ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the criticism that the various consciousness-raising groups were a minor social phenomenon. In some respects the criticism is valid; there is little question that the development of consciousness is not a widespread human interest. Rapid as the growth of the information industry is, it may not be the fastest growing area of human activity. Crossing the threshold would represent a major transition for humanity. There are indications that the movement towards the transformation of consciousness is growing even faster. A proportion of those interested in raising consciousness are actually employed in the field. The important point is that, in some way or other, one person’s general state of consciousness appears to set off similar, though generally weaker, effects in other people. This implies that as more and more people in society start experiencing such states of consciousness, making it easier and easier for them also to reach such states.
