The signs are everywhere. The future isn’t what it used to be. On one side, we have religionists talking about “end times.”  On the other, we have scientists deeply concerned about environmental destruction, and the 6th great extinction. Others look to the Mayan prophecies and 2012 as a time of transformational change. Regardless of perspective, there seems to be a common understanding that we humans as a species are facing extraordinary challenges, and the current ways of thinking and organizing our affairs no longer work.

That brings us to Spontaneous Evolution. Based on new discoveries in cellular biology, and informed by the “new edge” sciences of fractal mathematics and quantum physics, this 5 CD set featuring cellular biologist Bruce Lipton (The Biology of Belief) and political philosopher and “uncommontator” Steve Bhaerman offers a new and inspiring story for the future of humanity on this planet.

“How very important it is to bring about in the human mind the radical revolution. The crisis is a crisis in consciousness, a crisis that cannot anymore accept the old norms, the old patterns, the ancient traditions. Considering what the world is now with all the misery, conflict, destructive brutality, aggression and so on – man is still as he was, is still brutal, violent, aggressive, acquisitive, competitive and has built a society along these lines.” Krisnamurti

The following text is taken from the movie “Zeitgeist Addendum“, which is free to watch and share on the Internet. It is one of the most profound documentaries I have ever seen.

At the cutting edge of evolution, changing conditions and competition leave few options: species and societies either evolve or die off. Evolutionary change results when either random mutation (in plants and animals) or conscious invention (in human societies) produces new structures with new capabilities.

The need for environmental relevance means that useful changes are preserved, while useless changes disappear. At each new biological and social stage new and more complex forms and functions emerge.

We are the products of many successful evolutionary transformations: inorganic evolution from subatomic particles to complex molecules; biological evolution from single-cell organisms to humans; social evolution from hunter-gatherer societies to industrial civilizations.

A Half-Awake Species
Symbolic language led to another significant step in human intelligence. We used language not only to communicate with each other, but also within our own minds, i.e. verbal thinking. With this power we could reflect upon our experiences and plan our future. In addition, we could reflect upon the fact that we were aware. We became conscious of consciousness itself. We began to wake up to our own inner worlds.

At present however, we are only half-awake to who and what we really are. Becoming aware of our own selves brought with it a sense of an individual “I” observing the world and initiating our actions. But just what is this self? It seems so obvious that it is there, but, as many have discovered, it is hard to define it or pin it down.