...wicked post. Strife asked me in SS&P what I thought would happen - plain words. I used plain words. The full explanation would have been that this 'started' in the 60's with that revolution. Seems as though it sparked a devolution because it 'met' people where they were. I'm thinking that this 'event' is a chance to correct that. "Sacred".
I like that you used 'started' in quotations. This cycle can be traced back for thousands of years, with synchronic events of similar nature painting a much larger diachronic pattern of unfoldment. I agree with you that it could be considered a devolution because of the way we have been heading since then, but another part of me sees the importance of 'devolving' within a grander scope of 'evolving'. My whole point being that all paths eventually lead to the same place - source. And thank the lord for that!
Humanity has been devolving spiritually for some time now, and we are certainly in dark times. Let us remember that these are the times of learning. The 'elite' who constantly bombard our reality with images of sex, drugs, and all means of ego-fantasy are supreme teachers in a sense. They are forcing us to wake up and say "this is fucked up" and "lets change it". Again, I feel grateful for this unique opportunity to learn and discern the nature of our spirituality.
Nice try at pigeon-holing me. Whatever label you want to place on me is fine, just remember that it is reflective of your own state.
...here's a question: does humanity 'deserve' a new age of enlightenment? Has it progressed in such a way that is conducive to an 'enlightened' state of being?
note: light is not 'heavy', this is where I'm coming from with this. Humanity seems too burdened with humanity to lighten up.
I believe we do deserve this. I love your play on words, "Humanity seems too burdened with humanity to lighten up," it's very accurate. Collectively, we have endured countless lifetimes of fleshly lessons. We have literally gone through hell on earth - war, torture, rape, whatever - you name it, we've endured it. We are approaching a unique time in our evolution, a time where we are realizing our self-imposed limits. We are slowly coming to illuminate our invisible chains of perception that have kept us repeating the same cycles over and over throughout history.
Technology is a double-edged sword that is allowing the most-rapid spread of information that we've known in some time. Of course it can easily be used (and is being used) to do the exact opposite, at the exact same time. I wholly believe that we will soon reach a day when we realize our 'inner' internet. Every cell in our body contains the blueprints of the entire universe. Together, we will open the doors of knowledge that have been hidden from us for so long. The world will once again appear holy and infinite. The Garden of Eden is a reachable destination for all humans. Look around, we are surrounded by a natural intelligence so beautiful and pristine; we've just spent the past however-many years ignoring it in favor of possessions and money/work.
But yes brother, we deserve it. And it is ours if we want it.