The Evolution of EnlightenNext Magazine
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The Evolu*on of EnlightenNext Magazine 1992 ‐ Present
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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 of The Evolution of EnlightenNext Magazine
TheEvolu*onofEnlightenNextMagazine
1992‐Present
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.
Whatisenlightenment?Exploringperennialspiritualtruths.
Issues1‐8
“Ihavefoundandcon0nuetofindthatthereissomuchconfusion,misunderstanding,andmisinforma0onastowhatEnlightenmentactuallyisandwhatitreallymeans.ThatiswhyIhaveencouragedmystudentstostartthispublica0onasavehicletopresentourongoinginves0ga0onintothisques0on,andtoshareourdiscoverieswiththosewhoarealsointerestedinthisvastandmostsubtlesubject.”
AndrewCohen,Issue1
Issue1
January1992
Issue2
July1992
Issue3
January1993
Issue4
July1993
Issue5
January1994
Issue6
July1994
Issue7
January1995
Issue8
Summer1995
Whatisthesignificanceofenlightenmentfortheworld?
Issues9‐20
“Thechallengeawai0ngusistogomuchdeeperashumanbeings,toabandonsuperficialprejudicesandpreferences,toexpandunderstandingtoaglobalscale,integra0ngthetotalityofliving,andtobecomeawareofthewholenessofwhichweareamanifesta0on.”
VimalaThakar,Issue19
Issue9
Spring/Summer1996
Issue10
Fall/Winter1996
Issue11
Spring/Summer1997
Issue12
Fall/Winter1997
Issue13
Spring/Summer1998
Issue14
Fall/Winter1998
“Wearetheoversizedguineapigsforourownhumbleexperimentsintruth,thefirstandprimarysubjectsofeveryinvestigationwelaunch.Indeed,ourauthoritydependscompletelyontheknowledgethatwearelivingontheveryedgeofourownspiritualunderstanding.”
CarterPhipps,Issue20
Issue15
Spring/Summer1999
Issue16
Fall/Winter1999
Issue17
Spring/Summer2000
Issue18
Fall/Winter2000
Issue19
Spring/Summer2001
Issue20
Fall/Winter2001
Whatarethespiritualimplica*onsofevolu*on?
Issues21‐41
“Atheologyofevolu0onseesGodasdeeplyinvolvedintheevolu0onaryprocessoftheworld.Godismakingtheworldbymeansofevolu0on.Andtheevolu0onaryprocessinitsturnisseenasstrivingtowardGod.SoGodisSelf‐expressingandSelf‐realizinginevolu0on.”
BeatriceBruteau,Issue21
Issue21
Spring/Summer2002
Issue22
Fall/Winter2002
Issue23
Spring/Summer2003
Issue24
Feb‐Apr2004
Issue25
May‐Jul2004
Issue26
Aug‐Oct2004
Issue27
Nov‐Feb2004/05
Issue28
Mar‐May2005
Issue29
Jun‐Aug2005
Issue30
Sep‐Nov2005
“Wehavenochoice.Evolu0onisconsciousofitselfnow.There’snogoingback.Thereforewehavetotakeitintoourownhands….Soifyou’respirituallyac0vetoday,you’rehelpingtounderstandevolu0on.That’smystrongestbelief.”
KenWilber,Issue26
Issue31
Dec‐Feb2005/06
Issue32Mar‐May2006
Issue33Jun‐Aug2006
Issue34Sep‐Dec2006
Issue35Jan‐Mar2007
Issue36Apr‐Jun2007
Issue37July‐Sep2007
Issue38Oct‐Dec2007
Issue39Feb‐Apr2008
Issue40May‐Jul2008
Issue41Aug‐Oct2008
Howcanwebuildanevolu*onaryspiritualculture?
Issues42‐46
“Togetherweneedtocreateapost‐traditionalconsensusaboutthegreatsignificanceandplaceofSpiritinthehumanexperience.Andthishastobegeneratedbythoseofuswhohaveseenbeyondtheveilofappearancesandhaveexperiencedthosedeepermetaphysicaldomainstosuchaprofounddegreethatwe’rewillingtobearwitnessinpublic.”
AndrewCohen,Issue45
Issue42Dec‐Feb2008/09
Issue43Mar‐May2009
Issue44Jun‐Aug2009
Issue45Sep‐Nov2009
Issue46Spring/Summer
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