Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Introduction PART ONE - What Am I? Chapter 1 - You Are Energy and Matter Chapter 2 - You Create Matter Chapter 3 - You Decide What Matters PART TWO - How Am I? Chapter 4 - How You View the Universe Chapter 5 - How You Define Yourself Chapter 6 - How You Experience Your Self-Definition Chapter 7 - How You Create Your State of Mind PART THREE - Why Am I? Chapter 8 - Why You Have Emotions Chapter 9 - Why You Have Need and Addiction Chapter 10 - Why You Have Yet to Experience the Reality You Desire Chapter 11 - Why You Have Resistance and Fear Change PART FOUR - Who You Can Be Is Based On . . . Chapter 12 - Your AWARENESS of You Chapter 13 - Your DESIRE to Ask Questions Chapter 14 - Your WILL to Accept the Answers Chapter 15 - Your POWER to Make New Choices of Being Chapter 16 - Your FAITH to Take Action Chapter 17 - Your LOVE of You Appendix A - The Question-and-Answer Process Appendix B - I AM Worksheet Acknowledgements ABOUT THE AUTHOR JEREMY P. 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BF637.S4F 128—dc22 While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers and Internet addresses at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors, or for changes that occur after publication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content. http://us.penguingroup.com You are an infinite essence revealed in a finite expression, destined to experience the truth of all forms. Continually prodded and nudged into a restless sense of movement, forced to evolve by the winds of endless change. To humanity, know thyself. A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR It is with the deepest sense of honor and love that I present the material in this book to you. It is all the result of a startling experience of transformation that happened in 2002, culminating in the awareness of the very nature of creation, and the mechanics behind the ongoing evolution of the personal experience of life. One of the biggest initial questions I had regarding this astonishing personal occurrence was “Why me?,” which after much further contemplation became “Why not me?” Which leads to the most important question in this very moment, which is “Why not you?” If I learned anything from what happened to me it is the undeniable fact that this same information is always here for you when you are truly ready for it. How far you take it, embrace it, and integrate it into your life to achieve your desires is yours to decide. However, when you are ready, this awareness will prove to be all that’s been talked about over the centuries of time and more. So I offer this wonderful information to you. Challenge and question all that you feel necessary along the way. You will know whether or not an understanding is right for you if it “vibes” with you, for your body is a great divining rod of truth. This feeling generally emanates from your heart, and when it happens you are being offered something significant that is above and beyond what your head may have been trying to tell you for years. I hope you enjoy your revelations of awareness as much as I have enjoyed mine. You are about to embark on an amazing journey of self-discovery where your life and the way you look at it may be about to change forever. On this journey you will find your ability to understand life and what you’re truly capable of manifesting within it to be as limitless as you dare to allow. May your creative experience in this lifetime become more peaceful and full of love because of it. With endless gratitude and love, Howard Falco Introduction The Transformation to a New You Answers are not found, they are allowed. The journey of self-awareness and self-creation is the very intent of life.The capability to understand your true nature, expand your consciousness, and “know thyself” is a birthright. You will not be denied in your search. If you feel denied, it is because in some way you have denied yourself—thereby stretching your experience of time.You can always choose to avoid what shows up and interpret the world the same way you did yesterday, or you can decide to open to new possibilities that offer you a new reality for today. Either way, life will continue to bring you an endless stream of information to support you on your quest. This moment and this book is one of them. Life, its origin and purpose, is one of the greatest mysteries mankind has ever contemplated. Since the dawn of human consciousness, we have searched for the meaning of existence. Saints, sages, mystics, philosophers, scholars, and poets have sought the answers to such basic yet enormous questions as: Why are we here? Who or what has created us? What is our purpose? Why do we suffer? Why are some humans blessed with good fortune while others seem destined to endure misfortune and misery? What is our destiny? How does one achieve peace in life? Who am I? While all of these questions are essential to the evolution of consciousness, the answer to one fundamental question is the key that opens the door to answering all of the others, and that question is “Who am I?” A true understanding of the self is the answer of all answers. This book presents an entirely new and powerful way of looking at who you are and what you are truly capable of experiencing. By allowing yourself to open up to new information about why you are the distinct individual that you are, you will begin to see and believe in more of the infinite potential of who you can be in your lifetime. And it is this realization that will allow you to experience an