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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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Famous Marilyn Ferguson Quotes

“It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear . . . . It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to.”

Way Peace Growth Change Things Change Blanket Old Ways Starting Anew Dryers Afraid Of Change Trapeze

Author:Marilyn Ferguson

“Real progress in understanding nature is rarely incremental. All important advances are sudden intuitions, new principles, new ways of seeing. We have not fully recognized this process of leaping ahead, however, in part because textbooks tend to tame revolutions...They describe the advances as if they had been logical in their day, not all shocking.”

Ifs Way Important Real Science Process Understanding Principles Progress Seeing Revolution Intuition Logical New Ways Shocking Textbooks Understanding Nature

Author:Marilyn Ferguson

“We have two strategies for coping; the way of avoidance or the way of attention.”

Way Two Attention Learning Teaching Strategy Avoidance Coping

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

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

“If we are to find our way across troubled waters, we are better served by the company of those who have built bridges, who have moved beyond despair and inertia.”

Ifs Way Water Company Despair Built Moved Bridges Inertia Troubled Waters

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

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

“Real progress in understanding nature is rarely incremental. All important advances are sudden intuitions, new principles, new ways of seeing.”

Way Important Real Understanding Principles Progress Seeing Intuition New Ways Understanding Nature

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

The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in Our TimeRelated source material

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