I admit I didn't have much interest in this thread when it first turned up, but on reflection I did find something in my own experience that resonated; the difference, however, had to do with how I conceptualized it. That is, I did notice a change, but at this point I can't attribute it to "rising collective consciousness".
Collective consciousness definitely was deteriorating throughout most of last year. I attribute this to the war in Iraq and the bitterly divisive election campaign. Also, in my opinion, a growing feeling among ordinary people that nothing is working the way it's supposed to. In particular, there was a huge underlying fear that the election could degenerate into a complete failure; some people even feared martial law could be imposed if things got too far out of control. My reading of the election result was that the American public was more comfortable with a faked election that at least looked somewhat normal than a real election that upset the status quo; specifically, the idea of a contested election, as in 2000, or worse, really had this country worried. I began to notice the relaxation shortly after the first of the year; it progressed noticeably after the State of the Union message. My interpretation, once again, was that the APPEARANCE of normalcy was a great relief to all. This effect extended to many countries around the world, where governments began to cautiously give Bush the benefit of the doubt. Some potentially good developments were seen in the Middle East, as well. I believe that this corresponds with what you have observed, but as I stated earlier, my interpretation is different. From having observed current events for several decades, it is clear to me that current events and collective consciousness have seasons and cycles just like other phenomena. A little bit of a breather from time to time is normal even in Kali Yuga. However, I have seen no significant changes to the underlying structure of things, therefore I would expect that this breather will not last long and that more bad times are just around the corner. You have connected this positive change with the installation of the Rajas. I have reasons of my own for doubting this, but of course, we are all entitled to our points of view. It seems to me that there is a pattern to Maharishi's predictions on things of this nature: He identifies a time in the future (evidently based on Jyotish predictions) when things are expected to be better, and he schedules an event around that time, the result of which is that the event is given credit for the improvement. It's like drawing the target around the arrow, so to speak. The short summary: Yes, I agree that the atmosphere has lightened up a bit; however, I think it is only temporary. I rather expect things to get much worse in the foreseeable future, and that none of these TMO programs will be found to have had a significant positive effect. This, of course, will all be explained away and forgotten by the TMO as the next fundraiser rolls in with its attendant promises of saving the world. If the movement proves me wrong in the coming months, I will cheerfully and gratefully acknowledge as much. What we are doing here is lodging our predictions. L B S --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, actually. As I said my experiences have been about the same as > always but I notice the world's atmosphere seems to be changing for > everyone. > > --- In [email protected], Peter Sutphen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- jim_flanegin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I am curious if others have had a similar experience > > > to mine from > > > the beginning of this year 2005: > > > > > > Some context: These days I try to live in a very > > > ordinary way. By > > > that I mean two daily meditations and thats it; no > > > sutras, residence > > > courses, alternative diet or other hubub. The reason > > > being I find it > > > is much easier to gauge the state of the collective > > > consciousness > > > when I am not attempting to inordinately speed mine > > > up or down. > > > > > > (As an aside, I did find as many here have that my > > > experiences with > > > the TMO were limiting. I characterized the mindset > > > of 'the faithful' > > > at the time as "unbounded awareness is great, but > > > enough is > > > enough...". Just to be clear though, I have never > > > doubted a word of > > > Maharishi's or the presence of Guru Dev. Skeptical > > > of those two > > > fellows I am not.) > > > > > > Anyway, I have tried to baseline my consciousness or > > > the growth of > > > my consciousness to better discern the rise of the > > > collective > > > awareness on Earth. > > > > > > What I clearly noticed right around the time of > > > Maharishi's > > > Coronation of the Rajas, was a very concrete > > > lightening of the > > > environment, as if the sky has gotten higher and a > > > great weight has > > > lifted, as if a blanket of dirt over the Earth is > > > dissolving like an > > > old spider web full of holes, as if the thought > > > waves in the > > > environment are more coherent, cleaner. > > > > > > At the same time, there is light coming from within > > > the Earth out, > > > and from outer space, down. > > > > > > I've noticed that the silence underlying activity > > > has become much > > > richer, less dull, more shiny, more lively. This has > > > caused my > > > subjective perception of time to become very very > > > slow, so that one > > > day lasts at least a lifetime now. > > > > > > I have certainly noticed a deepening of my > > > experience before, but it > > > has always been just me. This time it feels like > > > others may be aware > > > of it as well, even gasp non-meditators. > > > > > > Has anyone else noticed this remarkable rise of > > > collective > > > consciousness this year? > > > > Other than all occuring inside of Self as a dream, no, > > not much of anything. You? > > -Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Or go to: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. 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