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sometimes imposed on the faithful to “believe” the mysteries and the most delirious fables, today our history is understandable, and it is up to us to open our eyes and minds to prepare our future. In the present is contained the beginnings of our future. Humanity is at the eve of its birth and perhaps of its death, and those who have not understood the meaning of the word apocalypse will nevertheless perhaps be right. We, Raelians, participate in the awakening of Humanity and in the development of the cosmic consciousness. That is the direction of my involvement in this ambitious work, which is the preparation of Humanity for the welcoming of our creators, the Elohim. I would like it to be known that I became interested in everything related to Man and God at the very early age of 12 years old. I saw them as two similarities, Man and “God”, constituted from infinity, and constituting infinity. I then became really interested in “God” and my relation to Him. I was soon led to contemplation, to mysticism, as if I had been trying to escape this Earth to reach the heavens. So I read, asked questions, researched and meditated. I undertook long years of study to go even deeper into the subject. I studied the humanities, philosophy, theology, and finally, “religiology”, because I had faith in Man (I still have faith) and his intelligence. Since I am a complete and total person, I searched for a family where I could dedicate my whole life to this “God” whom I was forever questioning, whom I looked for, whom I materialized in meditation and contemplation, this “God” with whom I had lengthy 344 INTELLIGENT DESIGN: MESSAGE FROM THE DESIGNERS The Consecration of My Priesthood YVAN GIROUX — ex-Roman Catholic Priest and Professor of Catechism.