This book continues a generational study of civilizations with the United States, which takes us into contemporary times. It involves the novel use of a 15 generational unit which will make history accessible to us and help reveal its patterns. The phases of history, which compare to previous cultures, create for us an overall sense of order, which enables us to project into the future. In brief, the phases are: 1.) "Invisible" Beginnings; 2.) Establishment and Testing; 3.) Novel Consolidation and Opening Up, 4.) Crisis and Creativity; 5.) Empire and Inclusion, and 6.) Rigidification or Renewal? After a detailed generation by generation study, this work considers the lessons of history and what our future portends.
