June of 1940 French geologist, paleontologist, philosopher, and Jesuit priest Teilhard de Chardin published The Phenomenon of Man
“In Teilhard’s conception of the evolution of the species, a collective identity begins to develop as trade and the transmission of ideas increases. Knowledge accumulates and is transmitted in increasing levels of depth and complexity. This leads to a further augmentation of consciousness and the emergence of a thinking layer that envelops the Earth. Teilhard calls the new membrane the “noosphere” (from the Greek “nous”, meaning mind), a term first coined by Vladimir Vernadsky. The noosphere is the collective consciousness of humanity, the networks of thought and emotion in which all are immersed.”
This video sums Chardin’s concept.
The nooshpere concept gave rise to Noetic Sciences.
Paul, bowing to you in gratitude for shining light on an ongoing journey to discover and embrace universal consciousness.
