118 Quotes by Marilyn Ferguson

...As Thomas Kuhn pointed out in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, new scientific theories in any field are regarded with skepticism because scientists become attached to the old perspective earlier in their careers.

Mystical experiences nearly always lead one to a belief that some aspect of consciousness is imperishable. In a Buddhist metaphor the consciousness of the individual is like a flame that burns through the night. It is not the same flame over time, yet neither is it another flame.

New perspectives give birth to new historic ages. Humankind has had many dramatic revolutions of understanding - great uses of fire and the wheel, language and writing. We found that the earth only seems flat, the sun only seems to circle the earth, matter only seems solid.

Power is a central issue in social and personal transformation. Our sources and uses of power set our boundaries, give form to our relationships, even determine how much we let ourselves liberate and express aspects of the self. More than party registration, more than our purported philosophy or ideology, personal power defines our politics.

Uncertainty is the necessary companion of all explorers.

Our biggest failure is our failure to see patterns.

The East contemplated the forest the West counted the trees...the mind that knows that trees and the forest is a new mind.

The beginning of personal transformation is absurdly easy. We have only to pay attention to the flow of attention itself.

A fully functioning employee with a healthy self-image is money in the bank.