A Conspiracy of Spirits - Wall Street Vs. The 99% is a new novel by William Douglas, author of the award winning 2012 The Awakening. He also founded World Healing Day, and has written books about and taught Tai Chi.
William Douglas is a rather extraordinary person who has lived a courageous, unusual life. Our paths crossed at a critical time for me, and Bill and his wife Angela, appeared almost magically like angels, helping me when I needed help the most. As a political activist, I usually don't have time for "fun," "nonfiction" novels, but I made an exception for Bill and must admit that his novels are so engaging that they are very hard to put down, and I can devour one from cover to cover. I have learned, the hard way, over the years, that sometimes critical information is so heavily censored and attacked when one tries to "break it into the news" that one has a better chance of doing an end run and slipping it into the culture via the arts, through image, film, literature, poetry. Bill's novels are filled with information, ideas, experiences, taboo and alien to the dominant culture. Dressed as fiction, beneath the character veils, one can see Bill, the people he knows and loves, and has worked with, risking life and limb, in service to truth, in service to life, to humanity, to planet, illustrating that the forces of Life are greater than Death, that together our efforts do make a difference, in mysterious ways, perhaps invisible or inexplicable to the boundaries of our modern belief system.
The novel takes on climate change, suppressed energy breakthroughs, the power of dreams and every individual's capacity to tap into the tao where all is known, all is connected, all is one.
Have the one percent conspired to amass wealth and power at the expense of the vast majority of humanity? Are the 99% actually waking up and figuring out how to exercise their own power, despite the ominous construction of a police state, the rumblings of imminent disasters, the threats of terrorism, wars, unaccountable government, the duplicitous media? Will the 99% be able to take a deep breath together, find support amongst the wider population, steer us away from the endless war, destructive technologies, bleak off the cliff trail that we're on, and forge a better path for the future?
Today was a momentous day, a Global Day of Action for the 99%. For William and I a magical day of convergence, validating our work, and expanding our understanding of reality and circle of allies. As we were speaking, I received a report from the Global Innovations Commons who have extensively researched and identified who has patented and suppressed innovative technologies threatening the dominant oil/nuclear industries and retarded the move towards benign, renewable energy sources. They have also pioneered identifying and encouraging the development of promising technologies in countries not shackled by the horrific patent laws and lawyers that have actively tried to keep a lid on these technologies. They just posted a report entitled Proprietary Environments: Innovation Paradox and Policy by Dr. David E. Martin, Executive Chairman, M•CAM Inc.
My earlier interview with Bill about his novel 2012 The Awakening is posted here.