The Spiritual Origins of Culture

“We know since Einstein that time and space form a continuum. At high velocity space compresses and time expands relative to a stationary observer. Humanity is in a similar situation. The earth is shrinking with the increased speed of communication and is no longer the vast infinite plane of the middle ages, but a spherical spaceship carrying a precious cargo of life. Consequently, past and future become more relevant to the present. A new awareness is emerging that sees a greater picture, yet is able to act in the moment in ways that are coherent with the whole.”

“The divine spirit is seen as the dynamic interaction of three primary qualities: Light, the creator, using the tools of imagination, intelligence and energy to weave the rich tapestry of all possible dreams; Love, the nurturer and preserver, looking after the well-being and wholeness of creation; and Will, the giver of death and rebirth, the revealer of purpose, the leader of creation into transcendent realms.”

“All human beings carry with them the seed of the divine. We are all capable of nurturance, creative intelligence and transcendence to an infinite degree. We are each seeking to express, consciously or unconsciously, these three facets of our being.”

Quotes extracted from The Spiritual Origins Of Culture by Francois Duquesne in 1982. Published in One Earth magazine, Volume 2, Issue 5, pages 12-14.

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