The Impending Change in Global Consciousness: Our Archaic Revival. In 1974, American professor of psychology Dr Clare W Graves wrote an article for The Futurist magazine titled Human Nature Prepares for a Momentous Leap. Graves described an impending change in human consciousness that would be, in his words: …the most difficult, but at the same time the most exciting transition the human race has faced to date. It is not merely a transition to a new level of existence but the start of a new “movement” in the symphony of human history.Tweet His claim wasn’t just speculation though, it was based on seven years of field research plus almost 20 years of data analysis. Unfortunately he died before publishing his research findings and therefore his work remains largely unknown. Graves’ theory was used as the basis for the book Spiral Dynamics (Beck & Cowan, 1996) and most of his original research papers were eventually published as The Never Ending Quest (Cowan & Todorovic, 2005).
Stages of development Figure 1. Change between stages Figure 2. Stage 7 – The Leap. Advanced Meditation Guide. Basic instructions Sit in a comfortable position with your back straight, the crown of your head ‘pulled upwards’ and your chin turned in a little towards your chest. If you feel any pain in the knees or in the back, sit a little bit higher on a cushion.
It is of essential importance that you can relax deeper and deeper, and potentially even fall asleep while sitting. If this is not the case, choose to sit in a chair or to lie down on your back. During the meditation, try to concentrate on the physical, bare, sensations of the breath. When you are new to meditation, focus on the area around the belly, sucking air in, pushing air out. Try to breathe into the belly, here are the most veins that take up oxygen and helps the parasympathetic nervous system to calm you down. Start with 5 minutes twice a day. Intermediate instructions. When you are around the 10 minute mark you probably noticed already the crazy habitual stream of thoughts. The next step is to go deep into the sensations. 1. 2. Turning The Problem Around: Mental Health In A Sick Society. …and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.― Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-HolsteinTweet The rise of people who are diagnosed with mental illnesses, especially children, has been unprecedented.
ADHD, ADD, bipolar, depression are some of the current labels we slam on people who don’t quite fit our standards. The newest version of the psychologists bible, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V (DSM V), includes “psychosis risk syndrome” for teenagers who are a bit too eccentric and ”hypersexual disorder” for men who show are too interested in sex. When is too much? That is up to the ‘experts’ to decide. It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society. ― Jiddu KrishnamurtiTweet It is quite clear that it is societies that determine where the line between normal and abnormal behavior is drawn.
And you think science is purely objective? With such authority comes both power and responsibility.