The Age of Aquarius

First published May 21, 2005

This is my tribute to good friends who kept me sane during difficult years.

There are basically two type of spiritual communities.

Managed spiritual communities and Self organising spiritual communities.

Throughout the world Self organising spiritual communities are on the ascendancy. An inexorable and profound cultural development on a global scale.

I won't go into all the features they have in common. Most people are already familiar with the concepts when they stop to think about it.

This phenomenon is exactly what a knowledgable person would expect to complement an emerging global culture.

This is a hot ticket item for intellectual study but here are some of the observations I have made :

1) Spiritual healing is at the centre of it.

2) Core practices within this movement exactly parallel psychotherapeutic techniques once the language is deconstructed.

3) Millions of people are actively engaged in it.

4) The movement is remarkably resistant to political domination.

It's time to honour our spiritual friends and engage with them in a language of respect.