Science, Being, & Becoming is a remarkable glimpse into the spiritual lives of scientists and academics. Filled with inspiring first hand accounts of transformative metaphysical and mystical experiences, this book upends the notion that science has no place for the spiritual. Indeed, the author, Paul J.Mills, Ph.D., makes a strong argument that science needs to incorporate the spiritual now more than ever.

Through Mr. Mills’ interviews, we meet a wide variety of scientists working across a range of disciplines, who have all incorporated their sense of spirituality into their work. Some had transformative experiences as children that set them on a quest to learn what had happened to them. Others found meditation to be a gateway to higher states of being, leading to the conclusion that there was more to consciousness than could be explained by the reductionist, materialistic model of the brain currently accepted.

Some of the interviewees were open and candid about these events as they happened. Others did not mention them for years out of fear of being ostracized, losing their position, or facing academic ridicule. However, the common thread to these stories is that it left each changed forever and fostered a strong urge to pass on their knowledge and to incorporate it into their life’s work, even if they did not advertise the underlying impetus.

Importantly, Science, Being, & Becoming makes it clear that the current arid, materialistic view of humanity, the world around us, and the universe lacks a full understanding of how consciousness works, and hinders progress. In these troubling times of discord, alienation, climate distress and more, it becomes clear through these stories that incorporating higher states of consciousness into our lives can not only help us, but may be the only way to arrive at solutions. Hopefully, this book offers all of us a roadmap toward that goal.