We stand in the transition between the root races. The 5th race is dying out fast to be replaced by the 6th race.
The 6th race is exemplified by intellectual pursuits, self-assertion and the recognition of many routes to a single outcome, self fulfilment.
Tolerance and acceptance are the characteristics of this 6th, or third eye, race. This chakra is called the Sun in the Upper Kingdom. It is spoken of today as belonging to the ‘woke’ generation and is exemplified by a superficial understanding of language and political correctness, which supplants the protocol and etiquette of the past. It is accompanied by a tearing apart of the ‘old norms’, sadly leading to a general level of depravity based on the accumulation of wealth and dominance with a disregard to the rights of, or duties towards, others.
It is the heightened expression of the individuation that has occurred under the 5th root race but without any allegiance to group feeling, nationalism, feminism, communism, christianity, judaism, etc. which is seen as weakness, and a carry over from the 4th root race. Something to be mocked and ridiculed and generally eschewed. It is obviously and evidently an attitude in degradation and collapse. While it is exploited by the dictators of the world, as seen in the various wars on the planet currently, it is an attitude which cannot last and will disappear, leaving behind a certain understanding that ‘you don’t mess with the big boys’.
In contrast to this the 6th race sees and celebrates variety and respect. Awareness of indigenous people has never been so great, along with the recognition of the value of their knowledge and wisdom of living within the bounds of Nature.
By most first cultures Nature is recognised and revered as mother and her laws are adhered to. Not seen as something to be dominated or opposed, feared or destroyed. This attitude has grown with the 5th race and the Biblical attack on Creation. Nature and Life around us is to be learned from is the common approach among those who live close to Her. Never taking more than one needs, giving to the least among us, and those unable to fend for themselves. First cultures have found various ways to deal with the problems which beset the human condition, particularly procreation and death. Childbirth is frequently seen as the province of women and men are barred from the mystery, many cultures having distinct male and female mysterries which teach not only procreation but also the duties and obligations within the family. Death is usually embraced as a part of life and not as something to be shunned. Some cultures choosing not to use the name of the deceased again as a way to move on from that event. This is in contrast to the rootless modern approach in which anything is seen as the province of all, but without any regard for respect to privacy or the wisdom of keeping somethings out of reach.
Individual traits are recognised within first cultures and accepted for what they are, the expressions of that soul, to be embraced and supported, not to be feared or reviled.
If these generalisations seem inappropriate to some who prefer to adopt a more intellectual approach to the world and its phenomena, it is not to say that in every case this is so. Rather that there are laws which underlie Nature and those Laws are expressive of the Self which moves us all. It has been called the Anima Mundi or World Soul, but rather it is the expression of Consciousness taking an individual stance and view on the world, coloured by the conditions of the planet herself. There is no demand for all to adhere to the same rules but rather to extend understanding and empathy to all about them. Whether that is in the form of an antelope hunted and killed for sustenance, its life celebrated in prayer and gratitude as well as in the stripping and eating of the carcass; or the eccentric individual within the camp who shows some behaviour which is not the norm. This allows for the development of individual genius to the benefit of all. It is to be applauded, for all it may grind against the prejudices, assumptions and politics of others.
As nations acknowledge the cultures within them, whether of indigenous groups or immigrant populations who have their own traditions, a greater strength will be develop. The past (5th race) has sought to align society through adhering to certain assumed attitudes. this conformity belongs to the age of Pisces not to Aquarius.
In Britain during the 60s and 70s the comedic team Monty Python’s Flying Circus questioned outmoded attitudes and brought greater awareness, as well as much laughter, to the nation. This self-questioning approach was continued by a group of asian actors in the 1990s, who made the series Goodness Gracious Me, looking at life as a child brought up in Britain by parents from the Indian subcontinent. This team not only questioned the attitudes of immigrant families but also what they found when they got here. ‘Lets have a full English, chips lots of chips and bread rolls as bland as you’ve got’. Reflecting the attitude of some British people demanding the most spicy and exotic foods in Indian restaurants at the weekend with little understanding of quantity or balance. Humour has often been the means to awaken others to possible motives.
We move into a more tolerant age, if we don’t kill ourselves first but can put our intelligence to serve Life and the Planet rather than the individual, person, nation or corporation, regardless of consequences.