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If we apply the insights of systems theory, chaos theory, and morphic-field theory to the evolutionary process we are engaged in, several remarkable conclusions seem to follow. The first is that the species as a whole is actually sensitive to our individual choices. . . . Second, its sensitivity is in-creasing as the system moves into unstable, non-equilibrium conditions. This means that as the historical crisis we are engaging builds, the influence of the individual is growing larger. In a linear view of history, we may feel overwhelmed by the sheer weight of the historical forces aligned against positive, adap-tive change. The past is so deeply entrenched in our national budgets and priorities, we may feel hopeless to effect meaningful change. . . . But in a nonlinear view of history as supported by chaos theory, the more intense the crisis, the more influence each of us can have on the outcome. The more our collective attention is aroused as we approach the impending bifurcation point in history, the more free-floating energy there is in the system available to be catalyzed into new forms. This does not guarantee that this energy will be catalyzed in a progressive direction. What it does mean is that in the highly charged conditions we are entering, the actions of each one of us be-comes critically important to achieving a positive outcome for the whole. If we individually commit ourselves to finding and embodying the solutions that the world so desperately needs today, both the technological and political solutions and the inner solutions of the heart, our actions will reach out and connect with the hidden initiatives that others are taking. Connections that are latent within the system will spring into being. We do not have to be able to see at the outset how our seemingly private decisions will impact the systems we are a part of or how they will make a difference, but we can trust that they will. When we act with resolve, life responds to life, and the grace of synchronicity and synergistic collaboration can emerge. - Chris Bache, from “Stepping into the Fire”, Institute of Noetic Sciences Review, March-May 2002, # 59 | ||||||
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