The authors have taken a very complicated subject, the brain, and made it fascinating and easy to understand. This is not a book just about the brain. It touches on all aspects of life, including science, philosophy, psychology and spitituality. It has become one of my favorite books, as I find myself going back to it again and again, striving for self-awareness.

As the subtitle of The Conscious Mind suggests, "Programming the Brain-Computer", the underlying analogy of this short, pithy book is that the mind acts much like a computer. Just like a computer, it is possible to modify or change the brain's "software", and by this live a more meaningful and positive life. Although this concept is not a new one, the authors feel that with awareness and work, the individual has within him/her self, the ability to modify not just thoughts and ideas, but entire life styles. There is emphasis on the idea of our SELF as a combination of "Body - Mind - Spirit", and that a good portion of this comes from the Ego. The Ego is influenced by the 5P's, Power, Profit, Prestige, Possessions, Privilege and Pleasure. When any of these P's begin to dominate, negative energies are produced that can adversely affect the Ego. It is through the individual's free will that personal modification can occur to correct or control these energies and thus our Ego. Unfortunately there are a large number of "programs" over which we have little or no control e.g. the autonomic nervous system (hunger, breathing, fear), however, there are still a large number of "programs" that we can modify for our well being. By being aware of those "P's" that are adversely affecting us, we can obtain objectives leading to the modification of existing "programs". It is through this reprogramming that we will be able to lead a life that has more a more positive outlook, energy and balance.

Although the ideas presented here are understandable, it may be that the actual "reprogramming" may be more difficult than suggested, and unfortunately the guidebook on the mechanisms of change is enthusiastically, but minimally instructive. The book seems to good place to start in what possibly should be called "Reprogramming the Brain-Computer".