What is consciousness? Where does it come from? Is your mind just your brain or is it possible that in some sense the whole universe is conscious? Could consciousness be related to quantum mechanics or might it be found in higher dimensions of space? Or could our minds be made of fields or information?
There is also the question of so-called weird phenomena like telepathy, precognition, reincarnation and even free will. Whilst some dismiss such experiences as illusory, there is increasingly strong evidence that suggests they are real and might point to a consciousness that extends beyond the brain.
Once thought to be the remit of religion and philosophy, in the last few decades neuroscientists, psychologists, mathematicians and physicists have begun to seek answers to these fundamental questions.
What is Your Mind? is a popular science book based on Michael Daw's international prize-winning essay. It includes a foreword by Dean Radin, bestselling author of Real Magic, Entangled Minds, and The Conscious Universe. The book examines an eclectic range of some of the most promising theories of consciousness. It concludes with a view of the importance of this question to the future of humanity, suggesting that theories of a shared consciousness resonate with ancient ideas of universal spirit and could help to address our urgent existential crises and widespread feelings of disconnectedness.