Physi-Tual · Metaphysical
Insights to the Spiritual World & Interactions with the Physical
Published 2022 by AMC Publishers · ISBN 978-1-7776719-1-4
Part I of the Physi-Tual research series by Austin M. Collings — a guided map of how the spiritual world interacts with the physical.
About this book
Insights to the Spiritual World & Interactions with the Physical is the foundational research title in the Physi-Tual series. Where The Spiritual Capture explores the territory through fiction, Insights documents it directly: a guided map of how spiritual experience and physical reality interact in everyday life.
The book draws on metaphysical traditions, contemporary consciousness research, supernatural accounts, and personal experience to build a coherent framework for readers who refuse to treat the body and the spirit as separate categories. It is structured as a series of insights — each one short enough to read in a sitting, each one connected to the next.
Readers find this book most useful at one of two moments: at the beginning of a serious spiritual practice, when they want a working framework before diving into specific traditions; and after years of practice, when they want a vocabulary for experiences they have already had but never named.
What this book is about
- Metaphysical traditions
- Spiritual experience and physical reality
- Consciousness research
- Supernatural accounts
Who it's for
- New seekers wanting a working framework before choosing a tradition
- Long-time practitioners looking for vocabulary
- Readers of consciousness and metaphysical literature
Praise for the book
Independent editorial reviews of the two-part Physi-Tual work.
“This unique exploration of spirituality is full of practical insights and information and will help those seeking to understand spirituality and its numerous aspects.”
“Austin Maleik Collings gets one to think beyond the world we live in. Each page has something unique.”
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About the author
Austin M. Collings is the founder of AMC Publishers and the creator of the Physi-Tual genre, trademarked in 2021. He writes and produces visual art at the intersection of the physical and the spiritual.
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