Human Energy

I’ve been reading selections from Teilhard de Chardin - mystic and paleontoloigst who coined the term “Noosphere” to characterize the growth of collective human consciousness. He might have been surprised, but also pleased, that the name inspired a whole series of videos to help us understand it better. You can find out more about the Human Energy project here.

As the site says, the new initiative is intended to act as a bridge. I think it downplays the mystic side of Teilhard - perhaps to enroll more interest from those focused on science and technology - but it can be understood from that perspective as well.

This Third Story of the Universe offers a meaningful way to understand this moment in the history of our species. This new cosmic story contrasts with rigid interpretations of religions and myths (the First Story) as well as current versions of science that eliminate meaning and purpose from the universe (the Second Story).

Here is one of them that introduces the idea: You can then proceed to all the others. They are well worth watching and contemplating.