Global Consciousness is a term I use to describe humanity’s collective world view and planetary culture. It’s not inherently mystical, nor rooted in any accumulated scientific data. It’s kind of just common ecological sense: we inhabit a singular space, share it together, and interact with the same matter. Not to definitively call the Earth a closed system, but as of right now, we’re stuck here. Every single human being that has ever existed on this planet has died here. The totality of our species has subsisted on this ordinary heap of rock floating in the void.

So why do we separate ourselves into distinct groups? Why do we draw imaginary lines and create superfluous barriers between ourselves? Sure, we possess tribal biology and that dictates our behavior to a large degree, but if we’re capable of conceiving these thoughts... why don’t we aspire to develop our global consciousness? It is the vehicle which will unlock the scale of problem solving necessary for the continuing of our civilization.

Petty differences do not contribute to the fate of our species. It is time for us to awaken, to synergize as one group of primates who all desire the same things: life, fulfillment, prosperity. If we view the world from such a vantage point, we can change the world, for all.