Brian's mid-60's Spiritualism

[Meade]

I've often wondered if Brian has read probably the most famous of the Metaphysics books, "Seth Speaks" by Jane Roberts.
And since Jane's passing in 1984 you now have quite a few in the field of Metaphysics that have supplied invaluable information. Serge Grandbois who channels "Kris" and Mary Ennis who channels "Elias". 
But it was Jame Roberts and her channeling of Seth that laid the groundwork for what is now a huge movement in Metaphysics. Especially now as we all move thru "The Shift" in consciousness.

Bri

According to what I read, Brian did read Timothy Leary (or one of those "Doors of Perception" kind of books that were prolific in the 60's), which is where he gets his ideas about the "ego death" (the subject of "Hang On To Your Ego), and supposedly carried over into his work with SMiLE (note the stylized "small i" ...meaning ego death). I can't remember what the title of the book was.

[buddhahat]

I think that Brian worships God through music. I believe that he feels that God is Music. Look at all those quotes around Pet Sounds and SMiLE. And he's said before that he felt a higher power was with him during PS.

and I think he was right too.

[Emdeeh]

where he gets his ideas about the "ego death" (the subject of "Hang On To Your Ego), and supposedly carried over into his work with SMiLE (note the stylized "small i" ...meaning ego death).

As I understand it, the typography used on the Beach Boys Smile album cover was designed by someone in the Capitol Records art department, not Brian (who spells the name of the work "Smile" btw). Referring to the album as "SMiLE" is a creation of fans.