Every culture has a story about a Golden Age, a mythical time when humanity was more connected, more inspired, more aligned with Spirit. But what if those stories aren’t history—they’re memory? A reminder, not a map.
“I believe that we, that this planet, hasn't seen its Golden Age… Fuck that! This is my chance in the world… I’m right here right now and I want now to be the Golden Age… the time to flower is now.”
Every generation thinks it missed the glory. That the light lived somewhere else—back in mythic Mesopotamia, or in the dreaming gardens of Eden, or in the courts of Emperor Han. Nostalgia convinces us that our moment is lesser, thinner, more chaotic, less holy.
But Patti Smith refuses the myth of the lost age. Her voice cuts through the fog of fatalism—electric, irreverent, fierce:
“The time for greatness is right now.”
And if you’re a mystic, a sensitive, a clairvoyant, or someone standing at the doorway of intuitive awakening, this is your calling card.
At Art of the Seer Academy, we teach that spiritual development is not an escape from the era—it’s a creative act within it. Your consciousness is not a relic. It’s a catalyst.
This is the Golden Age when you decide to participate in it.
The Golden Age Isn’t Behind Us—It’s In Us
Every culture has a story about a Golden Age, a mythical time when humanity was more connected, more inspired, more aligned with Spirit. But what if those stories aren’t history—they’re memory? A reminder, not a map.
Patti Smith’s challenge is simple but seismic:
Stop looking back. Start looking alive.
Mystics don’t wait for the Golden Age. We create it from the inside out.
How this shows up in our curriculum
In the Academy, we teach practices that activate the present moment as sacred ground:
Clairvoyant meditation that clears the static so you can see exactly where you are.
Mediumship practices that remind you the veil is thin and support is always here.
Grounding and neutrality so the world doesn’t pull you out of yourself.
Energetic boundaries so your aliveness is protected, not drained.
Personal cosmology development so your path is yours—not inherited, not imposed.
These aren’t tools of preservation—they’re tools of ignition.
The Time to Flower Is Now
Patti Smith is talking about spiritual timing. Creative timing. Soul timing.
She’s rejecting the idea that we are late to our lives.
And mystics need that reminder more than most.
Too often students say:
“I should have started this work 20 years ago.”
“If only I’d known I was intuitive sooner.”
“Maybe I missed my window.”
But intuition isn’t a train with a timetable.
It’s a seed with impeccable timing.
Your gifts open when you are ready to meet them—no earlier, no later.
That is the Golden Age: the moment your Spirit says yes.
Mystics as Creators of the Present, Not Curators of the Past
Spirituality is full of longing for other eras:
Atlantis,
Lemuria,
Ancient Egypt,
the Renaissance,
the 1960s,
“before the world got like this.”
But Patti Smith’s reminder is almost clairvoyant:
You incarnated now for a reason.
Not to escape this era—but to change its frequency.
In our training rooms, we teach:
how to choose the vibration you create from,
how to hold your energy even when the world pulls at you,
how to live from the center of your head instead of the center of collective fear,
how to let your sensitivity be your brilliance, not your burden.
The Golden Age starts every time someone chooses to live consciously.
Spiritual Rebellion: Claiming Your Era
Patti Smith’s energy is punk mysticism—equal parts devotion and defiance.
Her quote is a spell. A permission slip. A refusal to concede the present to despair.
You don’t need the past.
You need your presence.
You don’t need a mythic era.
You need your mind clear, your heart open, your energy running clean.
You don’t need ancient initiation temples.
You need grounding, neutrality, and the courage to see with your own eyes.
The Golden Age is wherever a mystic is awake.
How We Build the Golden Age at the Academy
We do it quietly, daily, with:
meditation that clears the fog,
practices that restore your sovereignty,
readings that reconnect you to your Spirit,
community that welcomes you without hierarchy or dogma,
and a curriculum that treats your intuition as a living art form.
Not someday.
Not in some future life.
Not when the world calms down.
Now.
This moment is the only fertile ground we ever get.
William FitzRoy comes to this post with over two decades of experience in clairvoyance, mediumship, and the art of intuitive living. He founded Art of the Seer Academy in 2015 as a sanctuary for seekers, sensitives, and spiritually curious humans ready to grow in their gifts. He offers session based readings and healings and classes for those ready to deepen their Meditation, Clairvoyant, and Mediumship practice.
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