I use a grade from 0 - 10 (10 is the best/highest) on the books.
Out-Of-Body Adventures, 1988, Rick Stack
GRADE: 6.0 - 7.0
This is a How-To book, at least from the front title, which says something like "30 Days to OBE". Though inside the book there is _no_ 30 days, day-for-fay schedule. The author is the pupil and friend of late Jane Roberts, writer of the Seth books, which I know little of, but Seth seems to be a guide, some kind of trans-medium.
As a first book this is probably quite good and could deserve a higher grade, but there are some things which makes me not so sure about how to judge the book. First of all it is the physical format, at least my copy is a low, very wide book, as opposed to many ordinary books that are higher than they are wide. The format gives some difficulties when reading in bed.
Then there is content that I think I've read before, like how to handle fear, how overcome your faulty beliefs and so on. The first half of the book is also kind of fuzzy and I've a hard time figuring out what it has taught me. The second half of the book improves a lot and contains several methods for inducing OBE, which to some part rely on LD or pre-sleep states. One big exercise is to answer some questions and ponder over your own answers. The author probably knows his stuff and gives some examples of his own or from other people.
This book is not extremely good, but is still above average and may contain something of interest for the reader that wants info out of a Seth point of view.
Quote from: Pauli2 on September 30, 2010, 13:34:58
First of all it is the physical format, at least my copy is a low, very wide book, as opposed to many ordinary books that are higher than they are wide. The format gives some difficulties when reading in bed.
Yeah, strange format, never seen before. I read this on the train as a commuter, often when I am just standing, I put it in my jacket (of course fits perfectly!). It is ideal for this purpose. I am just 1 third through it and so far I like it. But I dare predict that it won't beat W. Buhlman or R. Bruce.