Pink Paradise: How Barbie Can Renew Our Hope for the Future

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In the Barbie movie, Barbie’s realization of the possibility of death begins her journey away from her pink paradise into the egoic world of fear and separation. Her lost paradise, though, is nothing new, and if the Hindus are right, it’s part of a cycle of ages (or Yugas) that inevitably leads us back to that paradise. We’re currently on an upward trajectory toward higher consciousness, which means, right now, we have a vital role to play in the realization of ultimate peace, love, and justice.

 

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