The Global Heart Awakens : Humanity's Rite of Passage From the Love of Power to the Power of Love

Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword By James O'Dea; Author's Preface; 1. Introduction: Setting the Stage; Part One: THE DRAMA OF OUR TIME; 2. WHO ARE WE?: Adolescent Initiates; 3. WHERE DO WE COME FROM?: Culture on the Couch; 4. WHERE ARE WE GOING?: Coming of Age in the Heart; 5. INITIATION: Answering the Call; Part Two: OUR LONG JOURNEY HOME; 6. IN THE BEGINNING: The Great Mother; 7. WATERING THE SOUL: The Neolithic; 8. IGNITING THE FLAME OF POWER: The Dynamic Masculine; 9. FROM ARCHETYPES TO IDEAS: The Static Masculine.;Positing that modern society is an adolescent culture, driven by greed and power and lying on the cusp of an era of spiritual growth and shifting values, this book explores mythic themes in various historical eras to explain the past, present, and future of the human experience. It suggests that the world is facing a rite of passage into adulthood and that a time of cooperation, stabilization, and sharing is approaching. With an original theory of history based on developmental psychology, including an analysis of masculine and feminine archetypes, this thoughtful guide weaves the narratives o. Front Cover 1 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Foreword By James O’Dea 12 Author’s Preface 14 1. Introduction: Setting the Stage 22 Part One: THE DRAMA OF OUR TIME 30 2. WHO ARE WE?: Adolescent Initiates 32 3. WHERE DO WE COME FROM?: Culture on the Couch 40 4. WHERE ARE WE GOING?: Coming of Age in the Heart 50 5. INITIATION: Answering the Call 63 Part Two: OUR LONG JOURNEY HOME 84 6. IN THE BEGINNING: The Great Mother 86 7. WATERING THE SOUL: The Neolithic 101 8. IGNITING THE FLAME OF POWER: The Dynamic Masculine 114 9. FROM ARCHETYPES TO IDEAS: The Static Masculine 138 10. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Early Christianity and the Biblical Myth 153 11. SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE SHADOW: The Dark Ages 169 12. FROM FAITH TO REASON: The Enlightenment 185 13. SPIRALING INTO ECSTASY: The Dynamic Feminine Awakes 203 Part Three: WHERE ARE WE GOING? 222 14. WEAVING A NEW STORY: The Child of Our Future 224 15. INTEGRATION: A Higher Synthesis 244 16. THE PERSONAL HEART: Opening the Inner Chambers 266 17. THE GLOBAL HEART: Opening the Outer Chambers 288 18.WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?: The Heart Has Its Reasons 319 Part 1 Notes 329 Part 2 Notes 331 Part 3 Notes 336 BIBLIOGRAPHY 340 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 346 Front Cover Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Foreword By James O'Dea Author's Preface 1. Introduction: Setting the Stage Part One: THE DRAMA OF OUR TIME 2. WHO ARE WE?: Adolescent Initiates 3. WHERE DO WE COME FROM?: Culture on the Couch 4. WHERE ARE WE GOING?: Coming of Age in the Heart 5. INITIATION: Answering the Call Part Two: OUR LONG JOURNEY HOME 6. IN THE BEGINNING: The Great Mother 7. WATERING THE SOUL: The Neolithic 8. IGNITING THE FLAME OF POWER: The Dynamic Masculine 9. FROM ARCHETYPES TO IDEAS: The Static Masculine. 10. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Early Christianity and the Biblical Myth 11. SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE SHADOW: The Dark Ages 12. FROM FAITH TO REASON: The Enlightenment 13. SPIRALING INTO ECSTASY: The Dynamic Feminine Awakes Part Three: WHERE ARE WE GOING? 14. WEAVING A NEW STORY: The Child of Our Future 15. INTEGRATION: A Higher Synthesis 16. THE PERSONAL HEART: Opening the Inner Chambers 17. THE GLOBAL HEART: Opening the Outer Chambers 18. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?: The Heart Has Its Reasons Part 1 Notes Part 2 Notes Part 3 Notes BIBLIOGRAPHY ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Thoughts for the advancement of mankind. Positing that modern society is an adolescent culture, driven by greed and power and lying on the cusp of an era of spiritual growth and shifting values, this book explores mythic themes in various historical eras to explain the past, present, and future of the human experience. It suggests that the world is facing a rite of passage into adulthood and that a time of cooperation, stabilization, and sharing is approaching. With an original theory of history based on developmental psychology, including an analysis of masculine and feminine archetypes, this thoughtful guide weaves the narratives of human history and individuals' experiences into a path of enlightenment and a way to catalyze social change.--Provided by the publisher Digging into the distant past and ranging far ahead into our promising future, Anodea Judith explains how and why we are undergoing a profound global initiation. This collective rite of passage, she shows, is unraveling our antiquated world system based on the love of power. With our hearts now awakened, we are evolving new systems based on the power of love - and each of us has a crucial part to play