“In future ages there will be Conscious participation on the part of man in the higher worlds after death in this work of building up the lower kingdoms of Nature. The consciousness of man will govern the circumstances whereby a new civilization comes into being. Concurrently with the appearance of a new flora. The divine mission of the spirit is to forge the future. A time will come when there will be no question of ‘miracle’ or chance. Flora and fauna will be a conscious expression of the transfigured soul of man. If we build a cathedral, we are working on the mineral kingdom. … In future ages, man will learn to mold all the kingdoms of nature with the same consciousness with which today he can give shape to mineral substances.” ~Rudolf Steiner
Conscious Man
We like to think we are conscious now, and we are, but only partially. Many things around us happen as a result of our actions and our thoughts that we are not consciously aware of. Animal, plants, and even minerals are affected by our thoughts as well as our actions.
Steiner says that at a future time conscious man will develop to the point where we are aware of such things. He wrote the quoted text about 100 years ago and we are now on the cusp of that age.
Animal Awareness
Recent scientific studies are finding that animals are more intelligent that previously believed. There is evidence that they like to play. There is also some evidence that at least a few species have some limited sense of self awareness.
In one case, an Elephant viewing it’s reflection in a mirror was able to figure out after a while that it was seeing itself. It’s behavior showed that it had become aware that when it moved in a certain way, the image in the mirror did the same. This implies a limited sense of self.
In another recent study, a crow was given a tube with food in it and a piece of wire. They wanted to see if the crow was smart enough to try using the wire to get food out of the tube. It wend even beyond that. After a few tried, the crow bent the end of the wire into a primitive hook to snag the treats much more efficiently. In short, it created a tool.
While not a scientific study, another case involving a crow is a video showing a crow using a jar lid as a sled to slide down a slanted roof. Then carry it to the top and do it again showing it was not an accident.
Most experts say that it is only because the methods of studying animals are improving that we are finding them to be more intelligent and conscious than we thought. While that is part of it, I think animals are actually getting smarter and more conscious because we are doing the same (at least some of us are.)
Plants and Minerals
It is a lot harder to see similar changes in plants and minerals, yet they are probably happening. This is changes happening in nature, and not the strange mixing of DNA by man called GMOs.
As Above
So why do we have dangerous animals and poisonous plants? Because we have dangerous and poisonous people. Why do we have friendly and beautiful plants and animals? Because we have friendly and beautiful people.
I think it is a frequency thing. Some life forms are linked to a certain frequency. That frequency is the one where we find the thoughts of violent, angry, and negative people. Those animals will reflect that. Other animals and plants are attuned to the frequencies of pleasant, friendly, positive people and behave accordingly. This is even true on the mineral level. It is known, for example, that gems and crystals that have been owned by evil people should be avoided as they can have a negative affect on others.
Conscious Molding
The point of all this is that soon conscious man will learn to accept his role in molding the world around him and stat making an effort to do a better job. Also, conscious man will become more peaceful and positive, less fearful and violent. All of that will affect the whole world over which we have domain. Then, as predicted in the Bible, the lion will lay with the lamb. That may seem a long way of, yet we can all do what we can to make it happen sooner rather than later.
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