"Synergy does not mean giving up what we want. It means joining to co-create so each is able to receive ever more of what attracts us through joining rather than opposing."
About Barbara Marx Hubbard
Barbara Marx Hubbard — Life and Legacy
Barbara Marx Hubbard was a prominent futurist, author, and speaker whose work focused on the evolution of human consciousness. She is best known for her concept of 'conscious evolution,' which posits that humanity has the ability to actively shape its own future through awareness and intentional action. Hubbard's ideas challenge traditional views of evolution, suggesting that human beings can consciously participate in their development, moving towards a more enlightened society. Her quotes often reflect a deep commitment to collaboration and collective awakening. For instance, she stated, 'We are the ones we have been waiting for,' emphasizing the idea that individuals must take responsibility for their role in the evolution of humanity. This perspective encourages a shift from passive existence to active participation in shaping a better world. Hubbard's work remains relevant as it addresses the pressing challenges of our time, advocating for peace, unity, and the potential for a new humanity. Her vision inspires individuals to recognize their power in the collective journey towards a more conscious and harmonious existence.
Quote collection
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"One-fourth of humanity must be eliminated from the social body. We are in charge of God's selection process for planet Earth. He selects, we destroy. We are the riders of the pale horse, Death."
"We are moving from unconscious evolution through natural selection to conscious evolution by choice."
"So, the path of the co-creator is to be awakened spiritually within, which then turns into your own deeper life purpose, which then makes you want to reach out and touch others in a way that expresses self and really evolves our communities and our world. Certainly, we can't do that unless we activate ourselves first. That's why, for me, emergence is the shift from ego to essence. That is so important."
"This act is as horrible as killing a cancer cell. It must be done for the sake of the future of the whole. So be it: be prepared for the selection process which is now beginning. We, the elders, have been patiently waiting until the very last moment before the quantum transformation, to take action to cut out this corrupted and corrupting element in the body of humanity. It is like watching a cancer grow; something must be done before the whole body is destroyed... The destructive one fourth must be eliminated from the social body."
"In the next 30 years we can destroy our world. With the very same powers - spiritual, social, scientific - we can evolve our world. Our mission is to serve as catalysts for a planetary awakening in our lifetime, to take a non-violent path to the next stage of our evolution."
"Whatever we are going through is part of the planetary struggle to evolve."
"There has always been a longing in the human heart for a more just, free, loving and creative society. But it was never before possible to fulfill these aspirations, because we had neither the evolutionary drivers and global crises to force us to change, nor did we have the scientific and technological powers that can free us from the limitations of scarcity, poverty, disease, and ignorance. This is the time of awakening for the social potential movement."
"When we experience our own desire for transformation, we are feeling the universe evolving through us."
"Small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos can shift the whole system to a higher order."
"With enough of us connecting heart with heart, center with center, innovation with innovation, prayer with prayer, through the internet and the noosphere, we can have a major impact on a more gentle transition toward the next stage of evolution."
""Christ" states that those who see themselves as "separate" and not "divine" hinder humanity's ability to spiritually evolve. Those who deny their own "divinity" are like "cancer cells" in the body of God."
"In the past our glorious visions of the future - heaven, paradise, nirvana - were thought to happen after death. The newer thought is that we do not have to die to get there. We are not speaking here of life after death in some mythical heaven, but life more abundant in real time in history. We are speaking of the next stage of our social evolution."
"I really think that the planet is growing a new nervous system. I mean, when you think of Facebook as the third largest nation in the world, that's so unprecedented, so amazing. Think of how many people are texting and twittering. The planet has created a nervous system for massive, rapid connectivity."
"Everything you do counts forever. You are an expression of the whole process of creation; you are a cocreator."
"I believe it is urgent to begin now, before we are constrained by a totally controlled society monitoring limited resources on the planet. Now is the time to establish our extraterrestrial base in freedom; later it may be under the coercion of necessity."
"When you get a new worldview you get a new world. It's like the shift from medieval Christianity to the Renaissance and enlightenment."
"Ask to know what you are born to do. Follow the compass of joy."
"The great human problem of evil stems from the illusion of separateness. Whenever this illusion is overcome, we behave lovingly to one another."
"I actually think every person can make a difference. Every single human being has within the impulse to express more of who they truly are."