Meditation: (on Creating a New Earth)
I find myself soaring over mountains with the wind whistling around me – dancing on the wind in a sort of hang glider contraption. The sail is much smaller than a regular hang glider and I can somehow guide myself simply by thinking about where I want to go. I think this might be the result of the headgear I’m wearing which is similar to a bicycle helmet. 
I glide over mountains and forests and then come upon vast plains full of farmland. The fields are checker-boarded with what appear to be many different kind of crops. No mono-culture here it seems.
After having a great time flying around for a while, I see a city in the distance. It has tall buildings like skyscrapers but it doesn’t seem that large since it’s surrounded by farms rather than suburbs. As I pass the city I can also see small towns and villages dotted among the farmlands. For some reason these seem more interesting than the city and I direct my Personal Flying Device to head toward one small town and prepare to land. My strange flying contraption gently settles near the ground just high enough that I can easily step out. Once I am clear of the PFD, it automatically folds up into a knapsack with straps to wear on my back. How great is that!
I find myself on a street with modest homes that are gaily decorated with many flowerbeds along the road and around the houses. I see a street sweeper and pedestrians and bicycles but not many cars. I also notice PFDs like mine in the sky with a couple landing in back yards. I continue walking until I hit the center of town.
This is a very small town with shops along one side of the street and a fairly large train depot on the other side. After my experience with the PFD, now strapped to my back, the train station is surprising. It seems new and well maintained, but as I enter I am struck by how much it feels like train stations of old with polished wood floors and wooden pews with plush cushions. There are lots of other people in the station and the mood seems festive and relaxed at the same time. I get the feeling that everyone really enjoys riding the trains.
Then a train pulls into the station and any relationship to trains of yesteryear vanishes. It is sleek and streamlined and makes no sound. In fact I don’t even see an engine. It is wider than trains on Old Earth and is supported by wider rails. I feel myself being propelled to the train by the many people wanting to board, so I enter the train car as well.
The inside is large and spacious with cushy comfortable reclining seats and plenty of room to stretch out. There are tables for games playing and computer work. I see signs for restaurant and food cars and even a movie car where movies apparently play 24/7.
As I take a seat, another woman sits down beside me. She has a nice smile and I feel drawn to her immediately. I tell her I’m from far away and ask her if she could answer some questions. She says she will do her best.
The first question I have is about the fuel for the train. Since it doesn’t have an engine, what does it run on?
She says that it is a fuel that is distilled from the air by a tiny computer chip as the train is traveling. The fuel is therefore essentially free, abundant, doesn’t need to be stored and is always available. I am amazed and ask how this is possible. She says she doesn’t understand the process, but this kind of fuel is used for all transportation including cars and trucks as well as planes and PFDs, which is why the PFD I have on my back is so light as easily collapsible. They also use this fuel for heating and cooling.
Now I was really curious. “If this fuel is so abundant and free, why are there so few cars and why are you still using trains (which frankly seem kind of old fashion)?” I asked. “Aren’t there faster and more efficient ways to travel given this new fuel?”
She laughs and says that even though cost, pollution and availability are no longer issues, congestion is still a potentially big problem. These trains travel hundreds of miles an hour and carry a great number of people quickly and efficiently between small towns and large cities within 500 miles of one another. People love riding trains because they are safer than cars and people are free to read, play games, sleep or work without having to operate a car. In most cases trains can get people to their destination faster than a private car, so why not?
“The potential for congestion in the sky is even greater than on the ground because in the air you have three dimensions to worry about rather than the two of ground travel. PFDs are therefore not allowed in congested areas like large cities, train depots, airports and any other place that is a destination for large numbers of people. In congested areas we rely on public transportation along with walking and biking. We have great airliners and airports, but air travel is reserved for cross-country and international travel with planes carrying large numbers of people quickly and safely.”
“As far as individual travel goes,” she went on, “walking and cycling are preferred because of the health benefits. Bicycles also fold up like PFDs so you can carry them on your back, and even those that don’t are welcome on public transportation. Cars are mostly used to carry loads like lots of groceries, and when the weather is bad. Otherwise, people try to walk, bike or fly to work whenever possible.”
As she got up to leave, she patted her own backpack. “Even if you work in a city, you can take the train and then bike to your job. Or you can fly. Since our cities have no suburbs or sprawl you can use your PFD to fly to the outskirts of the city, pack your PFD on your back and walk into work.
I was left marveling at this strange juxtaposition of engineering and technology. So it’s not always “out with the old and in with the new”. Sometimes the old (trains and bikes) and the new (PFD’s and an amazing new fuel) work quite well together. Let’s be careful what we throw out.
*For the back story for this blog, see the New Earth Dreaming
** Folding bicycle from Fold World
You can learn more about the energy realm in my book, “It’s All About Energy: Adventures in Expanded Reality”, found on Amazon, and on my website, www.transformationalexpansion.com.