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With doctorates in anthropology and ethology (animal behavior) and additional degrees in botany, chemistry, geology, geography, marine biology, and ecology, Watson logically investigates illogical events. He speaks nine languages and has worked as the Seychelles commissioner for the International Whaling Commission and as assistant to Raymond Dart, the distinguished South African paleontologist.

Discover the extraordinary island of Nus Tarian, in Indonesia, where everyday reality contains terrifying, inexplicable, and miraculous phenomena. Magical feats, extrasensory perception, and psychic healing are commonplace in this land where the natural and the supernatural coexist and challenge our beliefs about reality.

At once a scientific exploration and an imaginative adventure, Dr. Watson's astonishing and life-transforming journey becomes our own, challenging many of our fixed beliefs about the "real world."

Gifts of Unknown Things
A True Story of Nature, Healing, and Initiation from Indonesia's Dancing Island

Foreword First State: Fire Step One: The Spirit Moves Step Two: Separate Waters Second State: Earth Step Three: Trees Bearing Fruit Step Four: Light in the Firmament Third State: Water Step Five: Water Bringing Forth Step Six: Man and His Image Final State: Air Step Seven: The Garden Gate Sources

Watson is a naturalist and author. He is based in a cottage on the west coast of Ireland.