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Arrogance and narcissism, elitism and groupthink, judgementalism and political correctness wrack the world and our nation, and we ask why. To answer this question, we delve into the evolution of consciousness notion of “stagnation.” (L. A. M. 4k) The eleventh in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

We often hear the term “collective.” As defined in general usage, and as defined in evolution of consciousness theory, the term designates a level of structural organization. In this respect, it reveals much about today’s world. (L. A. M. 4k) The tenth in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

Civilization’s advance has followed a definitive pattern -- the path of transformation characteristic of the creative process. Our recognition of this pattern, our understanding of the creative dynamic, brings forth an opportunity that humankind may or may not choose to embrace. (L. A. M. 4k) The twelfth in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

No matter how “externalized” our view of creation, no matter how devoted to the doctrine of science we may be, each of us has pondered the existence of God. And, over the millennia, humanity’s conceptualization of God has changed. (L. A. M. 4k) The seventh in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

No other question compels us to ponder the nature of human existence more deeply than our curiosity as to what we experience after our passing. Perhaps the understanding of life after death we seek is closer than we realize. Perhaps it has been within us all along. (L. A. M. 4k) The ninth in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

Anthropologists define religion as a “shared system of beliefs.” As such, a religion can be about most anything. As we typically think about it, a religion is a shared system of beliefs that explains life and universe by virtue of a divine force or being. (L. A. M. 4k) The eighth in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

Not a day goes by when we don’t hear an argument that invokes the name of science. We’re told to “follow the science.” We’re accused of being “science deniers.” We’re accused of being “blinded by science.” But what is science? (L. A. M. 4k) The fourth in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

Scientists and philosophers from Saint Augustine to Albert Einstein have grappled the universe’s duality, or dual nature. When contemplating the workings of the world is often useful to think of the universe as existing on two levels: the Within and the Without. (L. A. M. 4k) The fifth in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

Proposed more than 150 years ago, no other theoretically construct is more deeply embedded in science and culture than Charles Darwin’s theory of "natural selection." And no other theoretical construct is more misunderstood. (L. A. M. 4k) The sixth in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

It is with reluctance that I delve into the matter of inflation. The topic is highly political. A common-sense explanation, however is warranted, one that most politicians and economists seem unable or unwilling to provide. (L. A. M. 4k) The third in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

When researchers study a multivariable system as complex as the human body or the Earth’s climate, they have no choice but to pick-and-choose the variables to consider. By doing so, however, even the best intended researcher structures the outcome of the study. (L. A. M. 4k) The second in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.

Empowered with the skill of the argument, we know how to get our points across to others, and what we read and hear loses its sense of authority. We have the ability to probe beyond the words, to critically examine the ideas spewed at us every day. (L.A.M. 4k) The first in a series of essays on topics related to material covered in Vince Bedogne’s book THRESHOLD TO MEANING REVISITED: THE UNIVERSE AS AN EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS WITHIN US and in the book’s companion courses. Course 01: Evolution of Consciousness Theory. (16 videos) Course 02: Economics of Fulfillment. (9 videos) Course 03: Blueprint for Reconstruction. (9 videos) Course 04: History as an Evolution of Consciousness. (12 videos) Essays: Topics and thoughts related to Evolution of Consciousness Theory.