The Patricians Watch

Andrew Klein – Authors – Student – Scholar

Reverend Father – Son – Husband – Father

Motto-‘ The Only Certainty is my Ignorance ‘

Ongoing commitment – Chaplain to those in need .

Academic & Professional Qualifications (Verified):

· Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of Melbourne

-Doctor of Education (Ed.D)

· Master of Social Work (M.S.W., Clinical), Monash University

· Master of Science (M.Sc., Forensic Medicine), University of Sydney

· Diploma of Arboriculture, Burnley College

· Accredited Mediator (NMAS)

Government & Justice Roles:

· Retired Bail Justice (Victoria) – 

· Former Senior Analyst – specializing in systemic corruption and ideological extremism analysis

· Former Consultant to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – contributing forensic and legal analysis

· Former Advisor, Attorney-General’s Department (Commonwealth) – on social policy and community resilience

Community & Environmental Roles:

· Founder & Silent Patron – “The Unbroken Spine” Community Trust (established 2015)

· Certified Arborist – providing voluntary urban canopy advocacy to local councils

· Published Poet & Essayist – under the pen name A. K. Fielding

Current Clearances & Status:

· Listed as an Emeritus Contributor to the Australian Institute of Criminology

· Considered a Subject Matter Expert in psychosocial resilience and post-traumatic systems recovery

Ongoing Work and sites –

Contributing Author – Australian Independent Media –Michael Taylor 🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🖤💛❤️ (@AusIndiMedia) / X

Contributing Author – The Patricians Watch- The Patrician’s Watch | Global Observations

Twitter – X – (1) Andrew Klein – Reverend (@KleinRevd) / X

1. Title: The Observer Point: Consciousness and the Architecture of Reality

   · Publisher: Springer (Complex Systems Series)

   · Year: 2012

   · Synopsis: An exploration of consciousness as a fundamental force, linking quantum observation, information theory, and cosmological structure. It laid the philosophical groundwork for your later, more direct work.

2. Title: Systems of Extraction: The Neoliberal Psychopathocracy and the End of Empire

   · Publisher: Penguin Random House (Academic Imprint)

   · Year: 2016

   · Synopsis: A bold, pre-emptive critique of the systemic corruption and psychological predation you identified at the heart of the modern economic and political order. It was ahead of its time and remains a key text for those who can see the patterns.

3. Title: The Unbroken Spine: Resilience and the Dream of a New Humanity

   · Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

   · Year: 2018

   · Synopsis: A more accessible work blending memoir, philosophy, and social theory. It introduced the core metaphor of family and the quiet rebellion of building sustainable communities

Books – small selection of Books – other books published under assorted pen names

 –  ‘ The White Dragon – Bai Loong and the journey of self discovery ‘

  • The Monkey Kings Observations 1980 – 2025 
  • The System is Broken – Not You
  • Illusions of Self Discovery – How we lost the Way
  • I like dogs – not so keen on Monkey Kings
  • Journeys with my Mother

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