"Zukav explains that we are evolving from a species that understands power as the ability to manipulate and control--external power--into a species that understands power as the alignment of the personality with the soul--authentic power. Our evolution now requires each of us to make the values of the soul our own: harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for Life."--Inside front cover.

"Zukav writes: "Spirituality has to do with the soul, and requires alignment with the most noble impulses of the human experience - harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for Life. This goal cannot be brought into being for one person by another, or even by a collective of others. The spiritual development of an individual is not a barn raising made possible by helpful neighbors. Each individual is responsible for his or her own spiritual growth....