Dr Joanne Banyer is a former academic research scientist in the field of human genetics, a former national security intelligence analyst in the field of terrorist weaponry, and now leads transformation across the public sector in Australia.

On the eve of her father's sudden passing in January 2014, Joanne encountered an intelligent spirit vibrational energy, so tangible that it altered her perception of life itself. Four years later spirit energy returned, this time initiating a spiritual awakening journey to enlightenment that lasted six years.

AWAKENING I - The Beginning, is the first in a series of eleven books based on the journals that Joanne kept during her awakening journey. The series offers a true personal in-depth account of experiences as they unfolded, in what was a learning and development process guided by spirit itself. A journey that began by becoming consciously aware of the existence of spirit energy, to ending in an understanding of 'all' that Joanne is, the purpose of her life, and glimpses of what lies beyond. Along the way, Joanne was exposed to a richness and complexity of information that was not for her but is for those who will go on to prove the existence of intelligent energy for the sake of humanity. Only a full of understanding of what humans are, and why we are here, will lead to a change in human nature, which is what is needed to break the cycle of humanity harming each other and this planet.