The Tipping Point: Any movement since 2012?
Historically, when breakthroughs in spiritual and intellectual developments proliferate they inspire and forever change humanity. Such breakthroughs are called a “Tipping Point.” Ken Wilber tells us that the “Integral Tipping Point,” is what happens when a massive convergence of knowledge occurs simultaneously with breakthroughs in science, technology and our understanding of consciousness and the ancient past. His view defines the flavor of the 2012 phenomena.
“At any end-beginning
nexus — at the dawn of a new religion or a spiritual tradition — you have this
amazing opening,” says Jenkins. “Revelations come down. There’s a fresh
awareness of what it means to be alive in the full light of history.”
Karl Jaspers’ axial period was a significant tipping point. He saw
revolutionary thinking, critical, reflective questioning, and a new vision of
what lies beyond.
Ervin Laszlo, author of WorldShift
2012, believes December 21, 2012 is a similar departure, to shift our human
goals and objectives.
Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found
that when the number of committed opinion holders to a particular development
is below ten percent, there is no visible progress in the spread of ideas.
However, when at least ten percent of the population holds an unshakable
belief, their belief will always be adopted by the majority of the society.
Nicholas A. Christakis and James H.
Fowler, in their book Connected,
presents research that says every person influences their circle of
contacts/friends/family three levels deep. Your friends influence their friends
that influence their friends. The effect
is strong in the first three levels, but beyond that it is too weak to have an
effect. Say for example, there are 10 people in everyone’s first level of
influence, and each person in that level has 10 people in their first level of
influence, and so on. In this example, it means each person will influence
1,100 people.
Their research is very interesting and encouraging when
applied to the 10% tipping point rule. It means if 10% of the population is committed
to a particular opinion they will influence a group of people equal to 90% of
the population. The implications are staggering but history tells us that
unshakable beliefs are not held by everyone. It does however give credence to
the view that when at least ten percent of the population holds an unshakable
belief, their belief will always be adopted by the majority of the society.
Ken Wilber said recently in a webcast that about five percent of
the population has reached tier 2 in the scheme of the stages of consciousness.
Simply put they have “awakened.” Wilber says “We could reach the tipping point
of ten percent in the next decade.” The caveat he warns is that the tipping
point could be delayed, or worse, “if we destroy our plant, if wars start and
there is no peace, if the health of the world population declines, or if there
is a world recession.”
Countless Believe a Tipping Point is Imminent.
Daniel Pinchbeck believes “there’s a growing realization that materialism and the rational,
empirical worldview that comes with it has reached its expiration date.” Pinchbeck
thinks “. . . the process is already
under way. We’re on the verge of transitioning to a dispensation of
consciousness that’s more intuitive, mystical and shamanic.”
“The breakout from the old has started already,” says Ervin Laszlo, “but
it is not yet committed to a breakdown or to a breakthrough. It has not reached
the tipping point because some people — for the most part those whose economic
and political interests are tied to the status quo — believe that the current
system can still be maintained.” December 21st was instrumental
in bringing the tipping point closer.
