Originally published in 1982 The Awakening Earth explores the idea of the Earth as a collective, self-regulatory living organism, and considers in this context, the function of the human race. The book provides an exploration of humanity’s potential and explores the possibility of mankind’s evolutionary future. Drawing on the work of physicists, psychologists, philosophers and mystics, the book argues that humanity is on the verge of another evolutionary leap and explores evolution in the context of spiritual growth, arguing that widespread inner awakenings could lead to a more analogous society, functioning as a single social super-organism, much in the way cells in a body function as a biological organism.
Invitation
Acknowledgements
Prologue
1 The Blue Pearl
Part I: Evolution Past, Present and Future
2. Evolution so Far
3. Hidden Orders in Evolution
4. The Increasing Tempo of Evolution
5. Our Evolving Society
6. The Emergence of a Social Super-Organism
The Journey So Far
Part II: Inner Evolution
Synergy
7. The Skin-Encapsulated Ego
8. The Quest for Unity
9. Awakening the Self
10. The Spiritual Renaissance
11. On the Threshold
12. Towards the High Synergy Society
13. Choosing the Future
Epilogue
14. Beyond Gaia
Further Reading
Index
Biography
Peter Russell