Human consciousness is the most powerful unfolding force on Earth.

Deep inside everyone alive today is an elemental state of being, Whole Self, which is a natural, instinctive, intuitive state of being that has been chiseled and honed in our biology over billions of years as it was handed down from ancestor to ancestor, generation by generation, in an unbroken chain of DNA. At rest, Whole Self is a tranquil state of confidence. In action, it enables us to decipher the truth of each moment and respond spontaneously and appropriately to that truth with minimal effort. Over time, evolution has enriched this elemental state, enabling humans to be the only animals that can adapt to, survive, and thrive in every type of environment on Earth.

Sixty thousand years ago a blink of an eye in evolutionary terms human consciousness made a massive leap forward. Following a prehistoric disaster of global proportions, our Cro-Magnon ancestors evolved a second, higher form of thought, abstract reasoning, unleashing a genius for innovation, and with it a powerful desire to control everyone and everything around us that causes us stress, fear, conflict, and tremendous suffering. This remarkable mode of thinking shadows, clouds, and represses Whole Self.

In his remarkable new book, renowned philosopher and business leader Kendrick Mercer explains why each of us should reclaim Whole Self, thus enabling us to access the full spectrum of consciousness. He offers a concise exploration of post-Shift forces that have led to the planet-wide disruption of social configurations that supported the healthy psychological development of our uncivilized forbearers, such as the parent-child bond. Kendrick Mercer makes the case that modern cognition has the potential to lead us either to collectively annihilate ourselves or to work together wisely in common purpose to solve the pressing problems of the day particularly if it is blended with the more confident, spontaneous, and joyful state of Whole Self that is our birthright.