By Ande Jacobson

The latest Dan Brown book, The Secret of Secrets, is a wild ride. This sixth Robert Langdon book was released in September 2025 and is a little longer than typical Dan Brown fare. Like the others in the series, this one too stands on its own. The only connection to the series is that Brown’s protagonist, Robert Langdon, finds himself in yet another mishap not of his own making but with much at stake. Brown starts with a note to readers that all of the science, symbols, artwork, organizations, and documents referenced are real, fantastic as they will seem. The premise of the book is that noetic research is reaching a critical point in proving that human consciousness is nonlocal, i.e., doesn’t emanate from within our own minds but is instead something that exists outside of individuals. In essence, although it takes some time to get to this point in the story, nonlocal consciousness implies that human minds are merely receivers much like radios. The consciousness is out there to be experienced, we just have to learn to tune our filters to let it in. Imagine the power that implies. As such, there’s an international race to both understand and harness that power, not necessarily all for good. Continue reading →