Excerpt from Foundation for a New Consciousness 5

Copyright © 1987 John Caris

From chapter 1 "A Dare"

The argument of this essay assumes the universal existence of the pattern which connects; it does not try to prove this truth. If I have forged any definite position, it is that of a traditionalist. This differs from such labels as conservative or progressive. It may even be slightly radical. The word "tradition" means the act of passing on or carrying on. What we have is the idea of process, of selecting from the past those things which we can use for our present purposes. The image of a river comes to mind. Sitting on the river bank, we watch as various objects float by. If any attracts our interest, we reach out and take it. The other objects continue their journey until someone further down stream retrieves them.