1st Edition

The Awakening Earth Our Next Evolutionary Leap

By Peter Russell Copyright 1982
    244 Pages
    by Routledge

    244 Pages
    by Routledge

    Originally published in 1982 The Awakening Earth explores the idea of the Earth as a collective, self-regulatory living organism, and considers in this context, the function of the human race. The book provides an exploration of humanity’s potential and explores the possibility of mankind’s evolutionary future. Drawing on the work of physicists, psychologists, philosophers and mystics, the book argues that humanity is on the verge of another evolutionary leap and explores evolution in the context of spiritual growth, arguing that widespread inner awakenings could lead to a more analogous society, functioning as a single social super-organism, much in the way cells in a body function as a biological organism.

    Invitation

    Acknowledgements

    Prologue

    1 The Blue Pearl

    Part I: Evolution Past, Present and Future

    2. Evolution so Far

    3. Hidden Orders in Evolution

    4. The Increasing Tempo of Evolution

    5. Our Evolving Society

    6. The Emergence of a Social Super-Organism

    The Journey So Far

    Part II: Inner Evolution

    Synergy

    7. The Skin-Encapsulated Ego

    8. The Quest for Unity

    9. Awakening the Self

    10. The Spiritual Renaissance

    11. On the Threshold

    12. Towards the High Synergy Society

    13. Choosing the Future

    Epilogue

    14. Beyond Gaia

    Further Reading

    Index

    Biography

    Peter Russell