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Saturday, October 22, 2011

2011 - 2012; then what?

          The dire warnings surrounding the date of December 21st 2012 are frequently associated with the predictions of the Mayans relating to the Precession of the Equinox. This involves the effects of the lining up of the winter solstice sun with the centre or so called “Dark Rift” of the Milky Way which marks the end of their Long Count calendar. This Galactic Alignment only occurs every 26000 years. The actual window during which this is predicted to take place is between the years 1998 – 2016. However, contrary to the widespread and dramatic outpourings from the sensationalists and purveyors of hyperbolae, the Mayan prognosis was never intended to be irrevocably associated with an apocalyptic termination of civilization as we know it. Rather, although considered likely to involve a period of uncertainty, danger and peril it could also present an opportunity to reassess the current state of human aspirations and achievements to enter a new age with a renewed, refreshed and transformed reality.     
The effects of this phenomenon have been widely predicted to be at their maximum in 2012. However there is an alternative school of thought which believes that its peak would occur a year earlier –late in 2011. In general, for many years, diverse races and cultures, particularly aboriginal, throughout the world have independently identified this “2012 era” date as being critical and considered pivotal to future human well being and spiritual evolution. However, forecasting of this kind is now redundant since the first symptoms of what is likely to come have already made themselves apparent. Astonishingly there has been a reluctance or unwillingness to accept  this reality that these difficult times are here now and that whatever the eventual outcome might be, the next few years will be challenging at best and catastrophic at worst.
In the following list of subjects, there is ample evidence that things are spinning out of control and that in some cases may be doing so exponentially. They may be broken down into two significant groups:-

Group 1.
1.1. Astronomic
1.2. Tectonic
1.3. Meteorological

Group 2.
2.1. Political
2.2. Societal/religious
2.3. Economic


1.  The first three are those over which we have little control other than to perhaps mitigate their effects;
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2.  The second three comprises things over which we collectively, given the resolve, have the power to totally restructure.

Group1 can be considered collectively since already it has given ample evidence of its awesome presence. Astronomically we are now already well within the 1998-2016 window of the Precession. The expected increase in solar flares has not had really major adverse effects (-thus far!). However, simultaneous with this there has been a massive increase in catastrophic geophysical activity which could be connected -at least in part. The effect of some of these earthquakes has been greatly augmented in some cases with attendant devastating tsunamis.  The so called “Ring of Fire” has been particularly active from New Zealand through Sri Lanka and SE Asia and earlier this year in Fukoshima, Japan.  The west has not escaped either, typically as witnessed by the devastating Haiti earthquake of January 2010 and now as I write this in late October, there is breaking news of a large (7.3 Richter) earthquake in Turkey.
As far as weather is concerned, who can argue that the extremes experienced around the world are as severe as or more so than at any time in recorded history. In some cases, particularly in North America, there have been extraordinary local anomalies; so much in fact that in some regions some parts seem to be on fire whilst others are under water.
The succession of hurricanes has wrought appalling devastation and suffering. Katrina, one of the deadliest in the history of the United States which virtually decimated the New Orleans area was the worst but just one of a seemingly endless series. Tornadoes in 2011 are occurring at record pace. Worldwide, at least 566 people have perished due to tornadoes including an astounding 550 in the United States compared with 564 US deaths in the previous 10 years -combined! 
Rain deluges have become commonplace in 2011 and many parts of the world; floods have resulted in total misery and the ruination of the local inhabitants. In Bangkok in particular, the current flooding is horrendous, whilst in other parts of the world, particularly in Africa the complete opposite is occurring with extreme drought conditions and with it acute water shortage, famine and starvation.
Another major consideration concerns the ongoing melting of polar ice. Should the melting be sufficient to expose the heat-absorbing tundra beneath, there will be a corresponding acceleration in the rate of ice melt. The consequent rise in sea level will pose an increasing threat to low lying regions of the world.  These climate changes being experienced are unlikely to moderate in the short term. In addition to human influences there seems to be evidence of an unrelated increase in temperatures due to solar variations.  Nevertheless, everything possible must be done to reduce the trend.  As has already been loudly proclaimed, we must stop the incredibly inefficient and damaging practice of burning things to get energy.  It is now more than ever essential to fully develop every existing alternative and particularly to establish once and for all the feasibility of the exotic and elusive Zero Point Energy .

Group 2, despite the fact that it is fully manageable there continues to be an escalation in all three of the individual factors. All are the results of power grabbing, mind control of the population or insatiable greed –sometimes all three!
There seems to be an escalation in the rattling of significantly more deadly weapons than sabres in certain countries such as North Korea and Iran with India and Pakistan not far behind..
 Attempts to introduce some form of democracy in many Islamic states seems doomed to failure since the basic tenets of their doctrine are not consistent with the notion in which all the people have an equal say in decisions that affect their lives. It should encompass social, economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal practice of political self-determination. The deadly and seemingly insatiable appetite for extreme violence by the Taliban continues unabated. Suicide bombing continues, fuelled in the main by willing participants spawned from the pathetic ignorance and life-long mind control of uneducated young followers. Now we hear the U.S. is withdrawing its troops from Iraq by the end of 2011.What then? 
Even when considering the current “Arab Spring” uprisings across the Middle East, a successful outcome based upon past experience is likely to result in a revised form of population control -different faces, -same oppression.  Sadly there are signs that this seems to be occurring already in recently liberated Egypt. It will be interesting to follow the fortunes of Libya following the uprising there and the death of Gaddafi  with Syria and Yemen amongst others waiting in the wings.  In other faith-based groups too, there has been an unfortunate escalation in fundamentalism, presumably due to feelings of powerlessness and insecurity.
The current state of world economics is front and centre in current news. Even when faced with impending financial meltdown there is still reluctance to bite the bullet. Current demonstrations in Greece and elsewhere against proposed austerity measures are responded to with strident demands for increases in social spending from non-existing financial resources. Their frustration is understandable since the current debacles were not directly of their making.
The current “Occupy” demonstrations and sit-ins worldwide, whilst being effective in raising public awareness, in general seems to lack focus with several unconnected groups using some protests to air their own particular disparate agendas. All this noise is unlikely to faze the wealthy and powerful 5% who it is claimed control the distribution of wealth with the ultimate objective of creating a New World Order. Should the other 95% develop a cohesive strategy utilising a rifle rather than a shotgun approach, it is likely to become (-hopefully without literally resorting to the means implied by the preceding metaphor!), less peaceful and benign. Across the vastness of China, regional inequities are on the increase, but now with greatly improved communications, it is becoming increasingly difficult to conceal this from the masses. The notion of up to one billion unhappy people taking issue with the status quo is too mindboggling to envisage.  
Whatever the catalyst for change might be, global stability and ongoing development requires a quantum change in perception with a resetting of all behavioural datums to those solely beneficial to the world in general and to the human predicament in particular.
Is all this the manifestation of arcane prophesy or merely an extraordinary coincidence? Whatever the reason, the period from now until the end of 2012 (and for some time thereafter), is likely to be one for the history books.
 



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