Table of Contents

Introduction: The Reality Revolution


PART ONE
MACROSHIFT IN SOCIETY

1 Evolution or Extinction: That Is the Question

2 Macroshift: The Dynamics

3 The Roots of Unsustainability

4 A Better Way to Grow

5 A New Vision

6 A Planetary Ethic

7 The Culture of Holos

8 Evolution, Not Extinction! A Call from Fiji

PART TWO
PARADIGM SHIFT IN SCIENCE

9 The Cosmic Plenum: The New Fundamental Concept of Reality

10 Nonlocal Coherence: The New Concept of Manifest Reality

11 The Akashic Field: The Newly Rediscovered Concept of Reality

12 Metaphysical, Theological, and Ethical Implications

13 The Next Evolution of Human Consciousness

PART THREE
GLOBALSHIFT IN ACTION: THE CLUB OF BUDAPEST AND ITS INITIATIVES

14 A Brief History of the Club of Budapest
Contributed by Iván Vitányi and Mária Sági

15 Manifesto on Planetary Consciousness

16 Principal Activities of the Club of Budapest

17 Objectives of the GlobalShift University

18 Objectives of the World Wisdom Council

19 Objectives of the International Survey of Emergent Cultures

20 Objectives of the Global Peace Meditation/Prayer Days

Annex: Communication Beyond the Grave--Exploring an Explanation

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Ervin Laszlo, holder of the highest degree of the Sorbonne and a nomination for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, is the founder and president of the international think-tank The Club of Budapest as well as of the General Evolution Research Group.

Reviews

“Ervin Laszlo provides the most brilliant, comprehensive, and intellectually satisfying integral theory of everything that I have ever read. . . . His work transcends the vision of Darwin, Newton, Einstein, the quantum pioneers, and many other scientific giants of history.”
*Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success*

“Arguably the world’s greatest system theorist and interdisciplinary scientist and philosopher, Ervin Laszlo is a multifaceted individual with a range of interests and talents reminiscent of the great figures of the Renaissance. In an intellectual tour de force and a series of books, Laszlo offers a solution to the current paradoxes in Western science that transcends the boundaries of individual disciplines.”
*Stanislav Grof, author of Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science and When the Impossible Happens*

"Ervin Laszlo has provided thought provoking information to guide us through this period of transition."
*Kathryn Price, book editor, WomensRadio*

"Our world is undergoing a radical 'macroshift' at the same time as our scientific understanding of reality is revving up for a major paradigm shift. . . . This is truly inspiring stuff!"
*Nexus New Times Magazine*

"This is a book I recommend for those who are interested quantum physics and the meditative state as it is written in a style I was able to understand, considering my strengths are not in science and mathematics."
*Barbara Martin, reviewer, Jan 2009*

"It is an exciting time to be alive now, during the evolution of the next step of human consciousness, and reading this book created a safe perspective for me 'to be' in the scheme of things."
*Rahasya Poe, Lotus Guide magazine, Issue No. 25, May/June 08*

"From a scientifcally idealistic point of view, there is something that seems right about this book's advice. . . . From the shifting of political, corporate, and military resources to the planetary ethic, to the latest scientific knowledge, this is a book you wish everyone read."
*Cheznoiu and Kovacs, United Association for Body Psychotherapy, Sep 2008*

"Whenever I read a book written by a Nobel prize nominee, (peace, in this case, twice) I expect an interesting read. Quantum Shift in the Global Brain did not disappoint, but for rather a surprising reason: the book is a strange juxtaposition of societal and global trends, quantum and chaos physics, and pseudoscience, with wide breadth and bold claims. So, it kept me on my toes."
*Donald N. Petcher, Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation, Vol. 61, No. 1, March 2009*

"Any college-level collection strong in either science or sociology will find this intriguing."
*The Midwest Book Review, June 2008*

"Laszlo makes a compelling case; his analysis of human populations and resource use provides a good historical basis to his theory that an industrialized way of life is unsustainable. Not merely content to describe the impending apocalypse, he lays out strategies and solutions to help support our survival."
*Witches & Pagans, Feb 2010*

"The overall message of the book, however unlikely this seems at present, is that humanity is a system capable of rapid transformation. We will soon enough discover whether this is true."
*David Lorimer, The Scientific and Medical Network, March 2010*

". . . explores how intuition and speculation are now being given scientific rigor and urgency as a multidimensional worldview emerges."
*The Compendium Newsletter, Vol. 38, No. 2, Mar/Apr 2010*