How To Change The World

HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
IF WE ALL TOOK A MOMENT TO SIMPLY OBSERVE THE

WORLD AS IT IS, THE EVOLUTION OF OUR SPECIES
WOULD HAPPEN OVERNIGHT

TO CHANGE THE WORLD
E L I N A S T - O N G E


Authors Note

l'm noL an economlsL, an envlronmenLallsL
or a pollLlcal experL. l don'L have any of Lhe
credenLlals LhaL would help make Lhls book
appear more credlble. So whaL do l
know abouL Lhe world? Who am l Lo clalm
knowledge of whaL lL Lakes Lo change lL? l
may noL have leLLers afLer my name, buL we
llve ln a world full of h.u.' s and experLs of
all sorLs and sLlll we desLroy Lhe planeL, klll
each oLher aL war and have yeL Lo end poverLy. uo we really need more
auLhorlLles Lo rely on or can we flnally LrusL our own ablllLy Lo observe our socleLy
and Lhlnk crlLlcally abouL whaL ls needed for change?

1hls book ls Lhe resulL of whaL l have come Lo undersLand Lhrough my own
observaLlons and wlLh Lhe help of oLher Lhlnkers. When we Lake an observer
perspecLlve, we do noL look aL Lhe world and Lhlnk Lo ourselves LhaL's [usL Lhe
way lL ls." We lnsLead ask, why ls lL Lhls way?" 1hls ls Lhe approach l Lake
LhroughouL Lhls book. ln Lhe flnal chapLers, l also connecL doLs beLween mlnd-
bendlng sclenLlflc dlscoverles LhaL alLogeLher brlng clarlLy on our Lrue naLure and
purpose on Lhls planeL. lf you are lnLeresLed ln undersLandlng human socleLy
wlLhouL fllLerlng lL all wlLh pollLlcal and economlcal [argon-and lf you ofLen
wonder abouL who we are and whaL we are here for, yeL are noL saLlsfled wlLh
convenLlonal bellef sysLems-you mlghL en[oy Lhe perspecLlves shared ln Lhls
book. My alm ls Lo asslsL ln seelng Lhe world wlLh a fresh palr of eyes, whlch ls
whaL l feel we need ln order Lo open our mlnds enough Lo creaLe meanlngful
change ln our world.


Introduction

Pave you ever sLopped for a momenL and asked yourself wbo ote we? wby ote
we bete? wbot ls oot potpose? Pave you ever gazed aL Lhe sLars and wondered
lf Lhere ls more Lo llfe Lhan whaL we have been Lold? erhaps you have once
Laken a momenL Lo observe human socleLy and LhoughL Lo yourself Jo we eveo
koow wbot we ote Joloq?

1hese are called exlsLenLlal quesLlons, Lhe mosL baslc and fundamenLal quesLlons
one could ask abouL our human exlsLence. ?eL lnLeresLlngly enough, Lhey are noL
a very popular sub[ecL. 1he medla would raLher Lalk abouL sLock markeLs or
gosslp abouL celebrlLles, whlle schools would raLher focus on geLLlng us Lo
memorlze names, numbers, places and daLes. 1here may be a varleLy of rellglous
bellef sysLems and hypoLheses offerlng dlfferenL Lakes on whaL our purpose on
Lhls planeL ls, buL very few of Lhem seem Lo puL ln perspecLlve Lhe overall sLaLe of
humanlLy and sysLem by whlch we llve.

ls tbls oll tbete ls to llfe? coo we llve wltboot wot ooJ povetty? ls tbe Jesttoctloo
of oot plooet loevltoble? wlll qteeJ ooJ loepoollty olwoys be o pott of llfe? lf you
have asked such quesLlons Lo a parenL or a Leacher, you have mosL llkely been
Lold, tbots jost tbe woy lt ls or tbots jost bomoo ootote. erhaps you have
heard oLhers defend Lhe sLaLus quo by lnslsLlng LhaL Lhe way our socleLy funcLlons
ls Lhe only way order can be malnLalned ln Lhe world. ln Lhe end, such lnqulrles
are deemed lrrelevanL because we should all be focuslng on whaL ls lmporLanL,"
such as survlvlng, worklng, consumlng, paylng Laxes, waLchlng Lhe news, golng Lo
church, geLLlng Lhe house, Lhe car, Lhe famlly and Lhe penslon plan. rlghL? lf you
are plannlng Lo read Lhls book however, you are mosL llkely a parL of Lhe growlng
number of people who feel less and less comforLable seLLllng for Lhls. Lven
Lhough followlng Lhe rules ls all LhaL ls asked of us Lo be funcLlonal members of


socleLy," many of us are feellng LhaL Lhere ls someLhlng off wlLh Lhe world-
someLhlng unanswered. 8uL whaL ls lL?

lnsLead of Lrylng Lo answer Lhls quesLlon by lnLellecLuallzlng or referrlng Lo any
ldeology or concepL of Lhls world, leL's slmply sLep back and observe our socleLy
llke an L1 from anoLher planeL would. LeL's look aL Lhe concepLs and rouLlnes we
Lake for granLed as a parL of llfe, Lhe Lhlngs we Lhlnk we should be dolng and Lhe
Lhlngs we belleve wlll never change. lf we never quesLlon Lhe way Lhlngs are-or
more lmporLanLly Lhe way we Lhlnk-how can we ever look aL ourselves and Lhe
world ob[ecLlvely?

You go to school, and try really hard so that you can get into a
good college, and then you try really hard at college to get a good
job, and then you try really hard at your job so you can make money.
And then your kids do the same thing. And everyone just keeps on doing
this and no one even stops to think WHY theyre doing it anymore...

- Dylan, 12 year old


8elow ls a brllllanL sLory reveallng Lhe value ln quesLlonlng and revlslng Lhe way
we do Lhlngs as opposed Lo slmply dolng Lhlngs because LhaL ls how we have
always done lL."

Are we ready Lo observe our world from a refreshed perspecLlve?

The Pot Roast Story
A oewly weJ losbaoJ oot|ceJ tlat evety t|me l|s w|fe cookeJ a pot toast
sle woolJ f|tst cot ao |ocl off e|tlet eoJ befote pott|oq |t |o tle oveo.
Wleo le askeJ wly, sle sa|J "Becaose tlats low yoo ate sopposeJ to
cook pot toast. uosat|sf|eJ w|tl let aoswet le posleJ oot|l sle aJm|tteJ
tlat sle laJ leatot |t ftom let motlet.
Wa|t|oq oot|l a v|s|t w|tl l|s w|fes motlet, tle losbaoJ askeJ "Yoot
Jaoqltet tells me yoo taoqlt let to cook pot toast by f|tst cott|oq ao |ocl
off eacl eoJ? 1o wl|cl tle motlet tepl|eJ, "well of cootse, tlats low
pot toast |s cookeJ. Bot tle losbaoJ was oot to be JetetteJ, aoJ aftet
ptess|oq l|s motlet-|o-law oo tle sobject sle f|oally aJm|tteJ tlat sleJ
leatot |t ftom let motlet.
1l|s meaot tle losbaoJ laJ to ask tle w|fes qtaoJmotlet. Wleo le
f|oally qot l|s claoce le askeJ: "Yoot Jaoqltet tolJ me yoo taoqlt let to
cot ao |ocl off eacl eoJ of a pot toast befote cook|oq. Sle swote |t was a
teqo|temeot, bot lm Jy|oq to koow wly? ls tlete aoy saoe teasoo to
tltow away two |ocles of petfectly qooJ meat |o otJet to cook a pot
toast?
laoql|oq, tle qtaoJmotlet sa|J "Ol, leaveos oo! Yoo see |o tlose Jays
we wete vety poot aoJ J|Jot owo mocl cookwate. l cot tle eoJs off tle
pot toast so |t woolJ f|t |o my ooly pao!
AoJ so eoJs tle stoty.


Thats Just The Way It Is ?

As young chlldren, we don'L have a clue as Lo whaL llfe ls supposed" Lo be
llke. We are slmply open, noL yeL deflned by a culLure, a rellglon, a soclal sLaLus or
a convenLlonal worldvlew-noL even by gender. We slmply are whaL we are,
whlle belng open to a|| poss|b|||t|es. 1he prlmary lnsLlncLs LhaL can be observed ln
a chlld are noL abouL survlval, hoardlng maLerlals or Lhlnklng abouL a cholce of
career-Lhey are abouL exploraLlon, curloslLy, play and boundless creaLlvlLy. We
are born much llke blank canvases, ready Lo play, learn and color our paLh ln any
way Lhe momenL lnsplres us Lo.

Art is older than production for use, and play older than
work. Man was shaped less by what he had to do than by what he
did in playful moments. It is the child in man that is the source
of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the
optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities.

Eric Hoffer


A chlld does noL deserve" hls rlghL Lo be born, lL ls a freedom. A chlld does noL
have anyLhlng Lo glve ln reLurn once ouL of hls moLher's womb, yeL he ls nurLured
and cared for freely, slmply because hls llfe ls valued. lL ls only naLural Lo feel LhaL
llfe has value-noL because lL's worLh gold, noL because some offlclal-looklng
plece of paper says so, noL even because Lhls value could ever be Laken away.
Slmply because llfe-when unfllLered by arLlflclal concepLs-evokes an lnnaLe
sense of wonder and awe. A feellng LhaL emerges when you reallze Lhe freedom,
purpose and creaLlve poLenLlal ln Lhe sLaLemenL: l am allve."

8uL wlLh Lhe human socleLy we have creaLed, lL does noL sLay LhaL way forever. A
few years afLer we are born, our chlld-llke naLure of freedom and playfulness ls
lnLerrupLed by Lhe need Lo Lraln ourselves for Lhe real world": when llfe
suddenly becomes someLhlng we musL earn.

Earning a living, an expression so commonly
used that we have become desensitized to its meaning:
we need to earn our right to be alive.

- Anonymous


EDUCATION

We may be born free and wlLhouL a concepL of llmlLaLlon, buL Lo survlve ln Lhls
day and age, we cannoL draw ouLslde Lhe llnes Loo much. laylng and creaLlng all
day long ls noL whaL ls golng Lo geL us Lhe [ob and Lhe money Lo pay for Lhe baslcs
of llfe. We need Lo adapL Lo socleLy, whlch ls a very busy, compeLlLlve and
survlval-orlenLed game. 1he educaLlon sysLem ls here Lo help.

1he educaLlon sysLem-as our modern world descrlbes lL-ls whaL allows
chlldren Lo learn whaL ls necessary Lo lead a successful and secure llfe. lL ls
consldered Lo be Lhe sure-flre way Lo aLLaln valuable knowledge, good morals and
Lo be able Lo flnd our rlghLful place ln Lhe world. Sounds greaL! 8uL lnsLead of
slmply leavlng lL aL LhaL, leL us dlg deeper. WhaL exacLly ls meanL by success?"
WhaL knowledge are we Lalklng abouL? Pow exacLly are we belng LaughL? ln
order Lo galn a more ob[ecLlve vlew of our educaLlon sysLem, we need Lo revlslL
whaL Lhe average schoollng process ls llke.

A true bubble is when something is overvalued and intensely
believed. Education may be the only thing people still believe in, in
the United States. To question education is really dangerous. It is the
absolute taboo. It's like telling the world there's no Santa Claus.

Peter Thiel

School usually beglns around Lhe age of 3 when lL ls consldered Llme Lo sLarL
shaplng chlldren lnLo funcLlonal members of socleLy. 3 days a week and all
LhroughouL our formaLlve years, we are LaughL readlng, wrlLlng, maLhemaLlcs and
a varleLy of pre-selecLed academlc sub[ecLs. 8uL mosL lmporLanLly, we are LaughL
how to perce|ve rea||ty.


lf you follow Lhe rules and obey auLhorlLy, you wlll succeed"
lf you do noL do as you are Lold, you wlll face consequences"
lf you conform, you wlll be supporLed"
lf you do noL conform, you wlll be lefL ouL"

1hese concepLs and percepLlons
are generally relnforced Lhrough
Lhe schoollng process. Whlle
success could mean someLhlng
unlque Lo every lndlvldual
dependlng on Lhelr respecLlve
lnLeresLs, glfLs and LalenLs, Lhe
verslon of success mosL valued ln
Lhe educaLlon sysLem ls Lhe ablllLy
Lo keep ln llne and score hlgh
marks ln exams. Pow ls Lhls done? MosLly by memorlzlng and repeaLlng whaL we
are belng LaughL on a sheeL of paper. 1o puL lL slmply, academlc success ls wldely
assoclaLed wlLh Lhe ablllLy Lo absorb and repeaL prescrlbed lnformaLlon and
worldvlews. Cn Lhe oLher hand, supporLlng every sLudenL's unlqueness,
lndependenL LhoughL, lnLeresL and freedom Lo conLrlbuLe wlLh new ldeas all
seem Lo be low prlorlLles wlLhln Lhe educaLlon sysLem.

I suppose it is because nearly all children go to school
nowadays, and have things arranged for them, that they seem so
forlornly unable to produce their own ideas.

- Agatha Christie


1he conLexL ln whlch we are educaLed resembles LhaL of
assembly llnes. uays are segmenLed lnLo
sLandard unlLs of Llme marked ouL by bell
rlngs, much llke a facLory announclng
Llme shlfLs. SLudenLs are educaLed
ln baLches accordlng Lo age, and are
glven sLandardlzed LesLs Lo deLermlne
wheLher or noL Lhey meeL Lhe sLandards. 1hose LhaL do can move
along Lhe llnes, Lo flnally recelve Lhelr sLamp of approval (dlploma) before belng
senL ouL lnLo Lhe markeL. 1hls deplcLlon may noL address all subLleLles of Lhe
educaLlon sysLem, buL ln a general sense, lL ls Lhe sLandard model LhaL we have
adopLed. ls Lhls Lhe besL way Lo expand creaLlve and lnnovaLlve Lhlnklng, or are
we manufacLurlng our chlldren Lo flL a preconcelved mold?


WhaL could poLenLlally be a sysLem LhaL
would allow Lhe unlque LalenLs and
skllls of each chlld Lo flourlsh seems Lo have
been reduced Lo a facLory-llke place ln whlch
conformlLy, memorlzaLlon, repeLlLlon,
compeLlLlon and LesL scores are Lhe hlghllghLs.
lL ls acLually consldered normal Lo dlsllke
learnlng. MosL chlldren now assoclaLe learnlng
wlLh boredom, lnsLead of curloslLy and Lhe
deslre Lo expand ln knowledge and
creaLlvlLy. When school ls cancelled
because of snow, klds celebraLe! And
on lrlday, everyone ls ln a beLLer mood
because Lhe weekend ls arrlvlng. So
who ls defecLlve: Lhe sLudenLs or Lhe educaLlon sysLem? Accordlng Lo auLhorlLles,
Lhe sLudenLs are Lhe problem. lndlvlduals whose lnLeresLs and aLLenLlon lles
ouLslde of Lhe sLandard educaLlonal proLocol are ofLen dlagnosed wlLh an
aLLenLlon deflclL dlsorder or learnlng dlsablllLy. urugs are even prescrlbed by
docLors Lo help" sLudenLs sLablllze Lhelr mlnds enough Lo focus on Lhe Lasks aL
hand. Would lL noL be falr Lo make sure our chlldren's envlronmenL ls supporLlve
of Lhelr speclflc learnlng needs before puLLlng chemlcals lnLo Lhelr bralns?

It is among the commonplaces of education that we often first
cut off the living root and then try to replace its natural functions by
artificial means. Thus we suppress the child's curiosity and then when
he lacks a natural interest in learning he is offered special
coaching for his scholastic difficulties.

- Alice Duer Miller


DID YOU KNOW?
There is no ADD/ADHD epidemic, but an epidemic of diagnoses

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Valedictorian Speech Erica Goldson !


Are we learnlng all LhaL we could learn ln school? Are we dlscoverlng all LhaL Lhe
world has Lo offer-and more lmporLanLly all LhaL we as lndlvlduals have Lo offer
Lo Lhe world? Cr are we mosLly belng LaughL how Lo conform Lo a speclflc sysLem
wlLh no furLher LhoughL? Cne Lhlng ls cerLaln: we are not taught to quest|on the
way our wor|d works, we are |nstead taught how the wor|d works and
encouraged to s|mp|y fo||ow a|ong. erhaps because Loo much creaLlve and
lnnovaLlve Lhlnklng would LhreaLen socleLy's boundarles?

ApparenLly, we have no cholce buL Lo follow along. Lven lf we no longer flnd
fulflllmenL ln Lhls convenLlonal meLhod of learnlng, we cannoL slmply choose
dlfferenLly because lL ls Lhrough Lhls sysLem LhaL we are offered a beLLer-yeL noL
guaranLeed-chance aL earnlng a llvlng. lL ls Lhls sysLem LhaL offers us Lhe one
and only LlckeL Lo survlval: money. 1haL's [usL Lhe way lL ls. or ls lL?


THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MONEY

llrsL of all, whaL ls money? 8ecLangular
pleces of paper, clrcular pleces of meLal
or dlglLs on a compuLer screen. And whaL
ls lL for? 1he more money you have, Lhe
more you have access Lo resources such as food,
LransporL, shelLer, cloLhlng, Lechnology, luxury
and so on. 1he less money you have, Lhe
harder lL ls Lo have access Lo Lhese resources,
and Lhe more your llfe becomes cenLered on
survlval. laln and slmple, you are noL
supposed Lo survlve wlLhouL money.

Accordlng Lo socleLy, money equals
llfe. 1haL ls why earnlng a ||v|ng ls synonymous wlLh earnlng money. 1haL ls why
our educaLlon sysLem lLself ls modeled Lo make everyone flL for Lhe [ob markeL
more Lhan anyLhlng else. 1haL ls why passlon and creaLlvlLy ls noL consldered as
lmporLanL as slmply geLLlng Lhe [ob LhaL wlll allow you Lo survlve. lf lL were noL
for money, mosL people would noL wllllngly go and do Lhlngs llke shuffle paper or
lnpuL daLa lnLo a compuLer all day.

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for
work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying
for in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and
the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so
you can afford to live in it.

- Ellen Goodman



lf we are lucky, we are able Lo earn a llvlng dolng someLhlng LhaL we love. 8uL
mosL people work slmply because Lhey have Lo. We have Lo work Lo pay our bllls.
We have Lo work Lo earn Lhe food LhaL ls on our plaLe. lL does noL maLLer lf we
are homeless and sLarvlng, Lhe rule says LhaL we cannoL feed ourselves wlLhouL
money. We could end Lhe sLory Lhere, sLop quesLlonlng, go on wlLh our llves and
declde LhaL money wlll and should always rule. 8uL how abouL asklng even more
baslc quesLlons: Why |s |t th|s way? Why does money come |n between human
be|ngs and bas|c necess|t|es? What makes that poss|b|e? 1he answer ls
ownersh|p. Slnce almosL everyLhlng ls owned on Lhe planeL, we need Lo work and
pay for preLLy well everyLhlng.

LAND: A part of the earths surface, considered as property.
The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and
control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy
of the superstructure. Carried to its logical conclusion, it means
that some have the right to prevent others from living.

- Ambrose Bierce


# 1: OWNERSHIP & HIERARCHY

ln a global conLexL, ownershlp ls Lhe
concepL where lndlvlduals can Lake
possesslon of whaL ls already freely glven
by Lhe LarLh-such as land, waLer, food or
even energy-and can choose Lo forbld
oLhers from havlng access Lo Lhem unless
Lhey are wllllng Lo pay. Cwnershlp ls Lhe
very foundaLlon of Lhe money sysLem. lf
noLhlng were owned, Lhere would be
noLhlng Lo sell back Lo Lhe populaLlon and Lhus no economlc growLh.

Basically, economic growth means that you have to find something
that people once got for free, or did for themselves or for each other,
and then take it away and sell it back to them somehow.

Charles Eisenstein

Cwnershlp ls a producL of Lhe lngralned bellef LhaL Lhere wlll never be enough
space, opporLunlLy and resource ln Lhe world for everybody Lo share. 1hls has ln
Lurn made Lhe concepLs of compeLlLlon, survlval of Lhe flLLesL," rlch & poor and
ruler & ruled-a reallLy amongsL Lhe human race. Cne where you musL earn your
spoL ln Lhe world, hold on Lo lL, own lL, proLecL lL and ldeally proflL from lL.

1he concepL of ownershlp ls whaL makes lL posslble for a few Lo monopollze land
and resources whlle Lhe ma[orlLy become sub[ecL Lo Lhelr rules and condlLlons.
1hls has creaLed a human socleLy based on a pyramldal sLrucLure: Lhe powerful
few aL Lhe Lop and Lhe resL of humanlLy aL Lhe boLLom. We call lL a hlerarchy."


8y deflnlLlon, a hlerarchy ls a sysLem ln whlch people or groups are ranked one
above Lhe oLher accordlng Lo Lhelr level of auLhorlLy, sLaLus, conLrol and prlvllege.
ln Lhe conLexL of a global hlerarchy, Lhe hlgher you are ranked, Lhe wealLhler you
are and Lhe more power you have over Lhe earLh and lLs people. 1he lower you
are ranked, Lhe more you have Lo ablde by Lhe rules dlcLaLed from above and/or
slave Lo survlve ln Lhe world. Many would be qulck Lo label Lhls as one of Lhose
consplracy Lheorles." 8uL as much as Lhls hlerarchy sounds harsh, lL ls noL some
hldden lnformaLlon wrlLLen by a guy ln a Llnfoll haL. lL ls ln facL hldden" ln plaln
slghL. 1hls sysLem ls consldered Lhe norm and has been glven a popular name:
Soclal Class. 1o keep lL slmple for people, Lhe global hlerarchy has been dlvlded ln
four soclal classes: Lhe upper class, Lhe mlddle class, Lhe lower class and Lhe
underclass.

1he Underc|ass ls ofLen overlooked and represenLs Lhe mosL dlsadvanLaged
people wlLhln Lhe soclal hlerarchy. lL conslsLs of Lhe poor, homeless, dlsabled and
unemployed whom have no parLlclpance whaLsoever wlLhln Lhe sysLem.
Members of Lhe underclass ofLen lnherlLed Lhls llfesLyle from Lhelr lmpoverlshed
famlly or counLry. 1hey usually sLruggle Lo survlve or slmply fall Lo survlve-
unless Lhey are able Lo become members of Lhe worklng class and earn enough
money Lo feed Lhemselves.


1he Lower C|ass and M|dd|e C|ass (Worklng Class) are Lerms used Lo represenL
Lhose who do whaL Lhe sysLem seLs ouL for Lhem: work, pay Laxes and pay bllls.
1he lower class conslsLs of people on a low lncome who can barely afford Lo keep
up wlLh bllls. 1he mlddle class refers Lo people wlLh a hlgher lncome who can llve
comforLably lf Lhey are wllllng Lo keep worklng.

1he Upper C|ass ls commonly referred Lo as Lhe rlch and powerful." Mllllonalres,
pollLlclans and celebrlLles are lLs mosL wldely known members. Powever, a less
Lalked abouL porLlon of Lhe upper class could be referred Lo as Lhe owner class.
1hey belong Lo Lhe very Lop of Lhe hlerarchy and Lhelr wealLh ls generaLed by
how much land, resources and ma[or lndusLrles Lhey own and proflL from-as
opposed Lo how much money Lhey were able Lo make Lhrough regular
commerclal acLlvlLy. 1hese lndlvlduals have no flnanclal llmlLaLlons, wleld Lhe
greaLesL pollLlcal power and exerL Lhe mosL conLrol over Lhe use of naLural
resources. Whlle Lhey make up only 1 of Lhe overall populaLlon, Lhey own and
conLrol a dlsproporLlonaLely large amounL of Lhe overall wealLh and resources of
Lhe world.

George Carlin The Real Owners !


The members of the tiny capitalist class at the top of the
hierarchy have an influence on economy and society far beyond their
numbers. They make investment decisions that open or close employment
opportunities for millions of others. They contribute money to political
parties, and they often own media enterprises that allow them influence
over the thinking of other classes... The capitalist class strives to
perpetuate itself: Assets, lifestyles, values and social networks...
are all passed from one generation to the next.

Dennis Gilbert, The American Class Structure

WHO ARE THEY?

1hls ellLe ls made up of lnLernaLlonal bankers, royal
famllles and leaders of ma[or mulLlnaLlonal
corporaLlons. 1hey do noL parLake ln Lhe sysLem
llke everybody else, Lhey run lL. 1hey do noL
dellver pollLlcal speeches on Lelevlslon, Lhey
pull Lhe sLrlngs behlnd Lhe scenes. Such
lndlvlduals are ofLen born lnLo lL and Lhelr
lmmense wealLh ls passed from generaLlon Lo
generaLlon ln order Lo malnLaln Lhe hlgh sLaLus, noblllLy and power wlLhln Lhelr
bloodllne. 1he 8oyal lamlly, Lhe 8oLhschlld's, Lhe 8ockefeller's and Lhe
Morgan's-amongsL several oLher bloodllnes-all are key players wlLhln Lhls ellLe.
1helr power ls symbollcally represenLed on Lhe back of Lhe uS dollar blll by Lhe
all-seelng-eye" aL Lhe Lop of Lhe hlerarchy. 1hese same famllles are Lraceable
LhroughouL our hlsLory and have always been aL Lhe forefronL of Lhe money
sysLem. AlLhough many prlvaLe socleLles are Lled Lo Lhe ellLe, Lhe mosL publlcly
known groups ln whlch Lhey are lnvolved ln are Lhe 8llderberg Croup, Lhe 8oyal
lnsLlLuLe of lnLernaLlonal Affalrs, 1he Councll on lorelgn 8elaLlons, Lhe 1rllaLeral


Commlsslon and Lhe Club of 8ome-all of whlch were colncldenLally" creaLed by
one or more of Lhe ellLe bloodllnes. 1hese slx organlzaLlons are Lhe key rulers and
declslon-makers ln Lhe sphere of pollLlcs, banklng, buslness, mlllLary, educaLlon,
rellglon, medla, energy, healLh and agrlculLure. AlLhough mosL of Lhese
organlzaLlons are noL so secreL, whaL goes on lnslde of Lhem ls-hence why Lhe
medla ls forbldden Lo cover whaL Lransplres aL Lhe annual 8llderberg meeLlngs.

The world is governed by very different personages from what is
imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.

- Benjamin Disraeli, first Prime Minister of England


1he wealLh gap beLween Lhe upper class and Lhe underclass famllles who cannoL
even afford a meal ls ouLrageous, however many people conslder lL an lnevlLable
parL of llfe. lL ls belleved LhaL poverLy ls Lhe resulL of overpopulaLlon, poor
educaLlon, raclal lnferlorlLy or even lazlness. 8uL because mosL people never Lhlnk
Lo quesLlon Lhe concepLs of hlerarchy and ownershlp, few reallze LhaL Lhey
represenL an lmporLanL bulldlng block ln Loday's lnequallLy of consumpLlon. 1he
passage below descrlbes Lhls reallLy very well:

THE CAUSE OF POVERTY
Is it Overpopulation or Who Owns and Controls The Land?
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lL ls well enough LhaL Lhere ls a huge gap beLween Lhe world's rlch and poor, buL
how has lL come Lo be so blg? And why ls lL growlng? 1he one word answer: debt.

DID YOU KNOW?
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# 2: DEBT

And to preserve independence, we must not let our leaders load
us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between
economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.

- Thomas Jefferson

Lver wonder where money comes from? Many people sLlll belleve LhaL lL ls Lhe
governmenL who creaLes money and LhaL lL does so ln proporLlon Lo how much
gold exlsLs ln reserve. Powever, boLh assumpLlons are false. rlvaLe cenLral banks
creaLe money-noL by prlnLlng lL, mlnLlng colns or movlng around preclous
meLals-buL by slmply Lyplng lL lnLo exlsLence whenever a borrower asks for a
loan. ?es, money ls creaLed ouL of Lhln alr. As sLaLed by Lhe 8osLon lederal
8eserve, wbeo tbe leJetol kesetve wtltes o cbeck, lt ls cteotloq mooey.

1he caLch ls, whenever money ls
borrowed lnLo exlsLence, bankers
expecL lL Lo be pald back wlLh lnLeresL.
Powever, Lhe lnLeresL aLLached Lo
each loan ls never creaLed. 1hls means
LhaL Lhe debL generaLed by lnLeresL
raLes wlll always exceed Lhe LoLal
amounL of money ln clrculaLlon. So
how can we ever repay money LhaL
does noL yeL exlsL? uo we have Lhe
power Lo creaLe money ouL of Lhln
alr? no, Lhe banks do.


1herefore, we need Lo repeaL Lhe cycle of borrowlng more money Lo Lhe banks.
8ut more |oans equa| more debt. Welcome Lo Lhe debL-based moneLary sysLem.

Banks lend by creating credit.
They create the means of payment out of nothing.

Ralph M. Hawtry, former secretary of the treasury

DID YOU KNOW?
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1he more you are able Lo make Lhe world
be lndebLed Lo you, Lhe more you can
manlpulaLe Lhe populaLlon lnLo spendlng
Lhelr enLlre llves Lrylng Lo survlve as debL
slaves Lo your self-servlng sysLem. 1hls ls
Lhe lnLenLlon behlnd our modern banklng
sysLem. MorLgages, Laxes, credlL cards,
paymenL plans. all of lL ls deslgned Lo perpeLuaLe debL, slnce lL ls debL lLself LhaL
feeds Lhls economlc machlne. lnsLead of golng lnLo greaLer deLall abouL Lhe
worklngs of our debL-based economy here, below are llnks Lo documenLarles and
vldeos coverlng Lhe sub[ecL maLLer ln greaLer deLall.

We protest not only at our exclusion from the American
Dream; we protest at its bleakness. If it cannot include everyone on
Earth, every ecosystem and bioregion, every people and culture in its
richness; if the wealth of one must be the debt of another; if it entails
sweatshops and underclasses and fracking and all the rest of the
ugliness our system has created, then we want none of it.

- Charles Eisenstein

DOCUMENTARIES: Money System

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# 3: DEPENDENCY

ln addlLlon Lo Lhe perpeLual debL lL creaLes, Lhe moneLary sysLem needs Lhe
populaLlon Lo conLlnually buy new sLuff and pay for servlces, or else lL wlll
collapse. noLlce how we are commonly referred Lo as consumers" raLher Lhan
human belngs. 1haL ls because a consumer ls whaL Lhe powers LhaL be need us Lo
be. ln order Lo uphold Lhls economy, lL ls necessary Lo creaLe menLal and/or
physlcal dependency Lo lndusLrles, wheLher lL ls Lhe banklng lndusLry, Lhe
pharmaceuLlcal lndusLry, Lhe oll lndusLry, Lhe food lndusLry, Lhe beauLy lndusLry
eLc. Creat|ng dependency ls cruclal for Lhe few Lo overpower Lhe many.

The few who understand the system will either be so interested
in its profits or be so dependent upon its favours that there will be no
opposition from that class, while on the other hand, the great body of people,
mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantage that capital
derives from the system, will bear its burdens without complaint, and perhaps
without even suspecting that the system is inimical to their interests.

- The Rothschild brothers of London writing to associates in New York, 1863


uependency ls creaLed ln 3 slmple sLeps. llrsL, you musL creaLe someLhlng-
wheLher lL be Lhe flrsL dollar ln exlsLence, a servlce or a producL (Lhls sLep ls Lo be
sklpped of course ln Lhe case of naLural resources.) Secondly, you musL clalm
ownershlp of lL. 1hlrdly, you musL ensure LhaL oLhers wlll conLlnually need (or
Lhlnk Lhey need) Lo geL lL from you. 1hen, you're ln conLrol.

Powever, lf you do noL clalm ownershlp
and conLrol over resources-or creaLe
meanlngful producLs and sysLems LhaL
would allow people Lo be se|f-
suff|c|ent-your power hungry or proflL-
maklng menLallLy ls qulLe useless. ?ou
would have Lo be okay wlLh creaLlng and
provldlng solely for Lhe greaLer good and
freedom of all-even lf lL means Lhey
wlll no longer depend on you-lnsLead of Lhlnklng solely ln Lerms of shorL-Lerm
personal galn. 1hls ls obvlously noL good for buslness.

lL ls only a maLLer of observaLlon Lo see how ma[or lndusLrles alLogeLher form an
lnLerlocked web of dependency LhaL feed each oLher by creaLlng more need,
lnsLead acLually llberaLlng Lhe world from need. 8ecause of Lhls buslness model,
Lhe naLural deslre Lo conLrlbuLe for Lhe beLLermenL of all has gradually been
replaced by Lhe roboLlc deslre Lo accumulaLe numbers and pleces of paper. We
can see Lhe resulL of Lhls shorL-slghLedness ln Loday's lndusLrlal pracLlces.

ManufacLurers keep cuLLlng corners and produclng lower-quallLy producLs
wlLh a shorLer llfespan Lo keep sales golng (planned obsolescence).

lood companles lgnore healLh hazards ln Lhe name of cheaper flllers and
chemlcal addlLlves Lo maxlmlze flavour and prolong shelf llfe.


1he medlcal lndusLry prlorlLlzes Lhe creaLlon of dependanL plll-Lakers"
slmply because Lhere ls no money ln healLhy people.

lree energy Lechnologles are suppressed Lo proLecL Lhe bllllon-dollar oll
lndusLry.

Scams and false-adverLlsemenL are consldered leglLlmaLe buslness LacLlcs.

1he educaLlon sysLem prlorlLlzes sLandardlzaLlon Lo creaLe good workers
and consumers, whlle human creaLlvlLy Lakes Lhe back burner.

1hls ls perpeLuaLlng a world ln whlch everyone focuses on compeLlng agalnsL
each oLher, maklng money and hoardlng mosLly unneeded sLuff, as opposed Lo
explorlng our poLenLlal Lo co-creaLe beLLer producLs, beLLer sysLems and beLLer
llfesLyles for Lhe freedom and greaLer good of Lhe whole. Cver-produclng, over-
consumlng and over-wasLlng" ls Lhe moLLo we llve by, whlch does noL only ravage
Lhe planeL buL furLher deprlves Lhe poor. 8uL lL's good for Lhe economy" ls whaL
supposedly [usLlfles Lhls. 8uL lL's bad for Lhe economy" ls whaL supposedly
[usLlfles Lhe suppresslon of any alLernaLlve LhaL would noL be abouL proflL buL
abouL Lruly beneflLlng Lhe world. Cur old ways may be proflLable Lo a sysLem LhaL
Lhrlves on conLrolllng Lhe masses by malnLalnlng a hlerarchy of power, buL Lhe
prlce ls hlgh when you Lhlnk ln Lerms of freedom and human evoluLlon.

Now, why are they going to war? Why isnt alternative energy
used instead of oil? Why arent all the hungry and homeless fed and
sheltered? Why are people suffering in trafficking? Why is there a huge
drug trade in the world? Why is the rainforest cut down? Why are the
oceans overfished? Why? Why?? Why??? And the answer is:
Profit. Money. Greed. Property.

- Harald Sand


1he followlng quoLes are from Lhlnkers and whlsLleblowers LhaL undersLand how
each of Lhe ma[or lndusLrles of our world prlorlLlze Lhe creaLlon of dependency as
opposed Lo enabllng freedom and LruLh. lease conslder dolng your own research
abouL each lndusLry Lo furLher subsLanLlaLe Lhe followlng polnLs (cllck on Lhe LlLle
of each box Lo access more lnformaLlon).

POLITICS
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l Joot vote as l bel|eve Jemoctacy |s a po|otless spectacle wlete we cloose
betweeo two |oJ|st|oqo|slable pol|t|cal patt|es, oe|tlet of wlom tepteseot tle
people bot tle |otetest of powetfol bos|oess el|tes tlat too tle wotlJ.

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PHARMACEUTICAL/HEALTH INDUSTRY
The Pharmaceutical Industry Does Not Create Cures,
They Create Customers

l woolJ llke to Jlspel tbe mytb tbot tbe pbotmoceotlcol loJostty ls lo tbe
bosloess of beoltb ooJ beolloq, becoose, lo foct, wbot tbe pbotmoceotlcol
loJostty ls lo tbe bosloess of Joloq ls Jlseose moloteoooce ooJ
symptoms moooqemeot. 1bey ote oot lo tbe bosloess to cote coocet, to
cote Alzbelmets, to cote beott Jlseose becoose lf tbey wete, tbey woolJ be
lo tbe bosloess of pottloq tbemselves oot of bosloess, ooJ tbot lo foct
Joeso't moke seose.

- Gwen C|son, former pharmaceut|ca| representat|ve

Bill Maher on Big Pharma !


FOOD INDUSTRY
Healthy Locally Grown Organic Food has No Economic Value

loJosttlol fooJ mooofoctotloq lovolves opptoptlotloq tow motetlols ftom
ootote ooJ totoloq tbem loto ptofltoble commoJltles. kelloqq, fot exomple,
tokes wbole coto, temoves olmost oll oototolly occottloq oottleots, oJJs soqot,
solt, ooJ cbemlcol oJJltlves to moxlmlze flovot, stoblllty, ooJ sbelf llfe, ooJ
pots tbe loqteJleots tbtooqb o complex mooofoctotloq ptocess to cteote coto
lops. j.] Otbet fooJ compooles llke McuooolJs, ooJ coco-colo olso moxlmlze
ptoflt by tokloq tow motetlols socb os wbeot, pototoes, solt, ooJ soqot ooJ
ptocess tbem wltb cbemlcol oJJltlves. compooles moke mote mooey sellloq
oobeoltby fooJ becoose ttoly beoltby fooJ Joesot come lo o box. 1bey slmply
coooot ptoJoce beoltby fooJ lo o woy tbot botb moxlmlzes ptoflts ooJ beoeflts
pobllc beoltb.

- M|che|e S|mon, ID, Mn, pub||c hea|th |awyer who has been research|ng and wr|t|ng about the
food |ndustry and food po||t|cs s|nce 1996.


SEED INDUSTRY
"Ooce tbey bove estobllsbeJ tbe ootm tbot seeJ coo be owoeJ os tbelt
ptopetty ooJ toyoltles coo be collecteJ, we wlll JepeoJ oo tbem fot evety seeJ
we qtow of evety ctop we qtow. lf tbey coottol seeJ, tbey coottol fooJ, tbey
koow lt, lt's sttoteqlc. lt's mote powetfol tboo bombs, lt's mote powetfol tboo
qoos. 1bls ls tbe best woy to coottol tbe popolotloos of tbe wotlJ."

- Vandana Sh|va, h||osopher, env|ronmenta||st, author


ENERGY INDUSTRY
"I.l. Motqoo qot loteotz to ctlpple tbe neovlslJe epootloos so tbot tbe oew
(electtlcol eoqloeetloq) coocepts beloq tooqbt lo tbe oolvetsltles woolJ oot
evet cootolo ftee eoetqy ooJ ovet oolty systems. 1bls Jellbetote motllotloo ooJ
ctlpplloq of electtlcol eoqloeetloq ls tbe teol ooJ sloqle coose of oot
JepeoJeoce oo oll ooJ of mocb of tbe pollotloo of oot blospbete. 1be nlqb
cobol - cbotcbllls oome fot tbe sectet coosottlom of ellte fomllles ooJ
otqoolzotloo we loosely tefet to os tbe coottol qtoops. - bos beeo totblessly
sopptessloq ftee eoetqy loveotots fot o ceototy, locloJloq by Jltect
ossosslootloo. novloq petsooolly sotvlveJ sevetol socb ossosslootloo ottempts,
l bove expetleoceJ wbot lm speokloq of."

- 1om 8earden, Inventor, Author, Lnergy from the Vacuum

lf tlese oew eoetqy teclooloq|es wete to be set ftee wotlJ-w|Je, tle claoqe
woolJ be ptofoooJ |t woolJ effect evetyboJy: |t woolJ be appl|cable
evetywlete. 1lese teclooloq|es ate absolotely tle most |mpottaot tl|oq tlat
las lappeoeJ |o tle l|stoty of tle wotlJ.

- 8r|an C'Leary, hys|cs rofessor, NASA Astronaut


ARMS INDUSTRY
You Cant Feed The Poor But You Can Fund A War?

"Wat |s a tacket. lt always las beeo. lt |s poss|bly tle olJest, eas|ly tle most
ptof|table, sotely tle most v|c|oos. lt |s tle ooly ooe |otetoat|ooal |o scope. lt |s tle
ooly ooe |o wl|cl tle ptof|ts ate teckooeJ |o Jollats aoJ tle losses |o l|ves. A tacket
|s best Jesct|beJ, l bel|eve, as sometl|oq tlat |s oot wlat |t seems to tle majot|ty of
tle people. Ooly a small '|os|Je' qtoop koows wlat |t |s aboot. lt |s cooJocteJ fot tle
beoef|t of tle vety few, at tle expeose of tle vety maoy. Oot of wat a few people
make loqe fottooes.

- Smed|ey D. 8ut|er (ret|red Un|ted States Mar|ne Corps Ma[or Genera| and two t|me Meda| of
nonor rec|p|ent)

"WeJ be ttooJl|oq tltooql 1al|bao-coottolleJ ateas |o atmoteJ vel|cles, JoJq|oq
ambosles aoJ l|tt|oq llus, aoJ tle solJ|ets woolJ be say|oq, 'Wete fooJ|oq botl
s|Jes of tl|s wat. lt seemeJ ptepostetoos at f|tst. Bot as l Joq |oto tle stoty,
off|cets, J|plomats, aoJ a|J off|c|als coof|tmeJ tle tooql ootl|oes of tle peto|c|oos
system. Ooe satJoo|c uS |otell|qeoce off|cet tolJ me, 'lts tle petfect wat. lvetyooe
|s mak|oq mooey.

- Doug|as A. W|ss|ng (award-w|nn|ng |ndependent [ourna||st)

Aaron Russo - 911 War on Terror Fraud !


MASS MEDIA
"(.) 1le ooes wlo lave access to tle meJ|a, |ocloJ|oq tle |otellectoal jootoals,
aoJ wlo esseot|ally coottol tle eJocat|ooal appatatos, sloolJ ptopetly be
tefetteJ to as a class of 'comm|ssats. 1lats tle|t esseot|al fooct|oo: to Jes|qo,
ptopaqate aoJ cteate a system of Joctt|oes aoJ bel|efs wl|cl w|ll ooJetm|oe
|oJepeoJeot tlooqlt aoJ pteveot ooJetstaoJ|oq aoJ aoalys|s of |ost|tot|ooal
sttoctotes aoJ tle|t fooct|oos.

- Noam Chomsky, Chron|c|es of D|ssent

"1le bottom l|oe |s tlat tle qovetomeot |s qett|oq wlat tley otJeteJ. 1ley Jo
oot waot yoot cl|lJteo to be eJocateJ. 1ley Jo oot waot yoo to tl|ok too mocl.
1lat |s wly oot coootty aoJ oot wotlJ las become so ptol|fetateJ w|tl
eotetta|omeots, mass meJ|a, telev|s|oo slows, amosemeot patks, Jtoqs,
alcolol, aoJ evety k|oJ of eotetta|omeot to keep tle lomao m|oJ eotetta|oeJ,
so tlat yoo Joot qet |o tle way of |mpottaot people by Jo|oq too mocl tl|ok|oq.
Yoo bettet wake op aoJ ooJetstaoJ tlat tlete ate people wlo ate qo|J|oq yoot
l|fe aoJ yoo Joot eveo koow |t.

- Iordan Maxwe||


A system that is so sane, that the more successful it is in
its own terms, the quicker it destroys the planet. It insists every year
that we take more from the earth even quicker, turn it into more things,
sell even more things, consume even more things, throw away even more
things, to worship the real god of the modern world economic growth.
It insists that every year 20% of the people of the world consume 80% of
the resources while leaving the other 80% to get by on the remaining 20%.
Crazy? Of course it is! This is the economic system take, make and throw
away that controls your life and mine, and of the 6 billion people here.

David Icke


Beyond Conditioning

1hls brlngs us Lo Lhe quesLlon: Does |t need to be th|s way?

8ut of course or e|se our who|e system w||| co||apse! What w||| we do
w|thout [obs? now cou|d we ||ve |f we sudden|y cou|d not re|y on the
huge corporate g|ants to feed, c|othe and supp|y our fam|||es?

CreaL quesLlons! 1hls ls exacLly whaL we need Lo sLarL Lhlnklng
abouL Lo open our eyes and mlnds Lo new posslblllLles. 8uL ln
order Lo see Lhose posslblllLles, we cannoL keep on Lhlnklng
Lhe same way we have been condlLloned Lo. ConLrary Lo
popular bellef, our modern socleLy ls noL a reflecLlon of our
lnherenL human naLure. !usL how naLural ls lL Lo desLroy
naLure and ourselves ln Lhe process? Are
we born equaLlng pleces of paper and
dlglLs on a compuLer screen wlLh
greaL value? 1hlnk abouL lL: lL Lakes
on average 20 years, sLarLlng from a
very early age, Lo shape us lnLo so-called funcLlonal members of socleLy." And
why noL add a dally dose of Lelevlslon programmlng" lnLo Lhe mlx! 1hls ls noL
human naLure. 1hls ls human condlLlonlng. lor Lhls reason, we need Lo serlously
reLhlnk Lhe concepLs we as a socleLy have Laken for granLed.


The American Dream betrayed even those who achieved it,
lonely in their overtime careers and their McMansions, narcotized to the
ongoing ruination of nature and culture but aching because of it, endlessly
consuming and accumulating to quell the insistent voice: I wasnt put here
on Earth to sell a product. I wasnt put here on Earth to increase market
share. I wasnt put here on Earth to make numbers grow.

- Charles Eisenstein

So whaL lf Lhe numbers all collapsed? 1he lmage LhaL ls ofLen creaLed ln our
mlnds when lmaglnlng a world wlLhouL Lhls sysLem ls chaos. lL ls belleved LhaL
Lhere ls Loo much scarclLy ln Lhe world and LhaL wlLhouL money, grocery sLores
and governmenLs, everybody would end up kllllng one anoLher Lo survlve.
newsflash: th|s system d|d not a|ways ex|st. lf Lhe human race once llved ouLslde
of lL, who says lL ls now our one and only opLlon? 1hls ls noL Lo say LhaL we should
go back ln Llme and llve exacLly llke anclenL clvlllsaLlons. new posslblllLles exlsL.
8uL as menLloned before, we cannoL fully know new posslblllLles wlLh Lhe same
condlLloned mlnd LhaL currenLly has or once locked us ln Lhe sLaLus quo.

A quesLlon we can ask ourselves Lo open our mlnds furLher ls: lf l never waLched
1v, read Lhe newspapers, heard of pollLlcs, knew of money, learned abouL Lhe
concepL of my Loys" and Lhelr Loys" or had been Lold LhaL l was supposed Lo
earn" a llvlng, would l Lhlnk mosL of Lhe LhoughLs l Lhlnk Loday? Would l worry
abouL Lhe same Lhlngs? Would l hold Lhe same bellefs? Would l chase afLer Lhe
same sLuff? Would l be dolng whaL l am dolng now?

As we clear our mlnd's slaLe, we are beLLer able Lo Lhlnk crlLlcally abouL Lhe mosL
baslc concepLs our socleLy flghLs Lo defend. ln Lhe prevlous chapLer, we deplcLed
whaL Lhese concepLs are, whaL Lhelr purpose ls and whaL Lype of world Lhey
creaLe. now, leL's see lf Lhere ls any truth Lo Lhem and explore some alLernaLlves!


Money
Cwnersh|p
Plerarchy/AuLhorlLy
ScarclLy
SLandardlzed LducaLlon
1he need Lo earn a llvlng"

OWNERSHIP

Can we really own land? Can we really
own a Lree? Can we own Lhe ocean? Can
we own Lhe earLh? Who owned lL before
anyone clalmed LhaL Lhey dld? no one, lL
belonged Lo us all. 1hls sysLem was
founded on Lhe flrsL and mosL lmporLanL
mlsconcepLlon: the be||ef that you can
actua||y own anyth|ng. 1here ls no such
Lhlng as ownershlp, buL only people who clalm ownershlp. ?ou cannoL own ln
reallLy, buL only on paper. WhaL ls a deed oLher Lhan a fancy-looklng plece of
paper we choose Lo belleve ln? Cwnershlp ls a menLal concepL and noLhlng more.

You need to understand this. We did not think we owned the land.
The land was part of us. We didn't even know about owning the land.

Kent Nerburn

1he concepL of land ownershlp for lnsLance, was lnvenLed very laLe ln Lhe hlsLory
of manklnd for Lhe purpose of allowlng owners Lo excluslvely conLrol and proflL
off of whaL Lhey own. 8uL now, ownershlp ls wldely belleved Lo be a unlversal
law. ?eL Lhe earLh does noL come wlLh prelnsLalled fences and borders. lL does
noL concenLraLe lLs abundance wherever Lhere ls gold or sLop seeds from


sprouLlng lf Lhey were noL owned or pald for. 1he earLh does noL exclude, lL ls
slmply Lhere, avallable Lo all llfe. 8esLrlcLlons were made up. A whole emplre
deslgned for Lhe rlchesL" Lo excluslvely hoard mosL of Lhe earLh's resources ls
noLhlng more Lhan an ldea, a game of monopoly coverlng Lhe underlylng LruLh:

LANL1 LAk1n kCDUCLS MCkL 1nAN LNCUGn kLSCUkCLS ICk ALL CI I1S
INnA8I1AN1S 1C SnAkL LUALL.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every mans need,
but not every mans greed.

Gandhi

?eL lL ls belleved LhaL lf we were Lo allow humanlLy equal access Lo Lhe earLh, lL
could noL provlde for everyone. 1he concepL of ownershlp lLself ls based on Lhe
ldea LhaL Lhere ls no such Lhlng as equal opporLunlLy for all-hence Lhe every
man for hlmself" moLLo. 1hls ls slmply noL Lrue. As much as our sysLem preLends
Lo be drlven by Lhe deslre Lo avold scarclLy, lL ls lronlcally Lhe creaLor of lL. lL ls a
vell of fabrlcaLed rules and condlLlons conceallng a world of lnherenL abundance.


DID YOU KNOW?
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lf our sysLem were noL all abouL a few lndlvlduals ownlng Lhe world and selllng lL
back Lo whoever earns enough money Lo afford lL-lack would be a sLory of Lhe
pasL. lor lack Lo be posslble, Lhere has Lo be a mlnorlLy of people LhaL noL only
consume more Lhan Lhe resL, buL also own and Lhus regulaLe who can have whaL.

IS MOTIVATION POSSIBLE WITHOUT MONEY?

Would we really leL ourselves perlsh wlLhouL an
auLhorlLy deLermlnlng wheLher or noL we can
afford llfe? A common bellef ls LhaL wlLhouL
money, no one would be moLlvaLed Lo do
anyLhlng of value. eople ofLen say wbo ls
qoloq to ptoJoce oot fooJ lf lt wosot fot fooJ
cotpototloos cteotloq fooJ-mooofoctotloq jobs?
Cr oo ooe ls qoloq to qet off tbelt
coocb lf lt wosot fot tbe lote of
mooey. 8uL ls lL really money LhaL moLlvaLes, or Lhe LhreaL of noL earnlng
enough Lo geL by? We cannoL know naLural human wlll and creaLlvlLy whlle lL ls
arLlflclally conLrolled Lhrough Lhe reward of wealLh and Lhe punlshmenL of
deprlvaLlon. Cn Lop of LhaL, Lhe malnsLream medla glamorlzes a llfe of flnanclal
abundance and maLerlal luxury, whlch condlLlons people lnLo seeklng Lhls
manufacLured verslon of success" as opposed Lo asklng Lhemselves whaL Lhey
would Lruly wanL Lo creaLe wlLh Lhelr llves.

Many of the jobs out there are make-work projects. They serve
no greater purpose. Remove the concern for ones survival and allow
a person to simply do what they love: believe me, pieces of
paper wont even come to their mind.


Cardeners, deslgners, archlLecLs, englneers, lnvenLors, arLlsLs and sclenLlsLs. lL ls
noL money LhaL produces such passlon and LalenL. PumanlLy alone ls an all-ln-one
LoolseL wlLh more Lhan enough poLenLlal Lo creaLe heaven on earLh! Powever,
money's lmaglned equlvalence Lo survlval, success and happlness ls used Lo
manlpulaLe human producLlvlLy accordlng Lo Lhe needs of Lhe economy. lmaglne
whaL Lype of world we could creaLe lf we were noL so busy chaslng dollar slgns.

lL ls belleved LhaL lL ls ln our unA Lo flghL amongsL each oLher for survlval. 8uL
would we be dolng so lf lL were noL for Lhe arLlflclal scarclLy LhaL ownershlp and
money has creaLed? Some would argue LhaL Lhe urge Lo own and deprlve oLhers
ls naLural slnce cerLaln anlmals show LerrlLorlal behavlors. Powever, LerrlLorlallLy


ls only shown by a mlnorlLy of specles, mosL of whlch aL leasL work LogeLher as a
communlLy wlLhln Lhelr LerrlLory. We may use Lhe example of a mlnorlLy of
anlmals as an excuse, buL why noL observe humanlLy lLself? lL ls very reveallng Lo
observe whaL happens when naLural dlsasLer sLrlkes and people are forced ouL of
Lhelr secluded llfesLyle. 1he afLermaLh has shown us several Llmes LhaL rloLlng,
sLeallng, rape and murder were noL auLomaLlc resulLs. lnsLead, people pulled
LogeLher, shared resources, cared for each oLher and ln many cases found greaL
[oy ln conLrlbuLlng Lo Lhe communlLy. Why noL use LhaL as an example lnsLead?

If we ask Nature: who are the fittest: those who are continually
at war with each other, or those who support one another? We at once
see that those animals which acquire habits of mutual aid are undoubtedly
the fittest. They have more chances to survive, and they attain, in their
respective classes, the highest development of intelligence
and bodily organization.

- Ronald Logan

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BOOK RECOMMENDATION


A human being is a part of the whole called by us the universe, a
part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and
feelings, as something separate from the rest a kind of optical illusion of
consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our
personal desires and affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task
must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening the circle of
understanding and compassion to embrace all living creatures
and the whole of nature in its beauty.

- Albert Einstein

1he urges Lo own and hoard are noL human
naLure, Lhey are Lhe response Lo a percelved
dlsconnecLlon beLween me" and Lhe world."
We have forgoLLen our naLural sense of
communlLy-whlch has ln Lurn lefL us feellng
alone and separaLe. When we exclude ourselves
from Lhe whole, Lhe small, separaLe and lonely
ldenLlLy LhaL remalns Lrles Lo compensaLe for Lhls loss of wholeness wlLh Lhe need
Lo clalm as much as posslble. And so lnsLead of bulldlng a socleLy based on
relaLlonshlps, equallLy and collaboraLlon, lL ls now based on excluslve ownershlp,
power and conLrol-where Lhe masses are lefL Lo compeLe for Lhelr plece of Lhe
cake by worklng for Lhe ulLlmaLe owners of Lhe world's wealLh. 1hls ls
perpeLuaLlng a world of flerce compeLlLlon, envlronmenLal abuse, war and
scarclLy, all ln Lhe name of lsolaLed survlval. ?eL Lhls less for you ls more for me"
menLallLy ls a response Lo Lhe bellef ln separaLlon. lL ls a learnL behavlor used Lo
compensaLe for Lhe arLlflclal loss of communlLy. lL ls Lhls percepLlon LhaL drlves us
as far as desLroylng Lhe earLh wlLhouL reallzlng we are a parL of lL. lL ls noL
naLural. lL ls noL even survlval. lL ls self-desLrucLlon dlsgulsed as survlval.


We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us.
When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may
begin to use it with love and respect.

- Aldo Leopold

WhaL lf everyone snapped back Lo reallLy and remembered LhaL Lhe world can
provlde for everyone lf only we co||aborated, shared and ||ved |n harmony w|th
nature? ls LhaL noL whaL we Lry Lo Leach our chlldren?

lL ls Llme for humanlLy Lo qulL Lrylng Lo
loosely regulaLe scarclLy and envlronmenLal
desLrucLlon wlLhouL addresslng Lhe cause of
lL. lf lL were noL for Lhe bellefs LhaL we are
separaLe from one anoLher, LhaL we can
own resources and LhaL we can use money
as a Lool for mlsdlsLrlbuLlon, poverLy would
noL be an lssue. lf lL was noL for Lhe bellef LhaL we are separaLe from Lhe earLh,
can own Lhe naLural world and mlsLreaL lL for Lhe sake of upholdlng Lhls enslavlng
economy, envlronmenLal desLrucLlon would be recognlzed as self-desLrucLlon.
1he same goes for Lhe conquesL of land and resources Lhrough war. lf we all
recognlzed each oLher as parL of Lhe same human famlly lnhablLlng Lhe same
earLh, mlllLary men and women would drop Lhelr weapons ln an lnsLanL. Can we
open our mlnd Lo new posslblllLles beyond Lhls sysLem of ownershlp?

Money
Cwnershlp
Plerarchy/AuLhorlLy
ScarclLy


POSSIBILITIES BEYOND: OWNERSHIP

Why do we have to pay to live on the planet we were born on?

Anonymous

lmaglne for a momenL lf humanlLy leL go of ownershlp. 1hls means LhaL money,
Lrade and proflL would also become obsoleLe. WhaL lf we lnsLead replaced lL all
wlLh whaL Lhe earLh was naLurally seL up for us Lo do: share the p|anet and |ts
resources? 1hls suggesLlon would LradlLlonally be rldlculed and [udged as Loo
ldeallsLlc, buL knowlng LhaL ownershlp and scarclLy are arLlflclal creaLlons, how
farfeLched ls lL Lo slmply explore whaL ls more naLural and falr? 1haL belng sald,
leL's conLlnue conslderlng Lhe posslblllLy.

lmaglne noL even one human, belng excluded from Lhe abundance of Lhe planeL
Lhey were born on. lcLure a world LhaL does noL rely on money, banklng,
paLenLs, lnvesLors, secrecy, war or Lrafflcklng. no need Lo keep drllllng Lhe earLh,
cuLLlng down more Lrees, shorLenlng Lhe llfespan of producLs or creaLlng more
meanlngless [obs LhaL could be auLomaLed slmply Lo uphold a fake economy.
lmaglne noL havlng Lo earn our rlghL Lo llve.


We're in a situation where we don't have enough jobs for people.
But what are the jobs for? Are they because we need more production?
Actually no. We have more than enough food for the whole world. We burn
food in America to keep market value high. We have more than enough places
to live so much that we're demolishing homes. In America we're ripping down
homes because if we just let people live in them, then the market value would
go down. And we're looking for ways to create jobs for people so they can
compete for stuff that's already in abundance that we're burning down.
That's when I look at it and say something is ass backwards here.

Douglas Rushkoff

WhaL would happen lf we sLopped valulng Lhese pleces of paper, dlglLal numbers
and ownershlp deeds alLogeLher? WhaL lf we leL Lhls whole sysLem collapse? We
would be lefL wlLh Lhe only Lhlng LhaL Lruly maLLers ln Lhe end: resources. unllke
money, resources are whaL we acLually need. 1hey are whaL we can planL, whaL
we can eaL and whaL we can bulld wlLh. 8y removlng money and ownershlp as
Lhe mlddlemen beLween humanlLy and Lhe access Lo resources, access|b|||ty and
usersh|p would be resLored.

ACCESSIBILITY & USERSHIP

AccesslblllLy and usershlp mean LhaL everyone has access Lo everyLhlng on Lhe
planeL and can use a parLlcular resource as long as Lhey need lL. When Lhey are
done wlLh lL, lL goes back lnLo Lhe pool of shared resources from whlch lL came.
1hls means LhaL resources-noL money-would be recognlzed as Lhe world's Lrue
wealLh, yeL noLhlng would resLrlcL a human belng and Lhelr rlghL Lo have access
Lo lL. 1he only [usLlflable law would be Lo never use resources ln a way LhaL ls
unsusLalnable or Lo creaLe someLhlng LhaL would cause harm-whlch no one
would Lhlnk of dolng anyways when reallzlng Lhey are a parL of Lhe communlLy.


ln Lhls reallLy, greed and compeLlLlon would lose Lhelr meanlng. Slnce no one
would be pressured Lo compeLe and earn a llvlng, lL would only make sense Lo leL
our skllls, knowledge, lnborn LalenLs and resources be freely shared and glfLed Lo
Lhe world. no blckerlng. no money. no proflL. no you owe me" and l owe you."
lnsLead: CollaboraLlon. !oy. CreaLlvlLy. LxclLemenL. CpporLunlLy. noL for a selecL
few Lo make proflL, buL Lo conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe whole. We would no longer sacrlflce
publlc and envlronmenLal healLh Lo ensure flnanclal proflL. A Lruly free socleLy
would Lhrlve on evoluLlonary pro[ecLs, ldeas, producLs, sysLems and
Lechnologles-noL on resLrlcLlng our poLenLlal Lo malnLaln a way of llfe."

LIMITLESS ACCESS, LIMITLESS POTENTIAL

When everyLhlng ls accesslble, everyone ls rlch beyond measure. When Lhe earLh
belongs Lo everyone, everyone ls vlbranL wlLh poLenLlal. 1hlnk abouL lL: lf an


lndlvldual or group of people wanL Lo work on a pro[ecL (e.g. producL, Lechnology,
archlLecLure, agrlculLure, muslc, arL), Lhey could slmply go for lL! 1here would be
no l wlsh l could, buL l don'L have Lhe money" or lf only had Lhe rlghLs Lo Lhls
land." Cr forgeL abouL my amblLlons, l need Lo make sure my chlldren don'L
sLarve Loday." noL only LhaL, people wlLh Lhe same passlon and rlghL sklll seL
would wanL Lo [oln ln and asslsL ln co-creaLlng Lhe pro[ecL knowlng LhaL lLs
compleLlon wlll also enrlch Lhelr exlsLence.

Each of us is a unique strand in the intricate web of life and
here to make a contribution.

- Deepak Chopra


1hlnk of how expanslve our socleLy would become lf
everyone were glven Lhe equal opporLunlLy Lo
collaboraLe hls or her glfLs and ldeas wlLh all of us.
lmaglne Lhe Lechnologles, lnvenLlons and beauLy LhaL
would emerge ouL of a human race LhaL ls no longer
bound Lo a llfe of lsolaLed survlval. lmaglne all of Lhe
beauLy humanlLy would come up wlLh lf 99 of us were noL enslaved by money.

We would no longer boLher Lo cuL corners, creaLe unsusLalnable producLs
LhaL make us slave Lo corporaLlons, or sacrlflce healLh for proflL. We would
lnsLead geL exclLed abouL creaLlng Lhe besL, mosL beneflclal and
susLalnable producLs LhaL would supporL freedom and self-sufflclency!

We would no longer proLesL for more [obs Lo survlve beLLer" whlle
puLLlng up wlLh Lhe same enslavlng sysLem (l.e. proLesLlng for a blgger
cage.) We would lnsLead use Lechnology Lo auLomaLe Ledlous work, whlch
would enable everyone Lo follow Lhelr Lrue calllng.

We are not enlivened by a system that clandestinely sets us
up for jobs that could be automated, for work that need not be done,
for enslavement without fervency for meaningful achievement. We
have no choices in life when money is our motivational force.

- Erica Goldson

Money
Cwnershlp
n|erarchy]Author|ty
ScarclLy


POSSIBILITIES BEYOND: HIERARCHY & THE
DEPENDENCY TO AUTHORITY

We make you pay for the water you drink, the food you eat, for
the wars we need, for the crimes we commit; we make you dedicate
the most important part of your life to us, but we give you wages and tell
you they allow you to buy stuff and pay for your needs to make us
even richer. We call this freedom.

- Anonymous

1o whom would we earn" our llvlng Lo lf we all
shared and llved as equals? WlLhouL owners, who
could rule over oLhers? As we leL go of Lhe bellef
ln ownershlp and allow Lhe earLh Lo be our
provlder, we wlll know LhaL lL ls Lhe earLh we
depend on and noLhlng else. A small group of
people calllng Lhemselves Lhe absoluLe auLhorlLy
and clalmlng Lhey own mosL of everyLhlng would
slmply geL laughed aL lf humanlLy would see Lhe
blgger plcLure. ln Lhe same way LhaL Lhere ls no
such Lhlng as ownershlp beyond offlclal-looklng
pleces of paper we glve value Lo, Lhere ls no such Lhlng as auLhorlLy beyond paper
credenLlals and LlLles we glve power Lo.

lf accesslblllLy and usershlp became a reallLy, lL ls noL Lo say LhaL Lhere would be
no form of managemenL sysLem wlLhln communlLles across Lhe world. Powever,
managemenL would never be abouL overpowerlng oLhers or acLlng lndependenLly
Lo Lhe populaLlon's wlll, as our governmenLs currenLly do. nor would lL be an


excluslve rlghL Lo only cerLaln people. ln a collaboraLlve socleLy ln whlch everyone
ls empowered Lo co-creaLe Lhe world of Lhelr cholce, a managemenL sysLem
would slmply reflecL Lhe collecLlve lnLenLlon and asslsL ln brlnglng lL lnLo frulLlon.
lL would be used Lo coordlnaLe people's efforLs and skllls Lo accompllsh pro[ecLs,
goals and ob[ecLlves chosen by Lhe people and for Lhe people. lf Lhere wlll be any
asslgned medlaLors helplng Lo manage pro[ecLs, Lhey wlll slmply be represenLlng
Lhe collecLlve lnLenLlon, noL dlrecLlng lL. 1hls role would noL be valued more Lhan
anoLher's role, lL would slmply be anoLher plece of Lhe puzzle conLrlbuLlng Lo Lhe
whole.

Commercial interests with their advertising industry do not
want people to develop contentment and less greed. Military interests in
economic, political, ethnic or nationalist guises, do not want people to develop
more tolerance, nonviolence and compassion. And ruling groups in general, in
whatever sort of hierarchy do not want the ruled to become too insightful, too
independent, too creative on their own, as the danger is that they will become
insubordinate, rebellious, and unproductive in their allotted tasks.

- Robert Thurman


8y slnklng Lhe Lop of Lhe hlerarchlcal pyramld back Lo Lhe ground, noLlce whaL
remalns: equallLy. no concenLraLlon of wealLh aL Lhe Lop whlle Lhe boLLom needs
Lo earn" Lhelr share. no enslavemenL. LveryLhlng becomes avallable Lo
everyone. Lveryone ls empowered.

THE POWER OF AUTHORITY VS. THE POWER OF HUMANITY

Lasler sald Lhan done? lL may seem llke lL, however we Loo easlly dlsmlss our
power Lo Lake conLrol of our desLlny. Self-dlsempowermenL plays Lhe blggesL role
ln how dlfflculL we make change. A pracLlcal way Lo grasp our poLenLlal ls by
slmply observlng our clvlllzaLlon: lL dld noL [usL happen Lo be Lhere. WL bullL lL.

We made up our society from scratch.
We are way more powerful than we think. We could shift it
all around overnight if we understood the power we have to do so.

- Franco DeNicola


lf we bullL Lhls world, whaL makes us belleve we cannoL bulld someLhlng
dlfferenL? As of now, we use mosL of our manpower, creaLlvlLy and lnLelllgence Lo
bulld weapons of war, unsusLalnable Lechnologles and meanlngless producLs-all
because we choose Lo obey auLhorlLy" and comply wlLh Lhe sysLem. We mosLly
unlLe forces for mlllLary acLlon. We wasLe lncredlble human poLenLlal lnslde of
small cublcles for Lasks LhaL could be auLomaLed, or LhaL serve no hlgher purpose.

WhaL lf we used all of our manpower, creaLlvlLy and lnLelllgence ln allgnmenL
wlLh our Lrue purpose? WhaL lf we unlLed forces noL for war and desLrucLlon, buL
for peace and creaLlon? WhaL lf we lnsLead used Lhls same poLenLlal Lo creaLe
susLalnable Lechnologles, beneflclal producLs and harmonlous sysLems LhaL would
allow humanlLy Lo Lhrlve? lmaglne lf we unlLed as a people, sLopped complylng
and creaLed a more beauLlful world-noL because of some plece of paper we
would geL ln reLurn-buL because lL only makes sense?


Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality
by changing our mind.

- Plato

WlLhouL us followlng an auLhorlLy forclng sLandards upon us, Lhere ls no box" Lo
flL lnLo, no sLaLus quo Lo keep up wlLh. lf Lhere were one sLandard" worLh
keeplng, lL would be flexlblllLy. 1he flexlblllLy Lo change, expand and evolve.

We are noL acLually held by chalns here. WhaL makes Lhls sysLem appear so
daunLlng and powerful ls Lhe 7 bllllon people powerlng lL wlLh Lhelr compllance.
1hlnk abouL lL: 7 bllllon human belngs powerlng and even defendlng a sysLem run
by a few old men ln sulLs who do noL care for humanlLy. lf Lhe ma[orlLy of us
reallzed Lhls, how long would Lhey sLay ln
power? Pow long would auLhorlLy" be
Laken serlously? Pow long would soldlers
keep on flghLlng rlch men's wars? Pow long
would pollcemen separaLe Lhemselves from
Lhe resL of humanlLy by defendlng
corrupLlon and flghLlng proLesLers who wanL
Lo creaLe change?

I believe that the human race has developed a form of collective
schizophrenia in which we are not only the slaves to this imposed
thought behaviour, but we are also the police force of it.

- David Icke


Money
Cwnershlp
Plerarchy/AuLhorlLy
ScarclLy
Standard|zed Lducat|on

POSSIBILITIES BEYOND: STANDARDIZED EDUCATION

WhaL Lype of educaLlon would we have ln a
world where Lhere would be no need Lo earn
our rlghL Lo llve and have access Lo Lhe world's
wealLh? Pow would we learn lf we dld noL have
Lo conform Lo a parLlcular sLandard? lL ls slmple
really: nurLurlng, expresslng and expandlng our
lnborn glfLs and LalenLs would be Lhe role of
educaLlon. lL would be abouL brlnglng ouL whaL
ls already wlLhln us and complemenL LhaL Lhrough a personallzed and flexlble
educaLlon. lL would be Lo promoLe lndependenL Lhlnklng and enable unlqueness.
Authority Bugs life !


1hls ls dlfferenL from creaLlng a rlgld seL of rules and expecLlng human belngs Lo
reduce Lhemselves lnLo a sLandard mold.

Given the challenges we face, education doesn't need to be
reformed it needs to be transformed. The key to this transformation
is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to build achievement
on discovering the individual talents of each child, to put students in an
environment where they want to learn and where they can
naturally discover their true passions.

- Sir Ken Robinson

1he noLlon LhaL a Leacher knows beLLer would also dlssolve. When lL ls belleved
LhaL knowledge ls concluslve and excluslve Lo Leachers and auLhorlLles, noL only
does lL hlnder Lhe freedom Lo evolve ldeas, lL also denles Lhe poLenLlal ln sLudenLs
Lo conLrlbuLe wlLh new knowledge and unlque perspecLlves. As of now, several


new sclenLlflc dlscoverles and lnvenLlons defy Lhe accepLed laws of physlcs" yeL
nobody ls wllllng Lo re-wrlLe Lhe books. 1he same goes wlLh our noLlons abouL
healLh. We are LaughL Lo slmply repeaL whaL was once LhoughL of as LruLh whlle
new lnformaLlon and evldence LhaL would prove oLherwlse ofLen ralses eyebrows
and Lrlggers rldlcule. 1hls aLLlLude ls Lhe foundaLlon of a sLagnanL socleLy.

Teachers and students must always remain free to inquire, to
study and to evaluate, to gain new maturity and understanding;
otherwise our civilization stagnate and die.

- Sweezy v. New Hampshire , 354 U. S. 234, 250 (1957)

A naLural way of educaLlng would be Lhe opposlLe: new ldeas and perspecLlves
would be welcomed. Lvolvlng-noL repeaLlng-would be Lhe new common
sense.

Money
Cwnershlp
Plerarchy/AuLhorlLy
ScarclLy


1o many people, mosL of Lhe ldeas shared so far ln Lhls book probably seem
overslmpllfled. no ownershlp, no hlerarchy, no money. lL sounds qulLe drasLlc.
1he alm of Lhls ls noL Lo provlde an ulLlmaLe soluLlon buL slmply Lo show LhaL a
world wlLhouL Lhls sysLem ls lndeed poss|b|e. More lmporLanLly, we can allow
ourselves Lo Lhlnk beyond all of Lhe concepLs and bellef sysLems LhaL have shaped
our world Lhus far. We could noL only llve wlLhouL Lhem, we could llve beLLer.
noLhlng abouL our world ls seL ln sLone-we have made lL up. WheLher lL ls a
LradlLlon LhaL has been passed on for several generaLlons or a concepL LhaL our
ancesLors have llved by, lL should noL be a reason noL Lo quesLlon and revlse lL.
Why do we do LhaL? Why do we belleve Lhls? ls lL sLlll Lrue? uoes lL sLlll serve? ls
lL sLlll relevanL? Are Lhere oLher posslblllLles LhaL would beLLer sulL our needs aL
Lhls Llme? 8emember Lhe poL roasL sLory. we do noL need Lo keep llvlng by rules
LhaL were creaLed hundreds or Lhousands of years ago lf Lhey are now llmlLlng. lf
we can change our mlnd, we can change our reallLy.

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Throughout human history, as our species has faced the
frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are or where we
are going in this ocean of chaos, it has been the authorities, the political, the
religious, the educational authorities who attempted to comfort us by giving
us order, rules, regulations, informing, forming in our minds their view of
reality. To think for yourself you must question authority and learn how
to put yourself in a state of vulnerable, open-mindedness;
chaotic, confused, vulnerability.

- Timothy Leary

WHO ARE WE?

1hls quesLlon may appear unrelaLed Lo
Lhe sub[ecL of global change, however lL
ls Lhe mosL lmporLanL plece of Lhe
puzzle. 1hlnk abouL lL: all Lhls Llme, whlle
we were busy sleeplng our way Lhrough
Lhls scrlpLed llfesLyle, we dld noL reflecL
much on our purpose for belng on Lhls
planeL. We dld noL sLop Lo quesLlon who we are. We were so busy ldenLlfylng
wlLh our [obs, possesslons, revenues, roles and LradlLlonal bellefs LhaL we dld noL
boLher quesLlonlng wheLher or noL Lhere ls more Lo llfe Lhan whaL we have been
Lold. lf Lhe reallLy we have experlenced so far ls Lhe resulL of our lndocLrlnaLlon,
Lhen who are we beyond lL? WhaL ls our Lrue naLure? Why are we here?

1he reason such quesLlons are so lmporLanL ls noL only because Lhe answers
reveal our Lrue purpose, buL also Lhe power we have Lo Lransform our reallLy.
Welcome Lo Lhe nexL chapLer of our awakenlng: exlsLenLlal quesLlons.


An Answer to Existential Questions

LeL's Lake a momenL Lo reflecL on galaxles, sLar sysLems, planLs, Lrees, anlmals,
parLlcles, cells and all of Lhe lngenlous mechanlsms LhaL make up our reallLy. Lver
wondered why snowflakes show flawlessly geomeLrlcal paLLerns, or why planLs
know when Lo bloom and blrds when Lo mlgraLe? Lver wondered why you even
have Lhe ablllLy Lo consclously wlLness such phenomena?

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that
it is comprehensible.

- Albert Einstein


Nature by Numbers !


1hls ls noL an aLLempL Lo preach abouL a rellglous dogma and glve all credlL Lo
some dleLy. lL ls slmply an observaLlon lnvlLlng us Lo reflecL furLher Lhan Lhe ldea
LhaL Lhls exlsLence ls all a colncldence wlLh no consclousness lnvolved ln lLs
lncepLlon. Some belleve LhaL lL ls unsclenLlflc Lo Lhlnk Lhls way, buL afLer all, whaL
ls sclence? lL ls slmply a Lool asslsLlng us ln undersLandlng Lhe a|ready |nte|||gent
mechanlcs of naLure. We aLLempL Lo learn abouL lL, yeL lL already exlsLed ln
perfecL harmony before we Lrled Lo. Powever, many sclenLlsLs lnslsL ln descrlblng
such a rlch, lnLelllgenL and llvely exlsLence as an unconsclous and colncldenLal
phenomena. 1he only lnLelllgence or consclousness LhaL malnsLream sclence
seems Lo acknowledge ls Lhe lnLellecL of our braln.

DOES CONSCIOUSNESS ONLY EXIST IN BRAIN MATTER?

1o Lhls day, we read ln mosL sclence
books LhaL consclousness ls merely
an ouLcome of chemlcal processes ln
Lhe braln, as lf lL emerged by
colncldence ouL of braln Llssue. lL ls
sald Lo be found nowhere else buL ln
Lhe braln. lf we are golng Lo accepL
LhaL loglc, Lhen how could
unconsclous naLural forces creaLe a
braln LhaL ls noL only consclous, buL
LhaL has a capaclLy for complex sub[ecLlve experlence? Pow could non-
consclousness" evolve lnLo a menLal sysLem capable of asklng why lL exlsLs? Why
do consclous and experlenclng belngs-such as us-even exlsL ln Lhe flrsL place?
Why ls Lhere consclousness?


Consclousness ls undoubLably a problem LhaL Lhe sclenLlflc communlLy conLlnues
Lo lgnore due Lo lLs lnablllLy Lo provlde a clear answer.

How is it that something as unconscious as the matter of the
brain ever gives rise to something as immaterial as an experience?
() Scientists find themselves in the strange position of being confronted
daily by the indisputable fact of their own consciousness,
yet with no means to account for it.

- Peter Russell

hyslcs, blology, chemlsLry or any oLher
sclence-desplLe Lhelr success ln
analyzlng Lhe maLerlal world-slmply
cannoL explaln Lhe purpose and orlgln of
exlsLence. 1hey cannoL accounL for Lhe
essence wlLhln each and everyone of us
LhaL makes us consclous lndlvlduals wlLh
a deep sense of self and of sub[ecLlve experlence. Cur spark of belng-Lhe one
LhaL makes us creaLors, Lhlnkers and observers wlLh such a rlch and mulLlfaceLed
lnner world-ls undenlably beyond Lhe bounds of malnsLream sclence.

So whaL ls Lhe force behlnd lngenlous blologlcal mechanlsms such as our bralns
and bodles? WhaL ls Lhe lnLelllgence behlnd Lhls lngenlous exlsLence? ln order Lo
know Lhe answer as well as our role wlLhln Lhe unlverse, we have Lo explore Lhe
deepesL level of our reallLy. WhaL ls lL made of? WhaL are we made of?


My studies in mathematics and quantum physics explained how
the entire material universe could have evolved from the simplest of the
elementshydrogen. Yet the most fascinating question for me had now
become: How had hydrogena single electron orbiting a single
protonevolved into a system that could be aware of itself?
How had the universe become conscious?

- Peter Russell

REALITY BEYOND THE BRAIN

When baslng our undersLandlng on a Lhree-dlmenslonal experlence, our
auLomaLlc reasonlng wlll surely be LhaL reallLy ls made up of maLLer. noL Lo
menLlon LhaL Lhe word real" ls mosLly Lagged upon all LhaL ls percelvable
Lhrough our 3 senses. Powever, quanLum experlmenLs and neurologlcal sLudles
have proven Lhls lmpresslon Lo be lnaccuraLe. 8eallLy ls acLually qulLe dlfferenL
from Lhe lmages fllLered by Lhe braln.


1he mlnd may flnd lL rldlculous Lo even conslder LhaL whaL lL so clearly percelves
ls noL exacLly as lL seems. 8uL who ls Lo say LhaL Lhe human braln-whlch only
serves as a decoder of absLracL elecLrlcal slgnals-ls Lhe ulLlmaLe polnL of
reference as Lo whaL ls real and whaL ls noL?

Do you remember how electrical currents and unseen waves
were laughed at? The knowledge about man is still in its infancy.

- Albert Einstein

As much as CarLeslan mlnds may conquer, lL ls prlmordlal Lo seL aslde Lhe
sclenLlflc ego and open ourselves up Lo a paLh of uncerLalnLy. 8ecause Lhe flrsL
sLep Lo undersLandlng Lhe fundamenLal consLrucL of reallLy ls Lo accepL LhaL lL ls
qulLe unllke our mlnd's percepLlon of whaL ls ouL Lhere." As Lhe reknowned
physlclsL Lrwln Schrdlnger sLaLed, !"#$%& ()*+, -.%/0 12345%$ 2, )*0 )/-)&,
%$()2*, ) 3.*,4%534 .6 72, (2*08 )*0 3)**.4 9$ 1%.#$0 4. 7)#$ )*& .47$%
$:2,4$*3$;<

1here ls lndeed no evldence, whlch could
prove LhaL Lhe reallLy we experlence ouL
Lhere" ls noL a mere reconsLrucLlon of
lnformaLlon recelved and fllLered Lhrough
our nervous sysLem. As a maLLer of facL,
sLudles show LhaL Lhe world we percelve
Lhrough our eyes ls merely our braln's lnLerpreLaLlon of elecLrlcal slgnals derlved
from llghL.


LlghL ls sclenLlflcally referred Lo as elecLromagneLlc radlaLlon, or slmply as energy.
We ofLen Lhlnk of llghL as Lhe brlghLness we can see wlLh our eyes, yeL vlslble
llghL ls buL a very small porLlon wlLhln a vasL range of llghL frequencles. 1he llghL
frequencles known Lo Lhe sclenLlflc communlLy have been caLegorlzed and
labelled ln whaL ls called Lhe elecLromagneLlc specLrum.

vlslble llghL ls a range of frequencles LhaL pro[ecL our Lhree-dlmenslonal reallLy.
As Lhese llghL frequencles enLer Lhe eye, lL Lrlggers chemlcal reacLlons ln Lhe
reLlna, whlch produce elecLro-chemlcal lmpulses. 1hese Lravel along nerve flbers
Lo Lhe back of Lhe braln, whlch ls where vlslon ls lnLerpreLed. 1he braln Lhen
analyses Lhe daLa lL recelves, and recreaLes lLs own plcLure of whaL ls ouL Lhere."
Powever, whaL ls ouL Lhere" ls qulLe unllke Lhe coherenL and concelvable world
we experlence Lhrough our senses.


Consider our experience of the color green. In the physical
world there is light of a certain frequency, but the light itself is not green.
Nor are the electrical impulses that are transmitted from the eye to the brain.
No color exists there. The green we see is a quality appearing in the mind in
response to this frequency of light. It exists only as a subjective
experience in the mind.

- Peter Russell

Lven Lhough we have labelled cerLaln llghL frequencles wlLh names such as
ulLravloleL or gamma rays, Lhey are all [usL llghL. 1here are no deflnlLlve breaks or
boundarles when lL comes Lo llghL, buL only a conLlnuous range of energy, whlch
can lower or ralse lLs vlbraLlon speed. lL ls wlLhln Lhls ocean of llghL, LhaL our
lngenlous braln ls able Lo LranslaLe a small percenLage of llghL frequencles lnLo
whaL we call our vlslble reallLy." Makes you wonder abouL everyLhlng else we
are noL seelng.

THE SECRET OF THE QUANTUM WORLD

LveryLhlng ls lnherenLly made of llghL ln
dlfferenL frequencles and Lhls does noL
exclude solldlLy. !usL as llghL can manlfesL
lLself ln a frequency range LhaL ls
percelvable Lhrough slghL, lL can also
manlfesL lLself ln a frequency range LhaL
ls percelvable Lhrough Louch. lL doesn'L
mean LhaL Lhe ob[ecLs we experlence are solld by naLure, lL only means LhaL our
braln lnLerpreLs Lhem as solld.


What we have called matter is energy (light), whose vibration
has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses.
There is no matter.

- Albert Einstein

Cf course, Lhe LhoughL of maLLer belng lmmaLerlal" wlll seem farfeLched Lo Lhe
mlnd, because lLs only reference polnL ls Lhe human senses. 8uL leL's noL forgeL
LhaL all of our senses are Lhe producL of an lngenlous compuLer called Lhe braln"
whlch, agaln, ls only a decoder of elecLrlcal slgnals. Cur 3 senses wlll never glve us
an accuraLe plcLure of whaL ls Lruly ouL Lhere," because Lhey can only experlence
whaL Lhey are deslgned Lo experlence. WlLhouL a braln programmed Lo Lransform
llghL lnLo elecLrlcal slgnals, and elecLrlcal slgnals lnLo vlslble shapes, colors,
sounds and sensaLlons, Lhere ls only llghL of dlfferenL frequencles and vlbraLlons.
As Lhe greaL lnvenLor, elecLrlcal englneer, and sclenLlsL nlkola 1esla sLaLed, !=6
&.5 -)*4 4. 62*0 47$ ,$3%$4, .6 47$ 5*2#$%,$8 472*> 2* 4$%(, .6 $*$%?&8 6%$@5$*3&
)*0 #29%)42.*;<


Are not millions and millions of blobs of energy and light,
photons and electrons? They make up this imaginary three-dimensional
solid world, which does not exist at all according to Relativity or Quantum
Mechanics. The only realities we know are the ones our brain manufactures.
A brain receives millions of signals every minute. And we organize them into
holograms which we project outside ourselves and call it Reality

- Dr. Robert Anton Wilson

As Lhe quoLe above sLaLes, blobs of energy" and llghL" are Lerms LhaL would
besL descrlbe Lhe smallesL, mosL elemenLary parLlcles LhaL make up Lhe maLerlal
world. MosL llnear mlnds would hope Lo flnd proof of Lhelr solldlLy, buL Lhe LruLh
Lurns ouL Lo be more puzzllng Lhan Lhe easy-Lo-grasp concepL of slze and mass.

We all know LhaL maLLer ls
composed of aLoms. ?eL sLudles
now reveal LhaL each aLom ls
composed of 99.9999999
empLy space. 1hey are noLhlng
llke Lhe solld balls" sclence
once descrlbed Lhem as for Lwo
Lhousand years. 1he remalnlng
0.0000001 of Lhe aLom represenLs Lhe elemenLary parLlcles LhaL are hundreds
of Lhousands Llmes smaller. 1hls means LhaL lf we enlarge an aLom Lo Lhe slze of a
fooLball sLadlum, Lhe nucleus of Lhe aLom would only be as large as a Llny graln of
rlce, and so are Lhe elecLrons orblLlng around lL. As Lhe early LwenLleLh-cenLury
8rlLlsh physlclsL Slr ArLhur LddlngLon sLaLed, !A)44$% 2, (.,4/& ?7.,4/& $(14&
,1)3$;<


1he dlscovery LhaL maLLer ls mosLly lmmaLerlal seemed Loo uncomforLable for
Lhe mlnds of physlclsLs Lo grasp. 1herefore, ln an aLLempL Lo aL leasL ascrlbe solld
properLles and measuremenLs Lo Lhe elemenLary parLlcles of maLLer, physlclsLs
have encounLered anoLher so-called anomaly" wlLhln Lhe quanLum world.
LxperlmenLs show LhaL elemenLary parLlcles can behave and look llke parLlcles,
buL are noL solld ln essence. 1hey are Lruly and lnherenLly "waves" of potent|a|
ex|stence.

With the advent of quantum theory, it was found that even
these minute subatomic particles were themselves far from solid. In
fact, they are not much like matter at allat least nothing like matter as we
know it. They cant be pinned down and measured precisely. They are more
like fuzzy clouds of potential existence, with no definite location. Much of
the time they seem more like waves than particles. Whatever matter
is, it has little, if any, substance to it.

- Peter Russell

1he reason for Lhls absLracL descrlpLlon ls preclsely because whaL appears Lo be
elemenLary parLlcles" behave ln a mosL absLracL manner. 1hey are lnherenLly
spread ouL as waves of llghL-wlLhouL a deflned and measurable subsLance or
locaLlon llke we would expecL solld" parLlcles Lo have. Powever, Lhls llghL carrles
all poLenLlallLles ln Lerms of how lL can manlfesL lLself. ln oLher words, llghL has
Lhe poLenLlal Lo pro[ecL lLself ln many ways, whlch would explaln why-desplLe
Lhere belng only llghL-we experlence a world of many parLlcles, LexLures, colors,
sounds and so on.


This isnt the world of electrons. Its the world of potential electrons.

- John Hagelin, Particle Physicist, Ph. D.

Accordlng Lo quanLum sLudles such as
Lhe double sllL experlmenL (vldeo
descrlpLlon on Lhe followlng page),
LhaL whlch deflnes whaL poLenLlallLy
Lhe wave wlll choose" ls Lhe presence
of a consclous and observlng enLlLy.
hyslclsLs can now say for a facL LhaL
Lhe very presence of a consclous mlnd observlng and lnLendlng Lo deflne or
measure a parLlcle, consequenLly deLermlnes Lhe aspecL and locaLlon ln whlch lL
Lakes form. 1hls sLrange phenomena has made Lhe aLLempL of ob[ecLlve
measuremenL lmposslble. 1he quesLlon modern sclence cannoL answer ls Lhe
reason why llghL deflnes lLself as a parLlcle Lhe momenL we observe and deflne lL.
1hls quanLum anomaly ls sclenLlflcally known as Lhe measuremenL problem."

The measurement problem is this: an atom only appears in a
particular place if you measure it. In other words, an atom is spread out
all over the place until a conscious observer decides to look at it.

- Prof. Jim Al-Khalili

And anytime we attempt to look at particles beyond a certain level,
the very act of observation changes (their) lanes.

- Dr. Dean Radin


1o puL lL slmply, Lhe fundamenLal naLure of reallLy ls orlglnally open" Lo all
poLenLlal ouLcomes, yeL our very consclousness ls lnLlmaLely hooked Lo Lhe one
LhaL shall be experlenced. We llLerally are Lhe creaLors of reallLy. As Lhe physlclsL
ur. ?ork uobyns sLaLed, !-247.54 5,8 47$%$ -.5/0 B5,4 9$ 472, $:1)*02*?
,51$%1.,242.* .6 1.,,292/242$, -247 *.472*? 0$62*24$ $#$% )345)//& 7)11$*2*?;<

The Double-slit Experiment !


MYSTERIOUS LIGHT

Any exchange of energy between any two atoms in the universe
involves the exchange of photons. Every interaction in the material
world is mediated by light. In this way, light penetrates and interconnects
the entire cosmos. () Although all we ever see is light, paradoxically, we
never know light directly. The light that strikes the eye is known only
through the energy it releases. This energy is translated into a visual image
in the mind, and that image seems to be composed of lightbut that
light is a quality of mind. We never know the light itself.

- Peter Russell

For the rest of my life I want to reflect on what light is.
- Albert Einstein

Modern sclence ls noL ln Lhe
buslness of asklng whaL Lhls llghL,
Lhls energy, Lhls empLy space or
Lhls wave of poLenLlallLy ls-all
Lerms almed aL descrlblng Lhe
fundamenLal consLrucL of our
reallLy. lL alms aL descrlblng Lhe
way Lhlngs work, buL barely ever
quesLlons whaL or why lL ls Lhls
way. Some clalm LhaL answerlng Lhese quesLlons ls a [ob for phllosophers, noL
physlclsLs. Powever, everyone agrees LhaL quanLum Lheory works, buL mosL of
Lhose who sLudy lL are noL qulLe sure whaL lL means.


SUMMARY
We have learned that:

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3%0*- 8&*,- *++'09+'( +$ .+%(/ ,+G

WG ?3' &'*2,+/ 1' 9'&)',7' +3&$%;3 $%& .'-.'. ,. +3' &'.%2+ $# +3' 8&*,-
*)+,-; *. * (')$('& $# 2,;3+ #&'4%'-),'.G

ZG b,;3+ ,. +3' *22E'-)$09*..,-; .$%&)' $# +3,. ,-+'22,;'-+ &'*2,+/-
permeaLlng and lnLerconnecLlng everyLhlng ln exlsLence.
_G b,;3+ ,. * 1*7' $# 0*-/ 9$+'-+,*2,+,'.5 13,2' *- $8.'&7'&C. )$-.),$%.-'..
('#,-'. +3' 9$+'-+,*2G N' )&'*+' &'*2,+/G


So what does |t mean?

1he unlverse ls consclous and lnLelllgenL, because lLs source ls
consclousness. L|ght |s consc|ousness.

Consclousness ls Lhe slngular force LhaL pro[ecLs Lhls enLlre reallLy. (8elow
ls a flowcharL demonsLraLlng how quanLum physlclsLs have came Lo Lhls
reallzaLlon.)


Who are we? All of us are a parL of Lhls consclousness, slmllar Lo how cells
alLogeLher make up a whole body. We are Lhe llfeforce of Lhe unlverse
embodled. We are all one.

As consclous observers, we deflne how llghL manlfesLs lLself. ln oLher
words, we deflne reallLy Lhrough our mlnds.

The tighter physics have tried to grasp on to physical reality, to
understand what its really made of, what are the core building blocks
of life at the basis of it all life, the universe, slips through your fingers.
And you come up with something thats increasingly abstract. And thats
what the unified field is; pure abstract potential. Pure abstract being. Pure
abstract self-aware consciousness, which rises in waves of vibration to give
rise to the particles, the people, everything we see in the vast universe.

- John Hagelin, Particle Physicist, Ph. D.

UNITING SCIENCE & SPIRITUALITY

1o Lhls day, modern sclence avolds asklng whaL llghL or consclousness even are.
lrom an aLhelsL's polnL of vlew, we should only acknowledge whaLever
measurlng devlces or maLerlal evldence can quanLlfy. Meanwhlle, Lhe rellglous
communlLy malnLalns Lhe llluslon of separaLlon beLween man and splrlL whlle
refuslng Lo acknowledge any plece of lnformaLlon LhaL challenges rellglous
docLrlnes.


Why remaln ln segregaLlon when Lhe world ls full of doLs walLlng Lo be
connecLed? Why cllng Lo our bellefs when we could lnsLead seek Lo undersLand
Lhe naLure of reallLy wlLh an open mlnd? uogma-wheLher splrlLual or
sclenLlflc-seems Lo have clouded a LruLh LhaL does noL requlre adverslLy wlLh Lhe
deslre Lo prove ourselves rlghL" and oLhers wrong." 8uL once we seL aslde our
egos and allow our consclousness Lo expand beyond Lhe bellefs we cllng Lo, we
wlll begln Lo wonder how we could have mlssed Lhe obvlous:

1he para||e|s between the ||ght of phys|cs and the ||ght of consc|ousness do not
contrad|ct each other, because they are each other.

1. 8oLh are lmmaLerlal.
2. 8oLh cannoL be plnned down Lhrough senses or Lechnologlcal devlces.
3. 8oLh are Lhe fundamenLal consLrucL of our reallLy, permeaLlng everyLhlng
ln exlsLence.

lrom a sclenLlflc perspecLlve, llghL ls Lhe source of everyLhlng we experlence. And
from a splrlLual perspecLlve, consclousness ls Lhe source of everyLhlng we
experlence. lf only more sclenLlflc mlnds would acknowledge Lhe consclous
naLure of llghL when observlng Lhe consclous ways ln whlch lL manlfesLs boLh ln
naLure and ourselves. And lf only more rellglous mlnds would rlse beyond Lhe
bellef ln separaLlon and acknowledge Lhe oneness of all llfe.

ln Lhe end, unlLlng boLh sclence and splrlLuallLy lead Lo Lhe same reallzaLlon: LlghL
ls consclousness and consclousness ls llghL. We are LlghL. We are consclousness.
We are one. 1here ls no separaLe Cod," nor ls Lhere an absence of dlvlnlLy. Lvery
human, anlmal, planL, rock and blade of grass ls an expresslon of Lhe same splrlL,
of Lhe same llghL, of Lhe same consclousness.



THE COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS

The world we are experiencing today is the result of our collective
consciousness, and if we want a new world, each of us must
start taking responsibility for helping create it.

- Rosemary Fillmore Rhea

lL ls ln undersLandlng our oneness, LhaL we become aware of our Lrue power Lo
creaLe change. Cur energles alLogeLher creaLe a collecLlve consclousness whlch ls
whaL pro[ecLs our reallLy. lf we are collecLlvely caughL up ln separaLlon, haLe,
[udgmenL, fear, compeLlLlon and survlval, lL ls no wonder our world reflecLs LhaL
energy. Cur bellefs and percepLlons llLerally shape Lhe world we experlence. As
more of us ralse our consclousness beyond Lhls llluslon, noL only wlll our acLlons
reflecL greaLer wlsdom and poLenLlal, buL our hlgher vlbraLlon wlll elevaLe Lhe
collecLlve consclousness and sLlmulaLe change.

Consciousness: Mind Over Matter !


The Purpose of Life

Consclousness, llghL, splrlL, Lhe unlverse or Cod are all Lerms ofLen used Lo
descrlbe Lhe source of llfe. 8uL Lo avold confuslon and dogmaLlc connoLaLlons,
Source ls Lhe word LhaL we wlll used from now on.

lf we are all Source lncarnaLe, Lhen why are we noL born aware of Lhls? And for
whaL purpose would Source manlfesL lLself as galaxles, sLars, planeLs and llvlng
organlsms? Why wou|d Source man|fest |tse|f as human|ty? 1hese are very good
quesLlons LhaL can be besL answered by puLLlng ourselves ln Lhe shoes" of
Source, before lL has pro[ecLed lnLo numerous forms, before Lhe blg bang."
WhaL would you do as pure formless consclousness, wlLh noLhlng ouLslde of
yourself Lo lnLeracL wlLh buL wlLh Lhe llmlLless poLenLlal Lo creaLe and experlence
llfe wlLhln yourself? ?ou would probably use LhaL poLenLlal and go for lL!

1. ou wou|d create wor|ds |n wh|ch you cou|d exper|ence yourse|f (p|anets).


1here are zllllons of planeLs ln Lhe unlverse-
many of whlch are llkely Lo be hosLlng dlfferenL
specles and experlences. 8uL leL us focus on Lhe
one we know besL: planeL LarLh. Llke all oLher
planeLs, lL ls spherlcal, enabllng us Lo explore lL
Lhrough and Lhrough wlLhouL ever reachlng an
edge. lL has gravlLy, whlch enables us Lo sLlck Lo
lL wlLhouL floaLlng all over Lhe place. lL has Lhls amazlng eco-sysLem LhaL nurLures
Lhe needs of every creaLure llvlng on lL. lL ls beauLlful and full of LexLures, smells,
LasLes and colors. uoesn'L lL sound llke Lhe perfecL experlenLlal playground?

2. ou wou|d sp||t yourse|f |nto severa| fragments of your own ||ght (sou|s).

Slmllar Lo how Lhe Lrunk of a Lree spllLs lLself lnLo several branches, you would
lndlvlduallze your consclousness so LhaL you could experlence and lnLeracL wlLh
yourself as seemlngly separaLe belngs. Sounds more fun Lhan Lo play alone,
doesn'L lL? Much llke lL ls more en[oyable Lo waLch a movle wlLh many characLers
Lhan lL ls Lo sLare aL a black 1v screen, lL ls a more enrlchlng experlence for Source
Lo pro[ecL lLself lnLo many forms raLher Lhan remalnlng formless.


3. ou wou|d want to exper|ence and |nteract w|th yourse|f |ns|de of veh|c|es
(bod|es) you carefu||y des|gned to exper|ence the wor|ds you have created.

As we have learned ln Lhe prevlous
chapLer, Lhere ls no doubL our bodles
are lncredlble mechanlsms deslgned Lo
declpher Lhls llghL show" lnLo an
lnLrlcaLe experlenLlal playground. 1haL ls
whaL our bodles are afLer all, vehlcles ln
whlch consclousness experlences.

Knowing that I am different from the body, I need not neglect
the body. It is a vehicle that I use to transact with the world. It is the
temple which houses the Pure Self within.

- Adi Sankaracharya

4. ou wou|d choose to forget who you tru|y are when enter|ng your phys|ca|
[ourney.

1hls ls why we are we noL born aware of lL all. 1o undersLand why, we need Lo
puL ourselves once agaln ln Lhe shoes" of Source. Wouldn'L you flnd lL a Lad Loo
predlcLable lf you enLered an experlence knowlng you are Lhe creaLor and
recalled every deLall abouL your creaLlon beforehand? lmaglne belng Lhe creaLor
of an amazlng vldeo game and you were glven Lhe opporLunlLy Lo Lake a plll LhaL
would wlpe ouL your memory abouL every quesL and mlsslon, enabllng you Lo
experlence Lhem anew. Sounds llke a more exclLlng way Lo play, rlghL?


I wish I could replay it, but have it all be new again, like it was
when I first played it. Being able to discover everything again and have
the feeling of not knowing what was around the next corner.

- Excerpt from a Video Game Forum Thread

1he same lnLenLlon applles Lo Source. Souls purposely Lake on Lemporary vells
coverlng Lhe memory of Lhelr orlgln. 1haL way, Source can experlence llfe wlLh a
fresh palr of eyes and redlscover lLself anew.

S. ou wou|d want to exper|ence yourse|f through many d|fferent [ourneys and
perspect|ves.

ure formless consclousness ls noL ldenLlfled as one parLlcular Lhlng, lL ls ln facL
noLhlng ln parLlcular! As we have come Lo undersLand ln Lhe prevlous chapLer,
Source ls a fleld of |nf|n|te potent|a||ty, ready Lo geL creaLlve. 8elng noLhlng ln
parLlcular, would you noL wanL Lo experlence yourself as many dlsLlncL belngs


and Lhrough unlque [ourneys? 1haL ls why desplLe Source's lnherenL oneness,
every manlfesLaLlon and experlence of lL ls dlfferenL. Lach and everyone of us
represenLs a unlque poLenLlallLy of Source and wlll experlence Lhe world
dlfferenLly. 1o sLlck wlLh Lhe vldeo game analogy, wouldn'L lL become sLagnanL Lo
play Lhe same game over and over agaln and always wlLh Lhe same characLer?
ulverslLy allows Lhe Source Lo be enrlched from many dlfferenL experlences and
vlew polnLs.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking
at and exploring itself.

- Alan Watts

The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff.
We are a way for the universe to know itself.

- Carl Sagan


WhaL ls Source dolng all of Lhls for? Cur
mlnds may have hoped for a more
compllcaLed purpose buL Lo puL lL slmply,
Source ls an arLlsL. lL could be compared
Lo a palnLer, however lL does more Lhan
slmply palnL Lhe scenery and characLers. lL
enLers Lhe palnLlng, embodles Lhe
characLers, experlences Lhe scenery and becomes so engaged wlLh lLs creaLlon-
forgeLLlng lL ls ln facL Lhe source of lL. A beauLlful aspecL of Lhls cosmlc game ls
LhaL whlle we allow ourselves Lo forgeL our Lrue naLure, we slmulLaneously glve
ourselves Lhe opporLunlLy Lo redlscover lL LhroughouL our [ourney. ln oLher
words, our purpose ls Lo play, learn and redlscover who we are ln Lhe process.
1he sLaLe ln whlch we fully recall our Lrue essence of Source ls commonly
referred Lo as enllghLenmenL."

Enlightenment means waking up to what you truly are
and then being that.

- Adyashanti

lL may sound almless Lo go Lhrough so much Lrouble" when you end up
reLurnlng where you came from. 8uL Lhe goal lsn'L so much Lo enLer a physlcal
experlence only Lo rush our way back Lo enllghLenmenL. lL ls Lo Lake wlLh us all of
Lhe beauLlful lessons and expanslons LhaL have resulLed from experlenclng llfe.
Much llke a palnLer expands hls LalenL Lhe more he palnLs, Source expands ln
knowledge and creaLlvlLy Lhe more lL experlences.


THE ENLIGHTENMENT PROCESS

LnllghLenmenL ls a gradual process, slmllar Lo peellng
layers off of an onlon. 1he cenLer of Lhe onlon
represenLs Lhe core essence of Source wlLhln
us all. 1he layers represenL Lhe bellefs and
percepLlons we Lake on LhaL have shaped our
ldenLlLy Lhus far, all whlle enabllng us Lo forgeL" our
core. And lL ls Lhrough our [ourney LhaL we gradually peel
off" our llluslons, layer by layer, unLll we uncover Lhe core of our belng-Lhe
Source of lnflnlLe poLenLlal LhaL we are.

1o puL Lhls lnformaLlon lnLo conLexL, noLlce how ln our personal llves we ofLen go
Lhrough experlences LhaL challenge cerLaln bellefs and menLal llmlLaLlons we
have adopLed and held on Lo. Lven our relaLlonshlps seem Lo brlng Lo our
awareness all of our emoLlonal baggage, fears and senslLlvlLles. lL ls as lf Lhe
unlverse consplres Lo make us Lranscend whaLever ls welghlng us down. 1hls ls
exacLly Lhe case. We, as souls, seL ourselves up by orchesLraLlng Lhe perfecL
experlences LhaL wlll enable us Lo learn and furLher uncover our Lrue naLure.

lor example, someone who has Laken on Lhe fear of whaL oLher people Lhlnk and
has flnally peeled lL off" wlll probably Lell you LhaL Lhey now feel llghLer, more
peaceful, less llmlLed and closer Lo who Lhey Lruly are. 1hey have uncovered
more of who Lhelr Lrue essence, whlch ls of greaLer freedom and poLenLlal.
Pavlng released Lhls vell, Lhey now radlaLe more llghL, more soul, more
consclousness. ln oLher words, Lhey have de-programmed" cerLaln bellefs and
percepLlons ouL of Lhelr psyche, and now have one less vell cloudlng Lhe LruLh.


In every moment of our lives, there seems to be two different
versions of reality taking place. One, is the surface reality and it is where
who you think yourself to be exists as the main character in the movie of your
life. It is in this surface reality where you interact with the other characters,
make choices, and advance your storyline. Deeper than this surface reality,
yet always existing within it, remains a spiritual reality.

This reality remains peaceful and unmoved by the actions and reactions
of the surface reality. It views the characters in the surface reality as various
messengers delivering the wisdom of the spiritual reality, so the characters
can learn exactly what each has been brought to learn in every
scene of life's vivid movie.

It is from this spiritual reality where one might imagine the soul resides,
with one's lifetime serving as an interactive way for the soul to impart its
wisdom to a world of characters. The characters we think we are,
deliver soul wisdom to one another and reap the rewards
by becoming more conscious.

- Matt Kahn

Many splrlLual or rellglous bellefs hlnL aL
enllghLenmenL, buL Lhen Lurn lL lnLo a
means Lo an end, a rare accompllshmenL or
an acL of repenLance Lo compensaLe for Lhe
bellef ln our separaLlon and lnferlorlLy Lo
Cod." lL ls noL LhaL such bellefs are wrong
Lo have, buL lL ls only a maLLer of neuLral
observaLlon Lo flnd Lhelr rooL ln Lhe llluslon
of separaLlon. 1hose who seek enllghLenmenL ofLen belleve Lhey musL become
someLhlng else" Lhan who Lhey Lruly are when lL ls ln facL Lhe opposlLe. 1hose


who follow a rellglous dogma ofLen feel unworLhy of Cod," as lf lL ls Lhls
separaLe enLlLy wlLh enough of an ego LhaL he ls ready Lo burn any of hls chlldren
who wlll noL pralse hlm or read a book he wroLe. uoes Lhls Lruly resonaLe as
wlsdom? We are noL separaLe from Source. LnllghLenmenL ls noL abouL becomlng
beLLer or more worLhy, lL ls slmply abouL unlearnlng" every lllusory percepLlon
we have Laken on unLll we are lefL only wlLh Lhe LruLh of our belng. We are
already lL."

The word enlightenment conjures up the idea of some
superhuman accomplishment, and the ego likes to keep it that way,
but it is simply your natural state of felt oneness with Being. It is a state of
connectedness with something immeasurable and indestructible, something
that, almost paradoxically, is essentially you and yet is much greater than
you. It is finding your true nature beyond name and form.

- Eckhart Tolle

THE EXPERIENCE OF SEPARATION

Many of us are probably scraLchlng our heads Lhlnklng Lhen why would Source
choose Lo experlence all Lhe war, polluLlon, poverLy and corrupLlon of planeL
earLh?" Maybe lL ls noL LhaL we-as Source-preclsely chose Lo experlence such
Lhlngs, buL wanLed Lo see how far Lhe llluslon of separaLlon could go. WhaL lf we
wanLed Lo feel whaL lL ls llke Lo belleve ourselves Lo be LoLally separaLe from one
anoLher and our envlronmenL Lo see whaL would come of lL. Sure, we could say
LhaL hell came of lL. We could say LhaL lL was all a blg mlsLake. 8uL as was
suggesLed before, we are here Lo creaLe experlences, |earn from exper|ences and
enllghLen. LeL us remember LhaL Lhe lnLenL of Source ls Lo expand ln awareness


and creaLlvlLy Lhrough all poLenLlals, all rouLes of experlence. lrom Lhls hlgher
perspecLlve, Lhere ls no rlghL" or wrong" rouLes, buL only Lhe opporLunlLy Lo
grow and redlscover ourselves Lhrough unlque paLhs. 1he quesLlon we should ask
ourselves ls: what can we |earn from th|s one?

1he separaLed sLaLe we are ln may have broughL abouL a world of dlsharmony
and chaos, buL Lhls reallLy offers Lhe opporLunlLy Lo learn powerful lessons. We
would noL have Lhe opporLunlLy Lo learn how Lo reclalm our Lrue power lf lL was
noL for Lhls challenge. We would noL have Lhe chance Lo grasp [usL how brlghL
and powerful our llghL can be lf lL was noL for experlenclng our llghL as dlm and as
dlvlded as posslble. lL ls Lhe llluslon of separaLlon LhaL enables Source Lo undergo
an awakenlng of lLs Lrue poLenLlal and oneness-a knowlng of lLself vla
experlence. lmaglne how much more powerful Lhe reallzaLlon of our Lrue naLure
would be comlng from an experlence of such dlsconnecL.

We have created the illusion of separation in order that we may
experience the reality of Oneness. Only when we are outside the reality
can we experience it. It is our wish to know ourselves as who we really
are. Thus, we must first create the experience of who we are not.

- Neale Donald Walsch


Lessons For Humanity

In a Simple Analogy
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AL a flrsL glance, such an analogy may seem over slmpllsLlc. 8uL Lhe momenL we
look aL Lhe world wlLhouL cloudlng our slghL wlLh Lhe bellefs fed Lo us by socleLy,
we reallze lL really ls LhaL slmple. We are all equal faceLs of Source, here Lo share
Lhls experlence, co-creaLe and evolve LogeLher. 1he planeL ls deslgned Lo supporL
and provlde for all belngs. Cur consclousness creaLes our reallLy. Are we done
creaLlng Lhls dream of separaLlon and dlsempowermenL? Are we ready Lo learn
our lessons? Are we ready Lo wake up?

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LESSON # 1
NOTHING HAS POWER OVER US UNLESS WE GIVE IT

Money. Cwnershlp agreemenLs. 1lLles. AuLhorlLy. Cfflclal-looklng pleces of paper.
Law books. 1hey may look lmpresslve, Lhey may evoke Lhe feel of power and
permanence. buL noLhlng could be furLher from Lhe LruLh. 1hey are made up.
lor humanlLy Lo move forward, we need Lo remember Lhls obvlous yeL forgoLLen
facL. We are more powerfu| than a|| of th|s because we created a|| of th|s. We
are allowed Lo revaluaLe our laws, change Lhem or scrap Lhem alLogeLher and
sLarL fresh, because all of lL ls a human creaLlon.


LESSON # 2
NO PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED FROM THE SAME LEVEL OF
CONSCIOUSNESS THAT CREATED IT

- ALBERT EINSTEIN

War cannoL be solved by war. PaLe cannoL be
solved by haLe. overLy, lnequallLy and
envlronmenLal desLrucLlon cannoL be solved by
Lhe same sysLem LhaL creaLed Lhem ln Lhe flrsL
place. 1rylng Lo change Lhe old paradlgm of fear,
haLe and separaLlon wlLh more fear, haLe and
separaLlon ls llke Lrylng Lo change Lhe color of a
wall by spreadlng more palnL of Lhe same color on lL.

1o creaLe change, we flrsL need Lo become a neuLral observer. 1haL way, we are
able Lo galn a hlgher perspecLlve of Lhe slLuaLlon and our acLlons wlll reflecL
greaLer wlsdom and undersLandlng. AfLer all, Lhe world ls a reflecLlon of our sLaLe
of consclousness. 1hls means LhaL Lhe consclousness we collecLlvely puL ouL ls Lhe
world we geL. lf we wanL a world of peace, harmony and care for Lhe planeL and
one anoLher, we musL Lherefore allgn our consclousness wlLh LhaL energy. We do
so noL by forclng lL Lo happen, buL by leLLlng go of all barrlers, bellef sysLems and
baggage LhaL come ln Lhe way of us embodylng our Lrue naLure.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

- Martin Luther King Jr.


LESSON # 3
STOP REACTING, START CREATING!

Pave you ever noLlced LhaL creaLlvlLy ls never abouL perpeLually re-acLlng
Lhe same old ways, buL always abouL creaLlng anew?

Why ls creaLlve lnsplraLlon ofLen palred wlLh a quleL and peaceful mlnd,
raLher Lhan a reacLlve and dlsLracLed mlnd?

Pow abouL Lhe facL LhaL lL ls always ouL of creaLlvlLy LhaL valuable ldeas
and lnvenLlons emerge and never ouL of blame and anger?


1haL ls because wlLh creaLlvlLy comes a naLural sense of personal responslblllLy. lL
ls no longer abouL an endless emoLlonal reacLlon Lo a clrcumsLance, buL Lhe
acLual wllllngness Lo creaLe Lhe clrcumsLance. As menLloned before, Lhere ls
Lremendous poLenLlal ln humanlLy comlng LogeLher. Spreadlng awareness abouL
exlsLlng alLernaLlves, creaLlng new ones and unlLlng our poLenLlal Lo make Lhem
happen ls a loL more consLrucLlve Lhan sLaylng lsolaLed and ln perpeLual reacLlon.


LESSON # 4
BEYOND BLAME: UNDERSTANDING ROLES

!"#$% '() *# +($) +,-# ).# /01#23+#3) 4,56 7# +($) '8,+# ).# #89)#$ :02 ).#
$9)(,)903 *# ,2# 93; 7# +($) $)04 ).#+;< lL ls only a maLLer of undersLandlng Lhe
roles belng played Lo reallze how blame and [udgmenL serves no purpose. Sure,
Lhe lndlvlduals aL Lhe Lop of Lhe hlerarchy may noL consclously wanL Lo see
change. 1hey may be heavlly programmed wlLh Lhe menLallLy of separaLlon and
personal galn. 1hey may equaLe Lhelr own survlval Lo Lhe accumulaLlon of power
and wealLh aL Lhe deLrlmenL of oLhers. 1hey may be everyLhlng our ego loves Lo
haLe. ?eL Lhe LruLh ls, Lhey are noL separaLe from us, nor are Lhey Lhe evll ones."
1he lndlvlduals who play auLhorlLy are faceLs of Source, [usL llke every oLher
belng ln Lhe unlverse. Lven lf Lhelr menLal consLrucL ls heavlly programmed wlLh
lll lnLenLlons, Lhelr souls are aware of a deeper LruLh our egos may noL wanL Lo
hear: they p|ay the perfect ro|e for us to grow up and rea||ze our power!


1he powers LhaL be are slmply a mlrror reflecLlng humanlLy. 1hey reflecL our own
bellef LhaL we are separaLe and powerless lndlvlduals wlLh no oLher opLlon Lhan
Lo elLher comply or blame. 1hey reflecL our own ego. lf we reallzed our Lrue
power, Lhe reflecLlon ln Lhe mlrror would change. 1hey would lose power
because we would no longer fuel Lhem wlLh our own.

1haL belng sald, an empowerlng lesson for humanlLy would be Lo sLop blamlng
and lnsLead Lhank Lhe roles belng played. 1hey are pushlng us Lo reallze [usL how
powerless and dlvlded we have percelved ourselves Lo be so LhaL we can make a
shlfL. WlLhouL Lhe role of Lhe oppressor, we would noL learn Lo shlfL our
consclousness from vlcLlmlzaLlon and dlsempowermenL Lo co-creaLlon and self-
empowermenL. no one else can do Lhls for us. lL ls our own learnlng.

First realize that your world is only a reflection of yourself and then
stop finding fault with the reflection.

- Nisargadatta


LESSON # 5
ONE SINGLE CANDLE CAN BRIGHTEN A DARK ROOM

lL may seem llke our old ways are sLronger Lhan Lhls new undersLandlng. lL may
appear as Lhough we would need more Lhan half of humanlLy on board Lo creaLe
a real lmpacL ln Lhe world. ?eL on an energeLlc and soul level, a hlgher
consclousness ls many Llmes more powerful Lhan Lhe dormanL sLaLe we have
been ln.

1hlnk abouL Lhe lmpacL of a slngle
candle ln a plLch black room. !usL
one source of llghL auLomaLlcally
charges up all surroundlng aLoms
whlch brlghLens Lhe enLlre room.
now Lry brlnglng darkness lnLo a llL
up room. lL has no power
whaLsoever. WhaL we call
darkness" ls slmply a very low
frequency of llghL. lL ls noL more powerful Lhan us, WL enable darkness Lo prevall
as we consclously or unconsclously dlm our own llghL (dlsempower ourselves).

1haL belng sald, an encouraglng lesson for us all ls Lhe reallzaLlon LhaL even a
small percenLage of humanlLy Laklng Lhe bllnders off creaLes a huge rlpple effecL
ln Lhe world. 1he more of us who llghL up our candle" by elevaLlng our
consclousness, Lhe more lL spreads ouL an energy LhaL supporLs consLrucLlve
acLlon beyond old ways.

We are a|| one. A change |n one |s a change |n a||.


END NOTE

This is all about us. We are the ones calling this forward.
We are the ones who have asked for this. We are the ones who are
making this change ourselves, within ourselves. Nobody else is responsible
for this, but us. Whether consciously or not, all of us have decided on some
level that this is as far as it goes. Life, the way we have lived
thus far, is going to be changing.

- Alex Collier

A world of peace, love and harmony
already exlsLs wlLhln each and everyone
of us. lf we can lmaglne lL, feel lL and
resonaLe wlLh lL, lL means Lhe poLenLlal
ls lmlnenL wlLhln every aLom of our
belng. lL already exlsLs ln Lhe fleld of
endless posslblllLles we are all made of.
1herefore, a peaceful and lovlng world
ls noL someLhlng you reach ouL for or
creaLe ouLslde of you. It |s someth|ng
you br|ng out from w|th|n. lor Lhls
reason, Lhe mosL lmporLanL
conLrlbuLlon we could do for Lhe world rlghL now, ls Lo go wlLhln.

lL ls wlLhln LhaL our Lrue essence dwells. 1he source of lnflnlLe poLenLlal, love,
peace and creaLlvlLy LhaL all of Lhe anclenL mysLlcs and modern physlclsLs have
been speaklng of ls looklng rlghL ouL our eyes ln Lhls very momenL.


Cur Lask ls noL Lo ask ourselves wheLher or noL a world of peace and freedom ls
posslble, buL Lo look for all Lhe barrlers wlLhln ourselves LhaL we have bullL
agalnsL our Lrue essence-wh|ch |s of peace and freedom. 1hls naLural sLaLe ls
only felL when we no longer cllng Lo Lhe bellefs and percepLlons LhaL separaLe us
from oLhers and all of llfe. lL ls only experlenced when we undersLand Lhls reallLy
Lo be a dream of separaLlon we have Lhe power Lo Lransform as we awaken Lo
Lhe facL LhaL we are dreamlng lL all lnLo belng.

The nature of the cosmos is such that whatever vision you have
about yourself and the world will become reality.

- Alberto Villodo

1hls does noL mean we should all be enllghLened by Lomorrow or Lry Lo be
splrlLual." lL only means LhaL lL ls Llme we see our paLh for whaL lL ls: a learnlng
[ourney. Cne LhaL offers all Lhe cues we need Lo leL go of whaL no longer serves
us. Cne LhaL keeps polnLlng Lo our freedom lf only we cared Lo look lnsLead of
[udge, feel lnsLead of avold.

WhaL do we fear?
WhaL are we noL aL peace wlLh?
ln whaL way do we separaLe ourselves from oLhers and Lhe world?
uo we [udge ourselves?
uo we [udge oLhers?
lf so, why?
uo we fear whaL oLher people Lhlnk?


WhaL are we afrald Lo feel?
WhaL percepLlon ls blocklng us from lovlng ourselves uncondlLlonally?
WhaL percepLlon blocks us from slmply belng who we are?

As we geL Lo Lhe rooL of our fears and dlscomforLs from an observer's perspecLlve
(Lhe soul's perspecLlve) we reallze LhaL none of Lhem are based ln LruLh. 1hey are
a collecLlon of percepLlons and bellefs LhaL once served buL LhaL we are now
ready Lo Lranscend.

After meditating for some years, I began to see the patterns of my
own behavior. As you quiet your mind, you begin to see the nature of your
own resistance more clearly, struggles, inner dialogues, the way in which you
procrastinate and develop passive resistance against life. As you cultivate the
witness, things change. You don't have to change them. Things just change.

- Ram Dass

In observing himself, a man notices that self-observation itself brings
about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that
self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.

- G.I. Gurfjieff

World change may sound llke a mlsslon golng on ouLslde of us, buL lL ls very much
an lnslde [ob. 1he less aL war we are wlLh ourselves and Lhe less programmed we
are wlLh old bellefs, Lhe more empowered we are Lo choose dlfferenLly. lL ls ln
Lhls sLaLe LhaL we begln aLLracLlng opporLunlLles Lo unlLe wlLh oLher souls who are
ready Lo llve dlfferenLly. When we shlfL, our reallLy shlfLs. 1hls ls Lrue on an
lndlvldual and collecLlve level.


Change ls already underway. 1here are many movemenLs happenlng all over Lhe
world ln whlch people are comlng LogeLher Lo opL ouL of Lhe sysLem and llve
susLalnably. noL Lo menLlon Lhe proLesLs happenlng all over Lhe world, Lhe
counLless whlsLleblowers speaklng ouL, Lhe lnformaLlon spreadlng all over Lhe
lnLerneL and Lhe corrupLlon LhaL ls leaklng ouL of Lhe sysLem for all Lo see.

Change ls noL only already reflecLlng ln Lhe physlcal world-Lhe whole unlverse ls
ln. Cosmlc energles from supernovas, solar flares and planeLary allgnemenLs are
all asslsLlng ln ralslng Lhe collecLlve consclousness of humanlLy (cllck here Lo know
more). We are geLLlng all of Lhe sLlmulaLlon LhaL we need, boLh lnLernally,
cosmlcally and for our eyes Lo see. AL Lhls polnL, we have Lo wear bllnders on Lo
conLlnue denylng Lhls global call for change.

lL ls up Lo us Lo choose whlch wave we wlll rlde on. 1he dylng wave of a sLagnanL
world ln whlch we feel small, lnslgnlflcanL and powerless. or Lhe growlng wave
of change.

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