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Originally Posted by Max Power  I don't believe there is a collective consciousness. This seems to come from the idea that because everyone is their own seperate individual, then everyone has a piece of consciousness that works together with all the other pieces that everyone else has.
There is only one consciounsess and it's not shared. People aren't conscious, only consciousness is conscious. This is challenging to grasp, because it means that consciousness isn't human and therefore, your true identity is consciousness and not your human bean. |
There's only one consciousness, but there are many levels to it. Within the one consciousness, each person you encounter is going to have their own particular properties and beliefs. This is separate from your conscious awareness in that you can't control that aspect of the person. They have their own consciousness, which you create (unconsciously).
The best example I can think of at the moment would be noticing the particular feel that you get in various different settings of people. That feeling or energy is the sum total of all the moods of the people present and where they're at consciousness-wise and so forth. Ultimately, it's all you, but you've created them with the ability to influence your environment and experience.
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Originally Posted by Max Power It's not bad or wrong to consider everyone has or is conscious, whatever empowers you is always good, but in the manifesting dept, if we identify with consciousness as being singular and only in present moment awarenss, then we never have to work other people into our intentions, we don't have to attract a part of consciousness that someone else has to aid in manifestation. |
For purposes of interacting with people, I find it useful to consider them as being conscious. For manifesting, including other people just complicates things.