I heard an interview with Craig Hamilton, founder of  Integral Enlightenment, in which he used the term Evolutionary Spirituality. That soundly resonated with that part of me that has been relying on faith and trust in the “messages” I received early on in my spiritual quest more than 20 years ago that humanity was in the midst of a huge evolutionary leap forward. Because of that perspective I’ve been equating spiritual growth with expanding my consciousness for the last 20years, so the term evolutionary spirituality is a good fit for me.

It was refreshing to hear Craig Hamilton talk about the many, many different perspectives along the spiritual path continuum, and the acknowledgment that each perspective is a segment of the whole. No one person, group, or ideology has a patent on the “truth.”

Perhaps we are on our way to leaving the religious wars behind and moving into truly knowing that we are one humanity, joined together in this sea of Divine energy that is currently beyond our rational understanding, but definitely accessible through our hearts and souls.

Speaking of souls, I recently heard Barbara Marx Hubbard refer to those of us who are committed to our spiritual growth as Pioneering Souls. Yes. We are pioneering souls on the evolutionary path of expanding our consciousness to the point of Self-Realization — knowing we are One with the Universe — co-creators participating in the evolution of humanity to who knows what new heights!

Exciting, isn’t it?!