As we celebrated 250 editions of Odyssey Magazine and commenced our 49^th revolution around the Sun we contemplated the primary factors that had contributed to the longevity of this beautiful publication with an energy entirely of its own. The most compelling factors that emerged were that consciousness is not ‘new age’, neither is it fad nor fashion, it is a gentle generational reminder from the ancients, a knowingness within, a reconnection to the timeless and unboundedness of the divine essence of who we are. All love Ed.