have used it. As each of the dreams tapered off and he fell back into blissful sleep, he told himself he would look into things when he got up in the morning.
For the next several weeks, Sam rarely went anywhere except work. He spent most of his time trying to unravel the mystery of the “other place.” It seemed logical to start with internet searches but he found sparse information from keyword phrases such as “ancient civilizations” and “vibrational energy.” Most of the information either referred to the use of musical instruments or vibrational healing. While the several dozen articles, blogs, and posts he read were interesting, it was not what he was looking for. When he tried different variations of related words, the search seemed to spit out the same web sites, just in a different order.
Finally, using the keywords “vibration,” “ancient people,” and “levitation,” several sites came up on the search list, all with the same name: Dr. Walter Wicket. Searching for the doctor’s name, he came across some photographs of him. It was the same man who gave the lecture all those years ago! Smacking his forehead, he begrudged his faulty thinking. He should have started out searching for the man himself rather than the subject.
Interestingly, though there was a fair amount of information on Dr. Wicket, many of the sites also linked a newspaper article indicating that he had suddenly disappeared a little over ten years ago. Foul play was investigated, but no traces of the scientist or of any struggle were ever found.
While reading references to some scientific journals, Sam finally hit the jackpot. Dr. Wicket had published a book! It was called “The Use of Harmonics and Vibration in Early Civilizations.” Though now out of print, a quick search on electronic auction sites turned up a few used copies for sale. Purchasing one, along with expedited shipping, Sam settled back into a normal routine for the eight days it took the book to arrive.
Sam anxiously tore the packaging to obtain his treasure. He clutched the book tightly and went to his favorite chair before opening the cover. It was Saturday morning, so Sam had all weekend to read. He began immediately.
The book was over 500 pages and contrary to the excitement Dr. Wicket showed in his lecture, the information was very dry. The book, in fact, read just like a textbook. Perhaps it was meant to be a textbook, Sam thought, but based on the information he had gathered and on the low printing volumes of the book, he didn’t believe it was probably ever used as such.
Though it was technical, Sam was able to follow enough of the information to get an understanding of the topic. He marveled at the level of research, coherence, and the practical, reasonable assumptions presented. It was simply fascinating. Dr. Wicket held PhDs in physics and archaeology and he seamlessly integrated those fields in his research. As Sam pondered what he was reading, he realized that it was perhaps the most important thing he had ever read.
In the period of time he spent waiting for the book to arrive, Sam had found some old videos of Dr. Wicket’s lectures on the internet. As he read, he replayed the videos in his mind.
“Everything in the universe is dependent on vibration. Whereas the general population is familiar with the classical atomic structure, with the nucleus containing protons and neutrons and with the electrons whizzing around the nucleus like a planet orbiting the sun, contemporary atomic theory is more complex,” Dr. Wicket explained in one of the videos.
“In fact, electrons are not necessarily particles, but at times are what we refer to as a “standing wave.” They do not orbit like planets around the sun. The electrons are sometimes pure energy, pure vibration, while at other times they acted like a particle, like matter. In essence, vibrational energy is the core of all things.”
The doctor, as shaggy and stooped as Sam remembered him,