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5. Nuclear Age – Stewardship
The Collective Nuclear Age Psyche
The presentation of the nuclear theory in 1900, introduced mankind to the 5th great shift in the
collective consciousness. Nuclear physicists discovered charismatic reactions in sub-atomic particle
behavior and the idea of a determinable clockwork universe came under question. The explosion of
the atomic bomb in 1945 and the subsequent development of the hydrogen bomb with its potential to
destroy all life on the planet, together with the international threat of mutual destruction during the
Cold War, led to the awakening of a broader sense of globalism. During the 1960’s western societies
experienced a massive revival of spiritual consciousness via the so-called “hippie” love culture
movement. This in turn led to a deeper appreciation of the universality of human brotherhood, the
civil rights movement and broad-based environmental concerns. The former glory of colonial
imperialism and its ruthless exploitation of global resources and human labor fell into disrepute. All
these elements has produced a New Age consciousness, characterized by a more sober appreciation
of mankind’s responsibilities to each other and to the home planet, together with an awakening
spirituality.
The Stewardship Psyche
The biblical parable of the Prodigal Son, who squandered his ancestral inheritance and returned to
his father’s estate with a more responsible attitude, symbolizes the budding individual psyche of the
Nuclear Age. There are now hundreds of private organizations, motivated by a sense of global
stewardship, busy at work all over the planet, tending to problems that the larger consciousness,
represented by western governments, has yet to take full responsibility for. The are as much a two
hundred million westerners who have become individually conscious of a more sober sense of self and
who have initiated a more mature attitude to their lives. Their conscience has pricked them into having
a deeper sense of community service that is not entirely related to financial reward and the
accumulation of private wealth, which characterized their former Steel Age consciousness. This new
consciousness, once it is fully applied to the massive planet management challenges that lie ahead of
us during the 21st Century, foreshadows the sense of mastership that will arrive once peace reigns on
this world. Thus this Stewardship psyche correlated with the Nuclear Age
Fig. 11
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE PSYCHE
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INDIVIDUAL
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COLLECTIVE
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ETHIC
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SPACE/TIME
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Infant 0- 4 yrs
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Stone Age family 2.5m BC
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Sharing/Caring
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Naïve Relativity
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Childhood 4-11 yrs
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Bronze Age clan 20,000 BC
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Work/Courage
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Rudimentary
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Puberty 11-14 yrs
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Iron Age nation 4,000 BC
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Religious/Crafts
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Industrial
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Teenhood 14-21 yrs
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Steel Age int/nat 500 BC
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Empirical
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Macro/micro
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Stewardship 21-42 yrs
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Nuclear Age global 1900 AD
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Stewardship
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Rational Relativity
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