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Leo's content came into my life the exact same time I was finding out about spirituality. He was just starting to post content on enlightenment. No coincidences.

@Focus Shift Definitely some combo of orange / blue / red.

@Spiral Wizard If you want to attract conscious people, first thing I would do is focus on raising your own consciousness. From a law of attraction perspective, people on the same wavelength are bound to meet. And I've found that to be true in my experience. Even if there's only one conscious person in a group of ten, I will somehow end up talking to that person. More practically, just start going to places where people you want to meet hang out. It's usually not that hard to find the places / events. Instagram is your friend when it comes to this. Go there regularly so people recognize your face even if you don't actually meet. Once you're there, make friends with everyone. Social circles have a exponential effect, meaning one friend could lead you to meeting 10 more. And each of those 10 could lead you to meeting 10 more. After that, if you want to become some sort of host / organizer / leader you can certainly do that. It may help. But I wouldn't consider it necessary.

Hi Monini, welcome to the forum. I have noticed a bit of change regrading sexual attraction. My pet theory at this point is that when we are more unconscious, our sexual energy tends to get stuck in our lower chakras. So we may feel what seems like a lot of sexual attraction, but really it's more about that energy needing to move. As we become more conscious and our chakras open, the sexual energy flows more freely through our whole being. It's not getting stuck or being projected externally. So we can of course still experience sexual arousal, but it has a different quality to it. It's more "whole-body". And the attraction we feel is more genuine compared to just needing to move some stuck energy.

You are certainly free to make as much money as you'd like. My intention is not to tell you to NOT do that. As I said in another post, I don't know you or your situation or what your needs are.

I appreciate that. And I appreciate the level of nuanced thinking you're bringing to this dialogue as well, I'm enjoying it. Let's see if we can go deeper. I would argue that it's not just that there's more to life than material pleasure. I think most people would agree to that. But there still seems to be this assumption that we actually desire a lot of the material things our Orange society has told us are the good life. For instance, let's look at buying a house. Is it that we should want to buy the house and we just need to learn that it won't make us happy? Or is something lost in the mere act of purchasing a house? Perhaps we lose the joy of actually building your own shelter and working with your hands. Perhaps we lose community since traditionally houses would be build communally, which is now outsourced to a construction company. And I'm not saying to not buy a house. I certainly have no idea how to build a realistic shelter so I will be continuing to purchase that commodity. I'm making the point that purchasing items themselves can actually backfire to when it comes to what we really want. Consider if I make you a home made gift with my own creativity, talent and love. That care is going to shine through in the gift. But if I just purchase you a gift and put no uniqueness or creativity into it, something is lost. It's not the same. But this is what our consumer culture encourages because it drives the economy. Even these goals I would argue are more of a result of our stage Orange society than an actual reality. For instance, consider the neighborhood of Vauban in Germany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauban,_Freiburg Here, everything is built within walking distance. As such, people don't need cars. What good is a car when everything you need is right in front of you? It has no value. So do we still need to appreciate the "material pleasures" of a car? Consider having $10M. If you lived in an indigenous culture or somewhere that thrived on gift economy, your $10M is worthless. These things only have relative value because of the circumstances we currently find ourselves in. As long as we live in the modern world, a car or $10M may have relative value. I'm not arguing against that. It's clear that to an extent it does. I'm saying, what if things changed? What if we developed an economic system that wasn't so dependent on purchasing (i.e transactions) and more dependent on gift, sharing and relationship? Would it make the world a more beautiful place? I think it would. In our modern society yes, but freedom to do what? To passively consume? To destroy the environment? What are we doing with this freedom? Because money is not the source of freedom. Money is a web of social agreements we've all made with each others. If there's freedom, it's because we created it. And I respect that. Don't take anything I'm saying as me arguing you shouldn't continue that path. I don't know you and I don't know what your financial situation is or what your goals might be. I believe you have good intentions. My point is I believe there is a far more nuanced conversation we should be having around money / economics. And you won't find it in most self-help books because most self-help books are designed to help people get what they want, not challenge our collective systems.

Actually, it is complicated. Wealth in our current economic system is not generated independently from community and others in the world. The way things currently work is that more for me usually equals less for you. Or alternatively, more for me equals greater ecological destruction and taking of wealth from future generations. I think this is why Green becomes all about sharing. When we focus on sharing, then there's plenty for everyone. We are no longer trapped in a zero-sum game. But this may require a reduction in individual wealth. Green is okay with this because it is collective thinking, not individualistic. Additionally, excess commodification and purchasing power destroys communal ties. Communities rely on being able to help each, but when everything becomes a commodity that can be purchased, you lose real relationship with the people around you. Hence, a lot of the great loneliness of modern society. This is exactly what I'm questioning. In order to deny something to myself, I have to first desire it. But what if I had no desire for certain materialistic pleasures? Then it's not denial. Like I said above, it becomes a conscious choice, which is much different. I think the great facade and doublethink of our stage Orange society is that what we have is abundance. I see that we are in deep scarcity, only we don't even recognize it. Big buildings, yachts and planes are not real wealth. Or perhaps a more generous phrasing would be that they are poor substitutes for the wealth we have lost.

I agree, we are obviously not ready for such an enlightened presidential debate just yet. The good that is coming out of this is that we are being shown with great clarity how poor our current way of doing things is.

This is a common critique I hear but I actually have a different perspective on it. I've met quite a few spiritual who live very meager financial lives. Some even don't use money at all, they buck the entire system. And I've had to consider why that is. The classic retort would be something similar to what you said, which is that they have some form of limiting beliefs about money/receiving. You especially see this in law of attraction / new age communities where it's all about "manifesting abundance". And perhaps that is sometimes the case. But I've also had to acknowledge that this explanation does not account for many of the people I've met. What I've found is that at stage Green, there is a transition to a "less is more" type of thinking. In essence, a lot of spiritual people who have passed through Green have made a conscious choice to live with less wealth. From Orange that seems crazy. Live with less money? But from Green+ it makes perfect sense. I think people are right to be skeptical of our current economic system and the way we use money. It's not just limiting beliefs. There's a real critique to be had that goes beyond platitudes of "make money but be sure to enjoy it!!". Anyway, this is my perspective. Curious what you think.

This whole thing reinforced my belief that we should do away with "debates" and replace them with something else entirely. The very idea of "debating" is very Orange, with assumptions of objective facts and rational inquiry as the method to get to the bottom of them. Call me naive, but it would be amazing to turn on the TV and just see actual dialogue and conversation between candidates. No one attacking or defending, instead just sharing their beliefs and perspective. That in my mind would be how a Green presidential election would look.

I hope not, that sounds rather dogmatic.

@EternalForest I think what you're talking about could be valuable. My only concern with this is that it becomes a slippery slope for unconsciousness. Easy rationalization for the ego. "Yeah I'm working so hard on my enlightenment, this fifth episode of Tiger King is amazing". If you just want to be entertained that's fine. But know when you're doing it. Know when you're just mindlessly entertaining yourself and when you're doing serious inquiry. My suggestion would be that if you're going to do this, make sure you are really consciously deciding what information you are consuming. I'd also set a limit for how long you are planning to do this, e.g one 30-minute TV show.

Are you sure you've got nothing to say?

@Matt23 I can recommend you some of the Tantra books I've found valuable. Slow Sex by Diana Richardson, The Multi-Orgasmic Male by Mantak Chia and The Tao of Love and Sex by Jolan Chang all present a healthy view of sex. Unfortunately, they are almost exclusively focused on Male/Female relationships. I don't know anything specifically for Male/Male relationships. That being said, probably many of the lessons from heterosexual couples still apply. Learn to be present and let go of any outcome when making love. Hold space for each other. Create sacred spaces and rituals. Know that your trauma and your partner's trauma will surface and to allow for it. Master your energy. Practice spontaneous acts of love to each other. This to me seems universal good advice. I've still got a long way to go in this area but this is what I've found useful so far.

Total shit show, they can't stop talking over each other. Opportunity for all us watching to practice radical acceptance. Love this as it is.

@SS10 Interestingly enough, if you study accounts of Near Death Experiences (NDEs), there is almost always a reference to the fact that being dead felt more real than life. A sense that whatever comes once the soul withdraws from the body is actually reality. So maybe things aren't as real as they seem.

There absolutely is a correlation. But it does not come from the ego's attempt to make itself a "better person" or a more moral person. It comes from letting go of all that. When you do, your true nature as Love shines through. And you'll know yourself as God.

Thank you man! Couldn’t resist

Yeah it's possible the leaders are higher up than the community they are attracting or attempting to attract. That's awesome man. If you do go through with the documentary send me a DM, I'd love to see it.

That’s excellent, yes it definitely seems like we’ve been having similar thoughts. I haven’t been to any of these communities yet but it’s on my list. Planning on finishing my PhD doing research in this area. They’re definitely seem to be mostly Green but hey, Green is what we need now. Walk before you run and all that. Future Thinkers seems interesting, I’ve never heard of them. Seems a bit more Orange but still on the right track for sure. In what way will you be collaborating with them?

Thanks brother! Happy to be back.

What do you consider increasing your capacity to love then? This Tony Robbins video might help:

I have no idea if it's related to this guy, but everything does happen for a reason. There is intelligence and connection in all things.

Well that's your first problem. Leo is right, unless this girl is already into you I would not be swinging for the fences like that over text. At least call her over the phone. I consider texting only as a last resort if you cannot call / meet in person. Also, I would contemplate why you feel the need to convince her that you're a worthy catch. I know you didn't mean it but it likely to come off to her as qualifying and unattractive. Of course. It probably feels very abrupt and out of nowhere to her. More qualifying yourself. Digging your own hole. I would shake it off and search online for some basics on attraction and talking to girls. I can't say if it would have worked out with her but you did not do yourself any favors here. Keep ya head up, it's just a skill you need to practice.

Yes it has to continue gaining momentum. The more people awaken the more these communities will become realistic. Yes it's already starting to happen. I do believe money is going to play and increasingly smaller role in our lives, but realistically I do not see us as ready to collectively abandon it just yet. These transitions take time. Instead, money needs to evolve to it's next stage.