Can you create the future of your dreams? Are paranormal abilities like seeing into the future or affecting objects with your mind really possible? And how do energetic systems of healing — like homeopathy and hands-on healing — actually work?

In this exciting new book, former NASA computer scientist Amy Lansky, author of the best-selling book on homeopathy, Impossible Cure (www.impossiblecure.com), takes you on a voyage of discovery to your inner Self. Get ready for an exploration of the esoteric, grounded in an intriguing model of reality based on higher dimensions in space.

Active Consciousness: Awakening the Power Within is now one of the most exciting, far-ranging, and accessible books available on the topic of consciousness, spirituality, meditation, and the evolution of human awareness. Comprehensive, yet at the same time accessible and personal, this book invites you to not only learn about these mysterious subjects, but to develop the power of active consciousness for yourself. By including a series of exercises and experiments in meditation and self-inquiry, Active Consciousness provides an experience that will transform your life and help you evolve to a new level of awareness.

Just what is active consciousness?

Most of us use the term “conscious” or “consciousness” to denote the state of awareness when we are awake or alert, as opposed to asleep or simply unaware of what is going on. This is what I call “mundane” or “shallow” awareness or consciousness.

Another feature that is commonly associated with the word “conscious” or “consciousness” is how we affect the world around us — that is, whether we “consciously” or “unconsciously” do things. For example, we might consciously move our hand, as opposed to unconsciously blink our eyes. This form of consciousness is more active (as opposed to passive), but it is still shallow or mundane.

What about deeper forms of consciousness?

When meditators access a stillness within them that is focused in the present moment — the Now — they also often access a deeper form of awareness. This depth awareness links them to their inner or higher Self — the part of them that perceives things from a higher and wiser perspective. Access to the Self is the goal of most meditative practices and yields what I call deep consciousness.

When a person uses deep consciousness to affect the world around them, they are exerting active consciousness.

For example, using active consciousness, a person might:

Enable their own body or someone else’s body to heal.
Affect the behavior of a physical object — for example, the behavior of an otherwise random device. Make wise and fortuitous choices that direct them toward their goals.

Active Consciousness: Awakening the Power Within is all about understanding deep, active consciousness — how it might work, how it relates to esoteric wisdom from the past, and how we can all develop it for ourselves, not only to benefit our own lives, but also the greater collective good of the world.

Dr. Lansky was a NASA researcher in artificial intelligence when her life was transformed by the homeopathic cure of her son’s autism. In 2003, she published Impossible Cure: The Promise of Homeopathy, still a best-selling introductory text on homeopathy. Lansky has broadened her investigations to include ancient and modern teachings about consciousness, psychic phenomena, meditation, and our collective power to evolve and transform our world. The result is her newest book, Active Consciousness: Awakening the Power Within, published in 2011.