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A companion volume to Overman: The Intermediary between the Human and the Supramental Being, Patterns of the Present is a profound and enjoyable account of the present situation of mankind and the world it lives in. As the world entered the threshold of a new millennium, many theories were formed on what possibilities lay ahead for mankind. Patterns of the Present explores the meaning of history, the globalisation of our planet, the values of the East and West, and the future evolution of mankind to present the current position of humanity through the perspective of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. About the Author Georges Van Vrekhem is a Belgian journalist, poet and playwright. Influenced by the works of Aurobindo Ghose, he joined the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry in 1970, moving to Auroville in 1978 where he still lives. He has translated into Dutch several of the books of Aurobindo Ghose, the Mother and Satprem, as well as selected writings from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. He is also the author of Beyond Man: The Life and Works of Sri Aurobindo.