{"id":16711,"date":"2018-05-04T09:31:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T13:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=16711"},"modified":"2018-05-04T09:46:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T13:46:52","slug":"collective-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=16711","title":{"rendered":"Collective Consciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/du0il6d-DAk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Collective Consciousness<\/strong><br \/>\nFriday, May 4, 2018<\/p>\n<p>The dynamic relationships in a family, classroom, workplace, or grassroots movement can have an evolutionary effect, creating new ways of thinking and being. Louis Savary and Patricia Berne share how Christopher Bache, a college professor, noticed what he called \u201ccollective consciousness\u201d emerge when he gave assignments to small groups of students. Many showed abilities \u201cas team members\u201d that he hadn\u2019t witnessed before in their individual work:<br \/>\nBache recognized that each of the teams in his classroom had a life of its own . . . [and] enjoyed a kind of \u201ccollective consciousness.\u201d They were thinking as one unit and each person seemed to have access to the consciousness of the others. When someone on the team made a good suggestion, everyone on the team seemed to recognize its value, so it became easy to implement with minimal discussion, without people taking sides, pro and con. . . .  [1]<\/p>\n<p>Savary and Berne turn to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to explain how this happens:<br \/>\nTeilhard\u2019s insight [that union differentiates] revealed that each student team had become a true unity, or \u201cunion.\u201d It had also become a new being. . . . The team as a unit was more complex than any of the individuals in the team, and their shared consciousness was richer . . . than any of the team members.<br \/>\nFurthermore, that new being (the Third Self, or the team, itself) allowed each member to find a fuller identity and capacity within that team. Each student was, in Teilhard\u2019s words, \u201cdifferentiating\u201d himself [or herself]. . . . In order to contribute to the success of the team, each member was challenged by that team spirit to manifest latent abilities in themselves. . . .<br \/>\nLove is the most powerful force or energy in the universe. That power is multiplied in relationships. Love\u2019s potency is released most powerfully among people who have formed a relationship (a union). People who truly unite for a purpose beyond themselves become \u201cdifferentiated\u201d as they unite and work together in a shared consciousness to achieve their larger purpose.<br \/>\n. . . . In a true relationship, no one\u2019s individuality is lost. It is increased. That is the beauty of Connections.<br \/>\nThese unions that enjoy a collective consciousness become the launching pads for the next stage of evolution, as we learn consciously how to create them and use them. [2]<\/p>\n<p>I see groups working creatively on many fronts, often outside church and political structures, with a growing capacity for what many call \u201cintersectionality\u201d (recognizing the interconnectedness of race, gender, and class). One wonderful example is the new Poor People\u2019s Campaign led by Rev. William Barber and Rev. Liz Theoharis, and joined by people across the United States. They\u2019re continuing Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s work to dismantle racism, poverty, and war. (Learn more about the Poor People\u2019s Campaign and how you can join below today\u2019s meditation.) Next week we\u2019ll explore more of the generativity and healing that can happen within such community.<\/p>\n<p>Gateway to Presence:<br \/>\nIf you want to go deeper with today\u2019s meditation, take note of what word or phrase stands out to you. Come back to that word or phrase throughout the day, being present to its impact and invitation.<\/p>\n<p>MAY 4   Jesus Calling&#8230;.<br \/>\n MEET ME IN MORNING STILLNESS,<br \/>\nwhile the earth is fresh with the dew of My Presence. Worship Me in the beauty of holiness. Sing love songs to My holy Name. As you give yourself to Me, My Spirit swells within you till you are flooded with divine Presence. The world\u2019s way of pursuing riches is grasping and hoarding. You attain My riches by letting go and giving. The more you give yourself to Me and My ways, the more I fill you with inexpressible, heavenly Joy. <\/p>\n<p>Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. \u2014PSALM 29:2 NKJV <\/p>\n<p>Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. \u2014PSALM 9:10 <\/p>\n<p>Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy. \u20141 PETER 1:8<\/p>\n<p>Young, Sarah. Jesus Calling &#8211; Deluxe Edition Pink Cover: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (Jesus Calling\u00ae) (p. 131). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collective Consciousness Friday, May 4, 2018 The dynamic relationships in a family, classroom, workplace, or grassroots movement can have an evolutionary effect, creating new ways of thinking and being. 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