the evolution of enlightennext magazine
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Since its inception as a small semiannual publication in 1992, EnlightenNext magazine has spent nearly two decades tracking and shaping the leading edge of contemporary spiritual thought.Initially bearing the name What Is Enlightenment?, the magazine was founded by spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen as a vehicle for making sense of often competing ideas about the nature and relevance of enlightenment in our time. Featuring interviews with hundreds of respected mystics, yogis, philosophers, activists, futurists, and scientists, it soon became known as one of the world’s most authoritative forums for serious spiritual inquiry, eventually evolving into an award-winning international quarterly published in multiple languages in print and online.Over the last ten years, EnlightenNext has dedicated itself to helping define a truly comprehensive and progressive evolutionary spirituality for the twenty-first century. Bringing its unique perspective to bear on many different domains of contemporary life, from spirituality and religion to business, science, politics, the arts, and the environment, the magazine has sought to explore and illuminate the growing role we all can play as active participants in the continuing evolution of consciousness and culture.This timeline display, organized into four distinct eras, illustrates the evolution of EnlightenNext over the past eighteen years and includes all forty-six issues of the magazine.TRANSCRIPT
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TheEvolu*onofEnlightenNextMagazine
1992‐Present
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Sinceitsincep0onasasmallsemiannualpublica0onin1992,EnlightenNextmagazinehasspentnearlytwo
decadestrackingandshapingtheleadingedgeofcontemporaryspiritualthought.
Ini0allybearingthenameWhatIsEnlightenment?,themagazinewasfoundedbyspiritualteacherAndrew
CohenasavehicleformakingsenseofoJencompe0ngideasaboutthenatureandrelevanceofenlightenment
inour0me.Featuringinterviewswithhundredsofrespectedmys0cs,yogis,philosophers,ac0vists,futurists,and
scien0sts,itsoonbecameknownasoneoftheworld’smostauthorita0veforumsforseriousspiritualinquiry,
eventuallyevolvingintoanaward‐winninginterna0onalquarterlypublishedinmul0plelanguagesinprintand
online.
Overthelasttenyears,EnlightenNexthasdedicateditselftohelpingdefineatrulycomprehensiveand
progressiveevolu0onaryspiritualityforthetwenty‐firstcentury.Bringingitsuniqueperspec0vetobearonmany
differentdomainsofcontemporarylife,fromspiritualityandreligiontobusiness,science,poli0cs,thearts,and
theenvironment,themagazinehassoughttoexploreandilluminatethegrowingroleweallcanplayasac0ve
par0cipantsinthecon0nuingevolu0onofconsciousnessandculture.
This0melinedisplay,organizedintofourdis0ncteras,illustratestheevolu0onofEnlightenNextoverthepast
eighteenyearsandincludesallforty‐sixissuesofthemagazine.
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Whatisenlightenment?Exploringperennialspiritualtruths.
Issues1‐8
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“Ihavefoundandcon0nuetofindthatthereissomuchconfusion,misunderstanding,andmisinforma0onastowhatEnlightenmentactuallyisandwhatitreallymeans.ThatiswhyIhaveencouragedmystudentstostartthispublica0onasavehicletopresentourongoinginves0ga0onintothisques0on,andtoshareourdiscoverieswiththosewhoarealsointerestedinthisvastandmostsubtlesubject.”
AndrewCohen,Issue1
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Issue1
January1992
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Issue2
July1992
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Issue3
January1993
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Issue4
July1993
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Issue5
January1994
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Issue6
July1994
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Issue7
January1995
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Issue8
Summer1995
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Whatisthesignificanceofenlightenmentfortheworld?
Issues9‐20
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“Thechallengeawai0ngusistogomuchdeeperashumanbeings,toabandonsuperficialprejudicesandpreferences,toexpandunderstandingtoaglobalscale,integra0ngthetotalityofliving,andtobecomeawareofthewholenessofwhichweareamanifesta0on.”
VimalaThakar,Issue19
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Issue9
Spring/Summer1996
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Issue10
Fall/Winter1996
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Issue11
Spring/Summer1997
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Issue12
Fall/Winter1997
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Issue13
Spring/Summer1998
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Issue14
Fall/Winter1998
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“Wearetheoversizedguineapigsforourownhumbleexperimentsintruth,thefirstandprimarysubjectsofeveryinvestigationwelaunch.Indeed,ourauthoritydependscompletelyontheknowledgethatwearelivingontheveryedgeofourownspiritualunderstanding.”
CarterPhipps,Issue20
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Issue15
Spring/Summer1999
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Issue16
Fall/Winter1999
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Issue17
Spring/Summer2000
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Issue18
Fall/Winter2000
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Issue19
Spring/Summer2001
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Issue20
Fall/Winter2001
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Whatarethespiritualimplica*onsofevolu*on?
Issues21‐41
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“Atheologyofevolu0onseesGodasdeeplyinvolvedintheevolu0onaryprocessoftheworld.Godismakingtheworldbymeansofevolu0on.Andtheevolu0onaryprocessinitsturnisseenasstrivingtowardGod.SoGodisSelf‐expressingandSelf‐realizinginevolu0on.”
BeatriceBruteau,Issue21
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Issue21
Spring/Summer2002
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Issue22
Fall/Winter2002
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Issue23
Spring/Summer2003
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Issue24
Feb‐Apr2004
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Issue25
May‐Jul2004
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Issue26
Aug‐Oct2004
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Issue27
Nov‐Feb2004/05
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Issue28
Mar‐May2005
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Issue29
Jun‐Aug2005
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Issue30
Sep‐Nov2005
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“Wehavenochoice.Evolu0onisconsciousofitselfnow.There’snogoingback.Thereforewehavetotakeitintoourownhands….Soifyou’respirituallyac0vetoday,you’rehelpingtounderstandevolu0on.That’smystrongestbelief.”
KenWilber,Issue26
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Issue31
Dec‐Feb2005/06
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Issue32Mar‐May2006
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Issue33Jun‐Aug2006
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Issue34Sep‐Dec2006
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Issue35Jan‐Mar2007
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Issue36Apr‐Jun2007
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Issue37July‐Sep2007
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Issue38Oct‐Dec2007
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Issue39Feb‐Apr2008
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Issue40May‐Jul2008
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Issue41Aug‐Oct2008
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Howcanwebuildanevolu*onaryspiritualculture?
Issues42‐46
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“Togetherweneedtocreateapost‐traditionalconsensusaboutthegreatsignificanceandplaceofSpiritinthehumanexperience.Andthishastobegeneratedbythoseofuswhohaveseenbeyondtheveilofappearancesandhaveexperiencedthosedeepermetaphysicaldomainstosuchaprofounddegreethatwe’rewillingtobearwitnessinpublic.”
AndrewCohen,Issue45
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Issue42Dec‐Feb2008/09
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Issue43Mar‐May2009
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Issue44Jun‐Aug2009
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Issue45Sep‐Nov2009
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Issue46Spring/Summer
2010
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