There are many different states of consciousness: ordinary, altered, meditative, hypnotic, dream, shamanic, and the non-dual state, to name a few. The world we perceive depends upon our state of consciousness. Different states not only perceive different worlds, they bring them forth, co-create them, and have a hand in their very texture. Change our consciousness, and we change our world.
In addition to states of consciousness, there are stages of consciousness. What is the difference? States are temporary, stages are permanent. Stages are the way evolution catapults over chaos and into increasing spheres of organization and inclusion. A simple, typical example would be the way atoms form molecules, which form cells, which form organisms. Each of those is a stage, and each stage transcends and includes its predecessor, so that evolution is a series of nested spheres or holons—wholes that are parts of larger wholes, indefinitely it seems.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 July 2007 04:03 |
