2012 — A Time of Great Transformation
It’s finally here. The year we’ve heard so much about: 2012! Rather than being the end of the world, or the end of all time (as some may have misinterpreted the ending of the Mayan calendar and other ancient prophecies), it is my belief that it’s a time of an ending of one Great World Age and the transition to a new one. We who are living at this time have a joyous, unique and tremendous opportunity to be part of this transition that may happen only once every 25,000 years.
The Mayan elders give us a hopeful, encouraging, comforting message of the coming age of brotherhood of humankind and “the return of the men of wisdom”:
As a teaser, I’m going to give you a list of things that you can ponder to prepare yourself for this transition. If you will keep an open mind and explore the background evidence for each idea for yourself, you may find that you have made a personal transition to a truly new perspective…which is the point of the transition of humankind to the new World Age. We each must find our own way to the new understanding that feels right for us. If you want to investigate these ideas further, I’ll recommend some additional resources at the end of this post.
1. Rethink the origin of humankind
What if you learned that we have been around much longer than is commonly believed and evolution doesn’t explain how we got here?
2. Rethink the destiny and purpose of human life
What if you discovered that life continues after death, and that you have lived previous lives? How would this change your perspective on our destiny and purpose as humans?
3. Rethink the cycles of time
Is there evidence that ancient people lived through a similar cycle in the earth’s magnetic field shifting? What can we learn about how to live with this quickening of the earth’s “heartbeat”?
4. Rethink our basic human nature
Darwin may have led us to believe that we are basically competitive beings with “survival of the fittest”. However, studies and perhaps your own experience shows that we survive best when we cooperate with others.
5. Rethink your understanding of the laws of physics
If you haven’t studied science and physics since high school or college, you need to upgrade your “software” to the latest version. Newtonian mechanistic laws of physics don’t explain how very small matter like atoms behave. Quantum mechanics turned the scientific world on its head and it may be pointing to a re-convergence of science and spirituality. In this video of a TEDTalk, physicist Brian Greene explains this new understanding of the universe and physics:
6. Rethink your understanding of consciousness
Does consciousness exist only inside your head? Or are we somehow connected beyond ourselves, as Carl Jung, Stanislov Grof, and others have suggested, with a collective form of consciousness?
7. Redefine your own purpose in life
How do you define success? If you are guiding your life choices by purely material or financial goals, you may be missing out on the richness and happiness you can enjoy when you reframe success to include more than money.
8. Rethink your New Year’s Resolutions
Based on the above, do your usual resolutions make sense? What is really important for you to focus on this year?
9. Be happy and go with the flow
This may be the single-most important resolution you can make this year.
10. Meditate daily
If you haven’t explored the benefits of meditation, it’s time to give it a look.
11. Listen to your inner voice
Logic and analytical thinking are wonderful tools. But they’re not the only way to make decisions and get guidance. We all have powerful intuitive knowing through dreams, flashes of insights, “gut feelings”, and many other avenues from within that can be cultivated to make our information gathering more robust.
12. Did I mention “be happy”?
Here are some of my favorite resources to give you insights into the science, history and metaphysics of this 2012 odyssey in time we’re living.
I’d love to hear from you with your questions or comments, below, so we can continue the conversation. I’ll post more on these topics as the year progresses.
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