“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy” -- Hamlet, William ShakespeareJock Brocas channels his inner Hamlet in Powers of the Sixth Sense: How to Remain Safe in a Hostile World, as he writes about what exists just beyond our awareness. He’s a martial artist, a security consultant – and a psychic. His associations with the Royal Protection Squad; and his assignments on the international personal protection circuit, along with his continual quest for Budo (martial or warrior way) incorporate segments of a journey within.This long time practitioner of Bujinnkan Ninjutsu maintains that connecting to our inner awareness is not only possible, but very necessary in order to live both vibrantly and safely. He stresses too, that taking certain precautions go along way towards that safety. To that end, Powers of the Sixth Sense contains useful instruction to improve both personal and corporate security. And to supplement, Brocas has included pertinent anecdotes relating to his consulting work with various international law enforcement agencies. In Sixth Sense, Brocas outlines simple but important reminders and tools for safety. He addresses situations and scenarios such as safety at home, avoiding rape, protecting your business, teaching children how to be safe, and protection against terrorism. Some pointers seem almost too obvious, but as any crime expert can attest to, many everyday crimes can be avoided by taking some of those obvious precautions. And of course, by being more aware of your surroundings. It’s this awareness of our outer -- and inner world -- which Brocas continually touches on throughout his book.However, with the words “Sixth Sense” in the title, it might be assumed that more of the book would center on how to develop and use our own innate perceptive skills. But these lessons do not appear until nearly three quarters in. And here, although Brocas references several well-known and respected authorities in the world of psychic studies, it’s more of an introduction, instead of a deeper account (promised by the title?) on the practical aspects of tuning in to, and refining, our cognitive powers.And an additional note: the book was not very well edited. Powers of the Sixth Sense is sprinkled with excessive typos, odd paragraph structuring, and references to tables that were nowhere to be found in the immediate pages; and the publisher, O Books, must be called to task here. It’s unfortunate for Brocas, who apparently had no control over this.But for the most part, Sixth Sense is quite readable and clearly comes from a passionate desire to educate others in how to improve personal, familial, or corporate safety, and as a reminder to tap into the internal toolbox of perception and awareness.
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