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In their physiological studies, the researchers find This has been put very clearly by the systems theorist meditation (especially with heart focus) to result in the and scientist-philosopher Ervin Laszlo.’ While nobody eart rate going up and down smoothly—so-called heart can predict in detail the forms this order could take, it rhythm coherence. This contrasts with the random chaotic can only be based on some kind of coherence at a race seen during stress. Significantly, in the present higher level, and it must require human co-operation context, they find the state of heart rhythm coherence to __ increasingly to take the place of competition. enable people to do things by mental intent alone—like Viewed through the lens of materialistic science, it changing the physical properties of water or of human seems totally impossible that what is at present such a DNA." In this, they are only confirming what has been __ very few could influence the minds and behaviour of the so well documented in parapsychology: that the world's billions, the vast majority of whom are never influence of human minds extends not only to other _ likely to come anywhere near (at least intellectually) to uman minds but to outer reality, too. such an understanding. But in the context of some of Now, as a logical extension of this, one might expect the scientific developments just described, it does seem hat some aspects of the material world could be not only possible but mandatory. Moreover, it is influenced by the state of the aggregate global human _ happening. mind. In fact, the GCI has recently posted evidence According to Peter Russell,” the numbers of us which is open to such an interpretation (figure 5). engaging in meditation and other forms of inner The GCI downloaded recordings of the strength of the exploration are increasing exponentially—and this Earth's magnetic field from two satellites. Mostly this varies with Geasynchronous Operational Environmental Satellites a smooth daily rhythm, but, as can Measuring the Earth's Geomagnetic Field be seen in the chart, precisely coincident with the events of 9/11 j it becomes distinctly irregular, and |- » . . . - ty remains so (but tailing off) fora |% = a ath few days subsequently.’ -S ; ae Moreover, this finding gains |% a ie ve independent support in the form |= = is of recordings from 11 Earth-based ; Fl magnetometry stations." The GCI, _——————— . which has the close collaboration i = of some senior physicists, is seeking funds to study this by means of its own measurements. Figure 5 But again: could the necessary changes take place quickly enough? One author — seems likely to become true also for the number of calculates that we have only seven years in which to websites devoted to bringing human minds into turn things around before the world goes into — concerted action to heal the world. Here the insight of irreversible decline. Others put it as even shorter. Teilhard de Chardin seems ever more prescient: we are Here we can gain understanding from the _ in fact entering the global mind. Now that some of us mathematics of chaos, which forms one of the most far- are coming to understand this, we are asking what we reaching discoveries of our time. The essential notion is can do to assist in bringing it about. In his most recent that the evolution of complex systems does not follow a book, with Jude Currivan,”’ Ervin Laszlo sees human rational linear course but may undergo sudden and ___ beings as directing our own evolution and so becoming unpredictable transformations. This is already evident — co-creators. Increasing numbers of us will surely be in punctate evolution in biology. It is obviously true in engaging in various kinds of programs of world healing human affairs as well: consider sudden events such as _ so that, in due course, we will be bringing about the collapse of communism and the fall of the Berlin manifest effects in the real world. Wall. Many radical thinkers now see our world coming In due course, also, further methods for enlisting the to exactly this kind of point, where a system reaches group mind will be developed. One suggestion such a condition of instability that it can no longer — concerns the use of technologies to enhance brain wave continue along the same linear course. The state of | coherence. One of these, Hemi-Sync, requires sounds maximum chaos that we are now approaching has (as or music to be fed into the left and right ears at slightly some predict) the possibility of further breakdown of different frequencies. To appreciate the music requires human institutions, leading even perhaps to the end of | the two brain hemispheres to co-operate, i.e., to the human race; or else it has the possibility of | become coherent. In a recent experiment,” several breakthrough to a higher state of order. REGs were deployed in the vicinity of a number of GOES @ Np Long. WL35 ——— GIT OAs Long. WTS This has been put very clearly by the systems theorist and scientist-philosopher Ervin Laszlo."’ While nobody can predict in detail the forms this order could take, it can only be based on some kind of coherence at a higher level, and it must require human co-operation increasingly to take the place of competition. Viewed through the lens of materialistic science, it seems totally impossible that what is at present such a very few could influence the minds and behaviour of the world's billions, the vast majority of whom are never likely to come anywhere near (at least intellectually) to such an understanding. But in the context of some of the scientific developments just described, it does seem not only possible but mandatory. Moreover, it is happening. According to Peter Russell,” the numbers of us engaging in meditation and other forms of inner exploration are increasing exponentially—and this \eayversal Time Figure 5 seems likely to become true also for the number of websites devoted to bringing human minds into concerted action to heal the world. Here the insight of Teilhard de Chardin seems ever more prescient: we are in fact entering the global mind. Now that some of us are coming to understand this, we are asking what we can do to assist in bringing it about. In his most recent book, with Jude Currivan,”’ Ervin Laszlo sees human beings as directing our own evolution and so becoming co-creators. Increasing numbers of us will surely be engaging in various kinds of programs of world healing so that, in due course, we will be bringing about manifest effects in the real world. In due course, also, further methods for enlisting the group mind will be developed. One suggestion concerns the use of technologies to enhance brain wave coherence. One of these, Hemi-Sync, requires sounds or music to be fed into the left and right ears at slightly different frequencies. To appreciate the music requires the two brain hemispheres to co-operate, i.e., to become coherent. In a recent experiment,” several REGs were deployed in the vicinity of a number of NEXUS ¢ 45 DECEMBER 2010 - JANUARY 20II www.nexusmagazine.com