09-17-2018, 11:16 PM
Spirituality and transcendental consciousness movements have traditionally not fared well during 4Ts and 1Ts, when according to the S&H model nomad and civic generations are most prominent. So it's not unexpected that new age movements have faded in popularity as the 4T deepens.
There are two corollaries to this, however. The first is that it will return to prominence once the artist and prophet generations return to prominence. It will not matter what the failures of older awakenings were; the need will be stronger than ever.
The second is that this prevalent materialism is a predominant force in the United States, more so than in all other cultures, and has really predominated through all turnings here. My contention is that this imbalance cannot continue if this country is to survive intact. Whether this situation can be remedied in this saeculum seems doubtful now, but that was the real goal of the consciousness revolution. It was meant to be a permanent change in our mindset.
A healthy society always has a strong spirituality. It cannot survive without it, and in a healthy society it does not vanish in the muddle of an unravelling turning and the darkness of a material crisis. It may have often been traditional in the past, but it always contained a strong mystical element within it, as Christianity did in its heyday. Now what remains of that religion is an empty shell. Non-traditional or at least less-narrow minded spirituality is the only alternative available in a society in which the old nostrums and beliefs are not convincing, except to superstitious fanatics.
Thanks Bill for your participation and welcome addition to our dialogue. Best wishes to you.
There are two corollaries to this, however. The first is that it will return to prominence once the artist and prophet generations return to prominence. It will not matter what the failures of older awakenings were; the need will be stronger than ever.
The second is that this prevalent materialism is a predominant force in the United States, more so than in all other cultures, and has really predominated through all turnings here. My contention is that this imbalance cannot continue if this country is to survive intact. Whether this situation can be remedied in this saeculum seems doubtful now, but that was the real goal of the consciousness revolution. It was meant to be a permanent change in our mindset.
A healthy society always has a strong spirituality. It cannot survive without it, and in a healthy society it does not vanish in the muddle of an unravelling turning and the darkness of a material crisis. It may have often been traditional in the past, but it always contained a strong mystical element within it, as Christianity did in its heyday. Now what remains of that religion is an empty shell. Non-traditional or at least less-narrow minded spirituality is the only alternative available in a society in which the old nostrums and beliefs are not convincing, except to superstitious fanatics.
Thanks Bill for your participation and welcome addition to our dialogue. Best wishes to you.