Ancient Gods and Paradigm Shifts Towards the Omega Point
Despite the global confusion and political unrest apparent throughout the world today, humankind might very well be on the brink of a paradigm shift in human consciousness. Indeed, the unrest may even be the proof that such a shift has already begun. There are distinct lenses through which historians can view patterns of psychological and philosophical upheaval. One method is the A / B / A1 stage-pattern of spiritual growth. By employing this method progress can be discerned in areas that reveal humankind’s understanding of who we are and where we are going:
A-Stage: The Age of Religion
This stage consisted of a world rich in dreams and magic. An early ancestor, some 40,000 years ago, had a vision. Did it suddenly appear in his consciousness in the form of a spiritual insight? Was it perhaps inspired by a mushroom he ate? Did he ingest a natural chemical that, for a moment at least, expanded the filters that had evolved in his brain—filters now referred to as the senses of smell, sight, touch, taste and hearing—that up until that moment kept too much reality from flooding his mind with information that might have distracted him when he most needed to be alert to the approach of a predator? Was he now open to a sixth sense—metaphysical discernment?
Shaman Drummer (Adobe Stock)
However it happened, this ancestor seems to have been suddenly smitten with new possibilities of what appeared to be spiritual worlds he had never before even considered. He then crawled back into a great cave to be alone with his thoughts. Using natural pigments, he transferred his vision to the cave walls, becoming the world's first inspired artist. When he emerged back into the sunlight to teach others of his tribe about the wonders he had experienced, he became the first Shaman.
Maybe he was a gifted teacher. Maybe he was hard-wired to become a priest. Maybe he was the first to realize that it was time for humans to take the next step in their evolution. Maybe he was just brilliant. The rest of the tribe probably did not all blindly follow his lead. People were doubters back then, just as they are now. There were a few, no doubt, who thought he was a prophet. There were others, certainly, who must have considered him crazy. They probably exiled him more than a few times. They might have argued with him, trying to convince him to settle down and be normal. One of the few constants of human behavior is to denigrate agents of change.
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However and whenever it may have happened, the world changed on that day. An advanced species of animal became uniquely human. Humankind discovered a spirituality that would eventually crystallize into religion. Evolution began to work on our minds and hearts as well as our bodies. It was now practical to develop better tools and weapons, but no longer sufficient. Music, art, symbolic thought and mythology, began to be as important, perhaps even more important, than simple survival. It was no longer expedient to just perpetuate the human species. Man needed to pass on a reason to do so. The necessity of life now took a back seat to the meaning of life. And that simple change made all the difference.
