Science of Spirit

In recent years, a number of new age books have begun to appear purporting the view that the zero-point field of physics is the "secret force" of the universe being used to explain such phenomena as intention, remote viewing, paranormal ability, etc. One of the main purveyors of this view is Stanford physicist Harold Puthoff who spent more than thirty years examining the zero-point field. Books that promote this view include:

• Lynne McTaggart's 2001 The Field - the Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe.
• Ervin Laszlo's 2004 Science and the Akashic Field - an Integral Theory of Everything.
• Brenda Anderson's 2006 Playing the Quantum Field - How Changing Your Choices Can Change Your Life.

Another popular book that purports this view in a loose sense is Masaru Emoto's 2005 The Hidden Messages in Water. These theories do not, however, have the support of the general scientific community and are typically considered pseudoscience views.