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Graham Hancock, Guest
Waking Times
**Note: This article is excerpted from the introduction of The Divine Spark: A Graham Hancock Reader: Psychedelics, Consciousness, and the Birth of Civilization. See more at The Divine Spark Library Page.
I’ve been very lucky; I feel I’ve been blessed; I’ve lived a blessed life. I’m grateful to the universe for giving me the chance to live this life.
But why am I here? Why are you here? Why are we all here on planet earth? Why are we conscious? What are our lives for?