If You Want Virtuous Leaders, Be Virtuous

The political stage is simply a manifestation of the collective consciousness

Andrea Herman
13 min readJul 29, 2024
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

In 2016, I watched from my home in Canada as America elected Donald Trump to be the 45th President of the United States. I was quite shocked by this outcome, first of all because it had appeared certain that Hillary Clinton would be a shoo-in, and second of all because it was abundantly clear to me that a Donald Trump presidency would be very divisive for the country and the world. The polarizing nature of Donald Trump was such that it seemed evident that only chaos and mayhem could ensue from such an outcome.

And yet, despite my shock, something deep within my soul breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Why?

Because my soul knew that the outcome of this election was a definitive sign that the mass spiritual awakening of Mother Earth was about to accelerate. At a soul level, I knew that the entire reason I had even come to this Earth at this time, was about to unfold. The timeline had finally materialized whereby the mass ascension was definitely “on.” It was about to gain momentum. At some level, I had been waiting for this to happen for my entire life.

For reasons I couldn’t fully understand at the time, I somehow understood that the fallout from…

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