We humans spend a lot of time thinking about being powerful. However, this notion of power that we hold--it is a mistaken notion. The reality is that humans are very vulnerable. But because we refuse to accept our vulnerability, we have crafted a system where we depose the existing power structure and then we occupy that power structure and claim it as our own. The theological term for this is supersessionism. In secular terms, this energy is known as a revolution, a coup d'etat, or colonization. We in the United States have even added on an extra part to this energy--we go and steal people and bring them back. In other words, slavery is an energy akin to colonization, but with a change in geography. There's also a scientific word for this energy--parasitism. We human beings are participating in an energy of parasitism--and by coincidence or not, the most common life form on Earth is the parasite. In essence, the Earth is being taken over by parasites. Humans are being asked to confront this energy. Humans are being asked to realize our true nature--to become acquainted with a very old energy--an energy that for us is nothing more than an ember. We are being asked to become participants.