Be Witnesses to Collapse by Paul Chefurka

  • 2011

May 18, 2011

Once he understood and accepted that the disintegration of our civilization is already underway, he spent several years trying to make people change their beliefs and behavior. I felt that if they made the changes I proposed, they would most likely make a "good" result. I was disappointed when my exhortations and intimidations mostly fell on deaf ears - that is, whenever I wasn't just preaching to converts. That was also Kassandra's dilemma *.

The more I tried to promote change, however, the more I suffered. But suffering was not simply derived from the pain of disappointment. It was much deeper than that, and in the long run, my Dark Night of the Soul precipitated. The Buddha was right when he taught that all suffering derives from attachment. In my case, the attachment was to a particular result - my vision of a sustainable, fair and ecologically conscious society, which accommodates all living beings on the planet, not just our family and friends. When that result was frustrated by indifference and even public hostility, I suffered greatly.

Fortunately, I went through a transformation about three years ago. The change was complete enough that allowed me to detach myself from the results while still being committed to the awareness of what is happening. At the same time, I took the position that this reality is co-created by all its participants, and that on some level the nature of reality and our individual roles in it have been consciously chosen by all of us. At that moment, I realized that I had been working on purposes contrary to the reality that was unfolding. The ongoing transformation, even if it becomes a collapse of civilization, should not be stopped. Rather, it is the vehicle within which our consciousness is nourishing, developing and tempering. This leads to the rather uncomfortable conclusion that the collapse is not to mourn or impede, but rather to celebrate and get involved. It will be no surprise to those on similar trips that when I gave up on this understanding, my suffering ceased.

From that perspective, I decided that the most useful thing I can do - something that is aligned with the purpose of the exercise and not opposed to it - is simply to contribute to the field my small contributions of awareness. I try to do it without expectations or attachments, without trying to get any particular answer or result. I only expose my conscience out there. Those who are not yet ready for her will ignore or reject her, those who still do not see her but are ready could wake up a little more, and those who are already aware could find some fresh nuances to play with. Any role that my observations and discussions play in the deployment, is their part. This is what I call "being active witnesses."

I still care deeply about what is happening, but now I remain relatively detached from how it could develop in the future. As a result, I avoid talking about solutions as much as possible, in large part because I don't think there are any - at least at the level that most people think of "solutions" (such as new policies or new technologies). The purpose of all this seemingly catastrophic deployment is not that we "solve the problem", but that we wake up.

I totally agree with the writer Charles Eisenstein ("The Rise of Humanity") and other observers - we don't have a solvable problem, we have an irresolvable dilemma. Because of that, our most useful answer will be at right angles to the problem space. That means that the door to get out of this mess is not going to open with a new version of our old ways (new legislation, clean energy and more recycling) although that will play an important role. The real way out will be found by changing to a completely new way of being - the revolution of consciousness that many of us know in our bones that is just around the corner.

These days I am betting all my chips on encouraging that r / evolution of human consciousness, acting as an active witness to the unfolding collapse.

Within the community of those who are environmentally and ecologically aware, this is a rare position, although perhaps not so much among those who have chosen a spiritual response to their fear of collapse. Within the mainstream of activist thinking this is still seen as fatalism and defeatism.

How does it make you feel to think in this perspective? Do you think it is a useful point of view or not? Is it helpful or dangerous? Is it an approach they have taken, or could they see themselves taking? Or does it feel like sophistry - simply a cunning justification for playing the lyre while burning Rome?

* N of the T: In Greek mythology, Kassandra was the daughter of Priam, king of Troy. In love with her beauty, Apollo granted her the gift of prophecy. However, when she rejected her love, he cursed her: she would still have her gift, but no one would ever believe in her predictions.

Published in Spirit Pathways Foundation, www.spiritpathwaysfoundation.com

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