People are awakening all over the planet as a response to the converging crisis of civilization

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This is the premise behind Paul Hawken's remarkable book "Blessed Unrest". The converging crisis is fostering the spontaneous appearance of small, local, independent groups devoted to ecological, social justice and aboriginal concerns all over the globe. To that list of concerns I would add groups dedicated to personal awakening and spiritual transformation. Hawken estimates there are now 2 to 3 million of these groups, in every city in every country of the world. They spring out of individual awakenings as a response to the unfolding crisis, and Hawken calls them "Gaia's antibodies".

I think they're more than just antibodies born to try and fix local injuries, though. I think they are the metaphorical equivalent of the "imaginal cells" that appear mysteriously in the body of a caterpillar, and catalyze its metamorphosis into a butterfly. I have no idea if this metaphor will hold for humanity-as-caterpillar, but I have my dreams...

I've recently written several articles about the spreading phenomenon of personal awakening as a response to the accelerating social and ecological crisis. In chronological order:

The Spiritual Effects of Comprehending the Crisis
Changing the Dream
Separation, Awakening and Revolution
From Despair to Hope
Gathering Momentum

While I don't think this awakening will stop or even slow the unfolding crisis, I think it's an essential response for humanity and the species that share this incredible planetary home.