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higher consciousness tv | Encouraging Open Minded Sceptictism

Knowledge attained can be valuable when taken from objective information  influenced by our personal judgment, however the deepest truths of our reality come not from this knowledge or the conditioning of society, teachers or preachers  but from our own higher consciousness.         S Griffin

After researching  www.greaterawareness.tv (GATV) it became evident that the massive subject matter was just a small piece to an infinitely larger picture. Due to the  indelible way they affect our lives the subject matters in GATV are vital to comprehend,  however there exists an all important ‘piece’ that elevates us to view & better comprehend our ‘reality’ ; consciousness and our understanding of it. http://www.higherconsciousness.tv is another part of this piece. Despite being unclear as to the exact meaning of consciousness whilst researching … Continue reading →

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Is 2016 the worst year in history?

It’d have to be worse than 1348. And 1836. And 1919 …

When news of the truck killings in Nice, France, broke last week, I started seeing variations of the same sentiment on Twitter and Facebook: Is this the worst year ever, or what? (“Dear 2016,” one meme asked. “Y U No End Soon?”) Terror attacks, Zika, Brexit, police shootings, Syria, Trump, record-hot temperatures, the losses of Prince and David Bowie—this has been one unrelenting turn around the calendar. Have terrifying events truly piled up on each other in 2016, in a way they didn’t in any other year in human history? Or is it impossible to judge the awfulness of a year while it’s still unfolding? Do we just notice negative happenings more these days because of our high levels of connectivity? And what does “worst year” even mean—“worst year” for Americans, for humanity, for the planet?

The question of how to determine a “worst year” in history piqued my interest. So I decided to ask a group of historians to nominate their own “worst years” and to reflect on what constitutes a “really bad year.” Ten brave souls agreed to play this parlor game with me. Here are their picks.

Circa 72,000 B.C.

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