Jump Time: Shaping Your Future in a World of Radical Change

by Jean Houston

Jump Time gives in-depth evidence of a unique period for humanity, on a global and personal level—a period of rapid change that will transform human nature for the better. The new millennium is a time in which what we have scarcely dared to dream is beginning to reveal its shape. The spectacular and dangerous changes that come with this millennial beginning require that we use every capacity we have in order to make this transition. What must we do to prepare ourselves for this rich and challenging time? This is an informative and enriching handbook for life in the twenty-first century.

Genres: Spirituality

291 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Jean Houston, PhD, is a renowned teacher, philosopher, and scholar and was one of the creators of the human potential movement. With a remarkable list of colleagues and mentors that includes Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, Helen Keller, and Buckmister Fuller, Houston shares her profound wisdom through engaging, firsthand accounts. With PhDs in both psychology and spirituality, Houston has worked in the field of social artistry and in over 100 countries and 40 cultures. As a consultant to the United Nations and other international agencies, she has created many programs offering training and solutions to cultural and social problems. She has written several dozen books, won numerous awards, and has been a professor at universities in the United States.

Reviews

[Angelica Taggart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jean Houston is amazing - even tho this book was written over 10 years ago, it is perfect for the times we are in today.
Our book group read this together and did so with a dictionary in hand. Not only did we learn lots of new words, we also had amazing discussions. This book took us longer than most books do, because of the number of interesting concepts to talk about and we were really inspired.

[David Melbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book! Jean has one of the best views of the world as it is and she sees the beautiful potential in it all! --From A Reader's Journal, by d r melbie.

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent so far...

[Michele Cacano · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a collection of essays on the nature of evolutional leaps: Cultural, Spiritual/Psychic awareness, etc. To be honest, there wasn't much presented here that I wasn't already familiar with, but I think the author wrote it with more of a bent towards educating those new to the material. Also, this book feels twenty years old. It was published in 2005, but I am not certain when the essays themselves may have been written. There are essays about the internet aka virtual intelligence and global connection, but it was before the ubiquitous presence of modern social media, so it was still less than mainstream knowledge.

I feel the book was interesting (even though I skimmed some over-explained parts-to me, anyway) and well-written and I enjoyed several of the personal stories shared about people she has met and spoken with.