Wednesday, April 2, 2025

The Natural Progression of Consciousness and the Return of the Rational Mind

 


Chapter Titles, Subtopics and Descriptions

Setting the Stage is where I introduce myself as I share what led to my desire to present the following. I then offer suggestions on the best means to understand this presentation.

Chapter 1: Big Bang:

Thought made Manifest

How our Story seems to have Begun and Why:

In the Beginning there was Nothingness:

Our Fall in the Garden of our Eden:

The Birth of Duality and the Nature of GOD:

Karma is not Punishment:

As Above, so as Below:

Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely:

The Return of the gods:

The High Impact gods:

The Birth of Abrahamism:

The above subtopics contain what I discovered regarding the nature of what most westerners call “GOD”, how and why this grand adventure called “life” seems to have begun, the physics which govern the creation, our fall in the Garden of our Eden and how various gods/visitors shaped our bodies then taught our species various survival skills, societal structure, etc., which influenced our various belief systems.

Chapter 2: Unraveling the Mystery:

It is no Longer Magic once one knows what the Magician knows

The Paradox is Seeking Solution:

The Illusion of the Linear time/space Continuum:

What is Consciousness?:

Genetic Alterations and the Creation of the Various Species:

Animal Mutilations and Extraterrestrials Races:

Other-worldly Technology:

Experimentation and Human Abductions:

The Loosh Effect:

Paranormal or Simply Unknown Physics?

Paranormal Hotspots:

Megalithic Stone Structures:

Leyline Magnification, Human Sacrifice and Seers:

Crop Circles:

Chemtrails verses Contrails:

Nuclear Detonation:

Catastrophic Events:

The above subtopics contain explanations of what time is and what time is not, of the progression of consciousness, of ETs and ET technology such as the notorious Men in Black, of abductions and genetic alterations, of cryptids such as the Nephilim, Bigfoot, Nessie and other such life forms, of animal mutilations, of crop circles, leylines, chemtrails, megalithic stone structures, etc.

I also include explanations for paranormal hotspots and various related activities which have, not only been taking place on this planet for countless generations, but were escalating while I typed these words.

Chapter 3: Old World Disorder:

We’d Reaped what we’d Sown

The Demise of the Former Era/age:

The Wolf in Sheep’s Skin:

Freedom Fighters who became the Witch in which they Hunted:

666 and the Incorporated Creature(s) from Jekyll Island:

Maintaining Dominion over Our Species:

The False Flag Attack which Begot the so called “War on Terror”:

COVID-19, Another Tactic of Subjugation?:

China and Russia:

Realm Border Crossing, Harvest and Cycles within Cycles:

Climatic Changes and Realm Border Crossing:

Artificial Intelligence and Transhumanism:

The Cain vs. Able Saga Continues:

The Hubris of Wishful Thinking:

The previous subtopics contain extensive evidence of a hierarchical command and control structure which is said to have begun its cyclical dominion over the human species upon our fall from the Garden of our Eden approximately 309,000 years ago and why.

Chapter 4: Out of the Ashes of Chaos Begets Societal Restructure:

Order out of Chaos

The Clown has become the Cure:

A New World Order:

Old World Communism:

New World Communalism:

Old World Influencers vs. New World Child Developers:

Employment:

Relationship Compatibility:

Over Population Prevention:

Sexual Identity:

Policy/Laws:

A Cashless Quantum System:

Clean Water and Food:

Recycle, Reuse and Restore:

Home Sweet Home:

Health Care:

Energy Generation:

Homelessness and Causes for Alcohol & Other Drug Use:

Entertainment:

Incarceration/Rehabilitation/Treatment Centers and Peace Keepers:

The Savoir-ship Drama and Astral Theology:

The Forgiveness Factor:

My Closing Thoughts:

A Cautionary Tale regarding the Preverbal “Hand Writing on the Wall”:

List of Some of my Favorite Reference Material:

Acknowledgements and Networks: 

Most of the above subtopics contain my suggestions for an equal resource distribution system, a communal society where every able bodied individual who works at least 30 hours per week at something which benefits society will receive all of their needs and even many of their wants.

A seemingly magical society where war and the suffering war causes has been rendered obsolete in order to create the first civilized civilization in countless generations.

Setting the Stage

“Knowledge Protects, Ignorance Endangers”

“Once we relinquish our desire to seek that which is beyond the confines defined for us by the status quo, we then lose what is most precious; our freedom to discern”. – Ray Chandler

Greetings; my name is Ray Chandler.

Before continuing, please allow me to disclose a little bit about myself so you have a sense of where I’m coming from.

I began this current physical experience a few minutes after midnight on June 3rd 1957. I grew up in a small town in the USA called “Paradise” in Northern California. However, in the year 2000 I remarried before relocating a short distance away.

It seems to me that just as other nation-states/counties on planet earth, the USA is also populated by some very kind, hardworking, honest and generous people.

However, the USA, like most, if not all nation-states/counties have been managed from behind the scene by a hierarchy within a hierarchy.

And that, even though I consider myself to be a sovereign citizen of planet earth, I am most grateful to have been born into a system where a Constitution and a Bill of Rights contains the potential of allowing me a form of freedom that many on earth were still unable to enjoy as I typed these words.

I have always been a bit of a non-conforming, unconventional free thinking type individual with a strong propensity to question authority. And that, even at an early age I held an acute interest in philosophy, ancient civilizations and paranormal activity.

Those interests obviously carried over into adulthood where my quest to discover the meaning of life and what being human entails continues. And although I once held a predisposition towards a version of evangelical Christianity, I spent most of my adult life searching through vast amounts of literature, much of which is not found within mainstream academia.

In the year 2007 I had an epiphany which allowed me to begin seriously questioning my perceived reality. Once that epiphany occurred, I learned how important it is to consider every possible perspective of every subject/topic/event before rendering what seems to be the most logical explanation. Notice that I did not say “logical conclusion”.

This is because that epiphany also allowed me to realize there is a strong possibility that the meaning behind our fall from the Garden of our Eden was somehow related to an event which caused our perception to become extremely limited.

In that, once we fell, we somehow lost our ability to consciously experience the entire creational spectrum that we once consciously had. If so, then this would make it impossible to reach an honest logical conclusion about anything!

In other words, that epiphany allowed me to realize that I can never say I know anything for 100% certain. It could even be that I misinterpreted some, or all of the information I spend many hours absorbing. Therefore, if you are seeking absolute solutions to the countless conflicting paradoxes within the realm we are currently experiencing, you will not find absolute solutions here.

What you will discover here are insights from various realms of consciousness most are not familiar with, and/or have been told are heretical. Within this presentation I will share some of the more notable themes and commonalities I discovered within various sources.

While searching the information gleamed from various sources (some of which are listed within my “List of Some of my Favorite Reference Material”), I discovered that most sources, not only share insights based upon statistical probabilities calculated at the time, (which can later change due to human consciousness becoming increasingly aware), but I also discovered there are many commonalities within most sources.

At times those commonalities were rather difficult to detect simply because we all tend to, not only view the creation from our own unique perspective which causes us to put our own unique spin on topics, but also that we all use various terms to describe the same.

And that, the meaning of phrases and individual words vary depending on individual interpretations and even from one generation to the next. They even vary due to the various social groupings.

Shortly after my epiphany, I created a website titled: “Consciousness Shift Resources”. There is where I began compiling my thoughts which lead to the worldwide communal resource distribution system I present within chapter 4. However, once I began spending the incredible amount of time it took to write this book, I deleted the website.

This book obviously represents a compilation of my life experiences and the countless hours of research. It is not the largest body of information most of you have read, but if it resonates with you, I hope that you find it to be one of the most fascinating, thought provoking, inspirational, informative and influential bodies of information that you have, or will ever read.

However, because various sources do not always explain details of each topic, I am obviously also unable to share details on all the various topics I cover. And that, various sources seem rather vague on certain topics, stating that due to freewill abridgment and our right “not to know” there is only so much they are allowed to say.

And although the following is but a sampling of the vast amount of information gleamed from various sources, I hope it provides enough of a general summation that it becomes a catalyst causing you to begin your own investigation.

And even though some of yesterday’s science fiction has become today's science fact, I realize that the following may be difficult for some to relate to simply because most does not conform with the narrative that most of us were taught in history books and by various media outlets such as this planets’ various religious institutions.

As I previously alluded to, organizing my opinion, which is based off of my interpretation of a multitude of sources, was a daunting task. And that, although I do not know the solution for the “What came first, the chicken or the egg” paradox, I have done my best to present the following in a linear sequence which I hope everyone who is willing, will be able to comprehend.       

If you are familiar with the movie “Matrix”, then you are aware of the symbolic gesture behind the red and blue pills. If you are still reading this, it may be an indication that you took the symbolic red pill and are now ready to see how deep the rabbit hole goes.

If so, here you will read information regarding the physics which govern the creation and our role within, what I know as the “collective subconscious” which operates at the subatomic/quantum energetic spirit level. (Some of you may know the “collective subconscious” as the “collective unconscious” or the “unconscious collective).

It is not that we’ve been rendered unconscious, per se. But rather, it seems that our collective conscious connection to the source of all awareness has somehow been severely limited causing us to consciously forget. Our collective subconscious is currently known to some as the “100th monkey effect” or the “hive mind”. And that, within the collective subconscious, once one knows, all are made aware at the subconscious level because we are all still connected at the subatomic level.

I will explain why few of us are aware of the collective as we proceed. I will also explain how those whom are ready to graduate will, to various levels, consciously reconnect to the collective mind as we proceed into the next era/age and the return of the rational mind.

By now you may have realized that I’m an information junky. However, most people previously did not share my interests. However, with the shifting of the paradigm, an ever increasing number of individuals are currently also beginning to question their perceived reality.

Therefore, if you are one of those who have also become thirsty for evidence of what has either been lost, forgotten or suppressed then prepare to take a gigantic leap into the unknown depths of the collective subconscious where a reality resides that very few have retained a conscious memory of.

However, before you embark upon this journey please consider the following suggestions on how to best understand the meanings within this presentation:

1: Do your best to place your current belief system(s) aside long enough that you may have a better chance of understanding the meanings here.

2: Understand that, because I am unable to always recall who said what, not only do I often adlib rather than use direct quotes, but also much of the following thoughts are based upon my interpretation of the various informational sources.

Also as I previously stated, various sources tend to vary somewhat in their perception, just as we all do. After all, even the, so call “gods” are still learning from our/their various experiences.

3: Next, please try to understand what I hoped to have previously conveyed where I somewhat explained that every human belief system is based upon our currently “fallen,” therefore, is a limited 1D-3D perception where all perceptions are subjective emotionally charged interpretations based upon any bias an individual perceiver may, or may not have.

This is why it is extremely detrimental to assume that we know anything for 100% certain. This is obviously also why I do not believe there is a, so called “gospel truth”, per se, residing within our current 1D-3D dimension/realm.

And that, most humans are aware that we are currently only using a very limited amount of our brains capacity. However, most are unaware as to why this is. Therefore, please place the word “apparently” or “maybe” or “possibly” within each sentence you read here or everywhere else for that matter.

It seems that, either by chance, choice or due to manipulation most of our DNA strands have been unplugged, meaning downgraded, deactivated or disconnected from 12 or so strands to only 2 strands. In other words, almost every source has made statements referring to the notion that our DNA has been hacked to various degrees.

If so, then this is obvious why we no longer have the direct conscious connection to the source of all awareness spectrums that we once had, as was described within the various genesis stories that most are familiar with.

And that, once downgraded we are now susceptible to various forms of suggestive programming. Later I will detail some of the various means used to program the status quo in which most of us have adhered to.

My reader will also need to understand the evidence demonstrates that we are a hybrid species. In that, the DNA used to create the earth-suit model we are currently operating came from the DNA of various 2 Dimensional animal species such as primates.

(Most sources often use the term “density” rather than dimension. This is due to there being various densities within each dimension. However, to keep it simple I will use the term “dimension” or the letter “D” to describe realms of consciousness).

However, how humans are able to experience a 3D awareness while operating 2D genetically altered earth-suits is still unclear to me.

It may be due to a more recent (approximately 200,000 years ago) genetic alteration that some are calling “Human Chromosome 2”. Whatever the cause, it seems we are all now suffering from, what I often term is “limited conceptualization”.

And although while experiencing a limited 3D awareness we obviously still have awareness of the lower levels such as 2D plants and animals, we are also aware of the various 1D minerals and gasses that make up the 1D-3D realms.

However, from this limited 1D-3D perception, very, very few of us are currently aware of the countless higher dimensional frequencies residing just above/outside of our current audio and visual spectrum. Therefore, it is quite possible that most humans are currently experiencing less than 1% of the spectrum that makes up the entire creation.

It is also said that those having a higher vibrational experience are currently aware of us 1D-3Ders because the higher is able to see down just as we can see the dimensions below us. However, obviously most of us 1D-3Ders, just as those above us, may also not be aware of those above them, and so on.

In other words; all of us 3Ders have an awareness of that/those having a lower vibrational experience below us such as plants, fish, birds and other animal life forms. However, most 3Ders and those above us may also not be aware of those having a higher vibrational experience above them within higher dimensions. This is said to be due to free-will choice.   

4: That you also try to understand that separating topics was a daunting task because all topics are inner-related just as are all people. And as hard as I tried not to be redundant, you will often notice that, not only do I repeat myself, but also that topics will sometimes contain similar or overlapping subject matter.

5: And that, even though you may not agree with everything stated within this presentation, I hope you will; not only do your best to reserve judgment until you have read all I have to share with you, but will also post a positive review.

6: And lastly, I ask you to hold on tight because Mr. Toad’s wild adventure into the mostly unknown depths of the collective subconscious is about to pick up some serious speed.


Chapter 1

Big Bang Thought made Manifest

How our Story seems to have Begun and Why:

Obviously, the creation began with some sort of an event. Some have termed this event “The Big Bang”. And although the phrase Big Bang is based off of physicality, there seems to be much more to the Big Bang theory and the concept of religion to help explain how awareness began.

Firstly, please try to understand that the term “religion” has various meanings to various individuals and cultures. I still remember reading a dictionary which described the term “religion” as an act of repetition or habit.

And that, because the term “religion” has become synonymous with belief in supernatural, it seemed fitting to begin with what I learned regarding how it seems that the first to become self-aware fashioned the creation and why. Please feel free to call it “religion” if that term works best for you. 

(Before continuing, it is important to note that various sources are respectful of our species various faith based religious belief systems. And that, it is not my intention to disrespect the various, so called “Holy Books” such as the Bible and/or the Quran because those works contain valuable life lessons and behavior suggestions which will remain of value for many even after the light comes back on.

However, because many, if not all of those teachings are also laced with unnecessary political and other various forms of manmade dogma, I have become rather cynical of all old world institutions).

In the Beginning there was Nothingness:

Nothingness then somehow became self-aware. Once self-aware, the first to become conscious then discovered that thought is energetic, therefore holds the potential to create. Once discovered, that creative consciousness then fragmented a portion of its-self into manyness (you/I/us/we) in order to learn if creative consciousness has limitations, and if so, what those limitations are.

 That co-creative manyness, aka you/I/us/we then became an extension of what many Westerners today call “GOD” (The term GOD seems to have derived from a Germanic word meaning "to call" or "to invoke" a power).

Once fragmented, manyness began utilizing various aspects of primary creator (GOD) to begin co-creating, exploring, experimenting, experiencing and learning while vicariously reporting back the discoveries made.

In that, GOD resides vicariously through its’ manyness. That manyness then constantly informs GOD of the full potential of all awareness.

And that, because thought holds the potential to create, the information gleamed from all experience is the highest manifestation of unconditional love. And that informative love/light is constantly being broadcast to any perceiver with the ability and willingness required to receive and decipher it.

Thought/consciousness obviously created a loving and creative frequency which continues to expand while binding and connecting every aspect of the creation together. Christians call that creative energy “The Holy Spirit”. May be what the Chinese call “Chi”. However, is known by countless titles such as “Intelligent Infinity”.

I think of GOD as the nucleus and you/I/us/we as the electrons orbiting that nucleus. (Always look towards the patterns within nature to better understand the physics which govern the creation). And/or, you/I/us/we are the micron of an overall macron. And that GOD is an all-inclusive informational field containing a record of every thought ever thought and experience ever experienced.

In other words: From the highest perception of all, there is only one of, so called "us" here, there, or anywhere. And that, you/I/us/we are currently individual thought forms, which are fragments of that which make up an overall wholeness, which then formed/forms a collective all-encompassing mind.

Therefore, just as I am another version of your-self, you are another version of my-self. Yet, each fragment (you/I/us/we) are all currently experiencing our own unique personality, each with our own unique vibrational energy signature (no two of us vibrate at the exact same frequency)...,

and each of us are currently experiencing our own unique, but shared adventure. Thus, all of “us” combined form the symphony which is GOD the grand and/or primary architect/progenitor of all-ness.

"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together." - Chief Seattle. This is the meaning of "Quantum entanglement". And that, just as holistic treats the all as one unified unit, holism is the sum total of all parts combined…, aka manyness.  

However, this is not to say that you/I/us/we are GOD, but rather we are the co-creative extensions of GOD within a symbiotic learn/teaching, teach/learning relationship. And, that if you/I/us/we were to somehow become subconsciously disconnected from GOD, you/I/us/we would then cease to be.

In other words, without GOD/consciousness there would, again, be nothingness. I cannot stress this enough: We are all connected to GOD at the subatomic/subconscious level, but all, to various degrees, are currently disconnected from GOD at the conscious level. (I will explain much more regarding the ramifications of our having “fallen’ in the Garden of our Eden as we proceed).

Throughout history the personage I just described has been given countless titles. And the interpretations of what GOD is are as endless as is imagination. And that, because we are all, to various degrees, currently under the dominion of the masculine aspect of GOD, most, so called “Holy Books” refer to GOD as male. However, it is highly possible that GOD is either gender or is both genders combined.

For some GOD is “The One Infinite Creator", while, for others GOD is simply called "Creator". Whereas, while some sources refer to GOD as “higher-self” or “over-soul”, another source uses the heartwarming phrase "All Father" to describe what a loving creator means to them.

While, some sources refer to GOD as the “primary creator” and you/I/us/we are known as “co-creators”, others refer to GOD as “Logos” and you/I/us/we as “Logi” or “sub-logos”. (The terms “Logos” and “Logi” are also found within some of what are called “Gnostic” and/or “heretical” text).

One source explained Logos and Logi as follows: The logos is at the top of the pyramid. There the logos fragmented a portion of its-self into 2 logi. Those 2 logi then fragmented into 4 sub-logi. Those 4 sub-logi then fragmented into 8 sub-sub logi. Those 8 sub-sub logi then fragmented into 16 sub-sub-sub logi and so on into ad infinitum.

Our Fall in the Garden of our Eden:

Some manmade religions have conditioned many into the belief that humans are all somehow sinful, therefore, are not only deserving of whatever punishment we receive, but if we place our unquestionable faith in the return of a godlike being we’ll go to a wonderful location upon the demise of our earth-suit as a reward for our unquestionable compliance. And there may be hints of truth to such notions depending upon one’s perception.

In that, once GOD fragmented its-self into manyness, the manyness located within this sector of the creation somehow, and for whatever reason, became consciously disconnected from GOD. (Again, we are all directly connected to GOD at the subconscious/subatomic level). And that, sources vary in explanation as to why we fell depending upon their individual or group perception. 

Some sources state that the “fall” from direct conscious connection with GOD occurred 309,000 years ago due to negative karma that most of us do not recall incurring. (Some may know that conscious connection to GOD as having communion with and/or having walked in the Garden with GOD as was portrayed within the various versions of the “Book of Genesis”).

Whatever the cause, this event somehow allowed a race of reptilian/serpent like beings to win a battle of wills some 309,000 years ago. (This is said to be why a snake represents the fall in the Garden of our Eden).

And that, once won, members of their race(s) were then allowed to alter our DNA which then caused this limited conscious connection to GOD to occur. In that, it is said by some sources that we are in this predicament due to cause and effect, reap what is sown karma.

Whereas, other sources seem to indicate that this is simply the means by which GOD experiences its-self as individual-selves. Again, perceptions vary and that, under the current circumstance, the solution to the paradox is obviously not known to me.

Whatever was the cause of our fall in the Garden of our Eden (which somehow lead to our becoming self-centered and emotionally charged, which I will do my best to explain shortly) it was obviously then that each individual began to believe, some more so than others, that their way of thinking, behaving and doing is the only correct or rational way of thinking, behaving and doing.

And that, the way others think, behave and do is often viewed as incorrect or irrational. (Can you imagine how boring the creation would be if we all looked and/or thought the same way?)

It has also been stated that the physical life we are currently experiencing is much, much more difficult than non-physical life. (It is also said that even our spirit-self requires extra rest while experiencing the energy draining effect caused by our current state of physical life. And that some may require even greater amounts of rest during the coming transformation).

Also, although our current state of physical form is very limited, it has been stated that physicality is the best means by which to experience lessons that are not available to us within our primary, or also known as our “first estate”, which is known to most as “Heaven” or “Paradise”. Heaven/Paradise may actually be what many today call “The Garden of Eden”.

Heaven/Paradise/Eden (the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel) is said to be where our eternal/omnipresent non-physical primary-self resides within comfort and safety while absorbing the countless lessons being taught by the various experiences being offered to us. Therefore, here may not be where most think here is.

It is also said that each individual fragment(s) of the whole are experiencing numerous experiences simultaneously. However, due to our fallen nature, we currently do not possess the awareness capacity required to interpret more than one experience at a time. However, the One Infinite Creator, the super computer/mind, the whole is somehow able to “know all” all at once all the so called "time".

One source also states that once we, as a soul grouping (is what some call “soul mates”) or is also known as a "social memory” (social memory is what helps to keep various insects such as ants, various species of birds, schooling fish, mammals such as whales and dolphins and various species of animals operating within a, so called “collective” or a “hive mentality”)...,

fell, we were then somehow convinced to "jump" (due to a “look what we are doing” type of example) into the earth-suit model/configuration that were made available on earth at that time.

This, as you may now understand is/was a major downgrade from the earth-suit model we were previously operating. And that, once we "jumped", we then all “awoke”, per se within a form of amnesia type brain damage (which one source calls “the forgetting zone”) which caused most to no longer have a complete conscious recall of our individual or even of our collective past experiences.

Whatever, or however is/was the causal for our fall into this current state of uninformed limitation, we are all now suffering from limited conceptualization in bodies we are unaware of how to willingly step in and out of. Therefore, we are all currently experiencing limited freewill.

(It has also been said that we are “seeing around corners” within our higher awareness experiences. Try to imagine what that means. I believe it has to do with clairvoyance which is said to be normal in our primary estate).

It has also been stated that this current experience will somehow cause those willing to become “fast tracked”. What that means, I am not sure. It may have to do with progressing/graduating into a higher dimensional reality such as the 4th dimension where we continue having awareness of the lower levels we are currently aware of. Whatever the case, it does seem that willing members of our species are being groomed for something to come. 

Some sources also say that we are an experiment. However, in this case they will only say that if we could remember what the experiment is designed to measure, it would spoil the experiment.

"This book causes you to think, which is something lacking in a ton of books. It's a refreshment and eye opening compact into one book that is well worth the read. Set it down and think about what you just read from time to time and you will be surprised just how true the pages are!" - Danielle Engasser

If you have interest in further discovery, below is a link to the complete publication @ Amazon Kindle; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZL2FCXW

3 comments:

  1. Hi there Ray, I really enjoyed reading your post here having seen your comment on Economic Ninja's video on the Quantum Financial System on Youtube.

    I wondered if you'd be interested in talking by email about your book and its chapters here? As a fellow seeker your words of God's fractioning from the single into the many is something I'd wondered some year ago so I'd love to learn from you if you're open to that idea :-)

    If so then my email address is callumdrury@gmail.com, I'd love to read more of your work if you felt comfortable sending anything over as these are crazy and confusing times to navigate at the moment and, being totally honest, I'm having a hard time reaching through to loved ones - family members especially - to help them during these times.

    My gratitude is to you either way my friend,

    Kindest of regards,

    Callum

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    1. Greetings Callum, I remember replying to you through an email address that shown when this system sent me the notification when you wrote this comment. I hope you received that reply. Also, once I complete the e-book towards the end of 2023, I will, not only create a facebook and other media type pages to announce the e-book, but will post a link to it from here. Again, thank you for your interest. Ray Chandler

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  2. Is it possible to get a direct notification when your work is published. I don't 'do' FB and am not subbed to the Economic Ninja. Kind regards from the UK grhmhbbs11@gmail.com

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The Natural Progression of Consciousness and the Return of the Rational Mind

  Chapter Titles, Subtopics and Descriptions Setting the Stage is where I introduce myself as I share what led to my desire to present th...