Consciousness Came First is a unique, panoramic and powerful book bridging the gulf between contemporary science and the philosophy of the ages. Aimed at the general rather than the specialist academic reader, it is essential reading for all those attempting to unravel the mysteries of life in the modern age. Based on his monumental award-winning four-volume work Unfolding Consciousness: Exploring the Living Universe and the Intelligent Powers in Nature and Humans, it is arguably the most radical and persuasive reappraisal of the subject in decades.