Mind Into Matter: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit

A physicist examines ideas from medieval alchemy and contemporary science to explore the connection between mind and matter.

Alchemists of old attempted to make sense of the universe—to discover the connection between mind and matter. Some of today's scientists, in particular quantum physicists, are doing the same. In this contribution to the study of consciousness, physicist Fred Alan Wolf reveals what he calls the "new alchemy" —a melding of the ideas of the old alchemists and the new scientists to reach a fuller understanding of mind and matter.

An elegant book with short, stand-alone chapters, each framed by an alchemical symbol and its definition, Mind into Matter is thought provoking for scientists and lay people alike.

Praise for Mind into Matter

"I consider Fred Alan Wolf one of the most important pioneers in the field of consciousness. This book could change the way you perceive the world." —Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, author of How to Know God

"Once again, physicist Fred Alan Wolf takes us on a magical mystery tour into the adventure land of science and spirit. . . . Both enthralling and energizing." —Michael Toms, cofounder, host, producer of New Dimensions Radio

"How refreshing to have a scientist put the emphasis on the individual where it belongs! Wolf has written a glorious entertainment for the mind that matters." —Kenneth Ring, PhD, author of Lessons from the Light

"[A]llows readers to look at their own inner mechanism and better understand the consciousness which gives them life and makes them aware of the outer world of forms and phenomena in which they live." —Glen P. Kezwer, Ph.D., physicist, author of Meditation, Oneness and Physics

Fred Alan Wolf earned his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from UCLA and has taught at San Diego State University as well as the University of London, the University of Paris, the HahnMeitner Institute for Nuclear Physics in Berlin, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In addition to being featured in What the Bleep, Fred Alan Wolf is a frequent radio guest and has appeared on television programs such as the Discovery Channel's The Know Zone (as the resident physicist) and PBS's Closer to Truth. He is also a member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collegium of Scholars, winner of the National Book Award, and the author of nine books including Mind into Matter, Matter into Feeling, and The Spiritual Universe.