Notices
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NOTE: As of 22 March 2026 the category: Human species and interspecies and extraterrestrial communication has been changed to: Human species and interspecies and extraterrestrial communication – Universal kinship – All-sentience – Moral inclusivity – Non-speciesism ..
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I feel attuned to Thomas Berry, who may have been the most distant of relatives, but with whose world view I feel myself at one. He says it better! … Link: “Thomas Berry’s “Communion of Subjects”: Awakening the “Heart of the Universe,” by Center for Ecozoic Studies, https://ecozoicstudies.org/musings/2016/thomas-berrys-communion-subjects-awakening-heart-universe/ ..
To put it right on the line, I ought to make clear that I believe not in universal sentience (aka ‘all-sentience’), but in universal sapience. I am not finding many current day speakers on this, aside from myself. However, I did find this …
“Universal Sapience” primarily refers to the theoretical concept of high-level consciousness or wisdom existing as a universal pattern, sometimes suggesting intelligence as an emergent property of complex systems. It also appears as a 2012 art exhibition, a Kabbalistic concept of divine wisdom, and a potential reference to Baconian philosophy.
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- Philosophical/Theoretical Perspective: The concept is discussed in theoretical scenarios, such as the idea that humanity may not be unique, but rather a template for “universal sapience”. It touches on whether sapience arises from systems science and if it is an emergent property of complex organisms.
- Artistic/Exhibition Perspective: Malgorzata Blonska-Ciardi held a group exhibition titled “Universal Sapience” at the Goethe-Institut Freiburg in 2012.
- Literary/Kabalist Perspective: In a Kabbalist context, “Universal Sapience” is mentioned in relation to divine secrets, the Merkaba (Chariot), and understanding the secrets of creation and nature, often associated with the teachings of Abraham von Franckenberg.
- Historical Reference: A phrase referring to a comprehensive knowledge of both matter and words, sometimes contrasted with rhetoric in historical works.
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What is Sapience?
Regardless of the “Universal” prefix, sapience generally refers to the capacity for advanced thinking, high-order consciousness, wisdom, and the ability to make good moral judgments.
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- It is distinct from sentience (feeling).
- It is often linked with behavioral modernity and symbolic thought in human evolution.
- It involves four main components: Judgment, Moral sentiment, Strategic perspective, and Systems perspective.
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Other “Sapience” Terms:
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The difference between ‘universal sentience’ and ‘universal sapience’ has to do with whether the Lightworker, wayshower, pathfinder, or healer is more of an empath or more of a telepath, as empathy has to do with feelings, and telepathy with thoughts.
And then, as to the Lightworker gift which I term the “Universal Translator from the Alpha Centauri star library” I found this, which seems congruent at a deeper level (although I am a Lightworker with a Christian heritage rather than a Jewish heritage) …
“Universal sapience” in Kabbalistic, Hermetic, and mystical contexts refers to attaining a higher, divine consciousness that unites the Initiate with the spiritual understanding of the universe, often associated with the Tree of Life’s ten aspects or Sefirot. It is the cultivation of a “higher conscious experience” leading to spiritual awakening and the alignment of one’s true purpose and higher self.
Key Aspects of Universal Sapience in Kabbalah
- Divine Alignment: It is the pursuit of understanding the essence of God and the cosmos, moving beyond mundane knowledge into sacred wisdom, sometimes referred to as the Cherubic or Biblical Sapience.
- The Initiate’s Goal: In Hermetic Kabbalah, the “Initiate” seeks to balance the first three effects (Sefirot) of creation to unlock the “Universal Sapience,” often involving the Merkabah (Chariot) and the Four Worlds.
- Higher Consciousness: This knowledge leads to a permanent state of mind where the fabricated self is surrendered to a higher spiritual reality.
- Union of Knowledge: It involves uniting the three pillars of the Tree of Life with the fourth, or radical center (often linked to the Ain Soph), to attain divine science.
The concept can be found in discussions of the Tarot by Demetrios Sémélas or studies of Abraham von Franckenberg, where it is described as the goal of the spiritual adept. –Google AI
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This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you.
Written and published on 22 March 2026
SEE ALSO:
Link: “The Universal Kinship” and the work of Howard Moore, in English Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Universal_Kinship ..
Link: “Could All Life Be Sentient?” by Evan Thompson, 2022 … https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/20323/1/JCS%20Thompson%20Could%20All%20Life%20Be%20Sentient%20%5BRevised%20January%202022%5D.pdf ..
Video: “Peter Singer – Non-Human Animal Ethics – EA Global Melbourne 2015,” by Science, Technology & the Future, 9 October 2016 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgRoZVT6kYc&t=631s ..
There is a review of the book “The Politics of Species: Reshaping our Relationships with Other Animals,” Raymond Corbey and Annette Lanjouw, editors, 2014, published by Cambridge University Press online, but only as a downloadable pdf … https://tecnoscienza.unibo.it/article/download/17295/16159 ..
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