Carter Phipps, the author of the article Herman sent the link to, has a new book out: Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea. I'm enjoying it. Remember the video we distributed in 1986 (I think), called The Global Brain? It stated that physical and biological evolution has developed by great leaps at certain times. The predicted 12/21/2012 shift, partly based on the Mayan calendar, is the end of a 24,000-year cycle. If it's indeed to be a spiritual and cultural evolutionary jump, it's not going to be like anything recorded in human history. I so appreciate Ken Wilbur, Andrew Cohen, Craig Hamilton and Carter Phipps for their wonderful work on behalf of society. They understandably want to distance themselves from New Age thought. I feel I"m benefiting from the time I spend each week in the "Living on the Edge of Evolution" on-line class with C.H. Great teachings, great pedagogy. Nevertheless, I plan to go with my local spiritual group to the mountains for a retreat on the winter solstice. A big jump in spiritual/cultural evolution surely can't hurt. Thanks, Herman. Blessings to all who read this, Jann In a message dated 9/5/2012 9:35:27 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, hfgreene@mindspring.com writes: _http://magazine.enlightennext.org/2011/06/08/no-more-messiahs/_ (http://magazine.enlightennext.org/2011/06/08/no-more-messiahs/) _____________________________________________ Herman Greene 2516 Winningham Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-929-4116 (h) 919-624-0579 (c) 919-942-4358 (f) Skype: hgreene-nc _hfgreene@mindspring.com_ (mailto:hfgreene@mindspring.com) _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net