In the past, changes in the fundamental order of society have been followed by a period of violence and destruction. This stage of internal conflict and confusion arises when successive notions of order are believed to be incompatible or irrelevant to each other. But is it necessary for a change in order to occur in this way? Is there an intermediate domain in which transition can occur without this associated confusion?

Is it possible for a range of different notions of order to be held in active suspension within “the mind of society”, so that a free dialogue is held between the old and the new orders?

In such a case it is is possible that an entirely new kind of movement could begin, in which the whole society would be in a constant state of creative transformation without disruption.