You might think after all Dr. Nicoll has had to say about materialism there wouldn’t be much left unsaid. Not so. He continues to elucidate the trap in which we will find ourselves if we continue to work at it.

After dismissing an outer, scientific method of transformation as impossible, Dr. Nicoll begins to sketch out a scientific system found internally. He touches on esoteric Christianity as a viable alternative.

Dr. Nicoll continues to painstakingly build on the foundation of ancient wisdom to bring us closer to an understanding of the universe and our place in it. His aim is not difficult to guess. He wants individuals to awaken to and manifest their innate potential.

Dr. Nicoll shows the similarity of Plato’s and Augustine’s philosophy arising from their experience of states of consciousness higher than our ordinary states. These states of direct experience through internal senses, apart from our five senses, are the object of esoteric teachings.

Dr. Nicoll continues to explore the older teachings about man, the universe and our ability to change our feeling of I. We delve into the tenth century teachings of Erigena to find the golden thread of truth connecting all esoteric teachings.

Dr. Nicoll overlays teachings and experiences from Pythagoras to Tennyson to show us the consistency of the teaching of man’s potential and primary errand while trapped on the time line.

We begin to explore the idea of Time as an invisible dimension connected to the three dimensions which we can perceive through sense. Though the idea is simple it opens the way for greater meaning of our relation to higher states of consciousness.

We explore some images to help us grasp the, invisible to us, fourth dimension of time. Giving our attention to the ideas may help us begin to see our world in a new way.

Dr. Nicoll traces higher ideas regarding time from ancient texts to recent authors showing a common thread running through all of them. He also gives some excellent examples to help us grasp, what for us, are difficult concepts.

Because we are Time blind we must have parables, analogies and allegories to help us grasp the ideas that can help us understand the fourth dimension, Time. Only in this way can we begin to develop a new level of being.