"At least 8% of the human genome originated in viruses, whose genetic code was integrated with ours over roughly 40 million years of primate evolution."
The article interviewing Lynn Margulis, professor at University of Mass. at Amerst, on the geosciences faculty, explores her theory that the "primary mechanism of evolution is not mutation but symbiogenesis, in which new species emerge through the symbiotic relationship between two or more kinds of organisms....Symbiogenesis recognizes that every visible life form is a combination or community of bacteria." page 69 of April 2011 Discover.
There is a beautiful harmony to discover between our selves and all we do not see. The beginning of this harmony is to just recognize the possibility of it, to create a space within ourselves that nurtures this idea.
There is something very essential and timely about this conscious bond. In the past the symbiosis occurred within the flow of time and creation. Now we have the opportunity to participate in what the future holds. We can begin to revise the vision we have of what and who we are. That leaves a door open. A door opens within ourselves. A door opens on the possibilities of the present.
I have no understanding of what the future can or will be. It just feels so important to be flexible, to let go of our past beliefs and embrace the intimacy that exists within us with all the world around us. Let us recognize the invisible world as allies, as a living aspect of our own selves. Let us make peace with ourselves and move into a future of unknown magic and dynamic possibility.
