Parallel Universes, a Memoir from the Edges of Space and Time
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Parallel Universes, A Memoir from the Edges of Space and Time is a non-fiction Christian book and a personal and science memoir written by Linda Morabito Meyer, the NASA discoverer of the volcanic activity on Jupiter's
Io (moon)
. The book documents the author’s several near-death experiences and purported visits to Heaven between 1954 and 1956; the author’s quest to uncover a hidden past from 2003 to 2011; and the events of the author’s major NASA science discovery in 1979. During the time the memoir was compiled by the author, a fifty year old mystery in the author’s life was solved by her. She discovered that her parents had been members of the Temple of the Abundant Life in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, run by a convicted criminal who was wanted on outstanding warrants in the United States. William Franklin Wolsey was masquerading as a Bishop in this cult, and was the target of investigative reporting by the Vancouver Sun newspaper. The author’s memories of horrific childhood abuse documented in the book, corresponded to the events reported in the news in 1959, at the time she learned about the cult in 2011. This information is summarized in the book’s epilogue. Her memories included near death experiences as a result of her parents’ involvement with William Franklin Wolsey, in which she remembers visiting Heaven and seeing Jesus. The author maintains that William Franklin Wolsey was responsible for the deaths of four children she witnessed. The author, who moved with her parents to the United Sates in 1961, became an Astronomer and working for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on NASA’s Voyager mission to Jupiter, discovered the volcanic activity on Jupiter’s moon Io in 1979. The memoir interleaves the author’s noteworthy science, personal, and religious experiences.
miracles and science come together in this memoir written by a world renowned scientist. The book interleaves three journeys told in the author’s words. She expresses her love of astronomy
, which led her to make the discovery of the volcanic activity on Jupiter’s moon Io in 1979. The discovery is considered the largest of NASA's
planetary exploration program.
She expresses the horror of a childhood marred by her parents' involvement with a Vancouver
, British Columbia, Canada cult between the years of 1954 and 1956 To aid victims of childhood abuse, the author highlights a treatment used for post traumatic stress disorder. Her journey to God makes her perhaps the only scientist in the world to claim to have visited Heaven and seen religious miracles.
electronic format, with the ability for the public to update the book through Amazon.com at no charge, as Morabito Meyer’s investigation into her past was completed. The Kindle version was updated to match the final version of the book released in paperback on October 13, 2011.
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
Io (moon)
Io (moon)
Io ) is the innermost of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter and, with a diameter of , the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System. It was named after the mythological character of Io, a priestess of Hera who became one of the lovers of Zeus....
. The book documents the author’s several near-death experiences and purported visits to Heaven between 1954 and 1956; the author’s quest to uncover a hidden past from 2003 to 2011; and the events of the author’s major NASA science discovery in 1979. During the time the memoir was compiled by the author, a fifty year old mystery in the author’s life was solved by her. She discovered that her parents had been members of the Temple of the Abundant Life in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, run by a convicted criminal who was wanted on outstanding warrants in the United States. William Franklin Wolsey was masquerading as a Bishop in this cult, and was the target of investigative reporting by the Vancouver Sun newspaper. The author’s memories of horrific childhood abuse documented in the book, corresponded to the events reported in the news in 1959, at the time she learned about the cult in 2011. This information is summarized in the book’s epilogue. Her memories included near death experiences as a result of her parents’ involvement with William Franklin Wolsey, in which she remembers visiting Heaven and seeing Jesus. The author maintains that William Franklin Wolsey was responsible for the deaths of four children she witnessed. The author, who moved with her parents to the United Sates in 1961, became an Astronomer and working for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on NASA’s Voyager mission to Jupiter, discovered the volcanic activity on Jupiter’s moon Io in 1979. The memoir interleaves the author’s noteworthy science, personal, and religious experiences.
Summary
ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
miracles and science come together in this memoir written by a world renowned scientist. The book interleaves three journeys told in the author’s words. She expresses her love of astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
, which led her to make the discovery of the volcanic activity on Jupiter’s moon Io in 1979. The discovery is considered the largest of NASA's
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
planetary exploration program.
She expresses the horror of a childhood marred by her parents' involvement with a Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia, Canada cult between the years of 1954 and 1956 To aid victims of childhood abuse, the author highlights a treatment used for post traumatic stress disorder. Her journey to God makes her perhaps the only scientist in the world to claim to have visited Heaven and seen religious miracles.
Writing Process
On November 16, 2010, Linda Morabito Meyer provided an early version of the book in Amazon's KindleAmazon Kindle
The Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126 which uses wireless connectivity to enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other digital media...
electronic format, with the ability for the public to update the book through Amazon.com at no charge, as Morabito Meyer’s investigation into her past was completed. The Kindle version was updated to match the final version of the book released in paperback on October 13, 2011.