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Peter Russell is a physicist-turned-futurist who has written several books on science, spirituality, and the possibility of change through increased communication and collective consciousness. He has held workshops with corporate leaders about becoming more environmentally responsible, more worker-friendly, and more aware of their impact on the planet. Do you have questions about collective thinking? What attitudes and beliefs contribute to our current economic crisis? How can we reverse negative trends? Please use the comment board below to ask your questions and Peter Russell will respond shortly.

Michael Shapiro | March 2009 issue

Peter Russell, perched on his houseboat in Sausalito, Salifornia, believes our best hope for the future is higher consciousness.

Photo: Charlie Nucci

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Peter, Thanks so much for what you do. I am so happy that Ode Profiled you! I want you to know that I have a VHS here titled "The Global Brain" that still wows audiences!

I do have some questions... I am writing a book and creating a project to establish a global meme for hope. I would love to include yor thoughts on hope in the project... www.hopedetective.blogspot.com (other work at OneWordsmith.blogspot.com)

Questions: How would you define “hope?”

Is hope personal? Impersonal? Where does it come from?

Is there such a thing as “hope in action?” If so, how does it come about and how do you recognize it?

If you were out of hope, where would you go to find some?

What advice would you give to someone who feels no hope?

Is there “hope for the world?” Why do you say that?

Is there “hope for humanity?” Why do you say that?

Is there “hope for the future?” Why do you say that?

Personally: Are you hopeful? Do you have “hope?” For what? Why?

If you had to depict “hope” without words (say a photograph, drawing painting or something else visual, tangible, audible or otherwise) what would it be? What do think of when you think of hope? What does hope look like, feel like, sound like?

If your assignment was to seek out and capture hope, where would you look? How would you keep it around?

More thoughts on hope (optional):

posted by Onewordsmith on 2/27/2009 10:58 am

Hi Peter,

If you could overhaul the education system to create greater consciousness, what changes would you make?

Best, Carol Greenhouse

posted by Carol.Greenhouse on 3/ 8/2009 9:34 pm

Dear Peter,

I've enjoyed and shared Waking Up in Time and The Global Brain for years - thank you for all the work you have done, and continue to do to shift consciousness on the planet!

I wonder whether you have heard of The Avatar(R) Course, whose author is Harry Palmer, or his book, Living Deliberately. If not, and you'd like to investigate , you can go to www.AvatarEPC.com. EPC refers to the mission of Avatar in the world: "To contribute to the creation of an enlightened planetary civilization."

The times surely are interesting, and the need for a different paradigm, as you have been saying,, is great!

Karen Ryder, Licensed Avatar Master

posted by karenryder on 3/18/2009 12:35 pm

On hope...

Thanks for all your questions. I am very hopeful for humanity, I think we have an immense potential to fulfil. At the moment we are but half awake, and sooner or late we will rise to that. I hope that the crises we are facing (or will face) will push us towards realizing that potential. But i am not hopeful for that world, if by world you mean our current civilization. it is clearly not sustainable. My hope is that a wiser, more compassionate and ecologically viable way of life will emerge from its demise. But it is not going to be an easy journey. Too many of us are too attached to our current comforts.

Peter

posted by PeterRussell on 4/ 9/2009 12:07 am

Carol

I think the goal of education should (in addition teaching knowledge and skills) teach wisdom and compassion. We should not have to wait till old age become wise, discovering from a lifetime's trial and error what is important and how to be at ease with each other. I'd love to see people finish school with that wisdom.

Also education in personal relationships is very important. It is a central part of our lives and if we learned the skills of relating at an early age, our lives would run a lot more smoothly (and we save a lot of theray fees).

Peter

posted by PeterRussell on 4/ 9/2009 12:12 am

Karen

Yes, I know of the Avatar course, several friend having taken it - and with good results. But I have not done it myself.

Peter

posted by PeterRussell on 4/ 9/2009 12:14 am