Michael Talbot (author)

Michael Talbot
Born	September 29, 1953(1953-09-29) Grand Rapids, Michigan
Died	May 27, 1992(1992-05-27) (aged 38)
Cause of death	Leukemia
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Caucasian
Citizenship	United States

Michael Coleman Talbot (September 29, 1953 – May 27, 1992)^[1] was an American author of several books highlighting parallels between ancient mysticism and quantum mechanics, and espousing a theoretical model of reality that suggests the physical universe is akin to a giant hologram. According to Talbot ESP, telepathy, and other paranormal phenomena are real and are a product of his holographic model of reality.

Biography

Talbot was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 29, 1953. He was originally a fiction/science fiction author.^[2][1] He also contributed articles to The Village Voice and other publications.^[2]

Talbot attempted to incorporate spirituality, religion and science to shed light on profound questions. His non-fiction books include Mysticism And The New Physics, Beyond The Quantum, and The Holographic Universe. Talbot often referenced Stanislav Grof, whose work on Holotropic Breathwork was also of obvious influence.

Although Talbot is not known to have made it much of a political issue, he was openly gay, living with a boyfriend, and has become a role model for gay intellectuals ^[3]. In 1992, Talbot died of lymphocystic leukemia at age 38.^[2][1] With his disease occurring in the midst of the tragic AIDS crisis, Talbot is credited with the ironic comment that he suffered from "an unfashionable disease" since he did not suffer from AIDS but rather from a form of leukemia which also killed him at this young age.

The Holographic Universe

The Holographic Universe
Author(s)	Michael Talbot
Language	English
Subject(s)	Science, Physics
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	April 1991 (1st ed)
Pages	338
ISBN	006016381X
OCLC Number	23218578
Dewey Decimal	530 20
LC Classification	QC449 .T35 1991

Talbot's book The Holographic Universe, which has become his most popular,^[4] explores the metaphysical implications that underline quantum mechanics and suggests that the universe is a hologram (metaphorically speaking). After examining the work of physicist David Bohm and neurophysiologist Karl Pribram, both of whom independently arrived at holographic theories or models of the universe, the book argues that a holographic model could possibly explain supersymmetry and also various paranormal and anomalous phenomena and is the basis for mystical experience.

Bibliography

Novels

• The Delicate Dependency - 1982
• The Bog - 1986
• Night Things - 1988

Non-fiction

• Mysticism And The New Physics ISBN 0-14-019328-6 - 1980 (rev. 1992)
• Beyond The Quantum ISBN 0-553-34480-3 - 1986
• Your Past Lives - 1987
• The Holographic Universe ISBN 0-06-092258-3 - 1991

See also

• Karl H. Pribram
• David Bohm

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Michael Talbot". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale, 2003. Retrieved on December 1, 2008.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Obituaries: Michael Talbot, Writer, 38". The New York Times. 2 June 1992. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/02/obituaries/michael-talbot-writer-38.html. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
3. ^ http://www.tobyjohnson.com/michaeltalbot.html
4. ^ See, for instance, the sales rank on Amazon.com compared with his other books.[1]

External links

• The Universe As A Hologram - article by Michael Talbot
• Synchronicity and the Holographic Universe (Interview on Thinking Allowed)
• Physics of the Mind: Holographic Realities (New Dimensions Radio - April 30, 1991)
• A review of "The Holographic Universe" (includes Talbot's Introduction to the book)
• Michael Talbot on Holographic Universe on Google Video

Persondata
Name	Talbot, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	American Writer
Date of birth	1953-09-29
Place of birth	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Date of death	1992-05-27
Place of death