In March 2020 scientists from the University of California reported that it was possible to translate thoughts into words and sentences.This is the first time the existence of such technology has publicly and clearly been acknowledged.However, the author can confirm that such technologies have been in existence for many years and Memories of a Synchronistic Gap Year reveals one such example.It is a true story of Religious Travel. From Gibraltar, firstly to India to experience the diverse range of some of the World’s Great Religions. Then on to Australia to understand the indigenous Australian Aboriginals’ spiritual beliefs. During these travels he would become the epicentre of a chilling, covert Government Brain-Machine Interface experiment.It has been described as a “fascinating”, “frightening”, yet “truly unique”, story.
Told in a first-person, stream-of-consciousness style that is easy to read, Gap Year contains scenes that truly captivate one's emotions, and its themes around collective unconsciousness and religion are interesting to explore.
Unfortunately, it suffers from an excessive focus on minutiae. In seeking to convey the totality of the author's experience, we receive only surface thoughts throughout much of the book; readers would be better served with the occasional deep-dive and a more consistent linking of his experiences to the themes.