Meme Number 9, The Shifter of Realities...

Last week, we listed the memes of social progression which have been identified so far in the book ‘Spiral Dynamics.’
The characteristics of the first tier of six memes are:

1. Basic, personal survival.
2. Clan survival.
3. Courage, survival of the fittest.
4. Finding order and purpose in life.
5. Achievement, striving to succeed.
6. Community and caring.

Then, a momentous leap into the second, spiritual tier of six memes began with leading-edge thinkers in the 1950s. Since then, enough people have made the shift into the second tier to enable two of its memes to be identified and analyzed:

7. Responsible freedom.
8. Holistic, global village view.

As of the 1990s, the authors of Spiral Dynamics have also identified the existence of the next meme in the progression.
This ninth meme has not yet been observed in large quantities of people, so they have been unable to summarize its characteristics at this point.

Using basic metaphysical principles, however, you can predict exactly what it will become. Also, second tier memes are reminiscent of their first tier cousins. Meme number nine, being the third meme within the second tier of six, will become an enlightened version of the original meme number three, which is courage.

The first tier of six memes is materially-oriented while the second tier is spiritually-oriented. The second tier, being of a higher frequency band of consciousness than the first tier, exerts far more influence in the world when it is activated. As popular use of the second tier of memes only began in the early 1950s, we have yet to see much of its power manifest in the world.

The second tier of memes, this higher frequency band of consciousness, is the engine of The Shift, the spiritual revolution in human consciousness.

Meme number seven (responsible freedom) is similar to meme number one (basic, personal survival), only transformed into the second tier of six memes. Meme seven means having a viewpoint from a much wider vista of consciousness than meme one. It deals with flexible flow and adaptation to a world full of change. It is like learning to survive all over again, but this time through a global viewpoint. Meme number seven is the starting point, and the orientation course, for the entire second tier of memes.

Meme number eight (holistic, global village view) is the second tier version of meme number two (clan survival).
With a viewpoint that is holistic as well as global, it is reminiscent of meme number two. In meme number eight, the vision is to create a global village, or a unified clan of humanity. Unlike the small-clan focus of meme number two, meme number eight thinkers can see that the key to unity is to embrace the unlimited diversity of humanity as a whole.
Integration and peace can then be created through the existence of our common humanity, when people accept everyone else as they are, simply because they exist.

This equates to the fundamental, Creator-given right of each human being for self-determination simply because they exist.
People were created to experience self-determination.
Humanity was also created to have an infinite variety of personalities for the purpose of gaining an infinite variety of experience.

At this higher level of consciousness, it becomes obvious that any attempt to coerce people into conformity with the standards of another person, or another group of people, is actually a violation against the will of the Creator.

Acceptance of diversity, paradoxically, is the key to unity in human experience.

The Nature of the Mystery Meme:

The new meme number nine will be like meme number three (courage, survival of the fittest), only in a higher form of manifestation. Meme number three’s courage lead to adventure, exploration and mastery of the physical environment. As the second tier memes all have a spiritual orientation, this means that the new meme number nine will bring about adventure, exploration and mastery of the holistic environment of mind, body and spirit. It will do this while encompassing a global scale of awareness.

The new, ninth meme will bring exploration of the spiritually-inspired use of the power of the mind to transform reality for the better. It will create strong demand for spiritual and creative freedom on a global basis.

This far-ranging, inspiring meme has the power, quite simply, to transform the entire world as we know it.

The keywords of the ninth meme will be ‘Powerful creativity.’

Powerful Creativity:

How powerful will it become? How much will this meme transform the world as it gains in popularity?

When a spiritually-oriented person uses their creativity, they use the same formula that Infinite Being originally used to create the entire universe. That’s how powerful spiritual creativity is. In its fundamental form, it consists of three essential components:

(1) Intent is used to define the goal, or the desired outcome.
When defining a goal, it is better to leave the specifics undefined and deal in generalities. This allows the universe to find the easiest pathway through which to manifest the desired goal. Even better than specific objects are general principles. For example, the general principle of natural prosperity can find thousands of ways to materialize, whereas a goal involving one specific objective along the path to prosperity limits the options considerably.

(2) Feeling is added to give the goal the life energy with which to grow from an idea into a pre-physical reality that becomes ready to manifest in the physical world. Ideally, an equal balance between the amount of intent and feeling makes for the most powerful act of creativity. For the sake of clarity, feeling is defined as a separate component from intent. In practice, however, the act of creativity expresses intent and feeling intertwined together as one creative act.
This is in keeping with the way nature functions. Light, for example, is a form of electromagnetic radiation – electric and magnetic energies intertwined in perfect balance and set into motion.

(3) Action. As the energy of your environment reorganizes itself around your empowered intent, you need to provide the third and final component, action. However, before the action, there first has to be a pause lasting several days. This is a hands-off period where you allow the growth of the project to occur at its own pace within the pre-physical ethers of space.
Then, after several days have passed and the objective is ready to manifest, it will cause synchronistic flow to appear in your life. ‘Coincidences’ will occur which cause events around you to move towards the fulfillment of your desired goal. When this flow of supportive coincidences begins to occur, your job is to provide the action which each synchronistic event calls for, until the goal has become fully manifested.

If, for example, a desired career opening occurs, then you would follow that opportunity to see if this is the main event, or if it is just something that you will learn from along the journey towards your goal.

If a key contact occurs which can help your project, then you follow through on that contact to see where it will lead.
Whatever mini-opportunities arise along the path to the realization of your goal, you provide the physical action to materialize those opportunities out of the realm of possibilities and bring them into the physical realm. Most often, goals materialize through a daisy chain of events and opportunities, each of which builds up to the final realization of the entire, original goal.

People today are finding their way through the spiritual awakenings that come with second-tier memes number seven and eight. As they activate number nine, the meme of powerful creativity, they discover a power which, unleashed, can transform not only their own lives but the world around them for the better.

The New Reality is yours to explore. It already exists as a frequency of consciousness. In a world where thoughtlessness and heartlessness are common, people of the New Reality bring thoughtfulness and heartfulness. Where there is strife, people of the New Reality bring peace. Where there is pain, people of the New Reality bring love and healing.

This is the New Reality, the spiritual revolution in human consciousness.
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What Lies In The Future For Human Races...

In the ground-breaking book, "Spiral Dynamics" by Don Beck
and Christopher Cowan, 'memes' are defined as the social
equivalent of genes. Memes are cultural units of information
which self-replicate from mind to mind on a vast scale,
appearing within society as new trends of thought.

The progression of memes reflects the development of society
from its primitive beginnings up to the present. So far, eight
different memes have been identified and analyzed.
Their characteristics are:

Meme 1. Basic, personal survival. The most primitive
motivation of just staying alive.

Meme 2. Clan survival. Tribal and family bonding along with
superstition-filled attempts to understand the powers of
nature which threaten to overpower them.

Meme 3. Courage, survival of the fittest. Mastering the
environment, fighting to break free of constraints.
Sensing many gods, all of which are models of power.
This is where individuals first find their personal power
but, seeing reality through a worldview of separation and
limited resources, compete against each other in attempts
to gain advantage. As a meme which is short on thought and
long on passion, societies in this stage quickly fragment
into territorial, feudal-type communities surrounded by
competing, enemy communities.

Meme 4. Finding order and purpose in life. Obeying authority,
regulations and externally imposed rules of behavior and
morality. Sacrificing the self to a greater cause for a
deferred reward. Dedicating allegiance to one supreme God.
This social meme started to spread within civilization
5,000 years ago. Eventually, alliances arose between
large-scale feudal structures and those who wished to
develop extensive religious power.

Meme 5. Achievement, striving to succeed. Fighting to win,
beating the competition, achieving independence. This meme
started to spread significantly in the 1700s. It was made
possible by the collapse of feudalism and also a sense of
increased personal empowerment, which was a side-effect of
the Protestant Reformation. It gained particular strength
with the founding of the United States, whose Constitution
and Bill of Rights intentionally empowered and protected
individual liberty.

Meme 6. Community and caring. Unconditional love, accepting
others as they are, seeing the value of service to others,
the beginnings of spiritual understanding. Freedom of the
spirit from greed, dogma, contention and other distractions
from spiritual centeredness. This meme started to spread in
the mid-1800s.

Professor Clare Graves, the originator of this branch of
social science, saw the first set of six memes as a first
tier of human development. He called the transition of the
human race into meme number seven a momentous leap, an
entry into an entirely new set of memes, a new tier of
consciousness. With this new tier comes freedom from all
of the fears of the prior memes, and, finally, the freedom
for human cognition to focus upon its possibilities in the
world.

As more and more people shift into the second tier of memes,
the underpinnings of society become spiritual rather than
materialistic. The second tier is expansive rather than
self-serving or merely survival-oriented. Service to the
world community, to the planet as a whole, becomes the
inspiration as people activate these higher memes of
consciousness.

"Love and light" is not just a greeting to wish someone well,
it is the byline of the emerging New Reality. The future of
the human race is a bright one. It is love and light.

Meme 7. Responsible freedom.

Flexible flow, adapting to a world full of change.
Big-picture views, the discovery of self-accountable,
personal freedom. This meme started to spread after the
global defeat of fascism in World War II. While most
people started to look forward to the renewed chance to
create personal prosperity, the beat generation of the
1950s emerged with its questioning of materialistic culture.
This emerging movement examined Eastern philosophy, such as
Zen Buddhism, in a search for answers to the mysteries of
life.

In meme number seven, people act from an inner-directed core.
Values come from fundamental, natural law, meaning that human
rights are perceived as fundamental due to the fact that you
exist.

By nature, seventh meme thinkers are self-accountable and
independent within reason. They are honest in their
communications and do not spend time on the rules of
formality, unless they are important to those present.
Seventh meme thinkers like technology for what it can do
to improve life, and they value knowledge and competency
above rank or status.

They enjoy the pleasures of life, without being bound by any
of them, and pursue activities that express their inner joy.
External fashions and trends have no bearing upon these
choices. They have emotional control, meaning that they
still express emotions, but these expressions are appropriate,
and not uncontrolled outbursts.

This is a powerful meme in promoting the exploration of the
greater possibilities of life. It creates information networks
and networks of people which easily adapt to changing needs.

Seventh meme thinkers are concerned with the endangered world
environment and want to restore viability and ecological
order. Their purpose of living includes being independent
within reason, knowledgeable as much as possible, and caring
for others within practical limits. They are accountable to
themselves as responsible individuals, yet embrace their
community of associates. Rather than striving to have things
or to achieve things, they prefer to pursue personal
development along a pathway that is natural to them.

They can interact with people of the first six memes and speak
their psychological language. They respect others' world views
and unique habits, customs and cultures, even if they don't
necessarily agree with them.

This meme brings a high sense of self-esteem based upon
information as much as emotion. It brings an enlightened
self-acceptance which acknowledges and accepts their own
shortcomings and faults as mere stages along the way to
acquiring more skills.

Meme 8. Holistic, global view.

Spiritual awareness, learning through simply being as well as
doing. Becoming conscious of the superconscious, trusting
intuition. This meme started to spread in the cultural and
spiritual awakening of the mid-1960s. Those seekers who found
this pattern of thinking launched a whole new movement of
spiritual awareness. This spiritual renaissance has the
potential to develop the awareness to carry humanity through
the Shift and into the New Reality.

This meme has a global village outlook, and seeks projects
and solutions that will work well for the whole planet.
It contains the vision to bring order out of chaos.

Because of the incredible power of the second tier of memes,
these will accelerate the transformation of the world as
they become more and more widely adopted.

Meme 9. The mystery meme.

The authors of Spiral Dynamics have identified, as of the
1990s, meme number nine. They call this the Coral meme, but
they have not observed it in large quantities of people,
so they cannot yet summarize its characteristics.

However, using basic metaphysical principles, you can
predict exactly what meme number nine will become.

Coming soon :...Meme Number 9, The Shifter...


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Kidung Kasih Nyayian Jiwa...

Sebuah refleksi pribadi menjelang hari ulang tahun Istriku tercinta...


Tak tahu dimana, ada getar terasa..
Saat aku melihatmu 9 tahun yang lalu
ah betapa cantiknya, ucapku dalam hati.

Entah mengapa, hati ini berkata..
Engkaulah belahan jiwa yang slama ini kucari
Walau kenal saja belum, tapi sebuah keyakinan menyeruak
Engkaulah teman hidupku..ah ngimpi kalii yee, pikirku dalam hati.

Tak ingat gimana, akhirnya kita berkenalan..
Hari-hari selanjutnya diisi dengan keindahan dan warna-warni
Pagi serasa lebih cerah, siang terang benderang dan malam penuh syahdu
Benar kata orang, Dunia serasa milik berdua...gumamku dalam hati

Hingga sampailah kita ke jenjang pernikahan
Mengikat janji saling memberi dan mengasihi
Tahun berganti tahun
Pasang dan surutnya kehidupan pun datang silih berganti
Ternyata kita memang hanya manusia biasa, gumamku dalam hati
Tak lepas dari manis dan pahitnya kehidupan

Engkau memang tidak sempurna, apalagi aku
Disitulah kemurnian cinta kita diuji
Hujan badai yang hadir bersama waktu menerjang mahligai kita silih berganti
Mendorong kita terus menerus ke ujung keteguhan hati kita
Menghantam semua ego yang kita punya tanpa ampun
Akankah Cinta kita mampu mengatasi semua itu?

Yang jelas egoku tak mampu bertahan
Ditengah hempasan badai kehidupan aku tersungkur jatuh
Dan karena kita saling terikat...kaupun terseret bersamaku
Disitulah biduk kecil kita limbung dan terancam karam

Ketika itulah keajaiban Cinta menyeruak terang dari dirimu
Ditengah rasa sakit yang kutimpakan padamu
Engkau berjuang hidup mati dengan dirimu sendiri...demi aku
Engkau pertaruhkan hidupmu, demi aku
Engkau korbankan dirimu, demi aku
Tak terperi rintangan yang menghadang didepanmu
Engkau melangkah dengan pasti, seakan neraka pun akan kau seberangi
Sungguh, aku merasa Allah tersenyum melalui dirimu
Keagungan kasih-Nya yang tanpa batas menghanguskan semua ego yang tersisa
Ah sungguh aku tak tahu diri, tak pantaslah aku untukmu..isakku dalam hati
Dihadapan-Mu aku merasa kerdil dan hina

Tapi engkau merangkul tanganku
Meraih jiwa dan ragaku mendekat kepadamu
Aku akan tetap mencintaimu, jadi tetaplah bersamaku, bisikmu lembut
Aku tertegun..sebegitu besarkah cintamu untukku?
Engkau hanya mengangguk kecil
Tak ada lagi yang lebih aku cintai selain dirimu..ujarmu lirih
Ah pastilah Allah akan cemburu, kataku dalam hati

Aku mencintaimu dengan seluruh hati dan jiwa ragaku..hanya itu yang aku tahu, ujarmu lagi
Aku bukanlah wanita yang pintar dan tahu segala hal
Buatku cukup aku tahu cara menyenangkan hatimu..
Mengabdikan diriku padamu...melewati hari-hariku bersamamu..selalu bersamamu, bisikmu lagi
Buatku tak ada kata terlalu mencintaimu, tak akan pernah berujung cintaku padamu...
Ah sayang, sungguh engkau telah menunjukkanku arti keagungan dan ketulusan Cinta

Maafkan aku sayang, yang telah menyakitimu
Karenamu Cinta kita bukanlah sebuah biduk kecil
Cinta kita kini kokoh dengan bentangan sayapnya terbang di angkasa
Seakan siap menghadapi hujan badai kehidupan yang pastinya kan kembali datang

Sayangku, kini ijinkan aku melakukan apa yang harusnya kulakukan sejak dulu
Ijinkan aku menanggung semua beban kehidupan ini
Engkau telah menunjukkan, bahwa walau dirimu adalah manusia biasa yang tak sempurna
Namun Cintamu sempurna untukku

Kini, ijinkan aku menyempurnakan Cintaku untukmu
Ijinkan aku menjadi tempatmu bersandar
Ijinkan aku melindungimu dikala terik nya siang dan dinginnya malam
Ijinkan aku menemanimu disisa umurku dan
menjadi tua bersamamu..

Ya Allah, jika ada murka-MU pada istriku, ijinkan aku yang menerimanya
Ya Allah, jika ada dosa yang pernah diperbuatnya, ijinkan aku yang menanggungnya
Ya Allah, jika bukan surga tempat kembali untuknya, ijinkan aku yang menggantikannya
Kabulkanlah permohonanku ini ya Allah..

Istriku...aku ingin kau tahu..AKU SANGAT MENCINTAIMU


Jakarta, 6 Maret 2009
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Obama Administration Requests Info on Planetary Challenges

In the midst of global transformation process, the window of opportunities has arises to pull it even further...
for sure the synchronization is happening Now...

This is nothing short of incredible. Fortunately, it's actually credible!
Let's involve each other... (and I mean beyond just signing the petition)
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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/248704259

Obama Administration Requests Info on Planetary Challenge

The Obama Administration has asked the "Evolutionary Leaders" to
communicate about what is transpiring on the planet, and how we can
change the course of the unprecedented events that are challenging
this planet. This is a window of opportunity that must be taken! A
deadline was given for this information to be conveyed to the Obama
Administration.

The Evolutionary Leaders like Deepak Chopra, Gregg Braden, Michael
Beckwith and many, many others, gathered together to write up the
information to present to the Obama Administration. They are also
asking us to sign a petition to show the Administration how many
people are in favor for these changes to occur. They need 10,000
signatures. We need your help to reach that number and beyond!

Below is the information presented to the New Administration.

By the Evolutionary Leaders

The human family is in the midst of the most significant
transformation of consciousness since its emergence in Africa over one
hundred thousand years ago. Consciousness has been evolving for
billions of years from the first cell to us. We are becoming aware
that through our own consciousness the universe can know itself. This
awareness reveals incredible new potential for our individual and
collective humanity.

Simultaneously, we are the first species on this Earth aware that we
can destroy ourselves by our own action. This may be the greatest
wake-up call to the evolution of consciousness since the origin of
Homo sapiens.

We now realize that we are affecting our own evolution by everything
we do. This knowledge awakens in us the aspiration to become more
conscious through subjective practices including meditation,
reflection, prayer, intuition, creativity, and conscious choice making
that accelerate our evolution in the direction of unity consciousness
and inspire us to deeply align our collective vision.

THE CHALLENGE

At this juncture in human history, urgent global crises challenge us
to learn to live sustainably, in harmony and gratitude with one
another and with the living universe. The changes required of humanity
are broad, deep, and far reaching. Only by acting swiftly and
creatively can we birth a planetary culture that will bring well-being
to every form of life in the Earth community.

The good news is that a compelling new story of our potential as a
whole human species is emerging-a story of collaboration, citizen
action, dialogue and new understandings propelled by unprecedented
levels of democratic freedom, multicultural exchange, and access to
communication technologies. It is nothing less than the story of our
collective evolution.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION

We recognize that the inner and outer aspects of life evolve together.
A dramatic awakening in consciousness will involve an equally dramatic
shift in outward aspects of our lives. In particular, we see the
following as vital opportunities for our conscious evolution, both
personally and collectively:

Cultivating a Paradigm of Aliveness: We regard the universe as deeply
alive and conscious by nature. In a living universe, our sense of
subtle connection and participation with life around us is the basis
for a compassionate and cooperative approach to living.

Educating for an Evolving Consciousness: Awakening consciousness is
the foundation for all the change we seek to see in the world. We can
work to elevate our capacity for conscious reflection and creative
action in our personal lives as well as our collective lives as
communities. We must support research and educational strategies that
optimize human capacities and explore the nature of consciousness.

Restoring Ecological Balance: The balance of planetary ecosystems is
fundamental to our survival. We must reverse the pollution of our
global commons-the water, air and soil that nourish all life. We must
encourage the proliferation of clean, renewable energy sources and
expend all necessary resources toward mitigating the effects of
climate change.

Encouraging Conscious Media: We must find innovative ways to use the
new electronic media as the mirror of our positive evolutionary story,
investing in their capacity to reach across differences of generation,
culture, religion, wealth, and gender to build a working consensus
about our collective future.

Engaging in Social and Political Transformation: More sustainable ways
of living will require the support of a more conscious democracy and
vibrant civil society from which more enlightened leaders will emerge.
All individuals should be encouraged to use their gifts to create
participatory, responsible and compassionate models of governance.

Working for Integrity in Commerce: Conscious businesses that are aware
of the scope, depth, and long-range impacts of their actions are key
to achieving sustainability. Business must become an ethical steward
of the Earth's ecology and consciously establish an economic basis for
a future of equitably shared abundance.

Promoting Health and Healing: The science of mind-body-spirit health
has demonstrated the profound connection between the health of a whole
person and the health of the system in which he or she lives. Whole
systems healing, respecting both traditional knowledge and modern
sciences, must be supported in physical, social, and spiritual domains.

Building Global Community: The new story is about all of us who share
this planet. Together, we can create a culture of peace that
eliminates the need for armed conflict, respecting and appreciating
the glorious diversity of our human family.

YOUR PARTICIPATION IS VITAL

Our group has done its best to articulate possibilities for the
evolution of consciousness at this crucial moment in time. Please
reflect on this document, feel what resonates in your being and calls
forth a response on your part. We invite you to discuss it with
others, continuing this global conversation by adding to it the wisdom
that is uniquely your own.

Together, let us co-create a new narrative of conscious evolution that
is a call to individual and collective action, birthing the most
significant transformation of consciousness in history. Join in the
Call to Conscious Evolution by signing the pledge now.

FOUNDING SIGNATORIES

Chopra Center, Carlsbad, California, July 26, 2008
Michael Beckwith, Joan Borysenko, Gregg Braden, Rinaldo Brutoco,
Thomas Callanan, Deepak Chopra, Mallika Chopra, Dale Colton, Gordon
Dveirin, Duane Elgin, Leslie Elkus, Barbara Fields, Debbie Ford, Ashok
Gangadean, Kathleen Gardarian, Tom Gegax, Charles Gibbs, Kathy Hearn,
Jean Houston, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Bruce Lipton, Judy Martin, Rod
McGrew, Steve McIntosh, Lynne McTaggart, Deborah Moldow, James O'Dea,
Carter Phipps, Wendy Craig-Purcell, Carolyn Rangel, Rustum Roy, Peter
Russell, Gerard Senehi, Emily Squires, Brian Swimme, Diane Williams,
Marianne Williamson, Tom Zender.

To sign-on the petition : http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/248704259
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