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- A thousand years ago, Europe experienced a small rebirth
after the Dark Ages. The start of the 2nd Millennium saw social revitalization,
improved living standards, and a growing interest in learning. It was nipped
in the bud by the Church's suppression of differences, symbolized by the
Crusades and the Catholic Inquisition.
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- The latter half of the Millennium was largely shaped
by European Renaissance science and re-emergence of Natural Philosophy
as a counterweight to religious Supernaturalism. However, in the 19th and
20th centuries, Industrial Materialism co-opted both to become the dominant
force shaping human assumptions and behavior. Consequently, without conscious
change the current rate of consumption of non-readily-renewable resources
will soon deplete the Earth's carrying capacity. Devastation from human-induced
climate change can no longer be totally avoided. Continued maldistribution
of resources and confrontational social norms will lead to further fragmentation
of the global community. The result could be another Dark Ages.
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- Have we learned our lessons, or will Globalization of
Economy be the Crusades of the 3rd Millennium? Will the dual blinders of
Industrial Science and Otherworld Religion be our new Inquisition? Second-millennium
lessons can provide a constructive guide for the 21st century. To the extent
they re-shape personal and societal assumptions, they give hope for the
new century. If key thinkers and entrepreneurs (including media, educators
and spiritual leaders) incorporate the following lessons into their basic
assumptions, a New Renaissance can blossom.
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- I. All Universal Laws Testable. During the three centuries
following Newton's law of gravitation, scientists identified four laws
of physics to explain the physical universe. They facilitated modern transport
and communications, changing life on Earth forever and making possible
escape from Earth's gravity and remote sensing of deep space. Understanding
of the electro-magnetic (E/M) spectrum led to radio, TV, lasers, X rays,
and many devices. Once considered the basis of all things physical, the
E/M spectrum now appears to be only the tip of the iceberg.
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- Our nuclear research broke into the sub-atomic level.
It saw the vacuum of space as a plenum of charges. At this level researchers
became aware of the influence of their own consciousness. This strata of
experience formally labeled "para" or "anomalous" could
no longer be ignored. Channeling, remote viewing, prayer, telepathy, psychokinetic
experiences -- in sum, all aspects of the non physical realm formerly reserved
to metaphysics-- will become exciting fields for 21st century science.
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- II. Earth on Edge of Universe. Discoveries in physics
and mathematics made possible a realistic picture of the universe, destroying
the image of the Earth as the center of creation. The use of off-planet
technology revealed the potential for life everywhere. Prehistory and current
experience include evidence of Advance Being influence on humanity. The
idea of humans as members of a cosmic family is replacing the notion of
unique and special creatures.
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- Direct human experiences with other beings and out-of-body,
near-death, and inner sensing of other consciousness reveal we are neither
alone nor the most highly developed. Progress for humans in the 21st century
will come from seeking entry into the more mature cosmic community.
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- III. All Life Has Common Base. Peeking into the sub-cellular
level, we uncovered the role of DNA in the transmission of instructions
that shape life. We learned that all organic life has a common DNA base.
We learned to suppress fertility with pills, create test-tube babies, manipulate
genes and even create clones.
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- However, working physically with the foundations of life,
we noticed our consciousness affecting changes in unknown ways. Conscious
intent and focused emotion appears to be a more direct way to re-pattern
DNA. Working with the inner principles we avoid breaching the physical
walls of bodies, organs and cells and eliciting rejections by the immune
system. Personal satisfaction in the 21st century will result from conscious
healing and self-directed micro evolution.
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- IV. Multiple Dimensions Make Joint Creation. The universe
has more than four dimensions. It includes subtle energies and the general
field of consciousness that is the ground of all being. Humans exist in
this multidimensionality, unfolding physically, emotionally, and mentally
in the image of the creators of our universe. The mind-body-spirit connection
is becoming more apparent in health and physical performance. The intermediary
role of emotions and subtle energies is becoming more self-evident in disease
and behavioral maladjustments.
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- As multidimensional beings, our conscious intentions,
through their effect on matter and energy, make us joint creators of local
reality. The appealing challenge for humans will be to make constructive
contributions to the whole.
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- V. Cause and Effect Has Pervasive Web. The focus of most
of the 2nd Millennium was on the study of different details. But by the
end of the 20th century the connectedness of anything to everything else
could no longer be ignored. Physicists dealing with the microcosm of sub-atomic
particles and metaphysicians dealing with the inner senses of communication
found that what we sow one day we reap in the future.
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- The new science of ecology recognized the interdependence
of all aspects of a physical system. The even newer science of quantum
interactions recognizes the interconnectedness of all feelings and thoughts
among all beings throughout the universe. Profound 21st century joy will
come from conscious participation in that cosmic dance.
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- WE HAVE JUST SCRATCHED THE SURFACE. Subtle laws await
discovery, revealing even more ephemeral energies and powers of consciousness.
Cool, gentle fusion verges on replacing hot fission and fusion as the new
frontier of physics and chemistry. Use of gravitation and magnetic fields
foretell new technologies. Using our hands to direct subtle energies will
likely replace deadly radiation in the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
Communications with other beings will become routine. Traveling between
dimensions will become commonplace.
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- Humans will perceive themselves as assistant creators
of the universe instead of its products or victims. The shift from Newtonian
physics to quantum mechanics will be followed by a transition to "spectral
consciousness" in the 21st century.
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- (Paul Von Ward is a cosmologist emphasizing the fields
of prehistory, frontier science, and consciousness studies. Visit his web
site www.vonward.com for samples from his work in progress on the Emerging
New Human Story. His recent book SOLARIAN LEGACY: Metascience and a New
Renaissance, is available in bookstores, at www.Amazon.com, or by calling
the publisher at 207/374-3831. Contact Paul by e-mail at paul@vonward.com.)
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- Paul Von Ward Web Site http://www.vonward.com
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