The Age of Separation, the Age of Reunion, and the convergence of crises that is birthing the transition

About the on-line version of the book

The following material is from the penultimate draft of The Ascent of Humanity. A few proofreading comments and footnotes haven't been incorporated, but overall, the content is 99% congruent with the print version of the book now available on Amazon.com.

I have put the entire text on line because I believe it is important for these ideas to circulate as widely as possible in the present time of crisis. In the book, I write of a coming shift from a profit-taking economy to a gift economy, from an economy of "how can I take the most?" to "how can I best give of my gifts?" This future, in which the anxiety of "making a living" no longer drives us, will arise out of the transformation in the human sense of self that is gathering today. But it is NOT ONLY A FUTURE. We can live it now too. It is in this spirit that I offer you The Ascent of Humanity on line.

The cover price of the 600-page print edition is $25. I leave it to you to decide what is a fair price for this online edition. Feel free to browse a bit, and when you decide to accept the gift of this book, either buy the beautiful print edition, or make a small payment in the amount you choose. Or, if you feel uncomfortable paying the author, I wholeheartedly encourage you to "pay it forward" by giving a gift to a person or a cause in alignment with the ideals herein.

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