This work investigates the potential for human consciousness to influence physical reality and the emerging intersection between scientific inquiry and mystical experience. Nona Coxhead synthesizes various studies and theories regarding mind expansion and non-medical healing to argue that human perception is evolving. She posits that the traditional boundaries between empirical science and spiritual belief are becoming increasingly porous as new research surfaces.

Readers often view this text as a broad survey of alternative science trends prevalent during its publication era. Experts categorize it as a popular-level synthesis rather than a rigorous academic treatise on parapsychology.