Time Travel

by Karen Michelle Nutt

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With my release of my new time travel novel, Creighton Manor, I wanted to talk about the possibility of time travel.

Is time travel possible?

In J. W. Dunne’s, An Experiment with Time, he theorizes that time is forever present—the past, the present and the future are going on all at the same time. He also believed that in our dreaming state we could roam free from different points in time. We exist in on two levels of existence, both inside and outside of time, giving the notion of what is meant to be immortal—that nothing dies. If this theory were true it may explain the religious aspects of eternity.

This is an interesting concept that has fascinated me on many levels. The Aboriginal people of Australia believe that dream-time exists at the same time as present, past and future. The Kabbalah Taoism believe the waking consciousness allows awareness of time, but is limited in understanding it completely. However, in the sleeping state, the mind can wander on many dimensions of time and space.

Perhaps Déjà vu could be thought of as form of time travel. It is a precognition, clairvoyance or an extra-sensory perception of what life could be, giving the person a choice and perhaps changing the future. It could also be thought of as a prophecy from a dream, also giving us a glimpse of the future.

Many science fiction stories touch on black holes as a possible way to time travel. It isn’t too farfetched and may be based on an actual theory. In 1916 Einstein introduced the theory of relativity. Nathan Rosen collaborated with him and came to the conclusion that relativity formalism is a curved spaced structure. It can join space and time through a tunnel-like curve, giving a shortcut through space. The Einstein-Rosen Bridge is the prediction of black holes using Einstein’s equations and the possibility of time travel.

No one knows for sure, but authors have sent their heroes and heroines to the past and to the future with one stroke of a pen or with their fingers flying over a keyboard. The idea of time travel has always intrigued me with the question of “what if?” The possibilities are endless.

“Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be eternity, eternity can be the tick of a clock. Across the barriers of time and the ultimate destiny, love persists, for the home of the beloved, absent or present, is always in the mind and heart.” ~Mary Parrish~

14 thoughts on “Time Travel”

  1. Hi Karen! Thanks for hosting the contest for SaSR! I love time travel romances (and Sci fi too). I think it is interesting to see how authors set up/trigger the time shift. I’ll be looking to see if you hint at how it is done in Creighton Manor! (If not guess I’d have to get the book, right?!)

  2. Karen,
    I love this post. My upcoming release with Class Act Books in December is a time travel. What I like to look at is all the various ways that we writers conjure up to get our present time people to the past, or the past people to the present time. This is really an interesting ploy to use and it’s hard to make it work, because there has to be a reason why they are “transported” forward or backward that works into the plot. I’m so hoping I win this book! I e-mailed you becuase I went to look at your trailer and it wouldn’t let me leave a comment–I probably just didn’t know what I was doing. I wanted to make sure I was ENTERED. LOL
    Cheryl

    1. Cheryl,

      Thanks for trying to leave a message with the book video. I know what you mean, sometimes I haven’t a clue how to leave the message. Don’t worry, consider yourself entered. 🙂

  3. I just love time-travel — the concept and possibility of it. I also love anything Native American as you know.

    I can’t wait to read Creigton Manor. It sounds fascinating.

    Wishing you huge success with the book. Kudos!
    Kat

  4. I’ve always thought that the idea of time travel would be wonderful. Think of all the time periods that you could experience. Then again, you could still come back to the future wherein we have indoor plumbing and the Internet! LOL

    Great article Karen!

    1. Oh I would definitely have to come back to this time period. I couldn’t give up my Internet. lol What in the world did we do with out it?

  5. Fantastic blog about time travel. And I love your site background. Beautiful. Creighton Manor is definitely on my TBR list. When can I get to read it??? Maybe I could travel into the future a bit and read it and then hop back to now. LOL

  7. Hi Karen,

    Wonderful, informative post. We enjoy your posts at JAPM as well. You’re one of those gals blessed with a beautiful mind and I can’t wait to see what you think of next!

    Love and hugs,
    Destiny

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