Maureen Seaberg has lectured on synesthesia and spirituality at the Towards a Science of Consciousness Conference at the University of Arizona-Tucson. She herself has higher and lower synesthesia, both concepts and forms appear to her in color (her k's are teal and her 8's are aubergine). A journalist for 20 years, Maureen has had articles featured in the New York Times, the Daily News, Irish America, ESPN the Magazine, and other publications. She has also covered breaking news for MSNBC and appeared on NBC, CNN, and PBS. Maureen earned a BA in journalism with a minor in Spanish from Penn State University, and a certificate of superior-level Spanish from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
"Tasting the Universe is not only the brilliant writing of a top,
professional journalist looking in on a strange but romantic
phenomena, but it is the writing of a person who could embrace the
feelings of those she interviews, because author Seaberg herself
possesses this remarkable gift of synesthesia. I predict when you
pick up this book, you will be unable to put it down, as it will
open up for you a whole new world in our universe." --The Amazing
Kreskin-- "Reviews"
"As Maureen Seaberg beautifully tells us, the conscious minds of
synesthetes reach deeper levels of reality, beneath the veil,
beyond the cave, to purer realms of meaning." --Dr. Stuart
Hameroff, director, Center for Consciousness Studies, The
University of Arizona, Tucson-- "Reviews"
"If Husserl is right--that all perception is a gamble-- then
synesthete Ms. Seaberg is one of those gamblers who sits at the
table with no one expecting her potency...then reveals herself as
an artful, Zen Monk with the entire Tao in her hand!" -- Vanda
Mikoloski, noted consciousness comedienne
-- "Reviews"
"Maureen Seaberg explores a dimension of synesthesia long
encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and
artistic vision. In Tasting the Universe, Ms. Seaberg, a synesthete
herself, has collected some fascinating accounts by some very
prominent and inspiring people." --Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of
Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens-- "Reviews"
"Maureen Seaberg goes beyond theory and abstraction to delve into
the real-life experience of the (surprisingly) many whose senses
have revealed themselves in ways to which the rest of us are
oblivious. She helps liberate people to explore their own senses
and discover the colors of sound, the sounds of color, and so much
more. This is an exploration of the mysteries of the senses like no
other." --James Clement van Pelt, Program Coordinator, Yale
Divinity School Initiative in Religion, Science & Technology
-- "Reviews"
"Synesthesia is no mere curiosity, but an important window onto
human perception and creativity. This book's first-person
contributions by figures such as Itzhak Perlman, Billy Joel, and
Marian McPartland round out synesthesia's history and its place in
the larger culture. Hand in hand with straightforward scientific
accounts, these personal revelations speak to the meaning of the
experience--for the individual, surely, but for the collective rest
of us as well." --Richard E. Cytowic, MD, George Washington
University, author of Wednesday Is Indigo Blue
-- "Reviews"
"Synesthetes, particularly prominent ones, don't often share their
perceptions and thoughts. By eliciting personal stories from famous
synesthetic artists and scientists, Maureen Seaberg makes us aware
of how people use synesthesia in their professional lives. Through
these charming tales she gives us new insights into the creative
powers of synesthetic ways of perceiving and thinking." --Dr.
Cretien van Campen, psychologist and art historian, author of The
Hidden Sense
-- "Reviews"
"The universe and all of existence is derived from quantum waves of
possibilities. According to the research, those people who
experience unusual manifestations of these possibilities in the
form of the sound and light of synesthesia appear to be privileged
by seeing more deeply into Creation than the rest of us." --Dr.
Amit Goswami, quantum physicist and author of The Self-Aware
Universe
-- "Reviews"
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