"Evolutionary Triggers" for a New Consciousness

One of the most amazing books I’ve read on the subject of human spiritual evolution is “Unknown Man: Birth of a New Species” by Yatri. It’s an improbable book that I bought back in the early 90’s offered by mainstream publisher Simon and Shuster. The book has almost a coffee table presentation feel and format to it and is full of razor-sharp insights. I’ve held onto it for years though a number of house moves and other zigs and zags.

According to Amazon, the book is still available although if you want a new copy you’ll have to pony up $83.00. I pulled out my well-preserved copy the other day and I’ve been dipping into it here and there for the last few days. One particularly interesting passage caught my eye under the heading “Waking up the Evolutionary Sleepers.” The context is an “evolutionary trigger which could cause an quantum leap in consciousness.”

Yatri points out a number of possibilities and says “The most likely triggering mechanism for the species as a whole seem to be “an environmental or cultural crisis on a truly apocalyptic scale; a powerful shock to man’s view of himself and the universe in which he lives; or critical mass or sheer numbers of evolutionary pioneers who have already entered the natural state. This whole endeavor creates a vibrational resonating field or Buddha field which can trigger a chain reaction in the whole population.”

In general, this idea of resonance pops up in many different contexts. Transcendental Meditation is one of them. The TM community talked years ago about trying to achieve the goal of having some small but effective percentage of meditators established in a targeted city effect a change in the crime rate. Given the Maharishi’s scientific bent, there were fairly precise numbers available. In other contexts, group meditations create resonance within the group and the effects benefit others as well. Many commentators on the Shift point to the process of how a wave of harmonization could help trigger a larger state change such as what Yatri is describing.

Equally intriguing is the notion of a “a powerful shock to man’s view of himself and the universe in which he lives.” What might such a shock consist of? Back in the day Galileo’s discovery would qualify. But now, what might that be? Discovery and confirmation of alien intelliegences and civilization? Verification of the crop circle phenomenon as certifiably unexplainable? With respect to crop circles, perhaps, but as along as there’s room for interpretation, there seems to be little chance of a “shock” occurring. Or some sort of mind-bending scientific discovery? To speculate on what such a shock might be is in itself a worthy thought experiment. Stay tuned.