Fred Alan Wolf - The Spiritual Universe: One Physicists Vision of Spirit, Soul, Matter, and Self

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the following: Ray De Sylvester, Scott Savage, Bil Thorne and Chris West, Music by Elfheim for permission to use lyrics from New Age Blues Neil Douglas-Klotz for permission to quote his translation of The Moon and the Sea taken from the Persian, The Diwan of Shams-i-Tabriz by Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, 13th Century Anatolia, in his book Desert Wisdom; Sally Potter, Jimmy Somerville, and David Motion for permission to quote lyrics from their song Coming from the movie Orlando, published by Copyright Control/Virgin Music.

In this paperback edition, I also wish to thank Christus Rex for the right to reproduce a grayscale version of The School of Athens: Plato and Aristotle, in . All other illustrations are my own.

Thanks are also due to Bob Asahina and Sarah Pinckney for their helpful suggestions and careful editing. I am grateful to Nicki Scully for providing the opportunity for me to travel to Egypt to gather thoughts and research. To my friend and guide, Hakim, much love and thanks for guiding me into the mysteries of ancient Egypt.

To my wife, Sonia, I give my love and gratitude.

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