New Conversations for New Actions

To begin with, it is very important that we take a compassionate view of ourselves as a species rather than one of shame or blame over what has happened to the environment and to our societies.

Imagine if you will, our higher selves as parental figures overseeing their children (the "children" in this case being our individuated personality selves that tend to get a little self-important). To continue with this analogy, if the children are running around making a ruckus, making a mess of their house, threatening the neighborhood and paying no attention to their parents, then the parents will need to step in. But in so doing, they cannot blame the children who may not know what they are doing, and the parents will need to place some restrictions on the children while they learn. But wise parents also know it is important for children to learn as much as they can for themselves, as long as the danger to themselves and to others is not too great. In this process, some of the children begin to realize that things are getting out of hand and seek parental intervention.

That is an approximation of what we have today in the world. Only the "children" are "adults" with the ability to inflict great harm on many people, as well as the planetary environment/neighborhood. In response, some people will try to stop them by confronting those who are most active in causing trouble (political action). Of course, confrontation usually causes further polarization. Some may pray that enough of the other children will see the error of their ways and cease participating in the troublesome activities. Others may pray for a cosmic event or natural disaster to intercede. Yet others may pray to be "lifted out" of what may become a most unfortunate situation. And lastly, there are those who believe it best to encourage mass suicidal destruction – justifying it by their religious doctrines and dogma – since that will most certainly put an end to things as we know it, firmly placing matters back into the hands of the "parents," which to their thinking is usually a paternal God.

In addition to praying for forgiveness and guidance for humanity, an extraordinary opportunity exists that requires enough members of humanity to form coherent centers of attention and action from which to reach the hearts and minds of their fellow humans who can be reached.