The Awakening Earth

Originally published in 1982 The Awakening Earth explores the idea of the Earth as a collective, self-regulatory living organism, and considers in this context, the function of the human race. The book provides an exploration of humanity's potential and explores the possibility of mankind's evolutionary future. Drawing on the work of physicists, psychologists, philosophers and mystics, the book argues that humanity is on the verge of another evolutionary leap and explores evolution in the context of spiritual growth, arguing that widespread inner awakenings could lead to a more analogous society, functioning as a single social super-organism, much in the way cells in a body function as a biological organism.

Peter Russell

Invitation Acknowledgements Prologue 1. The Blue Pearl Part I: Evolution Past, Present and Future 2. Evolution so Far 3. Hidden Orders in Evolution 4. The Increasing Tempo of Evolution 5. Our Evolving Society 6. The Emergence of a Social Super-Organism The Journey So Far Part II: Inner Evolution Synergy 7. The Skin-Encapsulated Ego 8. The Quest for Unity 9. Awakening the Self 10. The Spiritual Renaissance 11. On the Threshold 12. Towards the High Synergy Society 13. Choosing the Future Epilogue 14. Beyond Gaia Further Reading Index