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Make Your Own

PropheciesBy Ralph M. Lewis, F. R. C.

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Tfoake ou*i 0 ivn Prophecies By R a l p h M. L e w i s , F. R . C.

The present is the most transient of the three actual

and imagined states of our consciousness. Th is changing

presen t is ever adding to the gro wing pas t, and the fu tu re

is a shadow cast by it. Th e indistinctness of the future,

to our minds, confers upon it a vastness and a realm it

does no t actually possess. Since the past can only be

revered or despised, and the present is constantly waning,

men are ever drawn to the future . It is something yet

unrealized, and in a strange sort of way men hope to perceive it from afar. Thu s they seek to choose from it, in

advance, what they want, and discard what they do not

like, as a housewife selecting fruit in a market place.

The more unstable and shifting are the present times

and circumstances, the more men scramble to find some

landing place in the future. Me n cannot perceive as an

actuality w hat as yet has no substance. Ra the r than admit,

however, that the stuff of which the future is made is in

each moment of the present, they think the vision theyneed is possessed by a chosen few. In th eir search, they

turn to the vagaries of all kinds of methods of prognostic



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cation, over which seers and prophets preside, often in

false majesty. Tha t some of these progn osticato rs are

amazing in accuracy of their predictions is not so much

evidence of a specially endowed faculty or system to

pierce the veil of tomo rrow, as it is a tr ibute to th ei r \een

analysis of today. For analogy, the man who, upon study '

ing a barometer, announces the coming of a storm tomor

row, hasn’t had a vision of the future, rather he has be'

come aware of a cause existing in the present. Mo st men

trample beneath their feet on earth those substantial signs

of future events, for which they stretch their necks to

scan the heavens.

The greatest prophet of all is the prevailing times. If

you would know what the tomorrow should and will

br ing fo rth, reverse yo ur po in t of observation, place sel f in the indeterminate future, then look back upon the

pre sent. So let us assume this posit ion and looking up on

the things with which we are familiar, let us do a kind

of realistic predicting, for out of the present arise those

needs which shape the future.

As a guide for our observation, let us divide our lives

into four general spheres of activity. For practical pur '

poses, we shall say there are the spiritual, pol itical and

social, educa tional, and economic. There are many whodisclaim and who would protest an inclusion of their lives

in any spiritual sphere. Howev er, I believe our definition

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of this sphere will be allinclusive enough for their views.

The spiritual, as we use it here, consists of a discernment

of a moral order, or an inner influence upon the character.

Me n define these tendencies as either: (a) The fiat of a

per sonalized being; (b) A ma nifestati on of the higher

order of self; or (c) The more complex configurations

of their beings, about which they resort to speculation.

Upon these broad definitions of the spiritual impulses,

we find established today, first orthodox religion. It con'

tends that its interpretations are unaffected by human

opinion of thought, and that they are, in fact, the absolute

fiats of God. It fu rther holds that all non'conformers are

heretics and anti'creedists. Some are often restrained from

a “devout” massacre of their opponents only by the latter’s

superior number and strong organization under the banner

of liberty. Conco mitant with this orthodox religion is the

ever'increasing number which proclaims that the moral

sense is an amorphous God or Divine Mind dwelling with'

in man. The y fur the r believe tha t an appreciation of it is

quite relative to one’s understanding, requiring the de'

velopment of personal consciousness. Thi s mystical con'

ception, irreconcilable with orthodox religion, often un-

fortunately produces a smugness among its adherents.

That group which looks upon spiritual ideals as growing

out of obscure sensations of the body composes the dis'ciples of the schools and systems of psychology, and

methods of physical philosophy.



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W ha t, then, does the future hold for religion? W e pre-

dict a mystical'pantheism as the religion of tomorrow. The

central doctrine of this religion will be that a Universal

Intell igence as a series or concatenation of causes, creative

and pe rfec t in its whole, pervades everywhere and every

thing. Tho ugh it be absolutely impersonal, it provides in

its perfection a faculty in man through which he can

draw upon it to prevent and remove any discordance

with in himself or the spheres of his life’s activities. Th e

creed of this religion will expound that all things in

essence will be united with man, and of him, and he

with all else. It will not alone be a faith in the brothe r-

hood of man, but a brotherhood of being. It will also

proclaim th at man can 1% no closer to this Un ive rsa l

Min d than he can come to self. It will furthe r teach

that if he finds himself in the shadows, it will not be be-cause he has been forsaken, is being punished, or must be

redeemed, but that intentionally or inadvertantly he has

turned from the inner light. Th ere will not be churches,

bu t a church. Th ere will not be sects, but degrees and

grades of comprehension. From one to another will man

advance as he proves himself competent. N o men will

have absolute comprehension of this Universal Mind, for

they would have to be aware of all of those things which

it comprises. Likewise, therefore , no man will have awrong conception of it, for each state of consciousness will

be related to the individual ’s personal atta inment.

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As to the next sphere, the fundamental ailments of our

present in ternationa l political order are all too apparent.

It is from a dispassionate survey of them that we can real-

ize the need and predict the even tual remedy. Basically, by

nature and physiological structure, all humanity is united

as a species. Th e variations of human condu ct and thespecial adjustments to social conditions should not permit

one body of men to band toge ther or organize as a political

group, so as to exclude or to compel others to adopt its

standard of living and form of Governm ent. Such con-

duct in the future will be considered striking at the basic

natural unity of humanity. Th us the multiplicity of social

states, countries, or nations will cease to be. W ith their

disappearance will go those conflicts and misunderstand-

ings which are engendered by unnecessary rivalry forsupremacy and domination. Th e world will be redivided,

not into political districts or states, but into zones. Each

zone will be determined by the physical aspects of certain

areas; that is, its natural or geographical environment and

the prevailing social and intellectual level o f the populace.

The zone, for example, of what is now Sekondi, Gold

Coast, South Africa, will have no lower or higher status

in this new political order than the present Atlantic Sea-

board of the Uni ted States.

The people of each zone will be vested with the right

to elect a representative who by examination proves his



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thorough comprehension of the conditions of his zone and

its people. These representatives will form a world con

gress, or Council. This congress will in turn elect, for

prescr ibed term s, the execu tive officers of the one United

World State. Th is world congress will adopt a constitu

tion which shall consist of such articles as will be for the preserva tion and furthe rance of humanity’s inalienable

right, which, of course, will not conflict with the in'

herent differences of the peoples of the various zones.

There will be the further adoption of laws for each zone,

pa rti cu larly adap ted to thei r needs as foreseen and reconv

mended by their respective representatives, and consistent

with the spirit and purpose of the W orld Constitution.

The world population will be permitted to migrate

fr ee ly from zone to zone, as the temperaments, social in-clinations, and intellectual interests and pursuits of the

people move them. Polit ica lly , wh erever they reside, they

will be taken and accepted as equal citizens of the United

World State. This will result in a continual shifting of

the world population, as we now know it, but with one

important difference; whereas now we have large con

gregations of the people in various sections of the re

spective nations, in the future W orl d State, men and

women will have the whole earth as their stage and home,if they so desire, without the present political and national

restrictions of their movements.


As for the social sphere, we predict that the future so-

ciety will decree that since the earth is a habitat for human-

ity, it is also the common property of all men. No man or

group of men will be permitted to lay claim to priority

ownership of its rich and important areas or resources.

Men will be allowed to occupy a limited extent of landfor home sites, for cultivation and for industrial or manu-

facturing prod uction and cultural pursuits. No one will

be able to occupy land to the po in t of exclusive control or

monopoly of any natural resources, or so as to interfere

with the rights of others also to enjoy and occupy land.

Men will retain their possessory right and control of those

things which they create from mind, or produce, or derive

from their personal labor and efforts, the restriction being

that they do not conflict with the wealth and natural re-sources which are and remain the heritage of all humanity.

The system of jurisprudence will become completely re-

organized, rather transcend the present obnoxious imper-

fections. Judges of the Civil and Crimin al courts of zones

will be selected by examination and unquestionable quali-

fications. Such qualifications will not merely include a

knowledge of the science and philosophy of law, but as

well an intellectual breadth, which comes from a freedom

from an y allegiances which might bias a decision. Jurieswill likewise be accepted by examination. The fallacy of

the traditional belief of their peership will be abolished.



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Men must see clearly eye for eye, before they are qualified

to think or judge alike. The prospective jur or’s education,

experience, and ability to comprehend the subject matter

of th e case will be determ ined in advance — assuring

greater equity to all litigants. Fur ther improvement in

the system of jurisprudence will be the compulsory filingof a bond by a plaintiff when he institutes an action. This

bond, in a sub stantial am ount, will be foref eited if cer tain

required factual matter has not been acquired in advance

of the filing of the suit as evidence of the plaintiff’s good

faith. Th is will eliminate the legal extortion now in prac

tice, whereby suits are filed containing charges not pos

sible of proof, under the sanction of the “information and

belief” clause, an d for the sole purpo se of at tem pting to

coerce the defendant to settle outside of court to preventcontinued adverse publicity. Fu rthe r elaboration along

this line of improvement will result in compelling suits

which have once been filed to be brought to trial, unless a

jud iciary body decides th at a very good and suf ficien t

reason for not do ing so has been established. This will

discourage actions which are now filed solely for intimida

tion without merit and without the intent to bring them

to trial.

The entire theory of what constitutes the “freedom” ofthe press and its agencies will be revised. Th e present per

fidious freedom of the press will be restricted insofar as it


amounts to an abuse, or is conceived as a mandate to ex

ploit the repu tat ion s of peoples an d insti tut ion s to advance

its circulation fo r pecuniary interests. Th e socalled free

speech of the press will be further curtailed where under

the guise of stating factual matters, unwarranted innuen-

does are added, expressing the bias of the press, and givenas “opinion” or “news comments.” This reformation of

the American Press, in particular, will begin within the

next decade.

The World State will provide and maintain community

hospitals, sanitariums, and clinics for the care of the sick

and injured. These hospitals will be provided with capable

staffs of physicians and technicians. Tax ation will be

adeq uate to meet the expense. Physicians of all approve d

schools of therapeutics will be paid by the state and their

entire professional services will be absorbed by the state.

A graduated scale of salaries will be paid them in accord-

ance with their experience and ability. Periodic tests of

their efficiency will be made, compelling them to keep

abreast of the latest findings of their particular system or

school of therapeutics. Gen ius or outstandin g ability in

the healing professions, where one is capable of contribut-

ing particularly to the advancement of human welfare and

the alleviation of suffering and the combatting of disease,

will be compensated by bonuses and appointments to

special research staffs of the W or ld State. Every citizen



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will enjoy these health benefits and guarantees, just as he

now does elementary public school education in the United

States, without direct cost or expense to him.

In the sphere of education, we will not see the cessation

of private unive rsities or colleges. Public universities and

colleges for which no fees for attendance will be requiredof the student, will, however, be increased throughout the

W orld State. Strict entry examinations, a rigid curricu

lum and study requirements will eliminate overcrowding

in the fields of specialization. Th e Wor ld Sta te Council

or Congress will compel vocational analysis, which will be

a highly developed and dependable science, instead of the

maladroit system now in use. N o individual will be per'

mitted to study for a profession, if he is not intellectually

or temperamentally suited to it. To prevent overcrowdingand consequent corruption, for which certain of our pro

fessions today are noted, quotas will be placed upon all

professions in each of the zones of the W or ld Sta te. Edu -

cational and vocational councils will continually develop

and formulate new professions to compensate for the con'

trol and restriction of others. Personal failu res in society

will be reduced by the ingenious method of free analysis

of the psychological disposition, inclinations and aptitudes

of the person, which will result in “finding him,” when hecannot find himself. W he n the cause of the individu al’s

failure is found to be pathological, treatment will be con-


ferred upon him at the expense of the state, to convert

him into an asset rather than a social liability.

For science, we predict that the astronomical scale of

distances will become completely revolutionized, revealing

errors in our present theory as glaring as those in the long

since aband oned Ptolemaic cosmogony. Th e great tele-scopes with their costly, stupendous lenses now used in

astronomical observations will come to appear as crude in-

struments, particularly because the entire principle upon

which they are constructed will be discarded. The mag-

nification of objects by the use of lenses in astronomical

telescopes in the great observatories will give way to a

startling device employing electromagnetic principles.

This device will electrically polarize wave bands of light,

so that they have an electrical property and can thus bemagnified as tremendously as we now amplify the elec-

trical impulses produced by sound waves through present

day instrumen ts. Va st stellar spaces will be reduced to

the capacity of human perception—a universe now un-

dreamed of, in comparison to what we now can visually

perceive, will be disclosed to the knowledge of man.

There will be instruments developed which will discover

for man another natural, yet an almost dormant faculty

which will cause him to enjoy a perception of existencenot now imagined possible for the human consciousness.

This new faculty of perception will reveal intelligences



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existing elsewhere in the universe, which now we have no

means of discerning. If this seems fantastic, conceive our

present hu man rac e witho ut th e facu lty of hearing try ing

to become cognizant of a reality which would exist only as

sound. Suddenly given hearing, would not their realiza

tion of the new realities be startling to them?

Our present method of obtaining energy by the process

of combustion, or the transmuting of bulk material into

anoth er manifestation, will become obsolete. Ma n will not

continue with the masses of oil and coal as fuel to produce

energy, but will have harnessed the energy in its formative

or atomic state, with which he is now experimenting,

using the initial Cosmic energy rather than that which

escapes throug h combustion as we now know it. This, of

course, will eliminate many of the present problems ofwhich fuel is the principal cause.

W e predict that personal transportation will not need

to increase vastly beyond what is now the maximum speed

of air travel. A grea ter speed of personal transportatio n

will come to be rivalled by a method which even in pre

diction appears weird. A p lace or destination will become

possible o f pro jection to man, instead o f man being tran s'

po rte d to it. The comb ina tion of the physical aspects of a

place or its environm ent will be so project ed as to engenderin man’s consciousness the same sensations which arise

from those perceptual qualities when he experiences what


he actually looks upon or hears in his immediate surround

ings. In othe r words, man will be pu t en rapport with a

place in space, without moving from his armchair. He will

enjoy as complete emotional and psychic response to the

projected impress ions he receives as if his immedia te su r-

rounding s had been transformed into them. N ot just one

or two of his objective senses will be engaged, but all may

be sim ultaneously, or at leas t the nu mbe r necessary fo r the

complete realization of the place or thing. This will not

be done in a psychical or Divine sense, bu t by the means

of employing material instrume nts of science. W ha t we

now experience as radio and added to it what the imagi-

nation can conceive as accurate color television pictures

can only provide us with a very crude idea of this future

miracle we now predict.

In the economic sphere, we predict unemployment held

at a constantly proportion ately low level. Th is will be ef-

fected principally by the fact that men will be able to

gravitate to work suited to their ability and experience,

anywhere throughout the W orld State. Me n will not be

huddled behind nationalistic barriers or frontiers as now,

if some plight befalls a particular zone or region in which

they live. W e furthe r predic t that prices will be gradu-

ated to meet the purchasing capacity of the peoples of

each zone of the Wo rld State. Th is will be accomplished

in the following manner. Th e people of a more affluent



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zone will proportionately pay more for the same com-

modities. Th e grea ter difference as profit will be used to

make up the variation in increased production cost of the

same articles in different sections of the World State.

Consequently, the average production cost of a com

modity, taking into consideration its cost wherever it is

produced, will be the one th at will be established, eliminat

ing the possibility that a producer whose costs are higher,

because of ma tte rs beyond his con trol, wo uld no t, as now,

be able to com pete with his product.

Working conditions will be established by a council of

the Wo rld State, upon the recommendation of the rep

resentatives of the peoples of each zone, these recom'

mendations to be founded upon the varying conditions of

the topography and geographical factors and temperaments of the people of each zone. Th ere will be no limit

placed upon the person al acquisi tion of wealth ; there will

be, however , a superv isio n of its contro l and the manner

of its application. W ealth, as we have heretofore pre-

dicted, will be prohibited from purchasing the control of

sources of natural resources, large tracts of land, and from

holding in any manner what the World State and its

citizenry need. Th e powe r of wealth will consist only in

its being put into circulation again through proper and

permitted purchases.

MAKE YOUR OWN PROPHECIES 1?

Begin today: look around you at the world, and then

with your impressions and experiences in mind, resort to

introversion. Look inwardly upon the mirror of your own

mind and see if you do not find reflected there, from your

experiences, the vision of tomorrow. Be your own prophet

—make yo ur own prophecies.



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