2012 and the Alien Connection - Could the Truth About UFOs Be Revealed in December 2012?

December 2012 - The Mayan Calendar ends, Nostradamus predicts the end of the world, Terence McKenna's Timewave Zero theory - could they all be wrong?

2009 - 2012 was referred to by Nostradamus as the Time of Troubles. He predicted this three-year period to be full of war, despair, and evil, but also of hope and promise. The hope and promise comes after the time of turbulence. The hope and promise is 2012.

On 21 December 2012 the Mayans believed that all of the planets in our solar system would align like never before. They knew their stuff - their astrological calculations were more accurate than we can calculate today. On this date, their calendar - or time as they knew it - just ends. Theories cover a lot of ground ranging from nuclear holocaust to Harmonic Convergence of cosmic energy flowing through the earth, cleansing it and raising it to a higher level of vibration, and along the way they include the death of two-thirds of humanity and the north and south poles will split - you get the picture.

There is also a concept rooted in the I Ching and mathematics called Timewave Zero, discovered and spoken about by Terence McKenna. In its graphed form, Timewave Zero peaks and troughs when Novelty is featured - Novelty meaning dynamic change in the world - newness, stuff happening, action - as opposed to static habituation. When Novelty is graphed over time, a fractal waveform known as Timewave Zero forms. The graph shows exactly when, but never where Novelty is occurring - increasing and decreasing. The bigger the Novelty spike on the graph means the higher the level of Novelty is occurring. All great Novelty periods in earth's existence feature on this graph, including the formation of earth 4 billion years ago, when dinosaurs became extinct, the ice age, during the 60's, Hitler's rise to power and 9/11 to name a few.

According to Timewave Zero, great periods of Novelty are coming in November 2008 (this year), October 2010, with the Novelty spike going entirely off the graph on 21 December 2012. (N.B. Editor's note written 20 November 2008 - now that November is almost behind us, I can see that this significant Novelty spike represented the arrival of Barack Obama - the first African-American president in history.)

Here are three respected independent theories, all predicting something huge occurring in December 2012. Now what does this all mean you may be thinking? Some doomsdaysayers believe it's the end of the world - we probably are overdue for obliteration by a large chunk of something hurtling straight towards our planet - but there is another theory.

The time is certainly nigh for a few things. In addition to being hit by a meteor flying through space, nuclear war or catastrophic weather anomalies, there is a possibility we are on the verge of discovering such concepts as time travel, contact with life from other planets and some kind of spiritual revolution where our belief patterns will be drastically changed by what we learn - an age of enlightenment, the Age of Aquarius, call it what you will.

National Security can no longer credibly denounce the huge number of very straight, sober and respected people who have come together, and are on record speaking out against the cover up surrounding what we know about life on other planets. These people include the former Head of US Army Foreign Technology at the Pentagon, Air Force Lieutenants, US Presidents, Astronauts who have walked on the moon, elite members of craft recovery operations (that supposedly don't exist), senior employees of NASA, respected public figures and large numbers of civilians who have witnessed evidence firsthand that there is a massive cover up going on.

Consider there is a strong possibility that the truth may finally be revealed in 2012.

"Mission control, we have a UFO pacing our position, request instructions."
NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman, NASA Transmission - Shuttle Mission STS-73

"At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone: there was a constant surveillance by UFOs."
NASA Astronaut Scott Carpenter

"All Apollo and Gemini flights were followed, both at a distance and sometimes also quite closely, by space vehicles of extraterrestrial origin - flying saucers, or UFOs, if you want to call them by that name. Every time it occurred, the astronauts informed Mission Control, who then ordered absolute silence." Maurice Chatelain, former Chief of NASA Communications Systems.

"Behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about UFOs. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe that unknown flying objects are nonsense." Roscoe Hillenkoetter, former CIA Director in a public statement, 1960.

"Let there be no doubt. Alien technology harvested from the infamous saucer crash in Roswell, N.Mex., in July 1947 led directly to the development of the integrated circuit chip, laser and fibre optic technologies, particle beams, electromagnetic propulsion systems, depleted uranium projectiles, stealth capabilities, and many others. How do I know? I was in charge! I think the kids on this planet are wise to the truth, and I think we ought to give it to them. I think they deserve it."
Colonel Philip Corso, Army Intelligence officer, former Head of Foreign Technology at the U.S. Army's Research and Development Department at the Pentagon. Four years Director of Intelligence on President Eisenhower's White House National Security Staff.

"We must insist upon full access to discs recovered. In the LA case the Army grabbed it and would not let us have it for cursory examination."
J Edgar Hoover

"The phenomenon of UFOs is real. I know that there are scientific organisations which study the problem. It must be treated seriously."
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev

"I looked out the window and saw this white light. It was zigzagging around. I went up to the pilot and said, "Have you ever seen anything like that?" He was shocked and he said, "Nope." And I said to him: "Let's follow it!" We followed it for several minutes. It was a bright white light. We followed it to Bakersfield, and all of a sudden to our utter amazement it went straight up into the heavens. When I got off the plane I told Nancy all about it."
President Ronald Reagan (Describing his 1974 UFO encounter to veteran newsman Norman C. Miller, Washington bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.)

"I strongly recommend that there be a committee investigation of the UFO phenomena. I think we owe it to the people to establish credibility regarding UFOs and to produce the greatest possible enlightenment on this subject."
President Gerald Ford

"The US Air Force assures me that UFO's pose no threat to National Security."
President John F Kennedy

"Extraterrestrial contact is a real phenomenon. The Vatican is receiving much information about extraterrestrials and their contacts with humans from its Nuncios (embassies) in various countries, such as Mexico, Chile and Venezuela."
Monsignor Corrado Balducci, Vatican theologian insider close to the Pope. Monsignor Balducci is on a Vatican commission looking into extraterrestrial encounters, and how to cope with the emerging general realization of extraterrestrial contact.

At the end of this article, there is simple list of names who confirm this writing on the wall. This list is ever-growing, and it will continue to grow because the truth cannot be hidden forever.

21 December 2012 - What is scheduled to occur on this date I don't know, but there is weight to the opinion of science that our planet is overdue for a number of global catastrophes. Whatever is going to occur on this date (and something will) it is possible this will be the catalyst to prompt a visit on a scope that cannot be kept under wraps by the Air Force or National Security. This visit is likely to be crucial for our own survival.

We are too unique and too special a species to be allowed to destroy ourselves, even if it is our lesson. We also will not be destroyed for the same reason. Intelligent beings far more evolved and advanced than us would not let this occur. It is inconceivable to envisage that intelligent beings with technological capabilities to prevent a catastrophe on this planet, would just stand by and let it happen because they don't want to mess with the interplanetary code not to interfere. They've been interfering for decades. I didn't make all those quotes up.

Following would be a scenario of events that National Security seeks to avoid.

When the initial shock of a visit has set in, the people won't stare open mouthed any longer. People will act in a variety of haphazard ways as people tend to do. During this delicate period of unrest, human greed will be intensified because of opportunity, and distractibility will play a hand in much usurping and attempted usurping of power. There won't just be looting of cities going on, there will be looting of countries.

"We had a job to do, whether right or wrong, to keep the public from getting excited."
Dr J Allen Hynek, Director of the US Air Force top secret project Blue Book.

During this time of off-the-chart Novelty on 21 December 2012 when we can again focus, we will learn from our visitors. We will be presented with an opportunity to learn how to use an additional percentage of our brains - nothing sinister like brainwashing - but we will be taught. We will learn knowledge from their technology to transverse time, space, and levels of consciousness to a different degree than we can presently do now. It will be a time of chaotic cleansing and exciting new beginnings.

"When the long awaited solution to the UFO problem comes, I believe that it will prove to be not merely the next small step in the march of science, but a mighty and totally unexpected quantum leap."
Dr J Allen Hynek, Director of the US Air Force top secret project Blue Book.

10 percent, or whatever that piddy percentage is that we currently use of our brains is universally embarrassing - our actions testify that there is plenty of room for our conscience to evolve. Why would we have the capacity to use it if we're never going to get the opportunity?

One day our race will look back and see the humans of today as far from wise - we spend billions and billions of dollars every year trying to figure out how we can kill each other better. The logic of power-mongers boggles my mind - they have long lost sight. The money is going in the wrong direction and the mentality of our leaders has no logic. We are a race with plenty of room to evolve.

On December 2012 and its aftermath, if time travel is discovered with the aid of alien education, this would explain why the graph of Novelty and time goes off the chart - time just doesn't exist in that form any more - we will have the knowledge to bend these rules. The Mayan Calendar also ends as it has no use after this time. Nostradamus wouldn't have known what to call it but he also saw the end of this chapter of existence as we know it. We are hurtling towards something great - signs of this are everywhere. Synchronicity is everywhere.

"My own present opinion, based on two years of careful study, is that UFOs are probably extraterrestrial devices engaged in something that might very tentatively be termed 'surveillance'."
Dr James McDonald,senior physicist at the Institute for Atmospheric Physics and professor in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Arizona before Congress, 1968.

"More than 10,000 sightings have been reported, the majority of which cannot be accounted for by any 'scientific' explanation, e.g. that they are hallucinations, the effects of light refraction, meteors, wheels falling from aeroplanes and the like.... They have been tracked on radar screens... and the observed speeds have been as great as 9,000 mph. I am convinced that these objects do exist and they are not manufactured by any nation on earth. I can therefore see no alternative to accepting the theory that they come from an extraterrestrial source."
Air Chief Marshall Lord Dowding, Commanding Officer of the RAF during WWII.

"The UFO was bouncing around the 747. (It) was a huge ball with lights running around it... Well, I've been involved in a lot of cover-ups with the FAA. When we gave the presentation to the Reagan staff, they had all those people swear that this never happened. But they never had me swear it never happened. I can tell you what I've seen with my own eyes. I've got a videotape. I've got the voice tape. I've got the reports that were filed that will confirm what I've been telling you."
John Callaghan, FAA Chief of Accidents and Investigations during a videotaped interview for the Disclosure program.

These would be eye-opening days in regards to what human beings are really capable of in a positive sense - and negative, but we've seen the negative all before - it's the positive that's exciting because on a collective and amplified scale we've never done it before - ever. The negative we've been doing for centuries.

Question then - If this is true, what's the point of doing anything - saving money, going to work, what should we be focussing on, doing etc?

The answer is to open your eyes - especially if you're primarily materialistic and consumerist. This is a hugely successful distraction in today's times. Awake from this slumber of brainwashing most of us are under - ask questions, seek answers, look around, see and appreciate the confirmation of your path through heavy synchronicity, meditate on thought, read the signs and make your calculations, seek knowledge. You will feel there is something going on.

Q2 Do I bother saving cans, and making the big move to the country around mid 2012 (just to be early), taking water and food supplies with me?

A: Personally I'll still probably do this :) but this is bigger than moving to the country. I don't think that being in the country or the city will make much of a difference. This is a time we will fear in anticipation - human beings fear the unknown - but for those of us who don't die (through the actions of other humans) - there will be nothing to fear. We will be the luckiest humans to be alive to experience this evolutionary period commencing 21 December 2012. This will be global.

Footnote:

The hype and fear of 2012 will soon start to build - try to resist feeding or joining that hype. From 2009 mild hysteria will begin to form, and it will be contagious. There's a movie coming out called 2012 starring John Cuzack, Thandie Newton & Woody Harrelson about the destruction of the world in December 2012. This movie will raise the topic to the mainstream public and over the next three years, this hysteria will continue to build and it will grow into one large monster. People have a habit of feeding off one another's fears.

Try not to feed the hype - it will not help you, your family or our planet one bit. Instead keep your eyes open and your wits about you - be receptive, change your focus to things that matter (I may write more about this), savour this time and prepare for it because it's going to be one wild ride. There's nothing we can do to stop it, so I suggest riding this wave the best we possibly can.

If you have any interest at all in this subject, I encourage you to learn more - Google Timewave Zero, Novelty Theory (Terence McKenna), 2012, UFO cover ups, anything like this - it's a fascinating subject. Comments, emails, suggestions all welcome. This will be the winter or summer solstice (depending on your hemisphere) like the world has never been seen before.

RIP Terence we miss you.

Most of us haven't started thinking about this topic yet, but soon it will be unescapable. I'm curious as to what you think may occur on this date - if you're not sure, wait a year or two, you'll soon have an opinion. In three years from now, this topic will be dominating conversations worldwide and in four years we may not be here. These writings just serve to help prepare you early for whatever may come.

This theory is more positive, exciting and plausible than the doomsday theories which will soon be coming thick and fast. How do we prepare? Strengthen certain human traits. Regardless of what tomorrow holds you should work on being positive, strong of spirit, receptive, kind, selfless and wise. This is the higher vibration. You should aim to step into this. Your inner voice knows how. You can hear your inner voice if you just shut your brain off. How do you shut your brain off? Meditation.

The path is there and we don't need the light - we have the ability to be able to see in the dark. We all do. You just have to want to know how.

"And don't tell me they were reflections, I know they were solid objects."
Lieutenant D. A Swimley, USAF in 1953 following the sighting of 8 UFOs that were confirmed on radar and witnessed numerous other people including commercial pilots and police officers.

"UFOs sighted in Indonesia are identical with those sighted in other countries. Sometimes they pose a problem for our Air Defence and once we were obliged to open fire on them."
Air Marshall Nurjadin Roesmin, Commander in Chief of the Indonesian Air Force in 1967.

"The Air Force had put out a secret order for its pilots to capture UFOs. For the last six months we have been working with a congressional committee investigating official secrecy concerning proof that UFOs are real machines under intelligent control."
Major Donald Keyhoe, during a live TV broadcast on CBS in 1958 in which he was pulled from the air when he began to deviate from the prepared format of the programme.

The security guard called and said, "Sir, there's a glowing red object hovering right outside the front gate. I've got all the men out here with their weapons drawn." We lost between 16-18 ICBMs (nuclear tipped Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles) at the same time UFOs were in the area... (A high ranking Air Force officer) said, "Stop the investigation; do no more on this and do not write a final report. I heard that many of the guards that reported the incident were sent off to Vietnam. Captain Robert Salas, USAF, during a videotaped interview for the Disclosure program.

The following well-respected people have gone on record, under oath, to testify that they have seen the evidence of UFO intelligence first hand.

Many of these brave people were ridiculed, threatened with the loss of their jobs, denied promotions and accused of mental instability for speaking out. As time goes on however, witnesses are becoming safer in speaking out due to the sheer number of testimonies and the ever-increasing public support.

UFO sightings are increasing in frequency thanks to two areas of modern technology. The first is the fact that almost everyone has a camera to record a potential sighting - many people have one on their mobile phone.

The second is due to our advancements in the areas of weaponry and nuclear warfare. We are for the first time in history becoming a threat to ourselves and probably others.

I applaud the following people for speaking out. Welcome to the biggest cover up that has ever existed.

Astronaut Captain Edgar Mitchell - Sixth Man on the Moon (Apollo 14)
Colonel Philip J Corso - Former Head of Foreign Technology, The Pentagon. Director of Intelligence on Eisenhower's National Security Staff. Army Intelligence Officer
Captain Donald Slayton - Mercury Astronaut
Major George A Filer - US Air Force, Deputy Director of Intelligence
J Edgar Hoover
James Lovell - NASA Astronaut, Gemini 7 Mission (1965)
Frank Borman - NASA Astronaut, Gemini 7 Mission (1965)
Dr Willie Ley - Rocket Scientist, NASA Rocketry Division
Dr Herman Oberth - The father of moden rocketry
Brigadier General Stephen Lovekin - National Guard, JAG, Eisenhower White House
Daniel Salter - US Air Force, Chief Master Sergeant, NRO
Dr Walther Reidel - Chief Designer and Research Director, German Rocket Centre, Peenemunde
President Jimmy Carter (1976)
Mr John Maynard - Defence Intelligence Agency
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Brown - US Air Force
Frederick Fox - US Navy Pilot, Top Secret Nuclear Clearance
President Ronald Reagan (1974)
Professor Stephen Hawking
Lieutenant Colonel Joe Wojtecki - US Air Force, Strategic Air Command
Dr Richard Haines - Aerospace Researcher, NASA (Retired)
Dr Story Musgrave - NASA Astronaut and Scientist
Dr Carol Rosin - Aerospace Executive, Fairchild Industries
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Salas - US Air Force, SAC Launch Officer/Engineer
Sergeant Karl Wolfe - Langley Air Force Base, Tactical Air Command
Professor Robert Jacobs - USAF, Vandenberg Air Force Base
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mr Don Phillips - Lockheed Skunkworks, CIA Contractor
Professor Ted Loder - University of New Hampshire
Gordon Creighton - Military Intelligence, Ministry of Defence
Major Donald E Keyhoe - United States Marines
President Gerald Ford (1966)
John Callaghan - Senior FAA Official, Head of Accidents and Investigations
Scott Carpenter - NASA Astronaut, Mercury 7
Franklin Carter - United States Navy, Radar Specialist
President John F Kennedy
Michael Smith - USAF, Aircraft Control/Early Warning Operation
Colonel L Gordon Cooper - Mercury Nine, Gemini Five Astronaut
Larry Warren - US Air Force, Security Specialist
Chuck Sorrels - Air Traffic Controller, Edwards Air Force Base
Brigadier General James McDivitt - Commanding Pilot Gemini Space Craft
Joseph A Walker - NASA Astronaut/Pilot
Cady Coleman - NASA Astronaut, Shuttle Mission STS-73
William Van Horn - Civil Defence Director, Hillside, Michigan
Commander Eugene Cernan - Commander Apollo 17 Mission
Merle Shane McDow - US Navy (Top Secret SCI Clearance Zebra Badge)
Dr Brian O'Leary - NASA Astronaut
Charles J Camarda - NASA Astronaut
Lee Katchen - Former Atmospheric Physicist for NASA
Martyn Stubbs - Secret NASA Transmission Department, NASA
General Douglas MacArthur (1955)
Harry Allen Jordan - US Navy, Radar Operator, USS Roosevelt
Lance Corporal John Weygandt - US Marine Corps
President Harry S Truman
General Nathan Twinning - Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff (1955-1958)
Dr Steven Greer - Director, The Disclosure Project
Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter - Former Director of the CIA
MS Donna Hare - NASA (Airbrushing) Department Houston
Sergeant Newell Schneider - Sherriff's Office, Hillside, Michigan
Sergeant Leonard Pretko - US Air Force
Senator Barry Goldwater - Retired Air Force Brigadier General
Dr Harold Puthoff - Director, Institute of Advanced Studies, Austin
John W McCormack - Speaker at the House of Representatives
Dr Eugene Mallove - Director New Energy Research Labs, Aeronautical Engineer
William Hodges - US Air Force, Goodfellows NSA Facility
Sergeant Clifford Stone - Sergeant 1st Class, US Army
Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding - Commander-in-chief, Royal Air Force Fighter Command
Dan Willis - US Navy
Nick Pope - British Ministry of Defence Official
Lieutenant Colonel Dwynne Arnesson - US Air Force, SAC Control Officer
Maurice Chatelain - Former Chief of NASA Communications Systems
Hartland Bentley - US Army
Dr J Allen Hynek - Director, US Air Force Project Bluebook
Albert M Chop - Deputy Public Relations Director of NASA & Former US Air Force Spokesman for Project Bluebook
Professor Michio Kaku - Author of Theoretical Physics
Mark McCandlish - US Air Force
Dr Maurice Biot - Leading Aerodynamicist and mathematical physicist
Stanton Friedman - Defence Contractor, Nuclear Physicist
Monsignor Corrado Balducci - Vatican Theologian Insider close to the Pope

There are many more names to add to this list but I thought I'd start with a tiny influential few. When you continuously read how these very sober and serious people all collectively affirm the existence of UFOs, it becomes very hard to dispute indeed.

If you find this topic interesting, or perhaps if you don't believe in UFOs, find a documentary titled UFO Documentary - The Greatest Story Ever Denied (2006) - it's easy enough to locate on the web - it's just one of hundreds of documentaries doing a great job of bringing the truth out into the open.

What do you believe?

"It was the darndest thing I've ever seen. It was big, it was very bright, it changed colours, and it was about the size of the moon. We watched it for ten minutes, but none of us could figure out what it was. One thing's for sure: I'll never make fun of people who say they've seen unidentified flying objects in the sky."
Former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter following his sighting along with many others of a UFO at Leary, Georgia in October 1969.

"The Air Force has arrived at the conclusion that a certain number of anomalous phenomena has been produced in Belgian airspace. The numerous testimonies of ground observations....reinforced by the reports of the night March 30-31 (1990) have led us to face the hypothesis that a certain number of unauthorised aerial activities have taken place. The day will undoubtedly come when the phenomenon will be observed with the technological means of detection and collection that won't leave a single doubt about its origin. This should lift a part of the veil that has covered the mystery for a long time; a mystery that continues to be present. But it exists, it is real, and that in itself is an important conclusion."
Colonel Wilfred De Brouwer, Chief of Operations for the Belgian Air Force in 1990 following a spate of sightings over the country witnessed by hundreds of people. Many of the sightings were confirmed on radar.

What do you believe?

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Hillary - Obama & 66.6 Years of Presidents Who Worshiped the Beast

What will the Hillary-Obama White House be like? If this Bible study is accurate, our nation may be taken to the verge of civil war between Christians and Anti-Christs.

This information is speculation that is based on an in-depth Bible study. It has predictions about Presidents and catastrophic events. They may be true or false because they are the products of a fallible human mind. It is your responsibility to do your own Bible study and make your own judgments.

The identities of end-time Presidents of the United States and Prime Ministers of Britain are in the Bible.

The casual reader will never recognize them because the Bible is written in such a way as to reward people according to the intensity of their study effort. If a person puts forth a great deal of time and effort, God might open up the deep treasures He keeps hidden from casual readers.

This Bible study is the result of 17 years of effort. That is a very long time! It is about Hillary Clinton, Presidents and other national leaders. The years of their terms in office are revealed by an ancient Freemason prophecy calendar.

God's Appraisal of Certain Presidents

It is apparent that God opened up some deep secrets because this study has revealed details about individual Presidents whose terms were and are between 1989 and 2012. The study also reveals God's personal view of the policies of particular presidents in the 66.6-year span between 1945 and 2012. The policies of President Reagan are very significant in God's mind. I would tell you what God thinks about them but I would be digressing. This article is mainly about Presidents in office from 1989 to 2012.

This Bible study has had two basic parts. One part has been the Scriptural identity of individual Presidents and God's view of their policies. The other part has been the years of their terms in office.

I offer the Forefather's Prophecy Calendar as a complement to this particular Bible study. This calendar has given us the dates of Hillary's 2009-2012 time in the White House. This study does not clearly identify Hillary as President. She may be President, Vice President or an influential member of the cabinet. It may be that she begins as Vice President and becomes President after Obama dies while in office. The study does indicate the unexpected death of a male President or Vice President.

The Last President in a 66.6-year Span

Hillary Clinton has the distinction of being the last of a series of important White House officials leading up to the year 2012. I use the term official to describe Hillary because she need not be a President. She may be a President, Vice President, Cabinet member or other Staff member. Regardless of her position, she will have a powerful influence on policies and laws.

2012 is a culminating year. The presidential inauguration (November 2011) will be the culmination of 66.6 years of evil rule since the death (in April 1945) of the last righteous president of the United States, who was Franklin Roosevelt. Hillary and/or Obama are within the 66.6-year span. It appears they will not break the cycle of unrighteous leadership although they have a mandate to break it. I wish they would break the pattern but it appears they will not and/or can not break it.

This 66.6-year span is an almost identical repeat of Old Testament history. For 66.6 years, evil kings ruled Israel. By the end of that 66.6-year span, God had cleaned 1,000 corrupt members out of government.

The Next Franklin Roosevelt ends 66.6 Years of Infamy

Up to 2012, God had allowed Presidents to be chosen through normal procedures. However, God will personally choose the particular person to be President in 2012. It appears that God wants a President like Franklin Roosevelt to take the United States through tumultuous end-time events. You recall that Franklin Roosevelt guided the nation through the Great Depression and World War II. He also prevented a Communist takeover when many frustrated citizens considered Marxism to be an alternative to the corporate controlled government in Washington DC.

The year 2012 corresponds to the end of Elijah's 22-year ministry. God used Elijah and Elisha to establish a new king in Old Testament Israel. This new king had a mandate to restore the government to founding principles. A similar effort is described in Malachi. An end-time Elijah returns the hearts of the end-time generation to the noble visions of the Forefathers. That is another way of saying that our present government has gotten off track and needs to be put back on track.

According to this Bible study, Franklin Roosevelt was the last effective President in God's eyes. He corresponds to righteous King David who ruled Israel prior to 66.6 years of infamy.

Presidents Who Worship the Beast

The year 2012 is extremely important because in that year God will reverse trends that will have taken place under Presidents in the 66.6 years (from the April, 1945 death of Roosevelt to the November, 2011 election of Colin Powell) following the death of President Franklin Roosevelt. The numbers 666 are significant because government leaders in those 66.6 years have done many wicked things that hurt citizens. We can celebrate when those 66.6 years of infamy finally come to an end because corrupt leaders with the bestial nature will at last be purged from our nation's capital. This particular study associates corrupt American leadership to the number 666 and the worship of the Beast. In the 66.6 years since 1945, we have had Presidents, Congressmen and Judges who worshipped the Beast.

The political system has not developed in the way God would have liked. For example, many members of congress hold office simply because they are from wealthy aristocratic families. These families have had the money to finance political campaigns. They also have had connections and influence. These aristocratic developments are not in line with America's nobler ideals and God's wishes.

In the Books of Kings we read that Elijah ministered during tumultuous times. We can project that our end-time Elijah will also do his ministry during tumultuous times.
President Hillary Clinton may trigger tumult because of her Left-wing beliefs and policies. If we compare the times of Elijah to our time, we might conclude that there would be major divisions and even violence. The Left and Right would struggle over power and policies. This struggle may to be very violent at times. It is not just a battle of words. By the time Old Testament Elijah and Elisha reestablished a pro-God government in Israel, about 1,000 opposition leaders were dead.

I do not know if we can draw a strict parallel to our time. In our modern time, there are non-violent means to get corrupt people out of office. Citizens can vote them out. We may be looking at 1,000 people voted out of office. This would certainly be better than the violent methods used in Old Testament times. When Franklin was elected president, voters swept the establishment out of office. We will have to wait and see if there will be violent change.

This may be where Colin Powell comes in. It appears from this Bible study that voters will reach out to Powell to save the nation from a potential civil war. Powell may guide the nation through the Armageddon era and a new Great Depression era.

President Colin Powell, God's Anointed

Powell has identifying characteristics that parallel him with a retired Israelite army general named Jehu. This man was anointed king of Israel after God purged the government through Elijah. Jehu was an enthusiastic participant in the purge.

Powell may develop as the champion of the Republican Party. It appears he will be the Republican choice for the 2012 presidential election. Under normal circumstances, he would run against incumbent Hillary Clinton, Obama or whoever is President in 2012.

This Bible study predicts that Powell will win the election if there is an election. There may NOT be a normal election because the government may be in peril due to extraordinary circumstances. These circumstances could include terrorist acts that are horrifying to think about. It is interesting to note that 2012 is the anniversary year of the War of 1812. 200 years prior to 2012, the City of Washington DC was invaded. The White House and Capitol were burned down. But, God saved the homes of citizens with a heavy rainstorm.

This Bible study has another dimension that serves to identify General Colin Powell as God's choice for President in 2012. This dimension deals with the reason God prepared a BLACK man for the presidency in 2012. But, I cannot cover everything in this short article. The point is that the President was predestined to be of the black race in particular. I believe Freemasons anticipated this development with great joy because it would be a formal and official end of racism. It would also validate Bible prophecy and fulfilled their visions of an enlightened and advanced American society.

The Downfall of Britain's Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of Britain will be part of events in the end-time ministry of Elijah. It appears that the Prime Minister will also lose his office in 2012. So, it appears the year 2012 will see a dramatic change of leadership in both the White House and 10 Downing Street.

This dramatic change is like a purge. In my opinion, God is seeking new leadership for the US and Britain. He will patiently wait for Hillary and others in the White House to make positive changes during the 2008-2012 term. If they DO indeed turn things around, I assume God will extend their stay in power and a purge will be averted.

If on the other hand, Hillary and other Democrats in the White House are not able or willing to make righteous changes, there will be a purge. We have been fooled before by disinformation from the White House.

If there is a strict parallel to the times of Old Testament Elijah, individual leaders will be singled out for severe punishment. Those who have committed especially corrupt acts, like murder, will be purged during the 2008-2012 term. (The next term is actually 2009-2012 because the inauguration period in 2008 does not count.)

When we as citizens watch television between 2009-2012, we may be getting propaganda from the White House. So, we may think everything is going our way. In reality, we may continue to be sold out. But, God watches what goes on behind closed doors in the White House and in the Capitol. Do not be surprised if there is a purge even though the White House tells us that things are going well.

I hate to seem pessimistic because many Americans have their hopes set on a Democratic White House. Democrats have earnestly put their hopes in Hillary. Obama and his wife, Michelle, are very sincere and popular. Citizens listen to speeches by Hillary and Obama and want to believe corruption will end.

Is Political Corruption a Systemic Problem?

However, prophecy seems to happen just as it was written for thousands of years. It appears that the new Democratic administration will carry on the corruption characteristic of the past. It has been said that politics corrupt people and that there is no way to avoid it. The problem is systemic. The way the system has developed over 66.6 years is essentially wrong. It may be very naive to think that a 66.6-year-old tree can be reshaped. There is a saying that a tree grows as its twigs are bent. If a man does not like the way his tree has grown, he need only cut it down. The stump will sprout new limbs that can be shaped in a pleasing manner.

Presidents who Worship the Beast

God may need to cut the tree down in order to get rid of all the undesirable beasts that have made it their home. That is what God did with Nebuchadnezzar, who admired predatory beasts and behaved as a beast. It seems reasonable that God would do the same for Presidents who likewise worship the Beast.

Daniel 4:23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

This Bible study indicates a demoralizing disappointment for the nation in the years 2009-2012. The only consolation would be that a female became President or a black man became President. That consolation would not last if corruption continued as usual and the middle class continued to be preyed upon by the establishment. As a result of yet another disappointment, God will throw in the towel and purge the White House of leaders. He will also purge Congress and the judiciary.

God Raised up Terrorist Ben-Hadad Against Ahab & Jezebel

If we do a strict comparison of Old Testament Elijah to the end-time Elijah, the purge will be violent. Perhaps terrorists are involved. Old Testament Israel indeed suffered violent attacks from terrorists. God clearly stated that He raised up terrorists against wicked Israelite leaders. We might take a lesson. In order to get rid of terrorists, we need to first get rid of corrupt leaders. After all, it was the corrupt acts of our leaders that provoked people to become terrorists.

It is sobering to consider that terrorist attacks on American soil began and continue to occur during the 22-year span leading up to 2012. The 22-year span in which Ahab ruled parallels the 22-year span we are now in as the year 2012 approaches.

Ahab was leader for the 22 years of Elijah's ministry. That time span would correspond to 1991 to 2012. We might conclude that we now have four significant personages with us who are the fulfillment of prophecy. We have Elijah, Ahab, Jezebel, Jehu and Ben-Hadad the terrorist. And, they are all active in a 22-year span.

We could do a non-violent application of Old Testament events onto end-time events. In that case, the purge may be nothing more than a dramatic change of power. Powell may be head of a new political party that overthrows both Republicans and Democrats. I certainly hope this is the case because it would be non-violent. A third party would make many citizens happy because they want to get rid of the Democratic/Republican establishment.

Armageddon and Another Great Depression

International events may affect voter choices in the United State and Britain in the year 2012.

Events that lead up to Armageddon will be on the minds of voters. People will be worried about world war and nuclear missiles. Aside from military threats, economists are warning of another Great Depression as a result of bad economic policies. Even now, severe weather conditions are ruining food harvests in southern states. The Bee Colony Collapse may cause famine in the US.

Christians Vs. Anti-Christs

The main issue for many Americans is religion. Many Americans will fight to preserve a government under God. They will not idly stand by and let Anti-Christs take over the government. They will not allow the Constitution to be reinterpreted by closet Marxists into a Communist Constitution. I think I can say that semi-religious Americans generally believe that religious leaders can make the country better. They also believe that corrupt and self-serving leaders can destroy the nation.

The average American seems to have an instinctive distrust of Left-wing politicians because of the horrors suffered by Europeans, Russians and Chinese under various forms of Marxist dictatorships. Germans also suffered under National Socialists (Nazis), who were actually part of the Marxist movement in Europe. It is all right for a politician to champion labor in the manner Franklin Roosevelt did. But, it is not all right to turn the nation into a Marxist and Anti-Christ state. God will destroy the nation before he allows that to happen. We can see that from reading Bible history.

After the nation gives up on the next White House, they will look to General Colin Powell. If Powell were to combine the best of the Democratic Party, which is pro-labor, with the best of the Republican Party, which is pro-religion, he would win by a landslide. This would be a repeat of the landslide election of Franklin Roosevelt.

According to this Bible study, God has been preparing Powell to become President as a pro-God and pro-citizen candidate who reasserts the indivisible relationship between Christianity and the US government. He has been prepared to set the government on a righteous course.

Queen Elizabeth Saves Her Government

It is appropriate that Queen Elizabeth knighted Powell. He may be thereby legally empowered to act on the Queen's behalf in Great Britain. God may use Sir Powell to help the Queen make leadership changes in Parliament. This would correspond to Elijah's work with rulers in countries allied to ancient Israel. Elijah anointed the future kings of nations other than Israel.

I Could Tell You More But...

This astonishing Bible study has many details that are too controversial to divulge to the general public. The Bible reveals secrets that politicians thought to be buried. Readers are reminded that this Bible study is speculative because a divine being did not appear and dictate it. Even so, I believe that this study has tapped into a vein of prophetic gold.

For example, this very same Bible study in 1991 announced that an unknown politician named Bill Clinton would become president in 1993. That prediction was outrageous at the time because incumbent President Bush I was a popular Persian Gulf War hero and nobody ever heard of Bill Clinton.

As if that prediction wasn't ridiculous enough in 1991, the study clearly indicated that Bill Clinton's wife Hillary would also be in the White House in the future. That is not to say she would be President. Whatever position she would be in, she would exert tremendous influence. Of course, nobody believed those Bible study predictions at the time. But now, we see that they were right on!

So, if this Bible study has been right on so far, it seems fair to assume it will be right about the year 2012. That means Colin Powell will become President after tumultuous events in the US and Britain. And, the Democratic White House will be purged from power because it will continue the status quo. Both parties may be purged. Or corrupt leaders may be singled out for the purge. We shall see.

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Psychic Exercises - How to Manifest Paranormal Powers Through Psychic Exercises (These DO Work!)

about ANY other ability you can learn, cultivate and create through hard work, practice and exercise, so TOO can you "work out" those less obvious psychic muscles as well. Let's take a quick look at some recommended methods below! Read on.

Filed Under: The Magic of Meditation

I hate to sound like a broken record here, but there is simply NO other more powerful method of cultivating and harnessing your psychic skills than those that arise through meditation. Simply stated, meditation is the ACTIVE process of going within...and often the most transcendent and transformational experiences are those that arise within this magical state.

Note: Just about ALL of the major mystical traditions ( both traditional and "new age" alike) have their roots of transformation firmly planted in SOME form of meditation. The FASTEST way I know of discovering your own psychic skills lies in the very same place!

Filed Under: A Commitment to Compassion

This seems a little odd and esoteric, but it's really NOT! In my view, the very easiest way to connect to the mind space that the universe provides is too simply FEEL deeply for other people. To care is an active act of connection...and what is psychic ability if NOT the power to tap into the thoughts, emotions and consciousness of a greater community? The key is, in my view, that all cultivated psychic skills are in ONE form or another an offshoot of your ability to help others in need...and the more you create a mindset of compassion, the more "GIFTS" you are given to harness and expand upon it's service.

(And there is NOTHING that will give you the freedom of thought, mind and spirit than learning there is FAR more to your life than meets the eye!)

Simply START by opening your mind, spirit & enhanced AWARENESS and ride the supernatural surfboard into the wild, wacky and wonderful world of the unknown. It WILL rock Your WORLD...I promise. Who Else Wants to Experience Radical Inner Peace & Magnificent Well Being?

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2009 Psychic Predictions

Like a breath of fresh air, President Elect Barrack Obama sets a new course for America that promises economic recovery in the years ahead. It won't all happen in 2009 but rest assured that by the end of the year we will begin to see results and an upward curve in the world economy.

• General Motors continues to struggle through 2009 but will not fold. There will be a reconstruction of their entire corporate infrastructure. Aside from government support, business transactions with another auto maker will benefit everyone in the industry.

• The fastest selling automobiles this year are those Asian models like Nissan, Toyota, and all the new energy saving vehicles. They are rapidly replacing gas guzzlers and by 2010 we will see a whole new crop of amazing machines.

• Businesses in the area of natural energy such as wind, solar, geothermal energy, renewable and recycling are all productive and prosperous this year. Businesses associated with these areas will also benefit.

• New environmentally friendly building materials introduced this year meet with financial skepticism but will replace old and current materials successfully in the near future.

• Mortgage rates are lowered this year and the housing market begins to rebound.

• The US dollar begins to gain strength in the spring and a slight drop in gold is in sight.

• Terrorism continues to threaten American soil throughout the year as Al-Qaeda fuels battles to keep the US at war. An international incident regarding Saudi Arabia renews tension. However, there is more effort in maintaining the peace than in the whims of the terrorists. Russia is somehow involved with this.

• Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan together post an enormous drain on American economics and military resources. President Obama reserves a team of personnel, money, and equipment to obliterate terrorist leaders and their followers. (That includes Osama bin Laden)

• Those of us who lived through the fire zones of Southern California will also be inundated with landslides and a sizeable earthquake.

• There will be rumors of attacks on America and assassination plans before or on January 20, 2009. These 44th historic events of the Presidential Swearing in Ceremony, the Inaugural Address, Parade, Balls and galas that honors the new President of the United States is without incident and most memorable.

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Beliefs Concerning High Magic Or the Energy of the Universe

Energy. Its all about energy. All matter is made up of condensed energy. What if there is also an energy that ties everyone together. Call it Dark matter, the astral plane or whatever you want. I will call it the astral or energy field for my own ease. When I perform a magick spell I am tapping into that energy field. I touch my mind on the fabric of the universe in order to nudge it towards my desires.

The basic idea behind any magic ritual is to open the mind to this energy. To expand ones awareness and connect with the energy that binds everything in existence. This is not easy, we are condensed energy, but we do not connect with flowing energy well. If you have ever been shocked by electricity, you now what I mean. The trick is in thinking as a consciousness, not as a physical being. To let ones thoughts become energy themselves. Then to expel that energy out into the astral.

Once your "spell" is cast into the energy field, the idea is for it to affect probabilities and chance, in your favor. It does this by the quickest and most direct manner. The hard part is adapting your mind to this kind of expansion. To produce and cast out enough energy to get the results you want. This can be hard for some, easy for others and near impossible for others. It is not easy to set aside the mundane world we experience constantly and project ourselves as beings of energy.

Yet some do this without intending to. Identical twins that feel each others pain without ever meeting, the hallucinogenic drug users that feel one with the universe even if only briefly, the "psychic" that picks up on things they couldn't possibly know about. I believe these are all examples of people connecting with the energy field. It is also my belief that this is where ghosts dwell. These are people with strong enough energy and will, or sorrow to remain cohesive elements within the energy. Perhaps all dead creatures are there, the energy of their life and death forever infused with their essence.

I believe this is why its mainly when you are at peace and relaxed you see and experience them. The mind lets its guard down and the energy field becomes closer. The departed energy essences (spirits), thus become easier to stumble across. Thats why they disappear so quickly; they haven't left, your mind snapped "back to reality" and slammed down its barriers again. This is why; I believe, skeptics never experience anything. They are trying, either to or not to have an experience. In trying they become incapable. If you watch Ghost Hunters you know they dont go into a location trying, they go in open minded. Huge difference.

I assembled my notions from many sources: Here are a couple of odd ones.Yoda provided some interesting dialogue that helped put it into words for me."Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship." and "Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force."

From a movie or not there is some deep wisdom in these words.

Reading about Hallucinogenic trips. In this case it was the consistent feeling of oneness with the universe and a notion of cosmic awareness many users experience. Some might say its just a common effect of the drug. I think it is, but in a deeper way than you think. I think the drug is pulling down the barriers of reality and allowing the mind to see the universe as it really is, energy. The experience of senses being spliced, such as tasting a color and seeing sound. What if this in not merely the drug mis-wiring the brain. What if the drug really is expanding your mind to attune to additional layers of the energy field.

Energy never dies, it only changes.

By conducting magick rituals I am not just trying to make stuff happen, I am trying to connect with the very fabric of time and space. I have touched it, minutely. I have experienced it in dreams and felt its touch in the dark. Yet only briefly. It is a life long pursuit to become one with the astral before death. Through this pursuit I have experienced some strange, sometimes frightening but ultimately wonderful things. It is a rich and fulfilling pursuit.

Albert Einstein "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us 'universe', a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."

"That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

I seek to set aside the illusion.

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What is Hermetics?

What on earth is Hermetics? Most people I know have never heard of it, though most have heard of the term "hermetically sealed". It is very difficult to encapsulate what Hermetics exactly is. It is kind of like trying to define what magic or mysticism is, as it is very nebulous.

Hermetics is basically the study and science of magic, alchemy, and astrology. The word "hermetic" is derived from the Greek work "herm" and the deity, "Hermes", who was the Greek God of knowledge and wisdom. The term "hermetically sealed" means "airtight" and was needed for the alchemical processes of distillation and purification.

Early Hermetic writings emerged around the 2nd century CE with developing Christianity. It revolved around a compilation of books, known as the Corpus Hermeticum. The Corpus Hermeticum consists of many books that contain esoteric teachings, many through dialogues between Poimandres and Hermes, and Asclepius to his son, Tat. The teachings involve a variety of philosophical subjects from the nature of the soul to the primary elements of the universe.

One of the most fascinating Hermetic writings is The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus. Legend has it that Alexander the Great discovered The Emerald Tablet in a cave at Hebron. On the tablet was written the three parts of wisdom; known as astrology, theurgy and alchemy:

"Truth without falsehood, certain and most true, that which is above is the same as that which is below, and that which is without is the same as that which is within, for the performance of the miracles of the One Thing. And as all things are from One by the mediation of One, so all things have their birth from this One Thing by adaptation.

The Sun is its Father, the Moon its' Mother. The Wind carries it in its' belly, and its nurse is the Earth. This is the Father of all perfection or consummation of the whole world. Its' power is integrating if it be turned into earth. Thou shall separate the earth from the fire, the subtle from the gross, suavely and with great skill and ingenuity. It ascends from the earth to heaven and descends again to earth, and receives the power of the superiors and all the inferiors.

So thou hast the glory of the whole world; therefore let all obscurity flee before thee. This is the strong force of all forces, overcoming every subtle and penetrating every solid thing. So the world was created. Hence we are all wonderful adaptations of which this is the manner. Therefore am I called Hermes Trismegistus, having the three parts of the philosophy of the whole world. This completes what I have to say concerning the Operation of the Sun."

Probably, the most famous Hermetic quote cited from the Emerald Tablet is "That which is above is the same as that which is below and that which is without is the same as that which is within." This is really the basis for all Hermetic or magical operations and defines a correspondence between the microcosm (ourselves) and the macrocosm (universe). What is happening within us is connected to what is happening around us. By learning about ourselves, we can learn about the universe and conversely, by learning about the universe, we can learn about ourselves. Everything is connected to everything else in the universe. And because everything is connected to everything else, that is why, magic, alchemy and astrology are possible.

Hermetics is also an oral tradition. The esoteric teachings are handed down from teacher to disciple, even in this day and age. Though, Hermetic teachers may be hard to find. Probably the best text for the practical aspects of Hermetic principles is Initiation into Hermetics by Franz Bardon. In this work, we see the philosophical, psychological and practical applications of Hermetics clearly outlined to help guide the aspirant towards self understanding and universal awareness.

I am a Hermetic. I was initiated into the Hermetic tradition at Lotus Temple in Chicago, Illinois many years ago. I have studied and practiced Hermetic principles in my daily life. It is amazing to see how these principles work in reality. Today's scientists scoff at the notion of magic, alchemy or astrology as silly superstition. But there are many questions being raised in the field of quantum physics regarding the nature of reality and consciousness itself.

Matter, when closely observed is not as solid as it appears. It is composed of millions of swirling atoms, protons and electrons that are moving in a magnetic field. Looking closer still, there are even smaller quantum particles that alternative between existing as a wave and particle. And, it has been found that our consciousness has an effect on these particles. There is a connection between the observer and the observed, between our inner universe and the outer universe. I think as time goes by, science will have another look at the ancient esoteric arts and see them in a new light.

I have witnessed the application of Hermetic principles in my own life. I have experienced amazing phenomenon from materialization and control of the elements to exploration of the inner planes through astral projection. Many people have witnessed miracles and magic in their own lives. It is not fantasy or the exuberant imagination of storytellers. Hermetics is a spiritual discipline where the laws of the universe are studied and applied to explore the microcosm and the macrocosm towards ultimate Self-realization. Inscribed in the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the phrase, "Know Thy Self". This is the heart of the Hermetic quest.

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2012, Nostradamus, End of the Mayan Long Count, Oh My!

When I hear or read about 2012 and the hype, hysteria and hilarity that increasingly surrounds that ominous year, I can't help but to remember the famous and funny line uttered by the Scarecrow and Dorothy as they meander along the Yellow Brick Road in the Wizard of Oz, "Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!"

We soon find out the the Lion is cowardly, the Tin Man is rusted, and all that awaits them on their journey is a bunch of singing pigmies wearing rainbow-colored outfits. Their fear of the forest, of course, was of their own creation. And in the ending we ultimately discover it all was but a dream anyway... "And you were in it too Toto...!"

Even though I am frequently asked by my customers and readers if they should really be concerned about 2012, to date I have conveniently skirted the issue by telling them to research the facts, read the relevant books, stay away from the obvious scams, and make up their own minds on whether they should be concerned, or not. Until now, I have not officially positioned myself regarding this rapidly approaching date.

Why? Because my philosophy is to balance reason with readiness, and to avoid at all costs peddling fear as a means to increase product sales or achieve personal gain. Frankly, I believe that Americans are tired of being told to be afraid anyway, and that we are suffering from our own form of crisis fatigue. Why make it worse with a bunch of 2012 propaganda?

As if we don't have enough to worry about already...

And yet, (and you knew this was coming), the year 2012 does present a strange and unique confluence of multiple predictions, events, prophecies, mythologies, and cosmologies. Indeed, it is arguable that no other time in history has seen such a bizarre merging of so many different, and wildly diverse, belief systems and predictions. From the end of the Mayan Long Count Calendar to religious predictions of the End Times...from the Solar Maximum and deadly Coronal Mass Ejections (CME's) to the I Ching and Timewave Zero...from the so called Galactic Alignment to the Precession of the Equinoxes and the Age of Aquarius, 2012 has become the sine qua non of futurist obsessions.

Indeed, 2012 is rapidly becoming Y2K on steroids.

Even a true-blue skeptic has to stop and scratch his head and ask if there is anything to all this 2012-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it stuff. There is just too much out there on 2012 to ignore (and I bet your entire 2009 salary -- dwindling though it may be -- that the media is going to pick up on the 2012 conversation soon and elevate it by an order of magnitude, with the History Channel taking the lead).

And so, that's what I did, I stopped and asked if there was anything to all this hype and threw myself into the relevant literature and blog sphere to explore and hopefully acquire a coherent understanding of this emerging 2012 collective obsession. To date, I've read most, if not all contemporary texts on the subject, and have thoroughly explored the electronic media, with daily doses of blog sphere research.

What I discovered both amazed and confused me. And I am concerned too. Let's look at each in turn.

Any attempt to research 2012 has to begin, and I would argue end, with the Mayan Long Count Calendar. The Mayans truly were (and are) brilliant mathematicians, astronomers, and time keepers. Their calendric system, which is based in large part on celestial observances, possesses a degree of accuracy and a depth of symbology that makes our Gregorian system seem sophomoric in comparison. The Mayans created this system more than 2000 years ago, by the way... Amazing. (Keep in mind, at the same time it was contemporary wisdom that the earth was flat, and the sun orbited the earth, which was, of course, at the center of the universe).

It is way too ambitious to examine the Mayan Long Count calendar in detail in this short piece, although I do encourage you to look into it (fascinating reading). But what shocked me, and what is truly amazing is that the Mayan religion and mythology, their systems for keeping time, and even their architecture & hieroglyphs, are very similar to those of other ancient civilizations (Egyptian, for example), with whom they could have had no contact.

This strange synchronicity is difficult to explain, unless you consider the one thing that each had in common -- the sky. Is it possible that multiple cultures and civilizations, separated by both distance and time, can draw the same divination and conclusions from the same celestial observances? And if so, does this lend greater credibility to their time keeping system and its inner meanings? Was the Mayan Long Count really about impending disaster, or does it hold a deeper truth that, as yet, we have not revealed?

Facts: the Mayan long count calendar does end on the winter solstice on December 21, 2012, and it does coincide with a rare alignment of our rising sun positioned in the center of the Milky Way galaxy (from an earthly perspective), and both occur in the time of the Precessional transfer from the age of Pisces to the age of Aquarius, an event that only happens every 26000 years. (This 'alignment' is particularly interesting when you consider that the center of the Milky Way galaxy, frequently referred to as the 'great rift' is framed by four prominent stars that form an upside down cross; so, on the winter solstice 2012 the 'sun' will be 'hung' on a 'cross' as it aligns with the center of the galaxy, each rising and setting together. Now there is some symbolism to keep you awake at night.)

What does all this mean?

Well, it depends upon who you ask. Enter Confusion.

A good friend of mine, who is a very successful Hollywood actor in day time drama, once took a trip to the orient where he was introduced to a meal called 'Jambots'. Jambots is a combination of several favorite dishes all thrown into one pot and turned into a stew. The logic is simple -- if we take all our favorite dishes and combine them, the outcome must be a supremely tasty combination. How could it not be so?

"How did it taste?" was my obvious inquiry to my good friend. "Like shit." was his sober reply.

2012 has become, in my opinion, the modern day, End-of-Times Jambots. There are so many different but favorite religious beliefs, ancient (and poorly understood) mythologies and mysteries, conspiracy theories, belief systems, fears, pseudo-scientific conclusions, and just wishful thinking, all being thrown into the 2012 boiling pot that the true significance of this date, if there is one, has been completely lost in the stew...its been boiled away. It's as if every doom's day theory is being force-linked to this single year.

The Mayans MUST have been onto something, so...let's review Nostradamus' sutras to find a clear linkage to the date. Surely there are some biblical passages that we can link to the Mayan's wisdom and therefore declare that the rapture is imminent? Isn't there a rogue star out there (Planet X) that should make a pole-reversing, 1000-foot wave-creating fly by of the earth...and couldn't that be in 2012? Aren't the aliens overdue, you know, the ones that seeded humanity? And finally, and my favorite, aren't we all about to transform into enlightened beings with the power of levitation and telepathy (flying could be cool).

Wondering what I'm talking about? These are all 2012 predictions. Seriously...I didn't make them up.

Jambots!

Its almost as if we have an obsession, or perhaps a twisted desire to see the world come to an end in our generation, (incidentally, each generation since the dawn of man has thought that they would see the 'end of times' in their life; it must be hard wired into our DNA). I think fundamentally we all feel that the earth is changing, and that we, as a species, are off course. As Pogo says, "We have met the enemy and he is us." Perhaps somewhere deep inside our soul, in a place we don't want to explore, we all want the world to 'fix' itself, even if that means humans get 'thinned' in the process?

And that is exactly why I am concerned, and why you should be prepared for 2012.

There is an ancient zen proverb that I love, and it is simple: That which you are seeking, is always seeking you. This proverb is, in my opinion, a beautiful salutation to human capability and inventiveness, and communicates that if you hold to a vision, you can make that vision a reality. How very cool.

And how very dangerous...especially if so many people, indeed MILLIONS OF THEM, are holding to the vision that the world will end in 2012.

There is an emerging awareness in both the scientific and new age literature that groups of people can influence events simply through collective 'willfulness.' The phenomenon is referred to as 'collective manifestation.' Simply put, if enough people believe in a thing, whatever that thing is, they will influence the probability that that thing will likely occur.

For example, if the bible says that the Temple Mount has to fall before Christ will return, and millions believe that he will return in the age of 2012; well, then somebody has to go out there and destroy that darn Temple. Collective beliefs, especially if they are unreasonable and fanatic, foment action.

In other words, if enough people believe that 2012 = catastrophe, they can make it so.

That's disturbing...

Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

So what do we do?

Let me answer this question by ending with where I began...the Wizard of Oz. Even if Dorothy's story was just a dream, she still should have been in the storm shelter before the tornado hit.

It's always best to remain prepared.

Kevin Baum
SurvivalOutpost.com.

Kevin Baum is co-founder of SurvivalOutpost.com, an Austin-based on-line busniess specializing in hazard and disaster readiness products and resources for individuals, families and businesses. The SurvivalOutpost philosophy is to balance reason with readiness, and wherever possible, to debunk the fear-mongering that so many survival outfitters peddle to generate sales. With global warming, climate change, resource scarcity, and dwindling food and water supplies, we have plenty enough to worry about without creating new fears. SurvivalOutpost.com encourages knowledge, independence and self-sufficiency as tools to survive in an increasingly interdependent and technologically-dependent society.

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