second level of time. But the same arguments then applied to this new level, requiring a third level, and so on in an infinite regress. At the end of the regress was a "superlative general observer" who existed in eternity. He published his theory in relation to precognitive dreams in his 1927 book An Experiment with Time and went on to explore its relevance to contemporary physics in The Serial Universe (1934). His infinite regress was criticised as logically flawed and unnecessary, although writers such as J. B. Priestley acknowledged the possibility of his second time dimension. The Esoteric J. G. Bennett described three dimensions or aspects of time: a) Time - Causal or determinate influences on the present moment, b) Eternity - The influences of forms and values, c) Hyparxis - The influences of the Will (freedom) to choose within the present Moment. The physical world, life and consciousness lie in intermediate zones between these dimensions. Physicist David Bohm corresponded with Bennett and they influenced each other's ideas. Literary fiction Multiple independent timeframes, in which time passes at different rates, have long been a feature of fairy tales. Fantasy writers such as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis have made use of these and other multiple time dimensions, such as those proposed by Dunne, in some of their most well-known stories. Tolkien borrowed them for Lórien time in The Lord of the Rings, while Lewis adopted them for his Chronicles of Narnia. See also Dimensions of spacetime relating to the Anthropic principle. Multiverse: Parallel universes References External links Time Spacetime Philosophy of time Dimension