2012...Eeney Meeney Miney Mo!

In my last post, I began a discussion which will take us to the question of what events may or may not take place on and around the date of December 21, 2012. I highly doubt there are many of you who’ve not been exposed to the conjecture, predictions, and the hype surrounding this enigmatic time.

For the most part, there are three main schools of thought concerning this. The first, obviously, is that the world or even possibly the universe as we know it will experience some catastrophic event that may render the human race extinct, or nearly so, at best, with the possibility of a large scale destruction of the earth, wiping out life as we know it, at worst. Mayan texts, the I-Ching, the Hopi Indian prophecies, and others are referenced as sources for this sort of prognostication. Conversely, a second, thus far less known and discussed theory deals with the coming of a golden age for humanity for those whose spirits are ready to “graduate” to the next level of human physical and spiritual evolution by preparing their hearts, minds, and spirits through the understanding of universal and unconditional love. This is proffered exhaustively in a literary series known as “The Law Of One”, from L/L Research, a group which uses “channeling”, which, simply put, is the speaking of entities, through receptive humans, from other dimensions, times, worlds, and planes of existence. A third opinion is touted by those who feel that there are forces at work, behind public political and economic powers, that seek to create a “New World Order” by reducing the world’s population dramatically, making the masses far easier to control. Known variously as “The Elite”, TPTB (short for “The Powers That Be”), “The Illuminati” (spoken of in the popular book and movie “Angels and Demons” as well as in Masonic conspiracy disciplines), and the name given them by President Dwight D. Eisenhower (he warned the nation about them in his farewell address to the nation), the Military Industrial Complex. These unseen forces allegedly manipulate  all the world’s currency, governments, laws, and social conscience, often using “black ops” technology hidden from the average citizen, often said to be acquired from extraterrestrials themselves.

Of course, one last perspective is that absolutely nothing out of the ordinary, if “ordinary” can be said to actually exist, will happen at all. As recently as 10 years ago, most Americans held to this last opinion. A recent poll conducted by the popular radio show and website “Coast To Coast AM” indicate that at least 52% of respondents say that something out of the ordinary will indeed transpire on or near the December 21, 2012 date. Other polls have shown similar results, if not mirrored, C to C’s numbers. Many Americans, when asked if they felt that increased public influences such as books, movies, and television had given rise to a higher public consciousness concerning 2012, agreed but also related increasingly strange, uncomfortable forebodings and apprehension literally “in the air” in the past few months, as the prophetic date inches closer.

Again, we ended, in our last discussion, with a recap of the Mayan Long Count calendar, demonstrating their cyclic perspective on time, in contrast with our Western, arrow-like view. We demonstrated how they believed that what has happened before will occur again. This relates directly to what they predicted for our immediate future, as outlined in their series of writings known as the “Chilam Bilam”. This will shed light on the first school of thought I mentioned above, of a coming onslaught of calamities, but also how some think there is, hidden in the prophecies, a glimmer of hope for us all.

Until next time, and as always, may you be at peace.