[Consciousness] shift in consciousness

[Henry Reed]

Thanks to Linda Hannah Schiller for passing this along. Steve Hammond has
written articles before. Here is an interesting summary of the situation.
The link will be added to the website, henryreed.com/futureconsciousness



*Human consciousness, intelligence may suddenly shift *

Steve Hammons May 13, 2008



Many researchers have hypothesized and attempted to prove that human
consciousness is undergoing significant change.

            This alleged change is not just increased intellectual knowledge
or even social networking via the internet and other mass media.

            Rather, people from diverse fields including, but not limited
to, various sciences, education, defense and intelligence communities,
psychology and spirituality have conducted research about the fundamental
nature of individual and group changes in human consciousness.

            That is, our individual awareness is purported to be
increasingly linked with a larger energy or field in terms of quantum
physics theories, spiritual concepts and Nature in ways we may not fully
understand at this time.

            Over the last few decades, research into extra-sensory
perception (ESP), "anomalous cognition" (unusual or unconventional awareness
or abilities), "remote viewing" (ESP methods developed in Project STARGATE
by the U.S. military and intelligence communities) and similar areas have
indicated that new ways of understanding human consciousness were emerging.

            Sorting out the truth and the questionable claims and beliefs
can be challenging.

            Learning about theories of changing consciousness and changing
realities around us can cause anxiety for some people, be interesting for
others and a little of both for many folks.

            With the difficulties facing us in terms of war and armed
conflict, social problems, natural disasters, threats to our natural
resources (including global climate change) and other developments, any help
we can get in improving human intelligence, knowledge and consciousness
would seem to be very helpful.

            SCIENCE AND SPIRIT

            Accompanying continued progress in understanding the potential
and apparent direction of human consciousness, some researchers point out
that a "unified field" or "zero-point field" probably exists around us and
within us.

            In addition to this hypothesized energy field underlying what we
see and experience around us, there may be various dimensions that we may
not always see. Some researchers propose that boundaries or membranes,
sometimes referred to as "branes," separate these dimensions.

            For people who wonder about ideas like an afterlife, Heaven and
angels, theories about other dimensions actually existing along with our
normal reality might make sense. Individuals who say they have had a
"near-death experience" or NDE report crossing a boundary, a tunnel of
beautiful light, to a different reality.

            Some spiritual researchers have hypothesized that there could be
several layers or kinds of dimensions in the afterlife.

            How do these ideas fit with emerging discoveries and theories in
modern physics and other sciences? There seem to be some common elements
between the scientific and spiritual views.

            Spiritual philosophies and faiths often note that intellectual
or brain-oriented thinking can only get us so far in understanding a larger
intelligence or force around us.

            Transcending our thinking minds, then using our hearts and what
is often called a soul take us to new levels of perception, according to
certain belief systems.

            These same kinds of methods are used in ESP and remote viewing.
Using internal resources that are not simply thinking with our brains,
people can tap into perceptions we often call intuition, instincts, gut
feelings, hunches, dreams and visions to gain new insights and information.

            This is one area where science and spirituality seem to be
merging. And it seems to be where new phenomena and insights are emerging.

            GRADUAL AND SUDDEN DEVELOPMENTS

            Will the human race continue to develop in awareness,
intelligence and compassion at a steady pace so that we will gradually solve
some of our problems and succeed as a species on our planet?

            Or, might more sudden events trigger increased urgency or
progress toward positive and constructive developments? It could be that
both a steady trend in our understanding of new discoveries and certain
significant events and breakthroughs will happen together.

            Our trajectory of increased knowledge and understanding seems to
be increasing steadily. And, the possibility of sudden jolts of events could
also be on the horizon.

            A reason for concern, of course, is that these jolts could be of
a problematic nature.

            Things like a significant increase in human warfare, including
the use of nuclear weapons, are real and current concerns that we see in the
news quite frequently.

            Natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic activity and
powerful storms are also occurring in devastating ways, causing loss of life
and human suffering.

            Global climate change with melting polar ice, rising sea levels,
impacts on agriculture, fresh water supplies and other outcomes could also
be very damaging.

            Some people even talk about legends and theories of a global
"pole shift" of the Earth's crust, causing devastating damage to human
civilization. A magnetic pole shift is reportedly already occurring,
according to some reports.

            Concerns about meteors, activity of the sun and possible events
in or from space can make us wonder about possible threat scenarios.

            Theories of a "Planet X" that may be heading for our solar
system also can be interesting and alarming.

            For those with very open minds, or maybe inside intelligence
information, visitation to Earth of intelligent beings from other planets
and/or other dimensions cannot be ruled out. In fact, the nature of possible
visitation of this kind could include developing friendships and alliances
with extraterrestrial visitors as well as preparing for conventional or
unconventional and asymmetric defense and conflict.

            The unidentified flying objects (UFOs) that are sometimes
spotted in the skies around the world, and even closer encounters that some
people report, make us wonder if something along these lines could actually
be going on.

            Very credible people within the scientific, military and
intelligence fields seem to be gradually and carefully letting us know that
it is wise to be prepared for more information about this kind of situation.


            From the down-to-Earth views to the far-out scenarios of both
positive and problematic trends and events, we can see an interesting range
of possibilities. What will the future bring?

            Native Indians of the Americas, for example, have many legends
about the larger cycles of life on this planet and about different ways of
looking at and interpreting the nature of Nature around us and within us.

            From ancient Native American sources, we might look at
prophesies about the year 2012, when some significant development might
occur. But what?

            As we go about living our everyday lives, many of us wonder
about what could happen in the coming days. What disasters or miracles might
occur? Are there wars and battles on the horizon or a new era of peace?

            Will the human race develop into a more wonderful species or
will we destroy ourselves in foolish warfare and destructive treatment of
our planet?

            Human consciousness is a key element of all of these possible
scenarios.

            Maybe now is the time to continue and improve our understanding
about discoveries in human perception. Because time may be running out for
us. Or, time as we know it may itself change in unusual ways.

            We can all look into our consciousness. We might discover
surprising new insights that can help us individually and globally prepare
for the trends and sudden shifts that we face in the days ahead.



            This article is at
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/61735



            NOTE TO READERS: For more information about this and related
topics, please visit the Joint Recon Study  <
http://jointreconstudygroup.blogspot.com/> Group.
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