Theodore
asked
Rose Rosetree:
What do you think is holding people back from learning about the Shift into the Age Of Awakening that happened on the 21st of December, 2012? It was such a big deal and has changed so much about how the world works, and how humanity functions - yet I still only see credible information about it on your website and in your books...
Rose Rosetree
Such a big question deserves an equally big answer, preferably a definitive answer. Although I can’t give you that, Theodore, I can offer four ideas about why more people don’t yet recognize that every human alive is living in the Age of Awakening.
#1. The changes that occurred are SUBTLE. They involve consciousness, not external drama, nor anything else that’s obvious to our physical senses.
#2. Adapting to what’s different in this new era on earth requires discernment, an interest in what I call “truth value.” Many popular ideas about life are true, and pleasing, and popular. Yet they have low truth value.
In order to appreciate what’s different in this Age of Awakening, we’ll be ahead of the pack when we start caring about high truth value. Otherwise, one has no incentive to open up to learning about what’s true now. Inadvertently one sacrifices one’s huge potential for improving life, a magnificent potential that is now ours to claim.
#3. A well established “Enlightenment Establishment” keeps repeating, re-tweeting, etc., mainstream ideas from the era before the Shift on 12-21-12. That era I call “The Age of Faith,” in contrast to our current “Age of Awakening.”
Until folks develop enough curiosity to think outside the box – or boxes, such as pop psychology, traditional religious teachings, and psychic development, loyalty may prove stronger than the desire to learn. Or to experience authentic growth.
#4. Inertia is a big factor as well. Lately I’ve been reading “Napoleon’s Buttons: 17 Molecules that Changed History.” (My rave review on Goodreads will follow, one of these days.)
Between 1500 and 1700 alone, more than 2 million sailors died of scurvy. After the first research study was published in England, proving that citrus products could cure (and prevent) scurvy, it took 40 YEARS before a law was passed to feed sailors citrus products.
In conclusion, Theodore, you can congratulate yourself on using your independence of thought and your potential for leadership, learning how to make some very small adjustments in order to succeed at your chosen path in life.
I wish everybody knew that Energy Spirituality® is not a path, any more than it's a religion or a cult. All my books about Energy Spirituality make use of energy-related skills that work now in the Age of Awakening. In books, workshops, and personal sessions, the goal is to help people succeed on their chosen paths.
Goodreaders besides Theodore, if you’re not willing yet to change a thing, at least open your mind long enough to read something. I’d recommend Seeking Enlightenment in the Age of Awakening.
#1. The changes that occurred are SUBTLE. They involve consciousness, not external drama, nor anything else that’s obvious to our physical senses.
#2. Adapting to what’s different in this new era on earth requires discernment, an interest in what I call “truth value.” Many popular ideas about life are true, and pleasing, and popular. Yet they have low truth value.
In order to appreciate what’s different in this Age of Awakening, we’ll be ahead of the pack when we start caring about high truth value. Otherwise, one has no incentive to open up to learning about what’s true now. Inadvertently one sacrifices one’s huge potential for improving life, a magnificent potential that is now ours to claim.
#3. A well established “Enlightenment Establishment” keeps repeating, re-tweeting, etc., mainstream ideas from the era before the Shift on 12-21-12. That era I call “The Age of Faith,” in contrast to our current “Age of Awakening.”
Until folks develop enough curiosity to think outside the box – or boxes, such as pop psychology, traditional religious teachings, and psychic development, loyalty may prove stronger than the desire to learn. Or to experience authentic growth.
#4. Inertia is a big factor as well. Lately I’ve been reading “Napoleon’s Buttons: 17 Molecules that Changed History.” (My rave review on Goodreads will follow, one of these days.)
Between 1500 and 1700 alone, more than 2 million sailors died of scurvy. After the first research study was published in England, proving that citrus products could cure (and prevent) scurvy, it took 40 YEARS before a law was passed to feed sailors citrus products.
In conclusion, Theodore, you can congratulate yourself on using your independence of thought and your potential for leadership, learning how to make some very small adjustments in order to succeed at your chosen path in life.
I wish everybody knew that Energy Spirituality® is not a path, any more than it's a religion or a cult. All my books about Energy Spirituality make use of energy-related skills that work now in the Age of Awakening. In books, workshops, and personal sessions, the goal is to help people succeed on their chosen paths.
Goodreaders besides Theodore, if you’re not willing yet to change a thing, at least open your mind long enough to read something. I’d recommend Seeking Enlightenment in the Age of Awakening.
More Answered Questions
G. Reader
asked
Rose Rosetree:
Hi Rose, In a previous Ask The Author question (about "Church Wenters" in Seeking Enlightenment in Age of Awakening), you replied that you write from experience, rather than being a theorist. Can you explain why you think this is important? Do you think theories are helpful in any way when it comes to a spiritual pursuit? Or do you think it is better to keep the theories to science?
Jasmine Ariti
asked
Rose Rosetree:
Rose, in your memoir, "Bigger Than All The Night Sky" - which I loved, by the way! - you talk about being a writer in such a powerful and meaningful way. Since you wrote about being an English major, I wondered: Did you ever take any creative writing classes as an undergrad? If so, what did you think of them? Did you ever consider entering an MFA writing program?
Valerie
asked
Rose Rosetree:
Hi Rose - Thank you for answering questions. As I continue reading your book, “Bigger Than All the Night Sky” (second edition), I think I will have lots more questions :-) Would you please tell us more about "The Awakening Project"? It sounds like it's about awakening humanity! And on page 62 you mention the small pushpins (people) on your map that go from black to gold! Wow!
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