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

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

Are these higher dimensions merely mathematical tools, or do they actually exist all around us, just outside our reach? In her recent book, Warped Passages, physicist Lisa Randall explains why a growing number of her colleagues are coming to believe that this may indeed be the case.7

I found myself drawn to books by Barbara Brennan, a medical intuitive who described her hands-on healing work and ability to see auras—the energy fields that she claims surround living things.

In fact, not only may we be able to sense our possible futures, but we might also be able to mold them—through powers of conscious creation, or what I call active consciousness. Another important goal of this book is to kick-start your own process of personal transformation so that you can develop these abilities for yourself.

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

Attaining this kind of creative mastery requires many things. One is acknowledging and then truly believing that you, not someone or something outside you, determine what your emotions are, what your thoughts are, and what actions you take.

STEP 1. Settle into the Now: “Feet. Seat. Back.”

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