Category: Utopia

  • What is true freedom?

    What is true freedom?

    In today’s world, we are surrounded by a sea of laws, rules, and regulations. Some of these are meant to guide human behavior in ways that align with moral principles, such as “Thou shalt not kill” from the Ten Commandments. But the majority of the rules we follow are designed to regulate the monstrous system we live under: the monetary system. Still, we consider ourselves free. But are we really? Is this true freedom? 

    On the surface, the idea of freedom seems clear. We seemingly have the ability to make choices, pursue our desires, and live according to our personal preferences. However, when we examine the foundations of the systems that govern us—systems that are grounded in the fears of lack and scarcity—we begin to see that this so-called freedom is an illusion.

    It is fear that fuels the creation of rules, laws, and regulations. The ego, in its struggle for control and safety, creates systems that attempt to manage this fear. The monetary system—perhaps the most powerful of all these constructs—is built on the idea that there is never enough. The ego’s fear of scarcity drives us to hoard, protect, and compete. In this state of fear, we can never truly experience freedom because we are constantly bound by the invisible chains of need and competition.

    Freedom vs Liberty

    It is important to distinguish between true freedom and liberty. Liberty, as understood in modern society, refers to the freedom to act within the confines of established rules. It is the permission to do certain things, but always within the framework of what has been deemed acceptable by the powers that be. Liberty is essentially freedom within a system of control. And in today’s world the strongest element of control liens in money. We are all forced to use it if we want to eat, have clothing and a shelter.

    True Freedom

    True freedom, on the other hand, transcends any system of control. It is the ability to exist without any imposed boundaries—without rules, laws, or regulations that restrict the way we live. Except the laws of nature of course. True freedom is the absence of these artificial constraints, allowing us to act from our deepest essence, unbound by fear or the need for permission. In a world of true freedom, we would be free to express our most authentic selves without limitation or judgment.

    Spiritual Freedom

    According to many spiritual traditions, such as A Course in Miracles (ACIM), true freedom lies at the core of our being. We are, at our essence, pure divine awareness, at peace and free from the limitations the ego imposes. The world we see with our physical eyes, governed by the rules of society, is nothing more than an illusion created by the ego—an ego driven by fear. Fear of lack. Fear of the unknown. Fear of others who don’t look or think like us.

    A World Without Rules?

    No laws, no rules and no regulations? Is that possible? Or would there be chaos and anarchy?

    The idea of a world without laws, rules, or regulations can seem frightening at first. We are so conditioned to think that rules are necessary to maintain order and prevent chaos that the notion of a society without them may feel impossible. Would we descend into chaos and anarchy, where everyone acts purely out of egotistical self-interest, without regard for the well-being of others?

    I believe that a world without many man made rules is not only possible, but it is the world we are meant to create. The key to this lies in the shift from fear to trust. If we allow ourselves to fully embrace radical freedom, if we release the grip of the ego and its fears, we would naturally begin to act in ways that benefit the whole including ourselves. Without the constraints of the monetary system, without the constant need to protect our narrow interests, we would be free to create something beautiful—a world based on love, compassion, and shared purpose.

    Imagine a world where the need for laws and rules no longer exists because everyone lives in alignment with their higher self, where cooperation and understanding guide our interactions rather than competition and fear. It may seem far-fetched, but it is what I envision in my book, Waking Up – A journey towards a new dawn for humanity, where the protagonist wakes up in such a world—a world where fear no longer dictates our behavior, and the systems that once enslaved us no longer exist.

    What if we gave ourselves radical freedom? And what if, instead of recreating a monster like the monetary system, we created a completely new system based on complete freedom and trust? Instead of building a world based on fear, we chose to build a world based on love.

    Radical Freedom

    In the film K-Pax, the main character Prot, an alien from another world, asserts that all beings in the universe know right from wrong instinctively. In many ways, I believe this is true. If we were to act from our deepest essence—our divine awareness, which transcends the ego—we would naturally create a world that reflects love, cooperation, and harmony. There would be no need for the arbitrary laws, rules and regulations that govern our every move today. Instead, we would simply live in alignment with the natural flow of life, driven by a higher understanding of our interconnectedness with one another and the world.

    This is what I call radical freedom: the freedom to live without fear, to act from our true nature, and to create a society not based on scarcity and control, but on abundance and trust. Radical freedom is not about doing whatever our egos want without regard for others. It is about creating a world where every action is rooted in the understanding that we are all One. It is the freedom to trust, to love, and to be guided by a deeper wisdom that transcends the ego’s limitations.

    A New System Based on Love

    What would it look like if, instead of recreating the monster of the monetary system, we chose to build a completely new system? A system based not on fear and scarcity, but on complete freedom and trust. A system where every individual is valued, where wealth is not measured by money, but by the richness of our relationships, our creativity, and our contributions to the collective well-being.

    This is not a utopian fantasy—it is a possibility that exists in each and every one of us. If we choose to act from our true nature, the ego will lose its grip on our world, and the illusion of separation will dissolve. Instead of living in a world where we hoard resources, we would live in a world where we optimize the resources and share freely, knowing that in the abundance of the universe, there is more than enough for all.

    True freedom is not the absence of rules, but the presence of love. It is the ability to act in alignment with our higher self, knowing that in doing so, we contribute to the greater good of all. It is a world where we are free from the constraints of the ego, free from the illusion of scarcity, and free to create a world of peace, harmony, and joy.

    In this world, we no longer need rules to tell us what is right or wrong, because we instinctively know the answer. We act from a place of love and understanding, and in doing so, we create a world that reflects these values. A world without fear. A world of true freedom.

    What if we could build that world? What if, instead of following the rules imposed by an ego-driven system, we allowed ourselves to live in the radical freedom of love and trust? The possibilities are limitless. And perhaps, just perhaps, it is time for us to begin. My book Waking Up- A journey towards a new dawn for humanity was written to serve as an inspiration for humanity and an invitation to envision such a world…

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  • Starving at the Banquet: Why a Moneyless World Makes More Sense

    Starving at the Banquet: Why a Moneyless World Makes More Sense

    💸 Today’s Monetary Myth

    Today we have the most advanced and complex monetary system in the history of mankind. Global markets run on lightning-fast digital transactions. Central banks manipulate economies with a few keystrokes. And most people—governments included—believe that money is as essential as air.

    Money is debt

    We often think of money as wealth—but in reality, money is debt. Nearly every dollar, euro, or yen in circulation was created as a loan, to be paid back with interest. Institutions like the World Bank and IMF lend vast sums to poorer nations, expecting repayment in a currency they don’t control—plus interest. But here’s the catch: if all debt were repaid, there would be no money left. The system demands endless borrowing just to stay afloat. It’s not just flawed—it’s structurally insane. Absurdity without limits.

    We can’t live without it, they say.

    We need it for everything:

    • To buy food, water, shelter.
    • To travel, learn, communicate.
    • To build roads, fund hospitals, fix schools.

    If our lives aren’t good, we blame a lack of money.
    If governments fall short, we say they’re out of money.

    But is that really true? Will more money actually help?

    Has humanity always been dependent on money?

    Let’s dig deeper.

    🌿 The Origins of Money: Barter or Gifting?

    We’ve all heard the story: that money evolved from barter. That people once swapped chickens for carrots and apples for arrows, until someone invented money to make things easier.

    But that story is a myth.

    Anthropologists have found little evidence that barter was ever the dominant system in early human communities. Instead, many societies operated on gift economies—systems based on mutual aid, trust, and social bonds. People shared what they had, not because they expected direct trade, but because the survival of the group depended on it.

    Barter likely emerged later, in fringe interactions between strangers. But money didn’t evolve because it was natural. It arose because it was useful for control—as agriculture created surplus and hierarchies, rulers needed a way to tax, store, and regulate that surplus. Thus, money became a tool of power, not just convenience.

    🏛 From Gifting to Control

    As human societies grew, so did the complexity of exchange. Early forms of money—cattle, grain, shells—were gradually replaced by precious metals, then paper notes backed by gold, and finally, abstract digital numbers backed by nothing but belief. And that is all it is.

    Belief.

    If people stop believing money or stocks have value, the value will vanish instantly. We see it in the stock market every day. That is why the value of stocks go up and down and currencies fluctuate.

    At first, money facilitated trade. Over time, it became a mechanism for hoarding and controlling resources. The more abstract it became, the more power it gave to those who controlled its flow.

    Money stopped being a tool and became the gatekeeper of life.

    💣 The Paradox of Money: Too Much, and It Breaks

    Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

    If there’s enough money for everyone to get what they need, the system collapses.

    Why? Because the system is built on artificial scarcity. Too much money in the system makes money loose its value. That’s why it must be kept scarce for the common man. If everyone had enough, they’d stop tolerating soul-crushing jobs. Prices would surge, inflation would rise, and the economy would “overheat.” In other words: it only “works” if most people never get enough.

    The system isn’t broken.
    It’s functioning exactly as designed.

    💰 Scarcity in the Age of Abundance

    Today, we live in a world of technological abundance:

    • Automation can replace repetitive labor.
    • Renewable energy can power the planet.
    • Communication tools connect billions.
    • We produce enough food to feed everyone and more.

    And yet…

    • Food is wasted while people starve.
    • Homes sit empty while people sleep outside.
    • Clean tech is stalled to protect profits.
    • People work meaningless jobs just to survive.

    It’s as if we’re starving while guarding a pile of food stamps, arguing over who should get how many—while the banquet behind us is rotting.

    🧾 The Tax Illusion: Fairness in a Rigged Game

    People think we can get a just world by dividing money better, but that is impossible as money only have value if it is scarce. If everybody had enough money it would have no value…

    Some argue, “We don’t need to get rid of money—just tax the rich!”

    But look closer:

    • Jeff Bezos spends £34 million on a wedding.
    • Amazon UK pays £0 in taxes in 2022.

    That’s not a glitch. That’s the design.

    The rich don’t evade taxes—they avoid them legally, using laws crafted by the very lobbyists they fund. And even if they did pay more, what then?

    We’d still be:

    • Tying basic needs to income.
    • Valuing GDP over human well-being.
    • Accepting poverty as normal.
    • Overshoot our natural resources.

    Taxes just move tokens around in a broken game. The problem isn’t who pays—it’s that we’re still playing the game of scarcity when the Earth already provides an abundance for all.

    🤯 Rethinking the Whole Question

    We ask, “How will we pay for universal healthcare, housing, or education?”

    But maybe we’re asking the wrong question.

    Instead, ask:

    • Do we have the resources?
    • Can they be utilized at noe one else’s expense?
    • Do we have the technology?
    • Do we have the will?

    If the answer is yes, cost becomes irrelevant. We don’t need permission from money—we need to organize wisely, optimize and share.

    🌍 A Moneyless World: Not Utopia—Just Sense

    Let’s be clear: this isn’t about going back to the stone age and barter. It’s about evolution. Move into a just and sane future together.

    A moneyless world isn’t a fantasy. It’s a system where:

    • Resources are accessed by need, not price.
    • Collaboration replaces competition.
    • Well-being for all, not profit, becomes the goal.

    And it’s already emerging:

    • Open-source communities.
    • Gift economies.
    • Peer-to-peer sharing.
    • The dream of Resource-Based Economies.

    The shift starts with one question:

    Why are we still doing this to ourselves?

    Final Thought

    Money is not air.
    It’s not food.
    It’s not shelter.

    It is a manmade invention.

    A symbol. A belief. A story we tell.

    But maybe it’s time to tell a new story—
    one where no one starves at a banquet of abundance.

    If this resonates with you—if you’ve ever questioned the system we live by—then Waking Up – A journey towards a new dawn for humanity might just be the novel you didn’t know you needed. It follows Benjamin Michaels, once a multi-billionaire and master of the old world, who suddenly wakes up in a future where money no longer exists. Ownership is gone. Profit is irrelevant. Scarcity has been replaced by intelligent sharing and stewardship of the Earth.

    At first, he’s more than confused—he’s shaken to the core. Everything that once defined his worth, his power, his identity… has vanished. And yet, the world he finds is peaceful, abundant, and profoundly human.

    Ben’s journey mirrors our own potential transformation: What happens when we let go of the old story—and begin to trust that there really is enough for all?

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  • I am naïve. I have no illusions

    I am naïve. I have no illusions

    How Being Naïve Can Be Our Greatest Strength

    In a world addicted to fear and weapons, maybe trust isn’t naïve — maybe it’s the most powerful and courageous choice we have left.

    We call it naïve to trust. Foolish to disarm. Unrealistic to believe in peace.
    But maybe it’s even more foolish to believe that more weapons will bring safety.

    The world is arming itself again. Military budgets are growing fast. Politicians speak of strength and deterrence, and we’re told that spending billions on new weapons is the only way to stay safe.

    Fear is dressed up as wisdom. Distrust is sold as maturity.

    But what if the truly mature choice is something else entirely?
    What if the greatest courage today is to trust?

    What are Illusions?

    When I say I have no illusions, I mean this:

    I no longer believe in the stories of separation —
    that we are enemies, that fear protects us,
    that power comes from control or domination.

    These are illusions:
    the idea that we must always defend ourselves,
    that people cannot be trusted,
    that war is inevitable.

    I see through them now.

    To trust may look naïve,
    but to keep believing in fear and think that more weapons can keep us safe — that’s the real illusion.

    Truth=Love

    Illusion=Fear

    So yes, I am naïve.
    And I have no illusions.

    The “What If” Trap

    Whenever peace is brought up, the fear chorus begins:

    But what if Russia escalates? What if there’s a new war? What if we’re not prepared?

    Well — what if I get robbed tomorrow? What if a bear attacks me on my evening walk? What if a meteorite crashes through my roof?

    Should I wear armor everywhere? Carry a weapon at all times? Should I never trust anyone, just in case?

    That kind of life is not a life — it’s a prison of fear.
    And when nations think this way, the result is a planet locked in perpetual distrust, paralyzed by fear.

    We’ve normalized this insanity and called it “realism.”
    But there’s nothing realistic about believing that more weapons will finally bring us peace.
    That’s not wisdom — it’s fear speaking.

    I Walk Unarmed

    Call me naïve, but I walk through life completely unarmed.
    Through cities and forests, day and night.
    No gun. No sword. Not even a knife.

    All I carry is respect — and trust.
    Toward everyone I might meet, human or animal.

    And you know what?
    It works.

    I haven’t been mugged.
    I haven’t been attacked.
    Because most beings respond to the energy you bring.
    And when you lead with peace, peace often meets you.

    Some might say, “You can’t compare global politics to personal experience.”
    But I think you can.

    Because behind the suits and borders and weapons,
    we’re all still human.
    And respect and trust are universal.
    They work — on every level.

    Even the Cold War Ended with Trust

    We’ve been here before.

    The Cold War was a decades-long standoff fueled by fear, suspicion, distrust, and enough nuclear warheads to obliterate life on Earth several times.

    But how did it end?

    Not with war.
    Not with victory.
    It ended with Trust.

    When Reagan and Gorbachev sat down in Reykjavík and Geneva, something remarkable happened: they started listening.
    They didn’t agree on everything — far from it — but they broke the silence. They began to reduce arsenals. To sign treaties. To take steps.

    It wasn’t perfect. But it was enough. And so far, no one has launched a ballistic nuclear missile towards another country.

    The Berlin Wall didn’t fall because someone fired a missile.
    It fell because people on both sides stopped believing that war was the only way forward.

    Even that Cold War — one of the most dangerous stand-offs in history — ended when someone dared to trust.

    Peace Needs the “Naïve”

    To choose peace, you have to risk being called naïve.
    You have to be willing to believe in the good in people — not because they always show it, but because believing in it is the only way to help it grow.

    Real peace doesn’t come from preparing for war.
    It comes from preparing for peace.

    It comes from dialogue. From cooperation. From building systems that support life — not threaten it.

    Yes, it’s risky. But so is love. So is raising a child. So is walking out the door in the morning.

    Life is risk. But it’s also possibility.

    Every Great Leap Looked Naïve

    History is full of people who were mocked, dismissed, even imprisoned for being “unrealistic.”

    • Gandhi faced down an empire without violence. Naïve.
    • Nelson Mandela invited his former jailers to sit at the table of reconciliation. Naïve.
    • Visionaries who spoke of equality, human rights, or planetary peace were always told to “be realistic.” Naïve.

    And yet, they changed the world.
    Not by accepting fear as a guide, but by daring to dream beyond it.

    Maybe they weren’t naïve.
    Maybe they were simply free. Free from illusions.

    What If the Whole World Trusted?

    What if the whole world trusted each other?

    What if we built a global society — not on fear, control, or competition —
    but on something utterly naïve: trust?

    Trusting that our brothers and sisters take only what they need,
    and leave enough for the rest of us.
    And that we do the same.

    A world like that may sound impossible.
    But I’ve imagined it — and written it.

    In Waking Up – A journey towards a new dawn for humanity, I describe a future where humanity has moved beyond money, beyond fear, beyond the illusion of separation.
    A world that works — not because people are perfect,
    but because they’ve remembered who they are.

    Naïve?
    Maybe.
    But I have no illusions.

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  • Oneness: A world created

    Oneness: A world created

    🌊 What Is Oneness, Really?

    “Oneness” is a term often used in spiritual circles, yet its true meaning is frequently left vague or abstract. To understand it more clearly, we need to break it down from multiple perspectives—scientific, biological, and spiritual.

    At its core, oneness means that everything is fundamentally connected. Not just metaphorically, but literally—at the level of energy, consciousness, and even physics.

    There are three levels to understanding oneness:

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    1. Scientific Level (Matter and Energy)

    • Quantum physics shows us that particles are not truly separate; they are entangled, meaning what happens to one can instantly affect another, no matter the distance.

    • Everything in the universe is made of the same fundamental “stuff”: energy. Even our bodies and thoughts are just vibrations of energy, the same energy that created the universe.

    • So separation is more of an illusion of form—just like waves appear separate but are all part of the same ocean.

    David Bohm proposed that the universe is not made up of separate, isolated parts but is an interconnected, dynamic whole.

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    2. Biological Level (Systems and Life)

    • Nature works in systems, not in isolated parts. Forests, oceans, climate—all life is interdependent.

    • Even humans are made of bacteria, viruses, and cells that all cooperate on many levels. What we call “me” is actually a community of living things working together.

    • This reflects a kind of oneness in diversity—interconnected life forming a greater whole.

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    3. Consciousness Level (The Spiritual View)

    • Many spiritual traditions say there is only One consciousness appearing as many forms—what some call God, Source, the I AM.

    • This means that you and I and everyone else are expressions of the same awareness, like different waves on the same ocean of being. Much the same as us all being energy.

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    💡 So How Does It Work?

    Oneness doesn’t mean sameness. It means unity beneath the diversity. Here’s how it “works” in life:

    • Empathy: You feel for others because, at a deep level, they are you in another form.

    • Synchronicity: Life starts reflecting your inner world because it’s all one field.

    • Healing: When you heal yourself, it affects the whole system—just like a single healthy cell benefits the whole body.

    • Creation: What you imagine or intend matters, because your mind is not isolated. It’s part of the field of all minds.

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    🌱 Why Does It Matter?

    Because when you truly feel this oneness, something changes:

    • You stop needing to compete or dominate.

    • You stop judging others so harshly.

    • You feel guided, supported, and connected.

    • You shift from fear to love, from ego to essence.

    Oneness in A Course in Miracles

    A Course in Miracles (ACIM) has a very specific and profound take on oneness—and it goes even deeper than most spiritual teachings. Let’s explore how oneness works according to ACIM:

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    1. Only God Is Real

    According to ACIM, God is perfect Love, and God is all that truly exists. Since God is One and infinite, there can’t really be anything outside of Him. 

    “God is but Love, and therefore so am I.” — ACIM

    So:

    • Creation = extension of God’s Love

    • You = not separate from God, but an idea in His Mind, forever united with Him.

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    2. The Separation Never Happened

    The idea that we are separate individuals in a physical world is described in ACIM as a tiny, mad idea that the Son of God (all of us as One) seemed to believe.

    “Into eternity, where all is one, there crept a tiny, mad idea, at which the Son of God remembered not to laugh.” — ACIM, T-27.VIII.6:2

    This is key:

    • The illusion of separation created the ego, time, space, and the body.

    • But in truth, none of it ever happened. It’s a dream. And we are all dreaming the same dream. Being a character in a world of countless other characters doing stuff.

    • You are still one with God, dreaming of being something else. Until you wake up… And remember.

    3. You Are the Christ

    In ACIM, the Christ is not just Jesus—it is the One Self we all share.

    • There is only one Son of God.

    • You, me, and everyone are part of that same One Self.

    • The “many” is just a dream of division—there is only one mind, appearing as many.

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    4. Forgiveness Reveals Oneness

    Forgiveness in ACIM is not about pardoning sin, but realizing that there was no sin—only mistaken perception.

    • When you forgive, you see past the illusion of attack, guilt, and separateness.

    • You remember: We are the same. We are one.

    • This is the way back to awareness of oneness.

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    5. The Body Is Not the Truth

    The body is part of the illusion of separation:

    • It’s a “learning device” but not who you are.

    • You are not in a body; the body is in your mind.

    • You are mind—pure spirit—eternally one with God.

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    🕊️ In Simple Terms:

    ACIM says you are not a drop in the ocean—you are the ocean in a drop, but you’ve forgotten that you are the whole.

    Oneness in ACIM is not just a nice feeling—it’s the truth of what you are, waiting to be remembered. And that remembrance is what the Course calls “the Atonement”: the undoing of the illusion of separation.

    We are still in Heaven, only dreaming that we are not.

    The Ego

    The ego is the illusion of separation—it believes it’s a separate “self” rather than a unique expression of one shared being.

    So, the separation we are experiencing is only because we have forgotten we are One. And this belief in separation has led to all the wars and misery on this planet. We believe we need to hoard as much as possible for ourselves and sharing means I am getting less. Not to speak of what I  believe is the truth. And if you don’t believe the same you are a threat to me. 

    In my book Waking Up – A journey towards a new dawn for humanity people on Earth has remembered the Oneness talked about in this article and has created the world according to that, and that is what Benjamin Michaels discovers after 100 years in cryonic sleep…

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  • No Yours, No Mine? It’s Not Yours to Own — It’s Yours to Care For

    No Yours, No Mine? It’s Not Yours to Own — It’s Yours to Care For

    Rethinking Ownership in a World Beyond Possession

    “Wait — no ownership? Not even my own things?”

    This is one of the most common reactions people have when they first hear about a world built on a global resource-based economy. Even those of us who believe in the vision of a moneyless, post-ownership society — like the one described in Waking Up and that The Venus Project proposed many years ago — sometimes struggle to grasp the implications.

    Because let’s be honest: we’ve grown up with ‘mine’ and ‘yours’ as absolute truths.
    We define ourselves by our possessions — our homes, our books, our cars, our clothes, our collections. Letting go of ownership can feel like letting go of a piece of ourselves.

    So what happens, for instance, to something personal — like a vintage car you’ve spent years renovating? What happens to that?

    🚗 The Vintage Car: When Possession Meets Passion

    Imagine this:

    You’ve lovingly restored a classic car over the course of a decade. You’ve poured in time, effort, care — even identity. It feels like a part of your story.

    In a post-ownership world, you may not legally “own” the car anymore. But here’s the crucial part:

    You are still its caretaker. You are still its steward.
    It may not be yours to own — but it’s yours to care for.

    That’s the difference.

    The system recognizes your relationship with that car. You’re the one who knows it, who tends to it, who brought it back to life. That bond doesn’t vanish. In fact, it is honored — not erased.

    Others won’t take it from you. There’s no bureaucracy swooping in to reassign it. But if you want to share it — say, to exhibit it in a museum, or let others experience its beauty — the system supports you.

    And here’s the key:

    You can be generous without sacrifice.
    You don’t need the car’s monetary value to survive.

    In today’s world, you could maybe donate the car — but only if you’re wealthy enough not to need the money. In a resource-based world, that entire equation dissolves. Generosity is no longer a luxury.

    🏝️ Benjamin Michaels and the Three Islands

    In Waking Up, there’s a powerful scene where the character Benjamin Michaels — once an ultra-wealthy man — grapples with the same shift.

    In the old world, he owned three private islands. His wealth granted him control, prestige, privacy. He could visit them at will, fence them off, decorate them however he liked. They were symbols of power — and belonging.

    But in the new world, with no money and no private property, Benjamin doesn’t own anything anymore.

    At first, this feels like a loss.
    But eventually, something incredible dawns on him:

    He now has access to thousands of islands.
    And so does everyone else.

    What was once a symbol of privilege is now a shared treasure. The world is no longer carved up and walled off — it is open, abundant, and free.

    And Benjamin?

    He hasn’t lost anything.

    He’s gained everything.

    He’s no longer limited by what he owns.

    He’s liberated by what he can access.

    🧠 So What’s the Real Difference?

    The difference lies in the logic of the system.

    In today’s world:

    • Ownership is security
    • Sharing is sacrifice
    • Generosity is privilege
    • Possessions is identity

    In the resource-based world:

    • Access is freedom
    • Stewardship is connection
    • Generosity is natural
    • Care is identity

    You don’t lose your favorite things — you simply shift your relationship to them.

    You’re not the owner. You’re the guardian, the steward, the artist, the lover of what you use.
    And that role is respected — not erased.

    🧡 “It’s Yours to Care For”

    This principle extends far beyond the vintage car or the island.

    It applies to:

    • Your home
    • Your instruments
    • Your creative space
    • Your patch of nature
    • The trees you plant
    • The art you make
    • Even the relationships you nurture

    Everything you connect with becomes yours to care for — not yours to possess.

    And paradoxically, this creates more care, not less.

    Because when we stop hoarding, we start sharing.
    And when we stop fencing things off, we start feeling connected to everything.

    🌍 When No One Owns Anything, Everyone Has More

    This is the beautiful paradox of a post-ownership world:

    • The end of possession is not the end of abundance.
    • The death of ownership is the birth of shared richness.

    You don’t lose your freedom.

    You gain the freedom to live without fear, without competition, without the constant pressure to have more just to feel safe.

    You gain the world.

    A New Kind of Ownership?

    You could even say this is a new kind of ownership — one not based on legal contracts or exclusive rights, but on use, relationship, and care.

    In this world, you “own” what you use, as long as you use it.
    Not through possession — but through connection.

    You don’t have to hold onto something forever to value it. You don’t need to fear losing it. Because the system adapts to use, and respects your role as its steward for as long as that bond remains.

    It’s not ownership in the traditional sense.
    It’s something gentler — more alive.

    A living relationship between person and thing, nurtured by presence, not possession.

    📖 Ready to Explore That World?

    This vision is at the heart of Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity — a novel that dares to ask:

    What if a world beyond money, ownership, and inequality is not just possible, but inevitable?

    Follow Benjamin Michaels, Aweena, and others as they navigate the radical beauty of a system based on care, trust, and abundance — not control.

    👉 Order the book now and begin your journey.

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  • Reclaiming Time: Why the Future Needs a 13-Month Calendar

    Reclaiming Time: Why the Future Needs a 13-Month Calendar

    How ancient wisdom, lunar cycles, and a new measure of civilization point to a better way to live

    Today is Friday the 13th — a day many associate with bad luck. But it wasn’t always this way. In fact, the number 13 once stood for luck, fertility, and cosmic harmony. What if the fear surrounding it has more to do with forgotten history than actual misfortune?

    And what if time itself — the way we count it, live it, and structure our lives around it — has been shaped not by nature, but by systems of control?

    We live by a calendar that’s out of sync with the rhythms of the Earth and the moon. But that wasn’t always true. Long before the Gregorian calendar restructured time into 12 uneven months, ancient civilizations aligned time with the moon — and with the cycles of life.

    What would it mean to reclaim that natural rhythm? What if we could not only reimagine the future — but also reimagine time itself?

    ⏳ The Forgotten Harmony of 13

    The number 13 was sacred. It used to stand for luck, wholeness, and alignment with the cosmos. A lunar year contains 13 full moon cycles — each about 28 days — and many early civilizations organized time accordingly.

    This natural calendar was used by the Maya, Native Americans, Druids, and others — not just for measuring time, but for living in tune with fertility, harvests, spiritual rituals, and the divine feminine.

    13 was not feared — it was revered.

    🏛️ How Time Was Colonized

    With the rise of empires and organized religion, a shift occurred.

    • The Roman Empire — and later the Christian Church — replaced the lunar 13-month calendar with the 12-month solar one.
    • The new system made taxation, administration, and imperial rituals easier to manage.
    • Meanwhile, the sacred number 13, closely tied to goddess traditions and lunar rhythms, was systematically demonized.
    • Over time, Friday the 13th — once a holy day associated with the planet Venus — became a symbol of fear and superstition.

    This wasn’t accidental. The restructuring of time itself became a tool of control — over nature, over people, and over belief systems. Time was no longer a natural rhythm. It was a machine.

    🌍 A New Dawn: The Year of Civilization

    In my novel Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity, the world reaches a tipping point: the first year in human history when no person kills another. That moment marks the beginning of a new calendar: Year 1 YC — the Year of Civilization.

    A new era begins — one based not on domination, but on peace, cooperation, and alignment with life.

    In such a world, the artificial structures of the past — including the 12-month calendar — would naturally dissolve. Instead, a return to a 13-month lunar rhythm would reflect the new consciousness: one that values balance, natural order, and spiritual connection.

    🌕 Why 13 Months Just Makes Sense

    Imagine a world where time follows the moon — not the market.

    • 13 months of 28 days = 364 days
    • One “day out of time” remains — a sacred, unscheduled pause at the end of the year, celebrated as a moment of rest, reflection, and renewal

    This calendar brings with it:

    • Predictability: Each month identical in structure.
    • Harmony: Aligned with natural cycles — lunar, menstrual, agricultural.
    • Reverence: Honoring time as something sacred, not something to exploit.

    In the Mayan tradition, the “day out of time” was a moment of forgiveness, art, and healing — a portal between what was and what can be.

    💫 Reclaiming 13 — and Reclaiming Ourselves

    My own mother always believed 13 was her lucky number. She even flipped old superstitions: if a black cat crossed her path or she passed under a ladder, she took it as a sign of good fortune. She didn’t need history books to tell her what was sacred — she simply felt it.

    And maybe now it’s time we all remember what she somehow already knew:
    13 was never the problem. Forgetting its meaning was.

    The number 13 was removed from calendars, buildings, and beliefs — not because it was unlucky, but because it symbolized something powerful, something ancient, something natural. It represented a time before control. Before conquest. Before commerce dictated the rhythm of our lives.

    Religion and the emerging monetary system found advantage in rewriting time — in severing our connection to the moon, to the feminine, and to a more intuitive way of being.

    But in the new world imagined in Waking Up, we reclaim it all. We reclaim peace. We reclaim nature. And yes — we reclaim the original meaning of the number 13.

    Not a curse.
    Not a superstition.
    But a sign of luck, wholeness, and the rhythm we were always meant to live by.

    So maybe Friday the 13th isn’t so unlucky after all.
    In fact, it might just be your lucky day — because you found this book. 😉

    📘 Ready for more?

    If this vision resonates with you, explore it more deeply in my novel:
    Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity — now available worldwide.
    A story of peace, purpose, and a new kind of time.

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  • Who Decides? Exploring Governance in a Post-Capitalist Future

    Who Decides? Exploring Governance in a Post-Capitalist Future

    From monarchs to ministers, tyrants to technocrats — every system humanity has tried has eventually run aground. Why? Because they were all built on the same foundation: the human ego.

    No matter how noble the structure, egoic consciousness — rooted in fear, separation, and the hunger for control — has repeatedly turned governance into domination. Democracies become corporate. Revolutions become regimes. Even well-meaning leaders fall into power struggles, corruption, or burnout.

    As long as the ego remains the operating system, the structure is secondary. The real revolution must be internal.

    That’s why in Waking Up, the transformation of society begins not with policy — but with a global awakening from the ego. Only when the majority of people have remembered their shared essence, their interconnection, and the joy of giving and sharing rather than grasping, can new models of coordination and care truly take root.

    So the question becomes:

    After the awakening… what kind of decision-making and collaboration arises?

    In a post-capitalist, post-egoic world, governance is no longer about control. It becomes about coordination, stewardship, and transparent collaboration. Let us explore six evolving models and frameworks that point the way.

    💜 1. Collaborative Councils: Miki Kashtan’s Nested Model

    Miki Kashtan, co-founder of BayNVC and author of Reweaving Our Human Fabric, proposes a deeply human form of governance rooted in Nonviolent Communication. Her model centers around Convergent Facilitation and a nested structure of local-to-global councils:

    • Local communities make context-based decisions.
    • Representatives, accountable to their communities, participate in broader coordination.
    • Power is exercised with care, through inclusion, feedback, and shared purpose.

    This model avoids both top-down authority and the paralysis of consensus by using skilled facilitation to uncover shared needs and create agreements that work for all.

    Key Insight: Empathy and clarity can replace coercion and confusion.

    🧪 2. AI-Assisted and Sortition-Based Systems

    Emerging digital democracies experiment with a blend of:

    • AI decision support: analyzing complex data and modeling outcomes
    • Sortition: random selection of citizens to serve in rotating assemblies
    • Liquid democracy: delegating voting power flexibly to trusted participants

    These systems aim to reduce bias, increase representation, and create fluid, adaptive decision-making models that can scale globally while remaining locally rooted.

    Key Insight: Technology can serve human values when it amplifies fairness, not control.

    ♻️ 3. Consensus-Based Governance

    Consensus is a timeless model used in indigenous communities, intentional groups, and spiritual traditions. It emphasizes shared understanding and alignment over majority rule:

    • Everyone’s voice matters
    • Proposals evolve through discussion
    • Outcomes seek full consent or at least deep acceptance

    While sometimes slow, consensus fosters trust, accountability, and a culture of listening. When combined with facilitation (as in Miki Kashtan’s model), it becomes more effective and scalable.

    Key Insight: Collective wisdom often emerges through dialogue, not votes.

    🌍 4. The Venus Project: Decisions by Design

    Jacque Fresco’s Venus Project envisions a world where governance is replaced by systems-based planning:

    • Decisions about infrastructure and resource use are made through scientific reasoning, not politics. Decisions are arrived at based on what is the most logical and rational solution
    • Cities are designed circularly for maximum efficiency and sustainability
    • Technology handles logistics; humans pursue learning, art, and connection

    While sometimes critiqued as technocratic, this model removes ego and profit motives from decision-making entirely.

    Key Insight: Science, when applied ethically, can guide resource stewardship more wisely than ideology.

    🌿 5. The Natural Exchange System (NES): A System — and a Mindset

    The Natural Exchange System (NES), from Waking Up, isn’t governance in the usual sense. It’s not about administering rules. It’s a shift in consciousness:

    “As long as the resources exist, are used sustainably, and no one is exploited, why shouldn’t everyone have what they want and need?” — Aweena

    NES removes the need for trade, ownership, or barter. People contribute because they want to, not because they must. Needs are visible, and flows of goods happen organically. With this system and mindset, governance and management is barely necessary because fear, hoarding, and inequality have vanished.

    Key Insight: When we release the need to exchange, we free ourselves from the need to control.

    🔄 6. After the Awakening: What Remains?

    When the ego no longer drives our behavior, governance dissolves into guidance. Power hierarchies are replaced by transparent coordination, local empowerment, and global empathy.

    In this world:

    • Councils convene as needed, not forever
    • AI serves human values, not market logic
    • Consensus reflects our interdependence
    • Science supports life, not profit
    • NES becomes the soil from which all collaboration can grow

    We stop asking who should rule — and start asking how we can serve.

    ✨ Conclusion: From Rulers to Stewards

    Humanity’s past was built on fear, defended by ego, and maintained through systems of control. But our future can be different. If we awaken to our shared being, then governance is no longer about who gets to decide.

    It becomes about how we live together.

    The best governance may not be a system at all. It may be the result of shared values, open hearts, and a collective remembrance of what it means to be human.

    If this vision speaks to you, discover more in the book that started it all.

    👉 Get your copy of Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity  HERE.

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  • We Already Have It In Us: How Voluntarism is Building the New World.

    We Already Have It In Us: How Voluntarism is Building the New World.

    Get this: On a remote beach in the Galápagos Islands, a group of people gathers under the sun, bending down to pick up pieces of plastic and other trash. They are not paid. There is no boss. No clock ticking. Just hands moving, hearts aligned, a shared sense of purpose. This scene has repeated itself for over 30 years, thanks to a volunteer program inviting ordinary people to protect one of the most extraordinary places on Earth.

    This is not a dream of a better future. This is happening — right now.

    And it’s not just in Galápagos.

    Across the globe, millions of us are already doing the work of the New Earth, without waiting for permission or paychecks. It’s not radical. It’s not revolutionary. It’s not niche. It’s mainstream.

    NES – the Natural Exchange System

    In my book Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity, the Natural Exchange System (NES) is the system that has replaced money and trading. It mimics nature in the sense that there is no reciprocal exchange. Every part does its thing and is fulfilled in doing it. Plants produce food and oxygen. Bees collect nectar from flowers and so on. Humans do what feels most natural and interesting for them without any monetary transactions. It’s based on a natural flow of contribution — where people offer their time, skills, and care because they want to, not because they have to. It’s a system of inspired action, grounded in trust and meaning.

    🌱 The Spirit of NES is Already Here

    But we don’t need to wait for the future to experience  the idea of a Natural Exchange System (NES) as described in the book. We simply need to see it — and recognize it for what it is.

    Here are just a few powerful examples:

    • 🌲 The Student Conservation Association (USA) has seen over 50,000 volunteers contribute more than 2 million hours each year to trail building, habitat restoration, and conservation research.
    • 🌳 Bergwaldprojekt (Europe) mobilizes volunteers to maintain forests and ecosystems across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria — reconnecting people with the Earth.
    • 🐨 Conservation Volunteers Australia engages over 10,000 local and 2,000 international volunteers annually in hands-on environmental work — from replanting forests to rescuing native species.
    • 🌍 The Green Belt Movement (Kenya), founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, has empowered women to plant over 51 million trees, rebuilding ecosystems and communities together.
    • 🇦🇲 Armenia Tree Project has planted over 8 million trees since 1994 — thanks largely to unpaid, inspired citizens.
    • 💪 Voluntarism: A Massive, Measurable Force

    If you think voluntarism is just “extra,” think again. The economic value of unpaid work is staggering:

    🟢 In the United States alone, volunteers donated approximately 6.9 billion hours in 2024.
    🟢 Each hour is valued at $34.79, according to Independent Sector.
    🟢 That’s a total contribution worth over $167 billion annually — more than the GDP of many countries.

    And that’s just one country.

    Globally, the value of volunteer work is so vast it rivals national economies. According to international studies, if we tallied up all the unpaid hours humans give to each other and the planet every year, it would exceed the GDPs of most nations on Earth.

    Let that sink in.

    We’re not just talking about potential anymore — we’re talking about proof.

    ❤️ We Want to Contribute

    Why do people do this?

    Not for profit.
    Not for status.
    Not for survival.

    We do it because it feels right. Because it connects us. Because it matters.

    This is what the future looks like.

    A world where contribution comes not from guilt or obligation, but from joy and connection. A world where we aren’t driven by scarcity — but by meaning.

    🌟 The Call of the New World

    The volunteers of Galápagos didn’t wait for NES to be formalized. They simply acted. So did the forest protectors of Europe. So did the open-source coders, the disaster relief teams, the community gardeners, the school lunch helpers, the animal rescuers.

    NES is already here.

    It lives in the spaces where money doesn’t reach — but humanity does.

    The world of Waking Up isn’t some distant fantasy. It’s the world we’re already building, hour by hour, heart by heart. If you want to dive into this future and experience it through the eyes of Benjamin Michaels, you can order the book here.

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    So let’s name it.
    Let’s claim it.
    And let’s grow it — together.

  • What Is Actually True Spiritual Awakening?

    What Is Actually True Spiritual Awakening?

    Because without true awakening, we’ll keep recreating the same broken systems.

    Today, “spiritual awakening” is everywhere — in self-help books, TikTok trends, and vision boards filled with yachts and soulmates. But most of what’s being sold under that name isn’t awakening at all.

    True spiritual awakening is not about manifesting more for the ego.


    It’s not about using spiritual tools to chase the same things the ego always wanted — just with incense burning in the background.

    True spiritual awakening is an awakening from the ego.


    From the illusion of separation, scarcity, and fear —
    into the truth of what we truly are:

    The Universal Spirit Essence present in every being.
    The Awareness that sees through these eyes, reads these words, and witnesses thought itself.
    The One that creates the thoughts — and in doing so, creates the reality.

    When we remember that we are the creators of our thoughts,
    we begin to reclaim something forgotten:


    We are the creators of our world.

    In the depth of this realization lies the One — the same One in everyOne.
    And when we truly see this, we understand that we are not separate.
    We are all unique expressions of the same Source, the One.
    and from this foundation, a new world becomes not only possible, but inevitable.

    A true spiritual awakening isn’t about manifesting more for the ego, it’s about remembering that there is already enough for everyone.


    Enough land. Enough time. Enough resources. Enough Love.

    When the illusion of separation dissolves, so does the logic of hoarding.
    We stop asking “How can I get more for me?”
    and begin living from a deeper truth:
    “How can we all have more — together?”

    That’s when abundance becomes real.
    That’s when the world of Waking Up begins.

    And here’s something else:


    True inspiration follows true awakening.


    Not the hustle-driven motivation of the ego,
    but a quiet, clear, radiant energy that flows directly from the Source.
    An inspiration that brings with it the solutions we need —
    not just for one person to succeed, but for all beings to thrive.

    This inspiration does not serve the 0.1%.
    It serves Life Itself.
    And it will guide us — if we let it — to build a world that works for every being on this planet.

    The novel Waking Up imagines such a future —
    where this awakening is no longer just personal, but global.
    Where humanity has shed the systems of fear and stepped into a reality based on trust, unity, and shared abundance.

    It’s already happening.
    Quietly. In the hearts of millions.
    People are letting go. Waking up. Coming Home.

    So ask yourself:
    What if enough of us truly woke up?
    What kind of world would we create — together?

    Want to dive into this imagination of a new world on planet earth? If so, my book is available as both ebook($4,99) and paperback($12) HERE:

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  • We Can’t Build a Peaceful World from a Fearful Mind

    We Can’t Build a Peaceful World from a Fearful Mind

    Why meditation is essential to the post-money future imagined in Waking Up

    “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”


    — Albert Einstein

    In Waking Up, I describe a future without money, without trade, and without coercion — a world based on trust, freedom, and shared abundance. But if we imagine ourselves waking up tomorrow in that world, there’s a deeper question we must ask:

    Would we even be ready for it?

    Because the systems we live under today are not just external — they are mirrors of our inner world. They shape how we think, feel, and react — yes — but they were shaped from the beginning by those very same patterns.

    Today’s system is built on greed, but greed is only a symptom. At its root is fear — the fear of not having enough, of being left behind, of being unworthy. And that fear arises from the ego — the part of us that believes we are separate, vulnerable, and alone.

    Meditation as Revolution

    This is where meditation becomes revolutionary — not as an escape from the world, but as a way to introspect into the fear-based mind that created it, and thus find the peace that lies behind it.

    But meditation offers us more than peace. It gives us clarity. It allows us to witness the ego in action — the part of us that clings, compares, hoards, competes. The part that believes we are separate from others, from nature, and even from ourselves. Through stillness and observation, we begin to see the roots of the old world within us — and loosen their grip.

    The New World Requires New Minds

    A post-money society cannot be built on the same foundation of anxiety and lack. It requires a shift in consciousness — a deep remembering of who we are beyond scarcity and separation.

    Meditation doesn’t make us passive. It makes us present. From that presence, compassion arises. From compassion, collaboration becomes natural. And from collaboration, new systems can emerge — not driven by profit, but by purpose.

    When we are free within, we no longer need systems to control others or protect ourselves. Inner freedom becomes the soil where outer freedom can grow.

    Training for the World We Want

    In the world of Waking Up, people are not taxed, policed, or bought. They are free — and that kind of freedom cannot be imposed. It must arise naturally from a deep inner transformation.

    Meditation is not mandatory in that world — but it is inevitable. Because the stillness it invites is the very ground upon which a new kind of society can stand. Not one ruled by fear or greed, but one guided by awareness, empathy, and joy.

    A Final Word

    Meditation isn’t just self-care. It’s civilizational care. A society built on peace must begin with peaceful minds. A society that trusts must be made of people who know themselves deeply enough to live without fear.

    That is why meditation matters — not only in your life, but in the future of our world.

    If this vision resonates with you, I invite you to explore it deeper in my novel Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity — a story that doesn’t just imagine a better world, but asks how we might become the kind of people who can live in it.

    If you want to experience how a multi billionaire experience the shock of waking up in a world the furthest from what he could imagine, only to go through a deep personal transformation in this new world, you can order the book here:

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