THE PORTAL

There is a new paradigm afoot. It may be viewed as East meets East as people used to look to the old east for "enlightenment" from such philosophies as the Tao, which posited the eternal quest for One's center. America is East of China and now stands to "enlighten" the world as to how that can effectively be accomplished. Succinctly thru the establishment of a truly participative Democracy. Now that doesn't happen just because it is stated on paper. It has to come thru a society so empowered by a sense of self, that can only come from individuals creatively empowered to know what they don't know and to be actively engaged in creating communities of practice to solve life's questions as to our survival.
Consider "The Portal". The Portal can be viewed from a multitude of points of light as you will discover. The one we are focused on is thru the South pier lighthouse web cam which is accessed thru NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory's Muskeegon (Michigan's)Field Station's website. Focusing on the Lighthouse you will see a 55 foot lighthouse that was placed there in 1903. Now look back about halfway to the light... There you see it?
The Vertical Axis Wind turbine that is surrounded by Young Students and Seasoned Scientists. Yes they are collaborating to find out what it is they don't know about these vast inland fresh water seas. Not stopping there they are part of a larger vision that starts deep inside in each participant's soul. A light has been kindled there because they have each been empowered to join the creative hunt to solve the mysteries of life. those mysteries of course involve all aspects of life, including and beyond the" Great Lakes" These are the people that are partaking in this great experiment of Participative Democracy because they are on the hunt for truth and justice for life. This is the ideals that people believe America was founded on. But I digress...
This other point of light we spoke of... Turn on your Video conferencing screen and intermingle with the young Scientists that are conducting meteorological experiments inside the Lighthouse just beyond the Wind Machine. Posit your questions, don't be shy about it for they will have questions for you about wherever in the world you live. Together you are having a dialogue about life and this world we live in. Most assuredly you will both conclude your mutual "discoveries", having come away with a changed and enlightened understanding of what is is you didn't know and now what new answers you will seek to quell the creative energies, which of course cannot be quelled. The Genie is out of the bottle now because you've entered this new world of self discovery, life will never be the same. There is a new smile to your face. One that comes from a sense of self that cannot be denied.