Living with Intention: The Science of Using Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World

by Lynne McTaggart

Can your intention change the world, or is it just wishful thinking? Nobody has made a more thorough, comprehensive investigation of the power of the mind to influence the universe around us than Lynne McTaggart. Her conclusion: thought does shape reality, but much depends on how skillfully the thinker can use their intention. With The Science of Intention, this groundbreaking author builds upon her findings from The Field (Harper Paperbacks, 2003) to explore what makes manifestation work, what can interfere with its effectiveness, and how you can put the power of your intention to use in your life.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Self Help

Audio CD

First published May 1, 2008

About the author

American journalist, author, publisher and lecturer, now living in London.

Reviews

[Ayz · Rating 5 out of 5]

five stars for content, not writing ability, which is fine but the research and thesis of this book is the real star. not for the uber-materialist reader who will not be able to relate or make any headway here, but rather for those that have experienced some of life’s unexplained strangeness, as well as the bizarre powers of ones own mind. it’s for those that are open to exploring the mystery behind the agency of ‘intention’ and how it may possibly be interfacing with our surrounding reality.

again, staunch materialists just feel free to skip this one, since you shall gain no benefit here. go read richard dawkins or neil degrasse tyson instead to warm your heart.

this one’s for the existential detectives only.

[Heather Larcombe · Rating 1 out of 5]

Usually I love fluffy bunny books and cheerfully suspend disbelief to absorb their intended wisdom. But the sheer number of times the author misrepresented basic scientific tenets, presented poorly-constructed 'experiments' as "profound evidence," and spent extensive time describing her biases before stating "I'm completely objective" had me wanting to throw the disks out the car window.

[Sarah Chogsom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting read on recent findings on intention and how it works. Lynne provides a variety of studies and scientific findings.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

audio book for road trip to-fro

a much more too the point rendering of the Intention Experiment

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

very interesting with challenges to my comfort zone - especially with the remote viewing and long-distance prayer thing. i really benefitted from the comments on being very detailed with your intention and how most healers state that they are but "conduits" for the healing that they offer to others. very effective for me! overall, i would recommend.

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lost credibility when she cited unscientific research and tried to make it seem just as credible as real research. She does point out some research that is well done, though. If you're interested in the topic, this might be a good starting point in a search for names and projects to look further into.

[Artem.linco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thought makes material changes. Taken pseudo-scientific view. A little too hype, jumping to wishful conclusions.