The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon, shows that when enough of us are aware of something, all of us become aware of it.
This concept shows that the appreciation and love we have for ourselves and others creates an expanding energy field that becomes a growing power in the world.
A lot of work was done by Ken Keyes, Jr. who first published his book about the dangers of nuclear power and weapons in 1981; The "Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon" refers to a study conducted in 1952 in Koshima, Japan: One monkey learned to wash its food, and then taught other monkeys in its troop this new skill. Still more monkeys in the troop learned to wash their food until one day one last monkey, arbitrarily labeled the "hundredth" monkey, learned the skill... at which time, the entire troop suddenly learned how to wash their food, and monkeys from across the sea learned as well.
The point of this story is to illustrate that when enough members of a group are aware, their society can be changed.