Conscious Evolution

In one of my previous blogs, I said I'd write about how my relationship with Kavi was central to the birth of my book and also how relationship itself is central to the collective vision of humanity's transformation. I haven't done this yet but I promise I'll do it in a future blog, when the time is right. But for now, other things have grabbed my attention and I wish to share these with you ...

I mentioned in my current newsletter the work of Barbara Marx Hubbard and I'd like to say a little more here as I feel her vision is like a beacon of light amidst a confusing world. Barbara is an amazing woman who has worked with total dedication over the past 40 years or so to develop a new paradigm of conscious evolution that spans the whole story of Existence from the Big Bang and into the future. What's so inspiring and exciting is that the pattern of evolution on all levels - from biological forms to social systems to the development of consciousness - suggests that we are about to give birth to the Universal Human. This is a new expression of humanity that embraces both the human and the divine, is connected to the whole through the heart and knows itself as a co-creator of Life. This is very similar to Osho's vision of the Dawn of the New Man or "Zorba the Buddha".

What's more, in Barbara's view, the chaos of our current world situation and the breakdown of certain systems is precisely the catalyst that is pushing us towards conscious evolution. Rather than an apocalyptic vision of darkness (although the very real threat of global destruction is a part of what we need to experience!), conscious evolution theory suggest that Creation creates itself through periodic phases of chaos in order for a higher level to emerge. 

I couldn't agree more with this view! It's breakdown or breakthrough! The choice is ours! The evolution of the Universe mirrors the evolution of individuals: as we each experience in our personal lives the forces of change, we are asked to let go of old ways of thinking that no longer serve us or the whole, we are faced with our own darkness so that we can shine the light of awareness on it, and we are pushed to make new life-affirming choices that connect us with our divine essence as well as with the divinity of all that exists.

Now is the time for us to use all the tools we have to learn new ways of being. Barbara Marx Hubbard offers some of these tools with wisdom, intelligence, vision, passion and grace ... I cannot recommend her work highly enough! Check out http://www.barbaramarxhubbard.com and http://www.evolve.org

And I must mention again (as in my newsletter), the organization called Global Mind Shift whose aim is to help create a global shift in consciousness by creating new "memes" - defined as "a unit of cultural information that can be transferred from one individual to another and, like genes for the body, memes help cultures evolve." By joining the community and adding your voice to it with ideas and thoughts that raise awareness of our oneness, you take part in creating a new "meme" and a new world. It's a very user-friendly space and one that I am delighted to be a part of! 

Check it out on http://www.global-mindshift.org

Well, I guess that's all from me today ... please feel free to add your comments or write to me directly.

with love and blessings,

Amoda