We are all on a journey, a journey from illusion to truth. Self-Awareness and Meditation: An Advanced Guide for Meditators looks at both the evolution of consciousness along this journey, and meditation as an integral part of it. A point comes when there is an awakening to the possibility that there is more than the consensus reality, which we have been part of for eons. We know that there is something more - and so our search begins. Eventually, with meditation, our focus moves within as we search for the Self - our true nature - which, until now, has been hidden in illusion, waiting for our awakening and eventual, joyful return.

Self-Awareness and Meditation focuses on the return journey back to the Self. True meditation is a state of awareness which comes naturally as we increasingly align with our soul. We realise that we are not the doer, and then comes a different perspective about allowing our false reality to fall away, and we discover that consciousness, not the ego, has been running the show all the time.

Charles Attfield spent most of his career as a teacher in both the UK, where he was born, and Australia. He initially taught geography and later moved on to teach students with learning disabilities. Charles became Interested in mysticism while still in his teens. His interest in meditation and eastern philosophy grew rapidly after his later visits to India. In addition to teaching qualifications, Charles has a master's degree in esotericism (psychology), a graduate diploma of counseling and diplomas in astrology and life coaching. His particular interest has been in spiritual emergence and the Kundalini. As an advanced meditator, Charles received personal mentoring from a spiritual master for many years. Much of this book is based on his own personal experiences.