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According to Canadian physician Dr. [[Richard Bucke]], William S. Bucke, '''Cosmic Consciousness''' "is a higher form of consciousness than that possessed by ordinary man [sic]."<ref>R. M. Bucke, Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind (New York: E.P. Dutton, 2009), 1, https://archive.org/details/cosmicconsciousn01buck.</ref> "The prime characteristic of cosmic consciousness...is a consciousness of the cosmos, that is, of the life and order of the universe."<ref>R. M. Bucke, Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind (New York: E.P. Dutton, 2009), 2, https://archive.org/details/cosmicconsciousn01buck.</ref> | |||
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==Related LP Terms== | [[Connected Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Connected Consciousness]]|format=ul}} | ||
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'''Cosmic Consciousness''' is the term used by [[R. M. Bucke]] and [[Edward Carpenter]] to describe the Consciousness attained during an intense [[Connection Event]] with positive and "cosmic" content (a.k.a. a [[Zenith Experience]])<ref>Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness. Book Tree. Kindle Edition. See [[Talk:Glimpse]] for an account of Bucke's [[Connection Event]]</ref> | '''Cosmic Consciousness''' is the term used by [[R. M. Bucke]] and [[Edward Carpenter]] to describe the Consciousness attained during an intense [[Connection Event]] with positive and "cosmic" content (a.k.a. a [[Zenith Experience]])<ref>Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness. Book Tree. Kindle Edition. See [[Talk:Glimpse]] for an account of Bucke's [[Connection Event]]</ref> | ||
Bucke saw "three grades of consciousness," [[Simple Consciousness]], [[Self Consciousness]], and [[Cosmic Consciousness]].<ref>R. M. Bucke, Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind (New York: E.P. Dutton, 2009), 1, https://archive.org/details/cosmicconsciousn01buck.</ref> | |||
Bucke, like Einstein, saw Cosmic Consciousness as a component of an unfolding utopia. He based his projection on the a) the emergence of advanced technology, 2) a communist revolution that would "abolish individual ownership and rid the earth at one of two immense evils--riches and poverty, and 3) a revolution in human spirituality that would lead to the emergence of a cosmic consciousness amongst the general population. <ref>R. M. Bucke, Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind (New York: E.P. Dutton, 2009), 3-4, https://archive.org/details/cosmicconsciousn01buck.</ref> | |||
<blockquote>The immediate future of our race, the writer things, is indescribably hopeful. There are at the present moment impending over us three revolutions, the least of which would dwarf the ordinary historical upheaval called by that name.... They are: (1) the material, economic, and social revolution... (2) The economic and social revolution which will ab | |||
Some also use the term to refer to a state of [[Perfection]], [[Purity]], and [[Completion]] that allows for the establishment of strong, consistent [[Connection]]. On | Some also use the term to refer to a state of [[Perfection]], [[Purity]], and [[Completion]] that allows for the establishment of strong, consistent [[Connection]]. On | ||
Bucke sees the attainment of [[Cosmic Consciousness]] as the last step forward in human evolution. From [[Simple Consciousness]] through [[Self Consciousness]] to [[Cosmic Consciousness]] | Bucke sees the attainment of [[Cosmic Consciousness]] as the last step forward in human evolution. From [[Simple Consciousness]] through [[Self Consciousness]] to [[Cosmic Consciousness]]. | ||
Edward Carpenter picks up this thinking. | |||
Edward Carpenter also sees Cosmic Consciousness as the third and final step in a long process of emergence, separation, and final "reconciliation" or "reintegration" when | Edward Carpenter also sees Cosmic Consciousness as the third and final step in a long process of emergence, separation, and final "reconciliation" or "reintegration" when | ||
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Contrast this with Maslow who see the ability to have [[Peak Experiences]] as something everybody can do. | Contrast this with Maslow who see the ability to have [[Peak Experiences]] as something everybody can do. | ||
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Cosmic Consciousness is a third form which is as far above Self Consciousness as is that above Simple Consciousness....The prime characteristic of cosmic consciousness is...a ''consciousness of the cosmos'', that is, of the life and order of the universe....Along with the consciousness of the cosmos there occurs an ''intellectual enlightenment'' or ''illumination'' which alone would place the individual on a new plane of existence—would make him almost a member of a new species. To this is added a state of ''moral exaltation'', an indescribable ''feeling of elevation, elation and joyousness'', and a ''quickening of the moral sense'', which is fully as striking and more important both to the individual and to the race than is the ''enhanced intellectual power''. With these come, what may be called, a sense of immortality, a consciousness of eternal life, not a conviction that he shall have this, but the consciousness that he has it already.<Ref>Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness (Kindle Locations 231-248). Book Tree. Kindle Edition. </ref> | Cosmic Consciousness is a third form which is as far above Self Consciousness as is that above Simple Consciousness....The prime characteristic of cosmic consciousness is...a ''consciousness of the cosmos'', that is, of the life and order of the universe....Along with the consciousness of the cosmos there occurs an ''intellectual enlightenment'' or ''illumination'' which alone would place the individual on a new plane of existence—would make him almost a member of a new species. To this is added a state of ''moral exaltation'', an indescribable ''feeling of elevation, elation and joyousness'', and a ''quickening of the moral sense'', which is fully as striking and more important both to the individual and to the race than is the ''enhanced intellectual power''. With these come, what may be called, a sense of immortality, a consciousness of eternal life, not a conviction that he shall have this, but the consciousness that he has it already.<Ref>Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness (Kindle Locations 231-248). Book Tree. Kindle Edition. </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:57, 6 June 2026
Cosmic Consciousness
According to Canadian physician Dr. Richard Bucke, William S. Bucke, Cosmic Consciousness "is a higher form of consciousness than that possessed by ordinary man [sic]."[1] "The prime characteristic of cosmic consciousness...is a consciousness of the cosmos, that is, of the life and order of the universe."[2]
Concept Map
Syncretic Terms
Related LP Terms
Non-LP Related Terms
Notes
Cosmic Consciousness is the term used by R. M. Bucke and Edward Carpenter to describe the Consciousness attained during an intense Connection Event with positive and "cosmic" content (a.k.a. a Zenith Experience)[3]
Bucke saw "three grades of consciousness," Simple Consciousness, Self Consciousness, and Cosmic Consciousness.[4]
Bucke, like Einstein, saw Cosmic Consciousness as a component of an unfolding utopia. He based his projection on the a) the emergence of advanced technology, 2) a communist revolution that would "abolish individual ownership and rid the earth at one of two immense evils--riches and poverty, and 3) a revolution in human spirituality that would lead to the emergence of a cosmic consciousness amongst the general population. [5]
The immediate future of our race, the writer things, is indescribably hopeful. There are at the present moment impending over us three revolutions, the least of which would dwarf the ordinary historical upheaval called by that name.... They are: (1) the material, economic, and social revolution... (2) The economic and social revolution which will ab
Some also use the term to refer to a state of Perfection, Purity, and Completion that allows for the establishment of strong, consistent Connection. OnBucke sees the attainment of Cosmic Consciousness as the last step forward in human evolution. From Simple Consciousness through Self Consciousness to Cosmic Consciousness.
Edward Carpenter picks up this thinking.
Edward Carpenter also sees Cosmic Consciousness as the third and final step in a long process of emergence, separation, and final "reconciliation" or "reintegration" when object...is seen..to be one with the self. The knower, the knowledge, and the thing known are once more one“[6]
Bucke sees Cosmic Consciousness as a "nascent...faculty" that appears first in an "exalted human personality....in some, probably in all, cases the person has an exceptional physique—exceptional beauty of build and carriage, exceptionally handsome features, exceptional health, exceptional sweetness of temper, exceptional magnetism.[7]
Carpenter notes that "the great prophets and seers" who expounded their experiences of unity, knowledge, etc., prove the existence of "another stage of consciousness.
Contrast this with Maslow who see the ability to have Peak Experiences as something everybody can do.
Quotes
Cosmic Consciousness is a third form which is as far above Self Consciousness as is that above Simple Consciousness....The prime characteristic of cosmic consciousness is...a consciousness of the cosmos, that is, of the life and order of the universe....Along with the consciousness of the cosmos there occurs an intellectual enlightenment or illumination which alone would place the individual on a new plane of existence—would make him almost a member of a new species. To this is added a state of moral exaltation, an indescribable feeling of elevation, elation and joyousness, and a quickening of the moral sense, which is fully as striking and more important both to the individual and to the race than is the enhanced intellectual power. With these come, what may be called, a sense of immortality, a consciousness of eternal life, not a conviction that he shall have this, but the consciousness that he has it already.[8]
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Footnotes
- ↑ R. M. Bucke, Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind (New York: E.P. Dutton, 2009), 1, https://archive.org/details/cosmicconsciousn01buck.
- ↑ R. M. Bucke, Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind (New York: E.P. Dutton, 2009), 2, https://archive.org/details/cosmicconsciousn01buck.
- ↑ Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness. Book Tree. Kindle Edition. See Talk:Glimpse for an account of Bucke's Connection Event
- ↑ R. M. Bucke, Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind (New York: E.P. Dutton, 2009), 1, https://archive.org/details/cosmicconsciousn01buck.
- ↑ R. M. Bucke, Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind (New York: E.P. Dutton, 2009), 3-4, https://archive.org/details/cosmicconsciousn01buck.
- ↑ Carpenter, Edward. The Art of Creation: Essays on the Self and Its Powers. Ravenio Books. Kindle Edition.
- ↑ Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness (Kindle Location 1127). Book Tree. Kindle Edition.
- ↑ Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness (Kindle Locations 231-248). Book Tree. Kindle Edition.