What is the Next Step in Evolution

It would seem preposterous to talk about the nextwhat you use to experience the physical world. Know
step in evolution while 84% of the world's population isthat you also created it and that you create all the
stuck in archaic religions and have been for thousandscircumstances of your life and at some level of
of years. In the course of its history humanity has notconsciousness, you are experiencing everyone else's
moved very far from worshipping trees, stones,circumstances as well. How powerful is that? You are
animals statues and imagined Gods.God manifested in the body that you are now
As enlightened or sophisticated as we think we are inexperiencing and at some level of your consciousness,
the western world, we are still down on our knees. It isyou are aware of everything. What you are doing
observable that in the time of humanity on this world,now in this body is appropriate for the big picture and
we, as a whole, do not move very quickly when itis just as important as any other experience. With this
comes to spirituality. We spend very little time out oflevel of awareness, you will let the body (ego) have its
the day contemplating our existence or developing itway and know that it works for the moment. And it is
individually. Our awareness of our spiritual being isa step along your own path of experiencing what and
boxed and handed out to us on Sunday mornings.who you are - you are God/Creator experiencing.
Out of the remaining 16% of the global population thereThe major difference between this realization and
are a few non-believers or skeptics and somewhat you are experiencing now is that would be taking
forward thinking New Age devotees. Compared toresponsibility, and thus owning the moment, the results,
religion, New Age is just in its infancy and is theand the power to change it at will. While being in the
medium ground between what is, and what is to come.driver's seat means that you have some control over
However, its continuation will be much shorter thanwhere you are going; being God means that you know
religion because knowledge escalates the progress ofyou will get there - there is no fear.
experience as new ideas are tried out. Because NewThe next step in our evolution will be to develop or
Age is underground, not organized or boxed betweenbecome more aware of our psychic abilities. Our five
four walls, it has the potential to reach out in areas ofsenses have taken us about as far as we can go in
thought not yet imagined.this world.
In the history of humanity it can be observed that fewCan you imagine the possibilities and what the future
things move people into unfamiliar territory except forwould be like once we have learned how to transport
personal, regional or global catastrophes or near deathourselves anywhere we want at our whim without
experiences. And even when that does happen wemechanical devices, or use astro projection to visit
turn to old institutionalized belief systems to try andnew realms of existence? Clairvoyance, telekinesis,
understand why, without realizing that it is our currentpsychic readings, all those things are yet to be further
beliefs which create our circumstances - we are leddeveloped and refined in our experience. They are all
back! This pace has not changed in thousands ofpart of an advanced future and they are already a
years - one step forward, one step back!function of what we are; part of the creator that we
To know your way outside of the box, you have toare naturally.
fist know that you are in one, and then you must beJust imagine knowing yourself as the creator/God
willing to create another one. Although New Age is stillexperiencing all the things you have pondered in
new and from what I have read, it does not give a lotphysical terms? This is our future this is what we are
of promise for the next step except forward inalready. The next step in evolution is in knowing and
awareness except that change is possible. Few, if anyaccepting that you are God. This is where New Age
of the authors, philosophers or teachers are writing ormust go if it is to survive as the next step in Human
talking about the next step; where does New Ageevolution. The bottom line on these things is in knowing
lead us? I see New Age as planting seeds of doubt inthat you can or cannot do or experience a thing. It is
the awareness of what we know now religiously. It isyour thoughts that must change for the manifestation
a period of questioning old belief systems and possiblyof these abilities to be realized. Man's power over
a catalyst to motivate people to move forward.these things has been demonstrated for centuries, he
I believe that New Age must be a doorway and notsimply has not had the will or inclination to move with
an end unto itself as is religion, and that is why it is notthem; except for a few who would exploit them with
organized. It will not lead us to an end of physical life,hidden agendas.
but a new experience of it. When you move from theThe next step in evolution starts with the individual's will
passenger seat to the driver's seat, life takes on ato move father along the path less followed, with
whole new meaning and direction. Right now, almostclarity and purpose of mind to evolve to the next
100% of us are led; we are passengers on thehuman experience. The sad truth of man's footprints
evolutionary road - we are along for the ride, but thealong his way is that he exploits those who are left
ride has not left the station.behind. Power corrupts or destroys in the hands of
I can see a future with everyone in the driver's seat.immature minds. Although this thought is an
Initially the transformation may bring chaos, but ourobservation, it does not have to be a truth. Everyone
new creations will leave the old world paled inhas these powers and more, it is the agenda of a few
comparison. It will be like our children looking back at us,to convince you that you do not. Spiritually, a single
as they do now, thinking, how did they survive withoutindividual has the same power as all individuals
television?combined because they are controlled by a single
New Age tells us that we have the power of ourmind.
creator, or the power is within us; why not use it, go allAre you ready for the next quantum leap in your
the way. Be the creator and know that your body isevolution?