4D --> 5D

Influence is behind the scenes power using a different type of force. The current power structure attempts to create decisions by committee, using a set stage for the portrayal of public participation, when the decision has already been made at another level and the actors are portraying their roles with illusionary intent. If you want to stop progress - form a committee.

Consensus is true agreement between people using influence to persuade, so that there are no blocks to the process. Ferreting out the real issue that is causing the hold up in the process is one of the keys to building consensus. Address the issues, realizing that the lone person who is thinking in depth has value to share when listened to. It is hard to listen and not talk over other people - but multiple directions of thought exchange build a better mousetrap (or model).

The sources speak and say hold the course. The philosophy is going to require comprehension from many different circuits. Issues of trust are going to come to the fore - already there are shaky planes underlying the foundations. Keep doing what you need to be doing, but realize that you are doing for your own edification, not because you have to or you are supposed to. Wake up to a smile and a song. Or maybe a bowl of soup.