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The earth has been devasted by a hundred years of pandemics, pollution, wars, and natural disasters, known as the Age of Chaos, decimating the population and splintering humanity into well-defended megacities. The survivors revive humanity over the next hundred plus years into a thriving, harmonious world-centric society, Concordia. But the collective psychological scars of the past run deep. Now, an uncontrollable psychic affliction is infecting over half the citizens of Concordia, tormenting them with torrential waves of the thoughts and emotions of others. Tavera is a compassionate wise woman who spans the two dominant cultures on Concordia, the ubiquitous integral Guilds Society and the mystical Ayndo Order. Tavera knows the well-developed psychic abilities of the Ayndo could help the guilders control theirs, but they’re highly suspicious of non-Ayndo. Opposing her efforts, the Ayndo leader, Cerne, who despises the guilders, will do anything to control Concordian politics and keep the Ayndo and guilders apart. Tavera joins efforts with others who share a desire to heal the collective shadows spawned from the unrelenting psychic chaos including, an unorthodox scientist, a great Ayndo sage and his two primary students, an empathic social mediator, an artist, and an Ayndo healer. Their efforts are tenuous until they make a discovery that changes everything… SynShen integrates ideas from unorthodox science theorists, mysticism, and integral philosophy woven to form a whole greater than its parts.