In the near-future a group of meditators create a virtual reality headset powered by quantum computing breakthroughs, leading to a breakthrough in human consciousness, using biofeedback to burn through the users karma and bring them to full enlightenment.

Their discovery attracts attention from corporations, government institutions and religious sects, who fear The Protocol as it enables digital enlightenment—consciousness liberation through technology.

This cyber-spiritual thriller winds up with everyone questioning whether a society built on desire could handle a public with access to digitally inspired freedom from those desires.