About the Author

Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO of EARTHwise Centre, architect of the EARTHwise Constitution for a Planetary Civilization, architect of the Future Humans Games, and a Strategic Steward of Hypha and SEEDS. Her programs, practices, and strategies are sought after around the world for actualizing our future human potential, and catalyzing the next steps in human consciousness and systemic design for thrivability. She is the co-author of the award-winning bestsellers of the Future Humans Trilogy with Dr. Jean Houston. She was awarded the Visioneers Lifetime Achievement Award as a Visionary Leader in May 2022, and was crowned overall African winner in the category "Human Development" of the 2022 Africa's Most Respected CEOs Awards by The Business Executive in collaboration with the Economic Development Board Mauritius. She is also a winner of the BIZZ 2022 Business Excellence Award by WORLDCOB. She holds a Master's degree in Law and Judicial Political Sciences from Leiden University, the Netherlands, and received a degree of Doctor from the Maastricht Sustainability Institute at the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Her Ph.D. dissertation Into the Heart of Systems Change, is being implemented worldwide for systemic transformation in economics, education, politics, and governance through her proposed Transition Plan for a Thrivable Civilization. She is a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle of The Source of Synergy Foundation. For more information visit - http: //anneloessmitsman.com/ Prof. Dr. Jean Houston, Ph.D. is a world-renowned scholar, futurist, and researcher in human capacities, social change, and systemic transformation. She is one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement and one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time. She is also a founder of the field of Social Artistry, "Human development in the light of social change," which has taken her work all over the world. She has been a key player in the empowerment of women around the world, and was awarded the Synergy Superstar Award 2020 by The Source of Synergy Foundation for her exemplary work inspiring us to source our highest human capacities. Dr. Houston holds conferences, seminars, and mentoring programs with leaders and change agents worldwide. She has worked intensively in over forty cultures, lectured in over one hundred countries, and worked with major organizations such as UNICEF, UNDP, and NASA, as well as helping global state leaders, leading educational institutions, business organizations, and millions of people to enhance and deepen their own uniqueness. She is the co-author of the Future Humans Trilogy with Dr. Anneloes Smitsman, and has authored over thirty-six published books, and a great many unpublished books, plays, articles, and manuscripts. Dr. Houston is Chancellor of Meridian University and has served on the faculties of Hunter College, Marymount College, The New School for Social Research, and the University of California. Dr. Houston was also President of the American Association of Humanistic Psychology, and is presently the Chair of the United Palace of Spiritual Arts in New York City. For more information visit - https: //www.futurehumans.world/

Reviews

"As we awaken to our true reality, dormant supernatural powers and potential will become the norm. This book is prophetic." Deepak Chopra, M.D., Author, Total Meditation
"An allegory with all the revelations of a New Age Game of Thrones, heroine Rose uncovers many timeless truths in her quest to learn the mysteries of higher human potential. A mix of frontier science and ancient wisdom, which also offers a practical set of tools to 'upgrade' into an evolved realm of being." Lynne McTaggart, Author, The Power of Eight
"Profound insights and way-showers for our cosmic destiny. Beyond reading, this is a book to be experienced and essentially embodied." Dr. Jude Currivan, Ph.D. Cosmologist, Author, The Story of Gaia
"Cast in breathtaking storytelling, Return of the Avatars offers teachings, practices, and tools that open and awaken the wisdom of your higher heart." Dr. Stephen Aizenstat, Ph.D. Founder of Pacifica Graduate Institute
"In Return of the Avatars, distinguished visionaries Anneloes Smitsman and Jean Houston offer vital tools for accessing, activating, and empowering innate creative consciousness. This book is a profoundly important science-based guide for future humans to become Cosmic architects of a sustainable and thrivable world." Dr. Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. Author, The Biology of Belief, Pioneer in Epigenetic Science