The Seat of the Soul

"A laser is like a whole personality,'' writes Zukav. In a sequel to The Dancing Wu Li Masters , this exponent of the spiritual side of the "new physics'' goes beyond intriguing parallels. In gracefully written sermonettes with titles like "Evolution,'' "Light,'' "Power'' and "Addiction,'' he makes a bold attempt to fuse so-called New Age wisdom with modern psychology, science and sociopolitical reality. Zukav posits two types of people: the "five-sensory human'' who puts mind over heart, lacks trust, plays power games and can't tap intuition is contrasted with the "multisensory'' individual who seeks alignment of the soul with the personality. One section relates personal and national karma to the theory of Gaia, which holds that Earth is a single living entity with a soul. Though Zukav explores themes long familiar to astrologers and occultists, his high-minded synthesis is something more than old wine in a new bottle. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved