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I think civilization is going to get to a point where we suddenly become responsible, stewards of the whole evolutionary process. This requires domains of consciousness, not just levels and frequencies.

Jean Houston

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Jean Houston
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: May 10
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The ecological crisis is doing what no other crisis in history has ever done - challenging us to a realization of a new humanity.
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We're in a decaying culture now. Naturally, the young people in the culture are going to feel themselves to be products of the decay.
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I am deeply activated by a sense of history, and have been since I was a tiny child. Really feeling that these were the times, we were the people, this was the most critical time in human history. Other people thought their times were the pinnacle and this is it. This is where we really, together, make a decision of whether to evolve or perish.
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