They say the truth will set you free. They lie. Roxal is desperate to stay alive. So desperate that she pretends to obey her gods even though she knows they are false. But now her gods are hunting down and executing the non-believers, and Roxal fears her pretense may no longer keep her safe. Overachiever Lauren is on the verge of a brilliant technological breakthrough when an unexpected illness stops her in her tracks. Urgent visits to a hypnotherapist reveal an alien named Roxal is responsible. Is the alien a symptom of the illness? Or worse, is she real? Two women are in danger on two different worlds. Can their connection to each other be the key to saving them? Or will only one survive? The Heaviness of Knowing is the first book in a suspenseful, action-packed series for readers who love stories of overthrowing dystopian leaders and uncovering alien conspiracies. Buy your copy today and be transported to a world where knowing the truth is a death sentence. The Complete Conscious Dreamer Series Includes: The Heaviness of Knowing, Conscious Dreamer Series Book 1 The Peril of Knowing, Conscious Dreamer Series Book 2 The Sacrifice of Knowing, Conscious Dreamer Series Book 3 Science Fiction series, aliens, alien invasion, secret alien invasion conspiracy, thriller, alternate dimension, parallel dimension, scifi, sci fi, alien planet, dystopian, metaphysical

They say the truth will set you free. They lie. Roxal is desperate to stay alive. So desperate that she pretends to obey her gods even though she knows they are false. But now her gods are hunting down and executing the non-believers, and Roxal fears her pretense may no longer keep her safe. Overachiever Lauren is on the verge of a brilliant technological breakthrough when an unexpected illness stops her in her tracks. Desperate visits with a hypnotherapist reveal an alien named Roxal is responsible. Is the alien a symptom of the illness? Or is she real? Two women are in danger on two different worlds. Can their connection to each other be the key to saving them? Or will only one survive? Buy your copy of the complete Conscious Dreamer Series today and discover Roxal's and Lauren’s worlds and the dangers they face. The Complete Conscious Dreamer Series Boxset Includes: The Heaviness of Knowing, Conscious Dreamer Series Book 1 The Peril of Knowing, Conscious Dreamer Series Book 2 The Sacrifice of Knowing, Conscious Dreamer Series Book 3 Science Fiction series, aliens, alien invasion, thriller, alternate dimension, parallel dimension, scifi, sci fi, alien planet, dystopian, metaphysical

She knows her gods are false. If they find out, she's dead. Roxal doesn't want to die. But after watching the brutal execution of accused blasphemers, she wonders how long she has to live. Because Roxal knows she’s only pretending to be a believer. How long will it be before her “gods” know it, too? Lauren's on the verge of making a technological breakthrough when a sudden illness stops her in her tracks. Desperate visits to a hypnotherapist show her that an alien named Roxal is responsible. Is this alien real? And, what does she want? For these two women, knowing the truth is a death sentence. Can they find a way to survive? The Conscious Dreamer Series Includes: The Heaviness of Knowing, Conscious Dreamer Series Book 1 The Peril of Knowing, Conscious Dreamer Series Book 2 The Sacrifice of Knowing, Conscious Dreamer Series Book 3 Science Fiction series, aliens, alien invasion, thriller, alternate dimension, parallel dimension, scifi, sci fi, alien planet, dystopian, metaphysical

The person who Rodan was going to be, died, when she survived her family’s massacre. Rodan is living a simple life in her farming village when everyone she loves is massacred by an enemy they didn’t fear. As one of only a few survivors, she struggles to find a reason to live until someone from her past gives her one. Vengeance. Armed with this new goal, Rodan joins the hunt seeking retribution, but what will be the ultimate cost? This novella takes place before the events in The Heaviness of Knowing and can be read as a standalone novel. Dystopian science fiction, aliens

Edo is a Dream Traveler on the verge of completing his mission from his gods, and ascending to the next caste. However, when things go wrong with his mission on Earth, Edo is held responsible for this potential failure. As punishment, he’s stripped of his caste privileges. Edo, who only knows life as a Traveler, quickly finds himself at the mercy of his Helper, Danyu, for assistance navigating this new world. As he spends time in Danyu's world, Edo sees a side of life in the compound that's foreign to him. Though Danyu tries to keep him in the dark about what's happening, the little he does see makes him question his own life. Once he starts to question everything he's believed was true, can Edo go back to being who he was before his punishment? This novella takes place before the events in The Heaviness of Knowing and can be read as a standalone novel. Dystopian science fiction, aliens

You can't unknow the truth. Roxal wishes she didn't know Trebor's gods, The Keepers, were fake. Because even though she knows the truth, to stay alive, she continues to use her Dream Traveler abilities to manipulate an Earth woman named Lauren to do their bidding. Roxal's acutely aware of what this will mean for Earth, and yet she's content pretending to be a loyal follower. But now The Keepers are searching for non-believers, and her mate's activities with a rebel faction have put them both in danger. Meanwhile on Earth, Lauren is struggling to find balance at work and at home. To make matters worse, she develops an acute case of insomnia which totally disrupts her life. While trying to cure her condition, Lauren discovers that not only do aliens exist, but that she's been in contact with one for most of her life. And that's just for starters. Now Lauren's world is turned upside down. And Roxal knows pretending will no longer keep her safe. Can Roxal figure out how to fight for her survival now that hiding is no longer an option?

What, if anything, do dreams tell us about ourselves? What is the relationship between types of sleep and types of dreams? Does dreaming serve any purpose? Or are dreams simply meaningless mental noise--"unmusical fingers wandering over the piano keys"? With expertise in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, Owen Flanagan is uniquely qualified to answer these questions. And in Dreaming Souls he provides both an accessible survey of the latest research on sleep and dreams and a compelling new theory about the nature and function of dreaming. Flanagan argues that while sleep has a clear biological function and adaptive value, dreams are merely side effects, "free riders," irrelevant from an evolutionary point of view. But dreams are hardly unimportant. Indeed, Flanagan argues that dreams are self-expressive, the result of our need to find or to create meaning, even when we're sleeping. Rejecting Freud's theory of manifest and latent content--of repressed wishes appearing in disguised form--Flanagan shows how brainstem activity during sleep generates a jumbled profusion of memories, images, thoughts, emotions, and desires, which the cerebral cortex then attempts to shape into a more or less coherent story. Such dream-narratives range from the relatively mundane worries of non REM sleep to the fantastic confabulations of deep REM that resemble psychotic episodes in their strangeness. But however bizarre these narratives may be, they can shed light on our mental life, our well being, and our sense of self. Written with clarity, lively wit, and remarkable insight, Dreaming Souls offers a fascinating new way of apprehending one of the oldest mysteries of mental life.