Rachael
Rocamora’s Notes to:
C.
Otto Scharmer
For
starters, Dr. Scharmer, you may be relieved to
know: I
won't 'hit' you with all this, but here's the
list of topics I've been saving for you:
Out of all that,
you'll find some commentary below the list.
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Wondered
if you've seen this:
And
now from the twentieth century onward a third source
begins. It arises because an ever-increasing number
of persons will experience an extension, an
enhancement of the forces of cognition which is not
brought about through meditation, concentration, and
other exercises ... connected with the evolution of
humanity ... in the twentieth century, in a more
enhanced manner than has so far been the case.
~~Rudolf Steiner
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You / your character in Presence said that "It’s almost like we
are living in a split world … On the one hand, many
people are experiencing a profound opening.
But they are also experiencing a buildup of
pressure, tension, anxiety.
Time is speeding up.
.. we’re struggling simultaneously to speed
up and slow down.
As the need for reflection and deeper
learning grows, the pressures against that need
being fulfilled grow, too."
[[[There
are also internal pressures having to do with these
experiences themselves that are common, such as
found on this
page, if you want to see the whole article:
Thus
far, this movement has been comprised of all these
individual interests, institutions, types of
experiences, specialties or special-studies and
concerns, not to mention the how-many-millions of
Experiencers who quietly live out of their
consequent inner-directedness, having rarely if ever
admitted this to anyone else. Also,
exceptional experiences may be the impetus behind
probably a sizeable portion of community /
activism interests, but this fact is not usually
openly disclosed. Although the idea of people
telling their [EHE] experiences and of their meaning
and motivating force in their lives has slowly begun
to demonstrate its value to people, still, up to
now, we continue to suffer from a kind of pervasive,
felt isolationism.
We need to talk to each other; we need to share our
mutually affirming stories and see how these tie us
all together into a meaningful and vibrant mega-web
of Community -- and on levels we rarely imagined
before, except theoretically, such as for example,
Carl Jung's concept of the collective unconscious
and superconscious, to which we all contribute and
by which we are in turn constantly influenced.
[We will begin to utilize this much-in-evidence,
unconscious phenomenon consciously and with
studied intent -- but that's another story!]]]
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[[[Another
thought, re: ameliorating that type of
stress: I anticipate taking Presence and Theory U to
the EHE Study Groups,
where people will be working with many different
issues about exceptional human experiences and
incorporating all sorts of tools and processes with
this broad base of knowledge in a hands-on way in
their daily lives.
And also marry this
in significant ways with activist
interests, small
support groups and .. as I'm writing, more
possibilities are piling up, but you get the idea
and I certainly hear what you are saying, not to
mention from experience.]]]
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[re:
same conversation above]
BSF:
Something seems to be shifting, but the
changes are subtle .. fragile..
[[[I
think this pressure could be corrected or transformed as a
pervasive experience, once we **normalize** these
exceptional events as simply part of what it means to be
Human and educate people to realize the enormity of
their value to all of us. People will find new support in each
other and feel more confident and open about their
experiences. ...]]]
JJ:
Many
of our interviewees over last 5 years talked about
profound personal experiences that altered their
worldview and then said that they’d never told
anyone else what they told us.
The opening that is occurring is
disorienting, and people can easily feel alone.
[[[Imagine
what a different world this can be with Theory U,
the EHE perspective, Presencing, and Dialogue (Wm.
Isaacs) as common knowledge, which probably isn't as
fantastic as it may sound right this minute, given
the new darling in the Sciences -- Consciousness!]]]
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[[[David
Spangler’s
idea of the Re-Imagination of the World:
As
people come to believe more fully in the open miracle of
this moment, this thought, and as we together with
increasingly unified INTENTION
re-envision the world we want and act toward that purpose, emphasis on collective intent,
and observe what unfolds
from within to without … we are indeed co-creating the New
World. But even
though we think of this New World outside us, it is the
New World
within us, together, collectively, that is coming to ‘meet
and be met’ that is the miracle.]]]
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Rhea A. White, as both a near-death experiencer and a
scientist, describes this shift in “The Collective Message
Inherent in Exceptional Human Experience”:
The new paradigm, or taken-for-granted worldview that is
issuing forth from our very being, is not many but One.
This new view is revealed by all exceptional human
experiences (EHEs), or anomalous experiences that have been
personalized, and that lead to personal and transpersonal
growth and the experience of being inside a new worldview,
the Experiential Paradigm (White, 1995/ 1997). I named
it that because to be known it must be experienced, not
simply thought out. ..
At
the new level, which in effect marks the end of what one
could call the "modern mindset," the possibilities
of growth are far beyond our current comprehension.
The direction of our new growth is indicated by our
exceptional human experiences. These experiences (and
it doesn't matter whether one studies one's own experiences
or those of others) point to a world that is not nearly as
physically limited as the old paradigm dictated. On
the contrary, some (e.g., psychic and death-related
experiences) indicate it is limitless. Some (the
mystical experiences) indicate it is a holonomic universe in
which everything is everything else. In some
(encounter experiences), the world "out there"
relates to us individually, and in others (enhanced
experiences) we perceive, know, and act in mysterious and
wondrous ways from a larger self--unknown except in such
experiences.
It is a world we are meant to inhabit. It is a world
in which one nurtures oneself by nurturing others and by not
turning away from nurturing oneself as well, as each of us,
too, is a person, and ultimately we are one. It is a
world in which the urge for further growth and connection
can be resisted only temporarily, for satiation is fully
experienced only in the moments in which one becomes more
than one was previously, and knows it. And even then,
as Santayana wrote, the function of these experiences is to
catalyze still further experiences, which in their turn
would entail still more growth, as he also pointed out.
It is a world in which one knows that to lie to or willfully
harm another being is to be untrue to and injure oneself.
But it is also a world in which "number one" still
counts as much as it did in the modern worldview, but in the
new view this is so only because one’s self, no less than
anyone or anything else, springs from that One who it is
said is "without a second." In a word, this
new world is the Self we all are, and it will not be at an
end until the whole creation travails no longer. And even
that endpoint is likely to be but a new beginning.
The modern worldview labeled this a childish impractical
dream. In its place we have created what is becoming a
nightmare world. If we pay attention to our EHEs, if we can
still recall them, or attend fully to those of others, we
can awaken. As soon as we do, those EHEs will show
forth the new world. We are called not to do but to
be. Not to be practical but to be who we are. And who
we are shouts to us from any and all exceptional
experiences. Far from being chimeras, EHEs are the
bedrock of the new dispensation. If we wish to
take practical steps to save ourselves and this globe, let
us gravitate to the More that we are and once and for all
let go of what Shakespeare so long ago decried as our
irritable penchant for "reaching after fact and
reason." If enough of us do it, we can bring the
new to pass. We can do so not only by sheer numbers,
which would influence the conscious mindset of others.
But there is another dimension of influence--an
"inside" approach. If we are One, then those who
go high enough and deep enough within themselves are likely
also to influence the heights and depths of like-minded
people and possibly even the whole species, regardless of
geographic location. What a wondrous and practical
application for psi--to awaken the truths sleeping in the
depths of others who are whole continents and other cultures
and languages apart! (I stress here that potentially this
capacity is every human’s potential, anywhere in the
world, regardless of race or culture. In this area,
many first peoples are likely to be more advanced than
Westerners, though some may lack the awareness of global
consciousness, which is (fortunately) being aided by Western
technology.
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JJ:
What will it take to shift the whole?
I’ve been wondering if shifting the whole
requires deep change on a scale most of us have
never experienced, are we ready for this kind of
change?
[[[But
when it happens from within, one by one, it
certainly can be overwhelming – personally
transforming – without being this kind of
overwhelming—as JJ
implies. And in fact it can
be so comforting and mutually empowering to realize
other people are and have been experiencing the same
kind of thing as oneself, once people open up and
begin to share their stories enough to realize this.
Rhea White calls this “the new
dispensation” ; I think of it as the New
Story.]]]
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OS:
I’ve
experienced this element – the evolving future
field – as a being that is actually looking at me.
in the moment you feel that gaze, you feel
the world stopping.
After that you’re no longer the same.
[[[That
instantly reminded me of Blake’s
poem:
Who
would decline a sacrifice
If
once his soul had been accosted,
His
virtue recognized,
And
he was assured that
The
Watcher, the Holy One, followed
Him
ever with long affectionate glances
Of
inexhaustible love?]]]
-= ELIAS
[[[Wondering
if this is an appropriate context for this project.]]]
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OS’s
family’s house burning to the ground naturally
reminds of three other similarly devastating
incidents:
1.
Emanuel
Swedenborg – reported ‘watching’ a fire burn
homes near his own from several hundred miles away
and that stopped just short of his house.
2.
Thomas
Edison watched basically all his work burn up after
years and thousands of experiments, as his
laboratory burned to the ground.
He purportedly said, when someone asked how
he could be so calm, how he could manage that.
And
Edison
said something to the effect that this was all his
mistakes, and freed up everything to move on to
something better.
[need to find this]
3.
Rudolf
Steiner’s first Goethianum burned to the ground,
the result of arson.
He also had a brave take on seeing this
occur.
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[[[Shifting
from my past to my future, I realize I’m dealing
with great forces and beings incarnate and
discarnate.
I have to do this – this unique Voice is so
important.
A “glamour shot” alone [iShift, Ken
Wilbur, etc.] without this
grassroots movement
to contrast to
it would be a terrible mistake. This
collective grassroots Movement’s voice, ultimately
that of “the meek”
-- those who are the bulk of Humanity as a whole --
that Voice is
essential
in the global consciousness as a whole and in the
worldwide dialog. This is how that 15/85
divide will be healed.]]]
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[[[This
story has been waiting to catch up
with you for a while now, Dr. Scharmer: It came as no small
surprise to me, reading what is surely the first
business and economics book ever to grace my life,
to feel from the very first pages the clear
intimations of a familiar 'voice', that of Rudolf
Steiner! Only, page after page, there
was no hint of his name.
I stopped abruptly and went
looking for Steiner in the index, and was left
scratching my noggin -- although I did find Goethe. Yet
every page shouted [gleefully!]
Steiner-and-friends!
The very hint of his
presence here was a powerful affirmation, as
it relates to an incident a few years ago when I
felt 'visited' by him during a dark moment in
regards to this work. So
this has been a kind of Chinese -- or should I say
Viennese! -- puzzle of continually being surprised
by new signs of his support; hence the impact of
discovering Steiner's overlighting presence once
again, where I had not imagined to find him.
Anyway,
by nearly the end of the
book I was fairly flummoxed still not having seen
any confirmation of my now solid expectations.
I was ready to believe that four Steiner scholars
had written the book. I finally put your book
down long enough to do some searching on the
internet. After a good bit of wandering amid
the collective webworks of four incredibly
accomplished people, again, unexpectedly and having
just about given up, short of writing one of you or
the publisher, I stumbled across this line about
your father as "one of the pioneers of biodynamic
farming in Germany." At last!!
But the final surprise, even
to me, was ... I
burst into tears! ;-D
Even though I've been with a Steiner study group for
several years, I'm hardly a Steiner scholar.
But I feel a special closeness to him.
I've been looking forward to this next
segment of the journey with this project, to find the best
co-adventurers / collaborators who
have the depth and breadth of understanding such as
articulated so sensitively in your
book. As you can imagine, Dr. Scharmer,
it's no wonder I feel led to seek you out. And
yes, he
continues to be a subtle, sustaining
influence. That event, unsought and most
unexpected, 'haunts' me still. I wanted to
share it with you, a GERMAN Steiner-bahkti -- I'm
still in awe about your father! -- because I want to
believe he 'haunts' you, too!]]]
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[[[Please do consider joining forces with me to help ensure that this web
project becomes all it can be as a conduit of blessing in this
uncertain world. I believe the successful manifestation
of this work, can be a major cause agent in the
bringing to life the Awakened Consciousness and Voice
of this Movement. At the very least, would you and your
friends be willing to give me a Tom-Cronin type of
chance to spend a couple of hours, or better: a
couple of days! with you to
'pour my heart out' as Dr. Jaworski did in that
phenomenal synchronistic adventure?
I feel, if you and Drs. Senge, Flowers and Jaworski
really see the incredible co-creative potential between your
leadership work and this from-the-ground-up work -- as
even same-same and the fact we need both top-down and
ground-up [not to mention its implications for the
15/85% challenge], you can't help but share my vision
and enthusiasm for this unfolding future.
I am going to find Somebody to take this on with me. It
must be someone or those who have something on the
order of your visioning, capabilities, integrity and I
want to say Heart in the way we both refer to it in
relation to Presence and also to the outcome of EHEs. This work needs to be a global
phenomenon, a global presence. It will take
other giants walking the Earth, such as you four, to
give this work that kind of opportunity to achieve its
greatest potential.
[Relatedly:]
Before
President Obama’s campaign proved me right:
I’ve
long thought with the internet and cheaper phones, if
as we connect with each other, people to people,
across all boundaries all over the globe, and if we
can find spiritual or neutral language to talk about
what most at first glance would call “spiritual”
in a new way that connects all of us and …. as
a global Grassroots movement
based
on this connectivity to
make a difference from the ground up, THAT would be
the best way to change the world.
President Obama's internet campaign success was one of
the miracles of our times! I believe that is
similarly possible with Ahhh-TheLight and
wHeretwoworldsTouch. As activists, as
consumers, as Experiencers and Empaths, as people who
have acquired a certain depth and breadth of what Rhea
A. White describes as “moral consciousness and
reverence for all life,” what
can we not accomplish together, if we are united
through the Awakening of the heart in this way?
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[[[In
my simple mind the "cure" to the 15 / 85
difficulty can be none other than unity through the
collective discovery of the Self we all are. We
must simultaneously approach this outcome from both
the ground up and
the
top down
in order to converge in
a powerfully positive way. It must be from both
directions, and it will not be traditional in any
sense.
We must create a new vessel within which to
work together toward a single purpose, such as
reflected so clearly in both
the bottom of the U and in the aftereffects of EHEs.]]]
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