The photo to the right is of Barbara Marx Hubbard, futurist, philosopher, author and visionary. Barbara and I are creating a synthesis of Conscious Evolution and New Thought, called CE~NT. Today, I will briefly describe Conscious Evolution. For more information, you can visit Barbara's site - BarbaraMarxHubbard.com.
Conscious Evolution, as described in Barbara's book, EMERGENCE, is based upon the idea that evolution is the means by which the Intelligence of the Universe creates greater complexity. With greater complexity greater intelligence emerges, ultimately leading to self awareness. As the only truly self aware creatures we know, human beings, homo sapiens sapiens, are at a point where the previously unconscious process of evolution can be consciously directed. In other words, we are now able to truly create our future.
The implications of this are astonishing -- the healing of the planet, for example. Metaphysically, it appears that we humans have collectively created the "crisis" of non-sustainability that currently exists in order to produce an "evolutionary driver" toward greater complexity - toward greater mastery over our experience.
Barbara sees the current generation of humans as being in an early stage of this capacity, of being, in other words, at the start of a truly transitional period for humanity. Those who resonate with this idea can actively seek to enhance their own cababilities in terms of what we speak of as "radical self awareness," deep meditation, and directing the conscious mind only toward that which support the greater levels of expression.
Here are some basic principles of Conscious Evolution:
1. A Creative Intelligence, a Consciousness Force animates the Universe.
2. As we mature that Intelligence is becoming aware of Itself in us. God, Spirit, the Great Creating Process becomes Person in us, but is never subsumed by us.
3. Evolution is the manner by which Creative Intelligence expresses. Coded Evolution connects us with the great possibilities of the Universe (the miracles of Jesus – we are doing what he did).
4. Human Intention is the key to the future. We can no longer rely on the prophesies of the mystics and early prophets – we have to see it, think it, believe it in order for it to come true.
5. The Evolutionary Purpose of the great faiths and spiritual traditions of the past has been to pave the way for the emergence of the Universal Human who embodies higher qualities of being as a new norm.
6. Each Pioneering Soul attracted to participating in the process of co-creation and contributing to the future of the planet has a vital role to play in birthing a new community.
Even thought we are just beginning to develop this concept & our related capabilities, we are also confronted with a shortened timetable to reverse many of the harmful trends of human culture, including global warming, runaway materialism, economic practices that foster disadvantage and poverty, and war.
In the next post, I will describe the New Thought principles that lend Conscious Evolution a sound theological basis, incorporating the best of what we know from science.
Love and Light,
RevLockard
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