The author of The Pleiadian Agenda and other best-sellers examines legendary cataclysms and concludes that a massive disturbance in the Earth's crust 11,500 years ago left humanity's collective psyche deeply scarred. This unprocessed fear, passed from generation to generation and exploited by power-seekers, is responsible for our recurring expectations of apocalypse. But contrary to many prophecies of doom, Clow shows, we are actually on the cusp of an era of incredible creative growth.