I've written before about how unique this generation is, in terms of being the first ever to be able to participate in evolution consciously...and each time I think about it, it still thrills me!! However, on the weekend I was reading a great book by Thomas Berry and Brian Schwimme, where another angle of this was highlighted.
Throughout history right up to industrial times, cultures acorss the world have had a view of life which has appreciated the significance of the repetitional seasonal cycles of life. This has an obvious outplay and signficance in the seasons, both with reference to the practicalities of farming and fishing, and also with a ceremonial appreciation of the vibrancy of the re-appearance of spring (eg May Day Celebrations) or the fruiting of the harvest in Autumn ( eg Harvest Thanksgiving Festivals) This offered a powerful rhythm and stability to life.
However, with the new understandings about evolution and history, we now know that not only does life progress through the seasons, but that there are also times when humanity goes through radical leaps of update and progress....where old is left behind and new enters the arena of life on earth.
I wonder what effect that has on our psyche?
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