Active Consciousness: Awakening the Power Within

Similarly, take time to listen to the sounds around you. Do not “think” about them—just listen to them.

You will know you are getting somewhere if you start noticing any of these things: A sensation of stillness or space. A feeling as if you are moving toward objects or as if they are moving toward you. A heightened visual sense.

Here are some other ideas to play with while relaxing in outer sensation: Can you become “one” with an object? Can you sense the feeling of “being” a lamp or a tree? As you see and hear, do you feel any inner sensations in your body? Do this exercise (and all exercises in this book) in a spirit of playfulness.

Sit in a comfortable upright chair with your feet firmly on the floor. Place your hands palm down on your thighs. Keep your eyes open. Focus your attention first on the sensation of your feet on the ground. If you are wearing socks or shoes, feel them. Feel your feet and their connection to the ground or floor. Next focus your attention on your sea

Michael Talbot’s intriguing book, The Holographic Universe, describes how the Hawaiian shamans or kahunas believe that thoughts directly affect how the future unfolds.

about a new form of healing called EFT—Emotional Freedom Technique.2 Developed by engineer and self-help author Gary Craig,

As it turns out, the existence of an entity outside the “brain computer” is also implied by a mathematical law called Gödel’s Theorem.

When synapses fire, they argue, it’s analogous to software “executing.” But the real question is: who writes the software?

Homeopathic remedies are made from such extreme dilutions of plant, animal, and mineral matter that they do not contain even a single molecule of the original substances from which they are derived. Instead, homeopaths believe that they carry an energetic signature of these substances—a claim that only today is beginning to be scientifically verifi