Many years ago, I read The Biology of Transcendence by Joseph Chilton Pearce. It was where I was first introduced to the fact that there are neurons (brain cells) in the heart.
The message I remember most, though, is that we as humans are late for our next evolutionary stage. The author theorizes that the prophets and leaders of all the major religions of the world were examples of our next stage of evolution. He focuses mostly on Jesus.
The miracles that Jesus performed – healing with a touch, turning water to wine, feeding the multitudes, calming the storm, etc – these were all supposed to be examples to humanity of what we all had the capability to perform.
Instead of learning from his example, however, people put him on a pedestal and said, “I could NEVER do that!” And so we have a self fulfilling prophecy. Oh sure, there have been a few people who have experienced or performed such miracles in the last 2000+ years. As a species, though, we haven’t changed all that much.
Aside from performing miracles, Jesus taught love. Love over fear. Love in spite of fear. Embracing differences with love. Embracing anger with love. Is it possible that the root of our evolution is love?
Wendy Pini, creator of ElfQuest, recently wrote the following on the ElfQuest Facebook page:
Savah’s explanation of Winnowill’s behavior: “Think of it as the absence of love…” can be applied to every shocking act of mayhem, criminality and tyranny we’re seeing in the news today. The absence of love (not Satan, not some attacking outside force or demonic possession) is what leads to violence, cruelty and murder. If even a drop of love is present, it can prove to be the antidote to the descent into total darkness.
I think our evolution looks like more love, just like the example Jesus set. Someone does something to hurt you? Love them more. Someone is hurting? Love them more. Feeling angry? Open your heart and love bigger. Feeling scared? Be vulnerable, open your heart and love bigger.
This is also the message I have received in working with Mary Magdalene. “Open your heart wider. Open it so wide it cracks open and births new universes of love.”
It’s exhausting, and scary, to be that open and vulnerable. And imagine if enough of us were brave enough to commit to loving fully, and openly, and vulnerably, how would the world change?
Loving that boldly doesn’t mean becoming a doormat. Brené Brown says in Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice that the one thing the most compassionate people in her research had in common was strong boundaries.
“Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They’re compassionate because their boundaries keep them out of resentment.”
– Brené Brown, Rising Strong
Strong, clear boundaries are something I still struggle with. I want to please other people too much. I’m starting to understand that loving others means not always saying yes. And that when I am resentful I am not loving with an open heart. I’ll keep at it because our evolution is a worthy goal.
Will you join me? Will you work towards our evolution by loving bigger, bolder, and more vulnerably?
I love you.
Blessings,
Mary
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