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| Author | Dean Radin, PhD |
| Publisher | Harmony Books |
| Published | 2018 |
| Narrator | Dean Radin |
| Rating | ★★★★★ |
The word “magic” is a deliberate provocation. Dean Radin — Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, with a résumé that includes Bell Labs and the government’s STARGATE program — uses it to reclaim a concept that science has dismissed as superstition. His argument: the phenomena lumped under “magic” throughout human history correspond precisely to what controlled laboratory experiments now show are real effects.
What It Covers
Real Magic (2018) is structured as both a scientific argument and a historical tour. Radin begins by tracing the concept of magic across cultures and centuries, then makes the scientific case:
- Meta-analyses of psi research — summarizing statistical evidence from thousands of controlled experiments across decades
- The replication problem — addressing skeptical critiques directly, including why psi effects are difficult to replicate on demand
- Quantum mechanics and consciousness — Radin’s theoretical framework suggesting consciousness may interact with physical reality in ways current models don’t account for
- The suppression of psi research — why mainstream science has been reluctant to engage with data that doesn’t fit the materialist paradigm
Why It Matters
Real Magic connects directly to UAP research in a way that isn’t always obvious at first. The same government that classified UAP programs also funded decades of psychic research — STARGATE, GONDOLA WISH, GRILL FLAME — because they believed human consciousness might interact with physical reality in measurable ways. If Radin is right, that belief was justified.
Radin is a scientist writing for a general audience, and he’s careful not to overstate his evidence. This is not woo. It’s a careful, rigorous argument that the phenomena are real, the data supports them, and the scientific community’s reluctance to engage is a sociology problem, not a physics one.
Closing Recommendation
Who should listen: Essential for readers who want to understand the science underlying the consciousness-centered view of UAP. Pairs directly with Jacobsen’s Phenomena and Mack’s Passport to the Cosmos.
Who can skip it: Readers committed to a purely hardware-based UAP model — though it might expand your framework in useful ways.
Bottom line: Rigorous, accessible, and quietly revolutionary. One of the most important books on this site for understanding the full scope of UAP research.