Quantum Change: When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives
Psychologists C'de Baca and Miller (both Univ. of New Mexico)  define "quantum change" as a kind of sudden "personal  metamorphosis." People who experience it, they believe, are  sources of untapped potential for universal human healing.  Collected here are dozens of "before and after" tales that the  authors derived from interviews, letters, and telephone calls.  These tales reflect two types of quantum change sudden insights  and epiphanies as well as their characteristics. The authors  successfully assert that as a person is guided to a new place of  authentic truth within himself or herself, peacefulness and  inner strength ensue, and a positive shift in core values  results. Unfortunately, the authors do not effectively address  the other side that is, quantum changes that bring negative  outcomes for the examples they give do not exhibit most of the  characteristics of quantum change. Still, this work is valuable  because it teaches ordinary people not to fear sudden spiritual  encounters. For large psychology collections in public  libraries. Lisa Liquori, Syracuse, NYCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.