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Marilyn Ferguson was an American author known for her contributions to the fields of personal growth and self-actualization. Her book 'The Aquarian Conspiracies' had a profound impact on the personal growth movement of the late 20th century.

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“When one begins the transformative process, death and birth are imminent: the death of custom as authority, the birth of the self.”

Self Process Change Birth Authority Customs

Book:The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s

Source: The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s

“Power is a central issue in social and personal transformation. Our sources and uses of power set our boundaries, give form to our relationships, even determine how much we let ourselves liberate and express aspects of the self. More than party registration, more than our purported philosophy or ideology, personal power defines our politics.”

Source: The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s

“The most disturbing and wasteful emotions in modern life, next to fright, are those which are associated with the idea of blame, directed against the self or against others.”

Life Ideas Self Next Emotion Modern Blame Disturbing Modern Life Fright

Author:Marilyn Ferguson

“A fully functioning employee with a healthy self-image is money in the bank.”

Self Healthy Employee

Book:The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s

Source: The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s

“Fear is a question What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, your fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if you explore them.”

Ifs Self House Fear Information Illness Seeds Treasure Self Knowledge Discovering Self

Author:Marilyn Ferguson

“Of all the self-fulfilling prophecies in our culture, the assumption that aging means decline and poor health is probably the deadliest.”

Mean Self Motivational Age Funny Culture Poor Healthy Aging Assumption Decline Fulfilling Prophecy Old People Elders Self Fulfilling Prophecy Poor Health

Book:The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s

Source: The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s

About the Author

Born: April 5, 1938
Died: October 19, 2008
Known for: Author
Quotes: 61

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The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980sRelated source material

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