by Russell Targ, physicist and writer, / 08-04-2009 |
| Bill Sweet's excellent book "A Journey Into Prayer" offers compelling evidence for the efficacy of healing prayer in the vegetable kingdom. He describes dozens of successful laboratory experiments investigating the growth of plants, yeast, and mold, spanning more than two decades. He also describes the passionate conflict between the researchers at Spindrift and the "believers," who feel that prayer is a matter of faith, not to be investigated in the laboratory. |
| 2) Testimonial added by Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Ph.D., Author, Breakthrough Intuition / 06-05-2009 |
| "A Journey Into Prayer" presents the clearest explanation of the scientific basis of prayer that I have ever read. Bill Sweet shows how prayer can bring together science and religion in a meaningful dialog that will help us understand and apply our own powers to heal. |
| 3) Testimonial added by Theodore Rockwell, nuclear engineer and Author / 05-27-2009 |
| This book describes the work of some original thinkers, supported by over 20 years of meticulous experimental and analytical research of ingenious design. It bears on the nature of prayer and of healing, and of powers of the human mind little appreciated by most people. Because the philosophical background and the experimental work differs from the mainstream, the research and its important implications for all of us has been largely overlooked. Bill Sweet’s homely and disarming writing style presents the material in a personal way that is easily accessible to readers of all backgrounds. Read it, enjoy it, and save your judgment until you have finished and pondered it a while. |
| 4) Testimonial added by Canon M. Perry, Editor, Christian Parapsychologist / 05-27-2009 |
| Science is a method of finding out how the world works. Religion is a way of finding out why the world works. Healing is a way of ensuring that the world works. Spindrift’s experiments on the physical effects of prayer are an exciting example of trying to forge links between science, religion, and healing. All power to their elbow!
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| 5) Testimonial added by George Hansen, Author, Trickster & the Paranormal / 05-27-2009 |
| Anyone who is contemplating research on Therapeutic Intent should read Bill Sweet's book on Spindrift "A Journey Into Prayer." The animosity toward Spindrift was intense. The magical attacks directed against it were more vicious than anything I'm personally familiar with in either the modern witchcraft or psychotronics subcultures. Bill Sweet documents a vicious campaign against a scientific study of the power of prayer. Anyone interested in research on prayer should read this book because this tragic case will be discussed for decades to come. |
| 6) Testimonial added by Dean Radin, IONS’ Senior Scientist / 05-26-2009 |
| This book, "A Journey Into Prayer," documents the inspiring and cautionary true story of Bruce and John Klingbeil, a father and son team of devout Christian Scientists who dared to test their faith in the power of prayer, and of Spindrift, the research organization that helped to support their efforts. The story describes the Klingbeils’ courage and personal commitment to learn the truth about the efficacy of prayer, their self-taught but ingenious experiments, the staggering hostility they attracted from both the religious and the scientific communities, and ultimately, the unbearable poignancy in their untimely and mysterious deaths. |
| 7) Testimonial added by Jerry E. Wesch, Ph.D., President, ISSSEEM / 05-26-2009 |
| Bill Sweet has given the world a deep, enlightening, and disturbing look into a tragic and profound struggle to bring together science, healing, and religion. His book is a "must read" for everyone interested in the science and politics of religion, prayer, alternative therapies, and healing. It is a sobering story. Bruce and John Klingbeil, the Spindrift prayer and healing researchers, were true heroes. Unappreciated by virtually everyone--the church they sought to serve and protect, the skeptics who taunted them, and the public--they strove for 20 years to do the meticulous work necessary to scientifically explore and document the gift of healing. This book is their story. Read it and weep for what we might have learned from them. This is a true story you won't be able to put down. |
| 8) Testimonial added by Larry Dossey, M.D., Author and Editor, EXPLORE / 05-26-2009 |
| One of the most important developments of our age is the coming together of science and spirituality. Spindrift has played a major role in these crucial developments. Here is the shocking and inspiring story of the Spindrifters, told by an insider. |
| 9) Testimonial added by Deepak Chopra, M.D., Author, How to Know God / 05-26-2009 |
| Bill Sweet writes in "A Journey Into Prayer" of the controversial laboratory prayer and consciousness experiments of Spindrift Research. Sweet illustrates the explosive nature of aligning science and religion.
There is curiously original material in Bill Sweet's book. The left-brain gets a workout, but the right-brain enjoys reading the subtle spiritual insights about prayer and consciousness.
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