Lynne McTaggart - Award-Winning Journalist Explores the Power of Intention to Heal Others

Mystical States

Lynne McTaggart explores the mystical states achieved during intention activities, comparing them to other spiritual practices. She describes these states as energizing and characterized by a sense of oneness and connection, similar to peak states described by Abraham Maslow 1. Participants in her intention experiments report profound experiences, feeling connected to a higher network and experiencing physical changes.

I felt I was wired up to a higher network. I felt like I was the tractor beam in the midst of Star Trek.

--- Lynne McTaggart

McTaggart emphasizes the role of extreme focus in achieving these states, suggesting mindfulness practices to enhance the intention-setting process 2.

   

Brainwave Shifts

The brainwave changes observed during group intentions reveal significant mental state shifts. McTaggart collaborated with a chiropractic university to study these changes, finding that participants experienced a global quieting of brain areas associated with separation and negativity 3. This state of ecstatic unity mirrors those recorded in spiritual practices like Sufi and Buddhist meditation.

These people were in a state, according to their brainwaves, of ecstatic unity, ecstatic oneness.

--- Lynne McTaggart

McTaggart notes the transformative power of connection and altruism in these groups, highlighting how focusing on others can lead to robust immune systems and personal healing 4.