Judge: Order! Order in the courtroom! We will now hear closing statements from the defense.
Defense: Thank you, your honor. Personally, I suspect "New Age" has little to do with the current Bill Moyers debate. My reason for bringing the well known journalist into the Vortex courtroom of law was in relation to what he had to say about how certain groups regard... or perhaps I should say DISREGARD, the need to manage our nations energy policy and natural resources, all this in order to promote their personal and philosophical agendas. As you can tell, you honor, from recent outbursts, these personal agendas and philosophical viewpoints are fiercely defended. As far as bringing Joesph Campbell to the attention of the Vortex court, it was to draw attention to the unfortunate and under appreciated concern that those who do not understand the power of how mythology shapes their personal dreams and aspirations, they will be in danger of interpreting the antiquated myths they grew up with both in literal and dogmatic ways. To paraphrase Campbell, it is vital that one's Personal Mythology reflect contemporary issues and values, not the concerns, issues, and values of our forefathers. The point being: One's Personal Mythology will always drive one's dreams and aspirations regardless of whether one is aware of this fact or not. With no clear awareness of how one's own Personal Mythology influences one's perception on reality they will have no clear understanding of what was behind the underlying truths of the myths they grew up with, and unfortunately how these antiquated myths can end up warping and enslaving their personal dreams and a! spirations. The world is hungry for new sources of energy. At present, few new sources are perceived to make a major impact on either our planet's global economy or environment though many in this courtroom have reason to believe that my somewhat pessimistic perception may soon prove to be completely inaccurate. I DO hope I'm wrong, and I hope they are right. In the meantime it makes sense to make do with what we have. Share it. Distribute it fairly. Use it wisely. It is not in this planet's interest to live by, or fight and die under mythologies that justify the squandering and complete disregard of Gaia's resources in the firm belief that the Calvary is just around the corner. I rest my case, your honor. Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
