Lynne McTaggart
Encyclopedia
Lynne McTaggart is an American journalist, author, publisher, lecturer, and spokesperson. According to her author profile, she is a spokesperson "on consciousness, the new physics, and the practices of conventional and alternative medicine". McTaggart is co-executive director of Conatus and is the author of six books, including The Intention Experiment and The Field.
doctor, she developed a special diet that she says cured it. As a result, her husband, Bryan Hubbard, suggested that McTaggart write a newsletter on the risks of some medical practices and he devised the title: "What Doctors Don't Tell You". In 1996, McTaggart published a book using the same name. She also published a "What Doctors Don't Tell You" handbook on the potential dangers of child vaccinations in 1992 and a cancer handbook, which was updated in 2000. She and her husband run a company, Conatus, which publishes newsletters and magazines related to health and spirituality including, What Doctors Don't Tell You, PROOF!, and Living the Field.
McTaggart says about the relationship of the medical industry and the public: "the roles are the reverse of what many people think: we debate with fact against an establishment which argues with emotion."
In her book, The Field, McTaggart discusses scientific discoveries that she says support the theory that the universe is unified by an interactive field. The book has been translated into fourteen languages.
In her book, The Intention Experiment, she discusses research in the field of human consciousness which she says supports the theory that "the universe is connected by a vast quantum energy field" and can be influenced by thought. This book has been translated into eighteen languages.
The Colorado Daily reports that McTaggart has organized several "mind-over-matter experiments" including an effort to improve the quality of the water in Lake Biwa, Japan. These "experiments" involve having people focus their thoughts to create a physical change. The Daily writes that McTaggart says she has scientific evidence that the method works.
McTaggart has a personal development program called "Living The Field", which is based on an interpretation of the zero point field as applied to quantum mechanics
.
McTaggart appears in the extended version of the movie What the Bleep Do We Know!?
, as well as the movie, The Living Matrix - The Science of Healing.
The Field has been characterized by Mark Henderson of The Times
as pseudoscience
, focusing on her personal understanding of quantum physics as a misconception.
Career
In her autobiography, McTaggart reports that she had an illness and identified "a toxic yeast" as the cause. Then, in conjunction with a homeopathicHomeopathy
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine in which practitioners claim to treat patients using highly diluted preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms that are similar to those exhibited by the patient...
doctor, she developed a special diet that she says cured it. As a result, her husband, Bryan Hubbard, suggested that McTaggart write a newsletter on the risks of some medical practices and he devised the title: "What Doctors Don't Tell You". In 1996, McTaggart published a book using the same name. She also published a "What Doctors Don't Tell You" handbook on the potential dangers of child vaccinations in 1992 and a cancer handbook, which was updated in 2000. She and her husband run a company, Conatus, which publishes newsletters and magazines related to health and spirituality including, What Doctors Don't Tell You, PROOF!, and Living the Field.
McTaggart says about the relationship of the medical industry and the public: "the roles are the reverse of what many people think: we debate with fact against an establishment which argues with emotion."
In her book, The Field, McTaggart discusses scientific discoveries that she says support the theory that the universe is unified by an interactive field. The book has been translated into fourteen languages.
In her book, The Intention Experiment, she discusses research in the field of human consciousness which she says supports the theory that "the universe is connected by a vast quantum energy field" and can be influenced by thought. This book has been translated into eighteen languages.
The Colorado Daily reports that McTaggart has organized several "mind-over-matter experiments" including an effort to improve the quality of the water in Lake Biwa, Japan. These "experiments" involve having people focus their thoughts to create a physical change. The Daily writes that McTaggart says she has scientific evidence that the method works.
McTaggart has a personal development program called "Living The Field", which is based on an interpretation of the zero point field as applied to quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics, also known as quantum physics or quantum theory, is a branch of physics providing a mathematical description of much of the dual particle-like and wave-like behavior and interactions of energy and matter. It departs from classical mechanics primarily at the atomic and subatomic...
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McTaggart appears in the extended version of the movie What the Bleep Do We Know!?
What the Bleep Do We Know!?
What the Bleep Do We Know!? is a 2004 film that combines documentary-style interviews, computer-animated graphics, and a narrative that describes the spiritual connection between quantum physics and consciousness...
, as well as the movie, The Living Matrix - The Science of Healing.
Criticism
What Doctors Don't Tell You has been cited for factual errors in their attacks on medicine, such as confusing the antiviral drug Tamiflu for a vaccine and attributing deaths to a nonexistent avian influenza vaccine.The Field has been characterized by Mark Henderson of The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
as pseudoscience
Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience is a claim, belief, or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to a valid scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status...
, focusing on her personal understanding of quantum physics as a misconception.
Personal
McTaggart is married to publisher Bryan Hubbard and lives in London with her two daughters.Books
- Kathleen Kennedy: Her Life and Times (1983) ISBN 0-385-27415-7
- What Doctors Don't Tell You: The Truth About The Dangers Of Modern Medicine (1999) ISBN 0-380-80761-0
- The Cancer Handbook: What's Really Working (2000) ISBN 1-890612-18-9
- The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (2003) ISBN 0-06-093117-5
- The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (2007) ISBN 0007194587
- The Bond: Connecting through the Space Between Us (2011)ISBN-10: 1439157944; ISBN-13: 978-1439157947