“Humans. Our world and everything in it, through direct and indirect actions, evolves to survive and adapt.”

—  D. S. Bradford

Elemental Evolution announcement, Muzic Magazine (July 25, 2016)
Context: Humans. Our world and everything in it, through direct and indirect actions, evolves to survive and adapt. We are peaceful, but we are also destructive. Elemental Evolution is about evolving into a form of ourselves that is conscious of peace and embraces love.

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