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“Sometimes in astronomy, a heavenly body has been virtually invisible until a single observer detects its presence and points it out to his colleagues, who then see it with increasing clarity. Perhaps a myriad of unknown senses are only awaiting our consciousness.”

Quote by Marilyn Ferguson

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Marilyn Ferguson

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. more

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“Although most of us are complacent in our assumption that science is gaining on the unknown, scientists are acknowledging that man's own brain is complex beyond any hope of complete understanding.”

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“The difference between transformation by accident and transformation by a system is like the difference between lightning and a lamp. Both give illumination, but one is dangerous and unreliable, while the other is relatively safe, directed, available.”

Giving Change Differences Dangerous Safe Transformation Available Accidents Lightning Lamps Illumination Unreliable

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

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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.”

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

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

“Suddenly creativity is the popular goal. Ironically, a quality dissonant with our conventional education process is greatly in demand in adults - and those who survive the system without losing their creative integrity are richly rewarded. The magic word in a book's title almost ensures sales: Creative Stitchery, Creative Cookery, Creative Gardening. ... Perhaps we are trying to develop something that was innately ours.”

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Author:Marilyn Ferguson

“Cynics know the answers without having penetrated deeply enough to know the questions. When challenged by mysterious truths, they marshall 'facts.”

Knows Enough Facts Answers Mysterious Cynicism

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

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“Never have so many been so high so often. When a Boston research group decided to compare the effects of marijuana on experienced and inexperienced users, it took them two months to line up nine student subjects who had never used marijuana.”

Two Used Lines Groups Subjects Effects Students Months Research Decided Nine Compare Marijuana Users Boston Two Months

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“only that which is deeply felt can change us. Rational arguments alone cannot penetrate the layers of fear and conditioning that comprise our crippling belief system.”

Feelings Belief Felt Argument Rational Layers Penetrate Conditioning Belief Systems

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

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

“We live what we know. If we believe the universe and ourselves to be mechanical, we will live mechanically. On the other hand, if we know that we are part of an open universe, and that our minds are a matrix of reality, we will live more creatively and powerfully.”

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

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

“Love is a context, not a behavior.”

Love Is Behavior

Author:Marilyn Ferguson

“Mystical experiences nearly always lead one to a belief that some aspect of consciousness is imperishable. In a Buddhist metaphor the consciousness of the individual is like a flame that burns through the night. It is not the same flame over time, yet neither is it another flame.”

Night Individual Belief Consciousness Aspect Metaphor Buddhist Flames Mysticism Mystical Mystical Experiences

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