A thought is not only a thing; a thought is a thing that influences other things.

Perhaps, I thought, intention was also like a star. Once constructed, a thought radiated out like starlight, affecting everything in its path.

Swann, a plant lover who was already convinced that plants were sentient, was nevertheless shocked at the thought that plants could learn to differentiate between true and artificial human intent:

All the studies had been combined into a review that was published in a major psychology journal. The review concluded that the effects had been small but significant.5

the magic of entanglement could well be the key to life itself.13

Every last thought appeared to augment or diminish something else’s light.

healing may generate an initial surge of electricity, but the real transfer mechanism may be magnetic.

This suggested that the most essential ingredient in creating our universe is the consciousness that observes it.

Schwartz now had his answer about the nature of conscious thought: healing intention creates waves of light—and indeed these are among the most organized light waves found in nature.