Hi Annemeiki,
I liked your post and it resonates for me in terms of how I view consciousness. It really is about transformation more the evolution, I think. And I agree with the ethical note you said. For whatever reason, people still tend to categorize and get a bit competitive, even in their spiritual endeavors. And it is dangerous, I agree...
It's like a Zen master told me once, "How you do one thing is how you do everything." So if a being's consciousness is still into judging and categorizing other people and their perceived level spirituality, it's rather ironic, is it not? Even if one basic tenet of spirituality is to drop judgement and accept the whole, well, people still bug out on it. It's the old competitive Need To Be Right thing, I think. And it's quite understandable. It's human, and it is seductive because the desire to control or judge other peoples' spirituality can be very strong. If you can control how people should access the Divine, that indeed is alot of power. Just look at history to see examples of this.
I like the word "transformation" more than "evolution" because it is more accepting of the Now, to me. "Evolution" tends to imply that where someone is right now is less-than, or even rather "primitive" or "unevolved". I don't see it that way. People are just healing. I see people as perfectly fine wherever they are. And there is the More. Both are true at the time.
Transformation is more like a catepillar to butterfly model. There's nothing wrong with a catepillar. It doesn't need to apologize for itself or be anywhere else than it is. Certainly it shouldn't be rushed to "evolve". It is just in its own process and time for its transformation. And only it can say how and when that occurs.
And I absolutely agree there must be action and knowledge for more conscious awareness. There must be what I call an active engagement with life. There's no other way to transform. Books on spirituality can be helpful, but the best guide is actual engagement and experience of life.
I think that is because consciousness transforms best when engaged with other consciousness. It needs life forms, like other people, other life events, nature, etc. It doesn't happen if in a vaccuum. (I'm meaning human consciousness here, of course). We were wired to engage with other people as part of the path of life. It's part of our collective light signature, I think. Yes, we could survive just fine as hermits, and the atoms and molecules and organs in our bodies would still function ok. But would that be enough? Would a life of living completely alone and meditating for conscious connection be fulfilling? Perhaps for a few folks. But for many, consciousness might feel a compelling need for more connection with people, for more engagement and inter-action with life.
It's just how we humans are wired. Tree sloths, groundhogs and and hermit crabs might feel differently than us, because they have different consciousness needs. It's what makes them who they are and us who we are.
Just my .02
Orca
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