Global Action Plan International

We are all hypnotized, said Willis Harman. Hypnotized into believing we are less than we are, into staring at what is – or may be – impossible.

Empowerment is about adventure, about exploring the largely unknown continent of the possible, both for us and for others. The adventure, this exploration, is as real and tangible as any journey of Magellan or Colum-bus. It takes us into deep space – inner space – and, just like the other form of space travel, brings a new perspective on ourselves and our world; our real world, the neighbourhood and community in which we live.

Like an awkward 13-year-old, humankind in the throes of globalization has grown out of its clothes, alternately squeaking and growling, con-stantly dropping and knocking things – damaging itself and smashing the family heirloom chinaware. We need the dual perspectives of inner and outer space to help us survive our teens and mature into a functional, loving species capable of keeping house on this planet.

Andersen’s Ugly Duckling matured into a swan. We can do it, too.