Edward died, and like the Phoenix he arose from the ashes of his old life to bring forth something new onto this planet. He discovered that is was a consciousness void of violence. It is our violence that is bringing us closer to the brink of destruction. Will we transform our lives, or will we self-destruct is the question that we need to ask of ourselves. Edward has devoted the last thirty years of his life bringing reaching out to people who are seriously considering the options before us.
In his new book, A New Consciousness Born, Edward points to a manner in which we can transform our lives and manifest this new consciousness on Earth.
From the Introduction of A New Consciousness Born:
The human race appears to be hurtling towards disaster. If you are troubled by our situation, you may find it worthwhile to investigate the message of Edward Jones. A warning is in order, though. Some readers may be offended by Edward’s plain, hard-hitting language, striking where people are most sensitive—in the ego. However, without putting a crack in the ego, Edward contends that we cannot hear anything that is at odds with the ego’s images and beliefs.
From the failure of his life, Edward learned to speak from outside his ego. That was the single most important factor that led to his transformation, but little could have prepared him for what he was to encounter on that eventful day in 1979. On November 19, 1979, leaving a life of failures behind him, Edward Jones experienced a transformation which completely revolutionized the way he perceived reality. When the event manifested itself, it was unlike anything he had ever heard of. Nothing could have led him to expect the form it would take.
To an outside observer, the episode might have resembled temporary madness, yet it led Edward towards clarity as he broke free from humanity’s twisted path. For hours he lay on his bed, screaming and convulsing as every belief he cherished was torn asunder. He had the sensation of inconceivable powers clashing, as if repeatedly struck from within by lightning. When the cataclysmic upheaval finally subsided, something absolutely new had emerged.
He was permanently and irrevocably altered, utterly different from what he had been before. The change was so complete, so profound, that afterward Edward could only say that he had died. Out of that death, a new consciousness was born.
Edward’s former life of misery was now one of exquisite vibrancy. Pain lost its sting; fear no longer ruled his life. Death itself was robbed of its fascination. Every moment unfolded its potential as a wellspring of delight. It seemed that mere words could not possibly convey what had happened, yet in the ensuing decades he has tirelessly attempted to describe that which cannot be described and explain that which cannot be explained.
However, within these conversations, Edward tells the reader what he did to bring forth a new consciousness, thereby setting in motion what he says is the first evolution ever of consciousness. He insists what he did is not a process, but that it can be started as a process, resulting in a manner of living which can remove the virus of violence from our old, conditioned brain. If self-transformation could manifest, reaching a critical mass, an event that would shake the world from its self-destructive path would result.
In a world amply stocked with slick gurus and pundits, Edward’s earthy style does not mark him as a likely candidate for a wise man. He shrugs off suggestions that he might be called a teacher. By his own admission, he is neither highly educated nor particularly knowledgeable. He can and does make mistakes, although, unlike many of us, it causes him no grief to admit error and then move in a different direction.
Some have compared Edward’s pronouncements with Zen Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, and the entire catalog of mystical teachings. He does not encourage this. Instead, he insists that people need to see the truth themselves in order for the transformation to be authentic.
Edward Jones is in no way connected with the investment company that shares his name. He made (and lost) his fortune selling a well-known brand of fried chicken. In the previous years, he had amassed a fortune well in excess of a million dollars, which had all collapsed along with his marriage. Looking back on it now, though, he regards his failure at everything as nothing other than a greater form of success.
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Edward Jones, in 1979, had the experience of death ending in what he calls self-transformation. In modern terms, it has been suggested that it was a psychological death. But if your ability to walk, talk, or think ends; and you return to consciousness, you will have had an experience of death. You will ultimately see that a psychological death would be experienced in the same manner as a physical death. 
