Egypt and the Awakening of Planetary Consciousness

Viewing the happenings in Egypt over the last few days, I have had an inexplicable sense of witnessing an event of great magnitude which will have far reaching effects.  I am unable to explain this rationally or in words that will make sense but I nevertheless wish to attempt to document my experience.

The protests in Egypt, and especially those in Tahrir Square in Cairo, speak to me not only of a people calling out to be heard, but seem to be symbolic of something far deeper happening on a planetary level.  The planet is finding its voice, it is calling out for “harmony and understanding”, to use the lyrics of the song “Age of Aquarius”.

It has taken me almost three days to be able to commit this to writing and in the meantime I have simply carried around with me flashes of thought, twirling ideas, unending questions and seemingly unconnected stories.

Nevertheless, here goes:

Spirals circle and move above places they have been before. They return there as it were but on a higher level.  They transcend and include what has gone before.  One of the first civilizations to have existed was in Egypt, and I find it striking to consider that we may now be spiralling above Egypt again, only to discover a new form of civilization where a planetary consciousness will awaken. If so, how significant, that the birth pangs of this awakening could possibly be taking place in Egypt right now.

When one investigates the chakra system, one discovers that not only are there the seven chakras for the individual, but also seven planetary chakras.  I was aware of this before, but research this past week revealed to me that the fifth planetary chakra, the planetary throat chakra, is said to be at the Great Pyramid of Giza located just outside of Cairo.

The throat chakra is connected to communication and creativity.

The Dalai Lama says that the 21st century should be the century of dialogue and that the aim of this century should be a demilitarized world.

Events, such as those occurring in Egypt, can never again take place in isolation and without the rest of the world knowing about it or being indirectly or directly involved.  The internet and especially social networks have guaranteed the acquisition and passing on of information. Attempts to block these networks have been made, but to no avail. Creative means are being found to overcome obstacles and information continues to flow on unseen highways.

Are we witnessing the further birthing of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s noosphere?  I believe that the thinking sphere is beginning to really stick its head out above the biosphere, and that a new humanity is coming into being. Compassion will play a key role, and no longer will there be able to be gain at the expense of the environment.

Are we witnessing more closely now the rise of a new form of consciousness which Jean Gebser first called integral? Information is “streaming” and people are “connecting” instantaneously with others all over the planet. The word “contact” is in need of redefinition. “The bigger picture” is opening up individuals all over the world to multiple perspectives.

Old ways of being no longer suffice. Planetary crises require a collective transformation.

Jung spoke of the collective unconscious, an information field capable of being accessed. Is it simply coincidence that the Great Pyramid at Giza is said to be close to where the Akashic Records were to be found? Did the Egyptians find these and did their misuse of the natural laws result in the disappearance of that civilization? Are we yet again beginning to access this field?

The scribe was a vital figure in ancient Egypt. Who will be the scribes of this new planetary consciousness?  Who will sing the songs of this new dimension?

I think the answer to these questions will surprise us. Perhaps the mystic will be found in the market place, a thought which gained favour with me as I sat and mulled over all these ideas in a domed hall in the middle of a gold souk! The economy will not disappear but it will have to be utilized for the good of all and not just for monetary gain.

Let it be noted – the dome was green and the Green Tara of Buddhism is known as the “mother of liberation” and the “Buddha of enlightened activity”.  Perhaps this was not such a strange place to start a reflection on compassion after all.

One last story.  As I sat there I noted two scenes. One was a Japanese boy calling out to his mother. Japan was said to have been a matriarchal society at one stage. On a planetary scale the patriarchy is crumbling. The citizens of the earth are calling for the mother.

The second scene was that of a family with the males walking in front and the veiled females following behind. Interestingly enough, one young teenage girl, despite her veil, was wearing a superman T shirt!

Random happenings or synchronicity? Like most of my other musings here, I guess only time will tell. Or perhaps it won’t, because time is happening already, always, in the time of the new dimension which is no longer just cyclical or linear but both and so much more.

Egypt – your cries are heard!