The Great Consciousness Experiment began at dawn on what Sara's Children's Council had designated "Day One of the New Mind Age." Across both continents, volunteer communities started implementing the most ambitious research program in human history: the systematic exploration of new forms of consciousness that had never existed before. "Status report from the Mountain Individual Sites," Marcus announced from our now-permanent coordination center. "Seventeen communities have established pure individual consciousness zones. Initial reports describe increased creativity, personal reflection, and what one participant calls 'the joy of being completely yourself.'" "Ocean Collective Zones reporting," added another coordinator. "Twenty-three coastal communities are experimenting with flowing c

