The Power of Eight

Lynne is well-known for her work on field effects and intention - here she extends this to bring in the power of connection exhibited in small groups directing their healing intention either to members of the group, or to a third party or larger issue. The results are quite extraordinary in terms of the many miraculous effects cited and have far-reaching implications for our understanding of consciousness and its apparent capacity to create an entangled psychic Internet. The book draws on the work of many experimenters as well as reporting Lynne's own work with a number of prominent scientists who ensured that the protocols were as rigorous as possible. Perhaps the most fascinating finding is the rebound or mirror effect, whereby participants enter a unified mental state and themselves benefit from the healing intention they are sending out. Interestingly, some experiments, for instance with water, showed no mirror effect, but the most powerful ones were the peace intention experiments, which also seem to have had a significant if complex impact. The dynamic appears to be one of giving and receiving.

The overall message of this inspiring study is that our combined mental intentions are far more powerful than we realised, which can give us a sense of hope in a world that seems to be spiralling out of control as it follows the manipulative power agenda of US neoconservatives. Just as the Silent Minute proved to be a crucial secret weapon in World War II, so we may now be called upon to mobilise our collective spiritual resources and align with invisible beings to head off this potentially apocalyptic scenario where people like John Bolton are really considering pre-emptive nuclear strikes as if this would not have a devastating planetary effect. This book effectively bridges science and spirituality and shows us a win-win way forward at a time when we need healing at many levels.