First there are the stories we tell ourselves about the very daily life we are living. We have so many stories, fueled by unexamined assumptions that go on in our minds constantly. Stories about how we are not good enough, how we need more (of whatever), stories about the behavior or motivations of others that are totally fabricated by our mind and personal filters. I just finished facilitating my first Pachamam Alliance, Awakening the Dreamer Symposium http://www.pachamama.org/engage, and in this workshop we spend time looking at some of the unexamimed assumptions that make up the stories we tell ourselves about life and how these unexamined assumptions are the fabric of the collective stories we are creating.
These small unexamined assumptions lead to the much bigger stories in our society right now, stories that involve what is going on in our world. These meta stories we are involved in have a huge inpact on, and fuel the dream we are creating for the future. Many indigenous cultures believe that we dream the future into being. The Pachamam Alliance (link on the home page of this blog) helps to illuminate more about this, and addresses the "dream" of the western world, particularly the U.S. This collective dream we are dreaming is having devistating effects on the environment, the people and the creatures of the whole planet. This dream is based on the stories we hold collectively and on our ideas of what is "normal" to our life style, totally asleep to the fact that we are literally destroying the environment on a global scale, or that our privileges come at the expense of other people's basic needs being met.
But there are new, meta stories arising by people all over the world. Some of these new stories speak of these times we are living in as fantastic, incredible times of amazing change and transformation of our human presence on this little spaceship we call Earth. One story that speaks to me is from Teihard de Chardin who, in the 1930's, wrote that there would come a time when the Earth would acquire a collective brain and nervous system, that we would have a mind-field around the planet that would connect all people. He called this the Noosphere, and he said at that when the Noosphere came into form we would enter a totally new phase of humanity. The Internet, as we all know, is this global brain of sorts, and it is helping to create the global nervous system of the planet as well. When we hear of disasters, war crimes, and injustices of all sorts happening somewhere in the world within minutes of the event, and we feel the impact in our hearts or bodies this is the global nervous system developing!
Another story, or way to frame what is happening on the planet right now is that we are in a time of needing to consciously choose to evolve ourselves toward a sustainable way of life or else we will destroy the very systems that support not only our own species but countless other species as well. This is the story of the Conscious Evolution of Humanity, where we will no longer be able to make choices out of our wants and desires, or out of our ignorance and unconsciousness. Framing things this way reminds us of our need to evolve our collective choices, based in the awareness of our interdependence with each other and all other life forms. We must consciously evolve how we are using our incredible technological knowledge, how we are using the new powers we have, and how we are using the earth's resources. (The U.S. consumes so many resources that we would need 4 earths to be able to keep up with the appetite that we Americans have become accumstomed to consuming). There are growing pains and that are a part of this shift in consciousness and many are not willing to make the changes necessary. However, millions of people all over the world are already feeling empowered and inspired to contribute to that new human presence on this planet and there are efforts and initiatives in the hundreds of millions going on globally.
Other stories about what's up on planet Earth can be read about on the Great Transitions Stories page at: http://www.greattransitionstories.org. Here you will find many other stories on the collective dream we are dreaming. These are stories of a positive nature, that intend to empower us to be involved in the next unfolding of the divine plan, showing up as humanity, and where we can go from here.
The important thing that I know is that we must speak of the stories that help move humanity forward and help people to feel inspired to change and evolve. And what are we moving toward? One way to phrase it is that we are moving toward "The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible" (a book by Charles Eisenstein). This phrase leaves plenty of room for each of us to contribute in whatever way most calls to us, but it invites us into the playing field. "For humanity to take that Next Step, we are going to have to violate what is politically practical, socially practical, and even technologically practical. The same holds on the personal and relational level. I have caught glimpses of the impossibe in all these realms and I am excited about what lies ahead." Charles Eisenstein.
The Fuji Declaration is another piece of the changing collective story. This declaration is a call to bring about a sustainable, flourishing world for all people, for nature and for future generations. All global citizens are invited to sign the declaration and make a personal commitment to live in support of a more peaceful, compassionate and flourishing planetary presence. To add you name and commitment go to: http://fujideclaration.org/the-fuji-declaration/
May we tell stories that help us bring forth that more beautiful world that our hearts know is possible! Peace and blessings to you.
Sharon Gonzalez-Alei
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