As though you needed more evidence of how the internet and Web is accelerating the connectedness of humankind, read The World is Flat, A Whole New Mind or this article in today’s New York Times (registration required).

To my amusement, the NYTimes article inadvertently presents evidence of a much more intriguing and powerful trend than “Hollywood doesn’t get it”: that there is a large and growing (and relatively unidentified) groundswell of seekers on the hunt for meaning, understanding, social connection, anchors, direction and legacy. Whether you deliver products or services — and are wrestling with how to adapt in this time when people are racing from traditional media to the internet — this group of seekers is elevating their consciousness and I’d advise us all to be watchful and in sync with this trend as it unfolds.

The article talks about the sequel to What the Bleep Do We Know?, a film called What the Bleep!? Down the Rabbit Hole.

“What the Bleep Do We Know!?,” – a quirky cinematic look at the intersection of science and spirituality – spawned worldwide study groups, a cottage “Bleep” industry and a coterie of fans who have been clamoring for a sequel since the film’s release two years ago.

That follow-up, “What the Bleep!? Down the Rabbit Hole,” is to open in theaters in New York, California, Arizona, Washington and Oregon next month. The first film drew gross revenues of more than $11 million, not bad for a film with no immediately identifiable audience.

But Hollywood still seems to be scratching its head over the little hybrid that combined a narrative starring Marlee Matlin, animation and interviews with scientists discussing how quantum physics, molecular biology and neuroscience can affect one’s everyday reality.

What is going on with people that a film like this has such a following?

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