On much of the Pacific seaboard the smoke from dozens of fires has made the days dreary and foreboding. It’s almost a sign of the times. But climate change doesn’t get much attention when political controversies, economic crises, and social unrest abound. We have increased our power to the extent we are affecting this magnificent planet, this one big beautiful amazing world we inhabit. Is there a unifying thread that connects the solutions to these problems? Is it global consciousness? Is it uniting humanity? Is it an expanded paradigm or worldview? What will it be humanity... what will be become, what will come out as... through the gloom.