About the M.E.

The ‘Mandela Effect’ (M.E.) describes the phenomenon where a group of people recall an event or detail in a way that contradicts recorded history and objective observation. This "collective misremembering" is somehow assumed to be the result of an individuals flawed cognitive functionality. The term was coined by paranormal researcher Fiona Broome in 2009, after noting that numerous people remembered Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, dying in the early 1990’s in prison, instead of his actual death in 2013. This phenomenon has also been observed in other areas including history, popular culture and even human anatomy.

Of course our understanding of physical reality suggests that both narratives can’t be true; Nelson Mandela can’t have died in the early 90’s and then again in 2013. This book, however, proposes that both narratives can be true. And it does so through a detailed analysis of physical evidence left behind from the prior versions of these reality shifts. While also providing a theoretical framework and operational mechanism for their occurrence... Okay, so that’ll sound far fetched for most of you - I get it. All I can say is that once you’ve seen the evidence, and considered the analysis presented in this book, I’m confident you’ll have a different outlook. 

About me

The author, John L. Flynn (me), is a 50 something year old father of two, living on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. He is a former screenwriter and filmmaker currently working in multi-media for a friends company.

My discovery of the Mandela Effect (M.E.) ignited a profound curiosity in me, and launched an unending process of discovery – both external and internal. The culminating result being this book, The Mandela Dilemma. Which, due to certain similarities between the two, could be taken as a natural evolution from the film I wrote called, No Appointment Necessary (2017), which explored the relationship between psychologist and patient, and blurred the line between institutional credentials and practical qualifications. As it happened, not only did I share the protagonist's distinct lack of institutional credentials, but like him, my practical qualifications proved oddly appropriate for this books subject matter. Of course, you’d need to know both the film and the book to properly grasp that connection. Otherwise it might seem like a thinly veiled attempt at cross-promotion… well, again, both narratives can be true.

In any case, you can stream the film for free on Tubi, but more importantly, you can grab your copy of the The Mandela Dilemma here...