HUMAN EVOLUTION ©️ – Jacqueline Ripstein
1981 – Oil on Canvas In this painting we see the Evolution of Humanity; each egg symbolizes a different Era of human awakening. From the earliest forms of consciousness emerges the prehistoric being; the initial spark that opens the path of human existence.

Prehistory is followed by the great Cultures of Antiquity; the medieval era was marked by struggles, faith, and inner transformation. Then comes the Renaissance; a flourishing of knowledge, art, and inspiration that elevated the human vision toward the spiritual and the universal.

Throughout these Eras, darkness sought to conceal the Light. Power and conquest have been forces that attempted to divert humanity from its true inner path.

Across these Eras; from primitive innocence to the expansion of spiritual understanding; humanity ascends in a luminous spiral rising through the Universe; reminding us that our true evolution is toward the Light.

The Era of Consciousness begins when we rec...