EPIC STEPS: Rekindling Democracy, Unity and Peace by Gates McKibbin, Ph.D. 155 pages, published in 2020
Author Gates McKibbin is clairaudient, adept at thought transfer. Epic Steps is the eighth book she has published containing messages from the spirit world, and it could not be more relevant or timely. Here three former presidents – Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Dwight Eisenhower – sound an alarm derived from their shared concern for the vitality and viability of democracy and the future of planet Earth.
The presidents’ musings are precisely what we in this weary, disheartened and divided nation need. And we need it now. Wise voices must prevail if our democracy is to survive. The presidents acknowledge their own errors and shortcomings, remind us of our beginnings and Constitutional mandates and call us to our deepest potential and highest good. Their insights are as courageous as they are compelling.
EPIC STEPS Interviews
Can Democracy Reincarnate? Watch Regina Meredith’s fascinating interview with Gates McKibbin as they explore messages from Jefferson, Lincoln and Eisenhower and discuss wide-ranging implications for democracy today.
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Enjoy Gates’ conversation with Regina Meredith on Open Minds, for Gaia network subscribers.
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Tap into a provocative conversation about the presidents’ messages that Gates shared with Jake Weaver, host of Midnight, On Earth.
Click here for the podcast.
Bruce Springsteen’s lyric "You can’t start a fire without a spark” captures this moment in our democracy. Your involvement is essential. Get inspired. Speak your truth. Click here — and let the sparks fly!
Selected Quotes from Thomas Jefferson
“When the Founding Fathers considered how to foster individuality within the context of majority rule, we focused more on the spirit of each citizen than the body or mind. We created a government that would recognize and honor the highest, most exalted aspect of every person.”
“Two counterbalancing assurances are necessary: Freedom and equality. Freedom run rampant crowds out equality and leads to the concentration of power. Equality run rampant stifles individual initiative, demoralizes and demotivates. But the two combined, though ever in dynamic tension, protect us from the excesses of each.”
Selected Quotes from Abraham Lincoln
“If we are equal under God, then everyone in the nation must be equal under the laws of the land. If we are equal under God, then we must honor the Divine within each person. And that divine aspect blossoms with acceptance, not judging; love, not hatred; interrelatedness, not separateness; freedom, not slavery.”
“There can be no democracy without tolerance and open-mindedness. There can be no democracy without people rising above their own selfishness. Abolishing slavery was the first step; abolishing disrespect and intolerance was the next.”
Selected Quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The military industrial complex has grown way beyond anything I warned against when I was president. You know only a fraction of the story. You have been told half-truths, disinformation, and premeditated lies. You have been shown the benign face of a monster that is plundering your resources, polluting your environment, and usurping your government. My purpose is not to frighten, but to impel people to action. This is a wake-up call.”
“You have no choice but to establish and maintain a true and lasting global peace. If you do not, the planet will continue on its current course. Perhaps sooner, perhaps later, the tension and violence will escalate to the point that the survival of humankind will hang in the balance. That is not a conjecture. It is a guarantee . . . Peace throughout a global community is possible. You must believe this. You have no other option.”
Readers' Reviews
The presidents’ musings are precisely what we in this weary, disheartened and divided nation need. And we need it now. Wise voices must prevail if our democracy is to survive. The presidents acknowledge their own errors and shortcomings, remind us of our beginnings and Constitutional mandates and call us to our deepest potential and highest good. Their insights are as courageous as they are compelling.
EPIC STEPS Interviews
Can Democracy Reincarnate? Watch Regina Meredith’s fascinating interview with Gates McKibbin as they explore messages from Jefferson, Lincoln and Eisenhower and discuss wide-ranging implications for democracy today.
Click here for the video.
Enjoy Gates’ conversation with Regina Meredith on Open Minds, for Gaia network subscribers.
Click here for the video.
Tap into a provocative conversation about the presidents’ messages that Gates shared with Jake Weaver, host of Midnight, On Earth.
Click here for the podcast.
Bruce Springsteen’s lyric "You can’t start a fire without a spark” captures this moment in our democracy. Your involvement is essential. Get inspired. Speak your truth. Click here — and let the sparks fly!
Selected Quotes from Thomas Jefferson
“When the Founding Fathers considered how to foster individuality within the context of majority rule, we focused more on the spirit of each citizen than the body or mind. We created a government that would recognize and honor the highest, most exalted aspect of every person.”
“Two counterbalancing assurances are necessary: Freedom and equality. Freedom run rampant crowds out equality and leads to the concentration of power. Equality run rampant stifles individual initiative, demoralizes and demotivates. But the two combined, though ever in dynamic tension, protect us from the excesses of each.”
Selected Quotes from Abraham Lincoln
“If we are equal under God, then everyone in the nation must be equal under the laws of the land. If we are equal under God, then we must honor the Divine within each person. And that divine aspect blossoms with acceptance, not judging; love, not hatred; interrelatedness, not separateness; freedom, not slavery.”
“There can be no democracy without tolerance and open-mindedness. There can be no democracy without people rising above their own selfishness. Abolishing slavery was the first step; abolishing disrespect and intolerance was the next.”
Selected Quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The military industrial complex has grown way beyond anything I warned against when I was president. You know only a fraction of the story. You have been told half-truths, disinformation, and premeditated lies. You have been shown the benign face of a monster that is plundering your resources, polluting your environment, and usurping your government. My purpose is not to frighten, but to impel people to action. This is a wake-up call.”
“You have no choice but to establish and maintain a true and lasting global peace. If you do not, the planet will continue on its current course. Perhaps sooner, perhaps later, the tension and violence will escalate to the point that the survival of humankind will hang in the balance. That is not a conjecture. It is a guarantee . . . Peace throughout a global community is possible. You must believe this. You have no other option.”
Readers' Reviews
Peter Janney
Possibly the MOST IMPORTANT book to read this year
Reviewed February 24, 2020
This little gem of a book will remind you of how and why the United States of America came into existence . . . I can think of no other "primer" for the critical year we are in right now that reminds us, and then underscores what a true democratic republic is all about. Ms. McKibbin has done an invaluable service by publishing this book amidst the current turmoil we now face in our country and on the entire planet.
The voices of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight Eisenhower resonate the truest and most authentic ideas of what our democracy now needs to reclaim. Having lost our way, it is now up to us, EVERY ONE of us, to stand up and be counted in the reclamation of our participatory democratic republic. What does it mean to be an American in this day and age? This book will serve us all in our recollection. It is beautifully written, succinct, and will stimulate all who read it to pay homage to what it means to be both an American citizen, and a planetary citizen in the critical times we now face in both our individual and collective lives.
Sharon Mehdi
This Moment in History
Reviewed March 3, 2020
If ever there were a book for this moment in our county’s history, and an author divinely chosen and perfectly suited to create it, EPIC STEPS and GATES MCKIBBIN are it. Hands down. If you are despairing of any solution to the acrimony and seemingly hopeless fracture of our current political system, I encourage you to spend an evening with Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Dwight Eisenhower. Their presence and wisdom jumped off the page and into my heart the first time I read their words. And every time since. What’s more, the story behind the story — how Epic Steps came about and why — is fascinating. Read it!
Davida Hartman
The Leadership We Need Now
Reviewed March 9, 2020
Epic Steps: Rekindling Democracy, Unity and Peace is a timely, inspiring, meaning-filled book that is a reminder of the positive and thoughtful leadership we need in our country and throughout the world, too. I recommend this stellar book wholeheartedly and with great enthusiasm.
I have read and enjoyed Dr. McKibbin’s other excellent books—each powerful reminders of what it means to be a thoughtful, clear-thinking, magnanimous citizen of the world.