The Power of Eight by Lynne McTaggart Summary
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Can collective intention actually heal? "The Power of Eight" reveals Lynne McTaggart's decade-long research into small group healing, featured in Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" and translated into 30 languages. Discover why thousands worldwide form intention circles after experiencing unexplainable transformations.
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The Unexpected Power of Collective Thought
What if eight people sitting in a circle could heal someone's chronic pain? Or what if thousands focusing their thoughts simultaneously could reduce violence in a war zone? These aren't hypothetical questions - they're the foundation of Lynne McTaggart's groundbreaking research into group intention. When her husband suffered a debilitating back injury that conventional medicine couldn't fix, McTaggart embarked on a journey that would challenge our understanding of consciousness itself. What began as scientific curiosity evolved into something profound: the discovery that small groups focusing their thoughts together could create effects that defy conventional explanation. The first experiment happened almost by accident. While researching for another book, I wondered if large-scale intention experiments could be scaled down for workshop settings. My husband and I created what we called "Power of Eight" groups - small circles of eight people sending healing thoughts to one member with a health issue. At our first Chicago workshop in 2008, the results stunned me. The next morning, participants reported chronic insomnia cured, migraines vanished, depression lifted, and pain disappeared. Initially, I dismissed these as placebo effects, but when the same extraordinary transformations occurred in every subsequent workshop worldwide, the pattern became undeniable. People with multiple sclerosis walked without crutches, vision problems cleared, and arthritic pain vanished overnight. Despite witnessing thousands of these remarkable healings, I initially viewed them as a liability to my scientific credibility. I was more interested in controlled experiments than what seemed like miraculous healings. What I failed to appreciate was what participants kept telling me - that the process created a profound connection to something larger than themselves.
The Science Behind the Impossible
When Healing Defies Medical Explanation
Changing the Course of Conflict and the Mystical Brain State
The Mirror Effect: When Healing Others Heals You
Creating Your Own Miracle Circle
Bridging Science and Spirit
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