This book traces the journey of George Benjamin (Ben) Bingham from 1950 to 2015, from a beneficiary of privilege to a lifelong dedication to social and environmental change informed by years of biodynamic farming in the community. You will travel from the mountains of Peru, where he followed the inspiration of his grandfather, the explorer, Hiram Bingham, and learned the power of ritual, to Wall St. and the realization that money is the modern religion and the key to local and global change. The golden thread reveals a new way of working with money that could change our world for the better and make our money matter. Written for investors and businesses stuck in the past and for all who can imagine a new economic reality where commerce is designed to meet needs, and profit drives positive good.