I, Universe: Demolishing and Rebuilding Spirituality for a Scientific Age

by Darryl Sloan

What is the true underlying nature of reality and what is my place in it? Does my life have meaning, or am I a cosmic accident? Are the answers to these questions found in religion, or is science where the real enlightenment lies? Is it even possible to know? In this bewildering world of differing beliefs, what chance do I have of finding any genuine truth? And where do I even begin? With two question everything . In childhood, we are all like sponges, soaking up information without any critical thinking. As adults, how much of our worldview reflects beliefs and assumptions from those early years that we have never reassessed? Darryl Sloan steps outside of conventional wisdom and brings together a wealth of insight from the spheres of religion, philosophy, science, psychology, parapsychology and occultism. A highly unusual, but deeply rational and life-enriching truth emerges from this esoteric study.

278 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2018

About the author

Darryl Sloan grew up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. He was an Evangelical Christian for the first two decades of adulthood, before finally putting it behind him in favour of a more esoteric approach to spirituality. He is a critic of mainstream thinking (especially on religion) and has a keen interest in philosophy, spirituality, and the occult. His book "I, Universe" is the culmination of his work in these fields. He also writes science fiction novels and maintains a popular vlog on YouTube.

Reviews

[Michael Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

I, Universe is a spiritual philosophy book, the latest by Darryl Sloan, a writer who already has an online following thanks to his videos and other books.

The book covers quite a lot of philosophical ground. A lot of the book uses insights and anecdotes from the author’s own spiritual journey. The beginning of the book concentrates on religion, and Sloan makes his observations from the perspective of someone who has moved from Christianity to atheism and then onto “something else”.

Consciousness in a cosmological context is another area that Sloan examines in great detail, along with other, related, areas such as the passage of time and Man’s place in the universe. Other sections cover Sloan’s interest in parapsychology and detail his own experiments in this area.

I found it enjoyable to dip in and out of the different sections, rather than reading it all in order.

Overall, it’s a thought provoking book.

[Olav Schettler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have recommended this book to my son today. A very insightful, no bullshit read. I highly respect the author