A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
Lynne McTaggart invites small groups to direct shared intention toward another person's healing or need, arguing that the practice may affect both recipient and participants. The book combines instructions, case reports, religious parallels, author-led experiments, and expansive claims about collective consciousness.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
Group intention sits near prayer, altruism, ritual, manifestation, and contested consciousness research. This accessible insider account helps travelers understand why the practice feels relationally and spiritually powerful while the editorial keeps its reported experiences distinct from established evidence of distant healing.
Good starting place if…
You are curious about collective intention, group prayer-like practices, or why participants describe helping another person as personally transformative.
Know before you begin…
The subtitle and presentation use the language of science, but testimonials and author-associated experiments do not by themselves establish that intention causes healing at a distance. Benefits such as connection, compassion, hope, and focused support are different claims from curing illness or changing external events. Do not substitute this practice for medical treatment, pressure a recipient to participate, or interpret a poor outcome as failed belief.