OUR SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE: A CONVERSATION WITH BUCKMINSTER FULLER AND BARBARA MARX HUBBARD
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A CONVERSATION WITH BUCKMINSTER FULLER AND BARBARA MARX HUBBARD
I’m just overwhelmed by the experimental evidence of a greater intellect operating in the universe. –Buckminster Fuller
It seems as if we’re on the threshold of the Omni Christ. –Buckminster Fuller
I think the meaning of work will shift from that which we have to do in order to survive, into that which is our opportunity for creativity. –Barbara Marx Hubbard
(In the next major stage of evolution) We would be, probably in a universe full of life and find we are just being born to a universal community. –Barbara Marx Hubbard
Engineer-philosopher R. Buckminster Fuller and futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard share their spiritual experiences and discuss future implications. Bucky recounts a pivotal mystical experience where, at a low point, contemplating suicide, he had a revelation that he belonged to the universe and his purpose was to serve humanity. Barbara describes an inner voice identified as “The Risen Christ.” The biblical Book of Revelations inspired her to focus on the conscious evolution of humanity, emphasizing the shift from procreation to co-creation.
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Video Duration: 57:08
Chapter 1: Introduction
Bucky shares his experience of growing up and realization of the expanding invisible world of electromagnetic waves that signified a new era of reality beyond the visible. Barbara describes her personal journey of discovery and realization, how she was influenced by Abraham Maslow, Teilhard de Chardin and Buckminster Fuller, moving from a secular Jewish agnostic background to a deeper spiritual understanding.
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Video Duration: 6:06
Chapter 2: Our Story is a Birth
Barbara describes a visionary experience, where she contemplated the current era’s travails as equivalent to the birthing process, envisioning a transformative moment for humanity—the birth of humanity its terrestrial self-centered phase to universal, God-centered phase.
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Video Duration: 2:37
Chapter 3: Barbara’s Mystical Experience
Barbara heard an inner voice that affirmed the reality of Christ’s resurrection and foresaw humanity’s ability to achieve similar transformative works by combining love of God with scientific knowledge. She was called to acknowledge that every person on Earth is to be a “natural Christ,” acting from their highest potential. The experience prompted her to write The Book of Co-Creation which envisions a global shift in consciousness, where humanity heals its divisions and achieves a design-science revolution through collective enlightenment and connection.
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Video Duration: 6:55
Chapter 4: Bucky’s Mystical Experience
Buckminster speaks of deciding to use his experiences and abilities for the benefit of all humanity, developing technologies to improve the environment and foster openness among people. He describes his spiritual experience, an overwhelming sense of purpose with a clear inner voice affirming his thoughts. That led him to conclude that the future holds a transformative event for humanity, with everyone potentially becoming Christ-like.
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Video Duration: 8:29
Chapter 5: A Planetary Pentecost
Barbara introduces the idea of a “Planetary Pentecost,” drawing parallels with the first Pentecost where the disciples of Jesus experienced a profound spiritual awakening allowing them to speak in different languages, heal and possess other powers. She suggests that we have similar latent powers but do not fully use them because they’re not commonly accepted as real. Also, she predicts a global experience where people who feel a sense of oneness and connection to God come together in consciousness to realize their potential as natural Christs, manifesting powers like those of Jesus.
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Video Duration: 2:07
Chapter 6: Questions from the audience
Bucky discusses the importance of technology. He believes that humanity is undergoing its final examination. Barbara says interactive television could facilitate synergistic democracy and she dedicates her latest project, the World Good News Network to Bucky. Barbara explains that evolution is a process of raising consciousness and intelligence. She says that in our era, humanity is evolving towards a planetary civilization. She believes that more people will begin to reach a state of Krishna or Christ consciousness, emphasizing that everyone has the power to make a difference, and this potential will becoming the new norm as part of natural evolution. She and Bucky advocate for a more participatory and responsive democracy.
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Video Duration: 26:57