Sounds True: Insights at the Edge Aviv Shahar: The Epochal Moment
Nov 18, 2025
Aviv Shahar, a leading voice in conscious evolution and author of 'Create New Futures,' delves into the profound concept of the Epochal Moment, marking a unique transition between ages. He reveals how humanity is collectively navigating a transformative threshold while addressing systemic 'bugs' in evolution. Aviv offers insights on the processes of self-regulation and distributed leadership, emphasizing the importance of befriending bewilderment. He also discusses the arc from Homo Sapiens to Homo Universalis and the emerging capacities that could shape our future.
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We Are In An Epochal Transition
- We are living an epochal moment where one epoch dies while another is birthed and we inhabit the liminal zone between them.
- Aviv maps five long trace-lines (5,000-year axial story, Renaissance/Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, mid-20th century counterculture, and recent technological transition) that converge now.
Prioritize Self-Regulation Then Collective Leadership
- Do first the inner self-regulation work before trying to lead or change systems.
- Then gain accurate perception of where we are historically and find others to co-lead through distributed leadership.
Getting Lost Taught Navigation Wisdom
- Aviv recounts getting lost during a solo navigation exercise as a lesson in tracking 'last point' and never mistaking map for territory.
- That humiliation taught him to seek the last contact with terrain to regain orientation.
