The fact that 57% of Americans believe a "global awakening to higher consciousness is taking place" and a nearly identical percentage agree that "in ten years, social or spiritual awakening will make the world a better place" suggests a startlingly high level of common ground concerning spirituality. Forty-one percent agree with both of these statements.
It is revealing that so many people identify with and aspire to a global awakening -- something that is not in our common language. Global awakening crosses party tendencies and voting likelihood, religious divisions, and most demographic factors.
There are even larger portions of the population who identify with the importance of an encompassing spiritual worldview and wanting to make a positive difference in the world but, for various reasons, are not yet so engaged. Looking at the PFCI-SMS typology, we see that global awakening is strongest in the upper half as well as among those people in the middle boundary zone (not shown).
"Global awakening" is clearly an important part of our highest common denominator and represents a powerful attractor that bridges those who are less engaged in society as a whole with those who are more engaged.
Greater movement in the upper right quadrant toward a more compassionate and integral society and leadership will provide meaningful reasons and avenues for action by greater numbers of people, particularly from the upper left portion and middle zone. They, in turn, will be in a position to bridge to others of their type.
The strategies outlined in The New America Papers represent ways to bring the vast majority of Americans around to a new focus on life and their world.
