Anyone who is spiritually minded must read this book. The "End" is just the "Beginning". So many hopelessly and needlessly fear Armageddon. The author of the Armageddon prophecy reveals it's modern day meaning through Hubbard. Finally, there is spiritual meaning to the amazing advances in science. This is a story of hope for all mankind regardless of their religious beliefs. As our scientists decode our DNA, alter wave patterns of atoms and slow light with lasers, they may discover the creator spoken of in our religions. Hubbard reveals our future as co-creators on a universal scale.

This book is rich meat for the spiritually oriented individual. I spent a solid year studying it. One lives it. There is a communion service in the book that is very unique and spiritually openning. I found myself using it frequently. Certain passages were used in our wedding service. The book is alive because the author is so special and enlightened. Its worth looking for a copy of this! Linda Schiller-Hanna

This is one of the best books I've read for those having consciously chosen the path of awakening to one's Divine Potential; especially so, for those who are just beginning this process or feel they have plateaued along the way.

The author offers a step-by-step snapshot of each turn along the spiral as it continues ever upward and I believe both new and seasoned seekers alike will find her words not only affirming, but comforting as well. Ms. Hubbard writes as a visonary; her words at times both poetic and brimming with wisdom.

For me, the paragraph I found most meaningful is on page 85:

"Once we have shifted our identity from ego to essence, we are no longer a witness of the phenomenal world but a co-creator of the phenomenal world. In this new perspective, we actually experience that our larger "mind" or consciousness is causing our reality. The experience of personal freedom shifts from a sense of individual, separated will to a sense of surrender into a larger design which feels like it is our own".

It is quite affirming to see this statement in print because eventually one arrives at the place where this is understood to be a universal truth. What is truly awesome is that humanity is poised on the brink of actually realizing this collectively -- enabling the monumental shift we are about to birth -- that of becoming the "Universal Human".

Bravo, Ms. Hubbard...your courage, perserverance, and vision are most inspiring!

In her latest book, Emergence, visionary author Barbara Marx Hubbard describes the birth of a new being that she calls the 'Universal Human.' She describes a Universal Human as 'one who is connected through the heart to the whole of life, attuned to the deeper intelligence of nature, and called forth irresistibly by spirit to creatively express his or her gifts in the evolution of self and the world.'

She believes that humans today are undergoing the process of 'emerging' from what we've been to beings capable of co-creating 'a new world that is sustainable, compassionate, and life-enhancing.' Our present generation has the technological ability to destroy the world, or to consciously evolve in ways that are 'magnificent beyond imaginings.'

She has divided her book into two parts. The first section compares the process of emerging to physical birth'gestation, infancy, childhood, youth, and mature adult. She also discusses why this particular generation is the 'cross-over' generation between human development to date and the Universal Human, and outlines the challenges we face in making the transition.

The longer second section is a guidebook to emergence. In it, Hubbard interweaves the story of her own emergence with meditations, spiritual practices, and encouragement. She describes ten key steps, beginning with creating an inner sanctuary. All the steps depend on knowing and listening to the 'Essential Self.'

Hubbard emphasizes that change is necessary if we are to survive, because 'the very behaviors that kept us alive in prior times are the behaviors that are threatening to end our lives today.' She says we have the ability to change and develop the consciousness we need to meet the challenges ahead.

Emergence is essential reading for all those desiring to consciously evolve and develop their full potential as extraordinary beings.

I loved the concept that we have some hand in creating not only our future but the future of ALL inhabitants of the earth. It gives me hope and a method for return to action when I had pretty much "checked out" - especially after seeing Primary Colors. Marx Hubband provides hope but understands the current reality of the world. She acknowledges that the movement toward a harmonious society or world is a work in process. This allowed me to define my part in the process while not feeling like "I'm not doing enough!" She says "It was not possible to create harmonious societies on any large scale, beyone the relatively peaceful tribal cultures, until the events of the last decades...just as it is not possible for a fetus to get up and walk." This book is accessible to almost anyone and allows the user to follow their personal passions by pursuing action in any of the 9 spheres of influence: Governance & Law; Education; Economics, Business, Philanthropy; Cooperative Entrepreneurship; Health, Relationships, Personal Growth; Science & Technology; Spirituality and Religion; Envoronment and Habitat; and Culture, Media, Communication. This is a great book because it translates global concepts to the individual level of both understanding and control. One can follow the concpets in the book and still live life in 1998 in the USA.

The time is ripe to bring to this world a blueprint for positive change available to the many. Conscious Evoultion provides just such a medium. Barbara Marx Hubbard, a truly committed futurist, has captured the essence of providing us all a template to make choices for a positive and harmonious future. Reading this book may touch the deeper part of you that shouts YES.

Social interaction and growth is a continuum of observation, inquiry, and application. In Conscious Evolution, Barbara Marx Hubbard describes this process in stunning detail and guides us on how to incorporate spirituality into social policy. Hubbard's inspirational analogy of humankind as a catepillar morphing into a butterfly stimulates the reader's mind to envision how the collective fate of humanity need not end in an apocalyptic, "judgment day"-like scenario. Hubbard weaves a coherent plan of action to help humanity become more globally minded, cultarally integrated, and aware of its own strengths and weakneses through thoughtful insight and inclusion of the ideas and actions of other intellectuals, activists and spiritualists. The reader learns how to unite his or her own community into a stronger, socially conscious, spiritual unit, which in turn leads to an increased ability for humanity to direct and speed evolution. Consciously! I recommend this book to anyone who would like to learn how to participate in the outcome of humanity! Buy 5 copies and pass it out to friends!!!!