Interest in 2012 October 1, 2006
Posted by bodhidude in : Society, Transformation , trackbackI have recently started looking into the idea of 2012 (the end date of the Mayan calendar) for two reasons mainly. One is that 2012 has become a symbol of transformation or transition. A symbol of an ending of old systems and ways of being that have become dysfunctional and a beginning of a new way of being and new systems of society that are more integrated and healthy.
The idea of transformation is one that I see reflected all across society and the world at this time both on an individual and a collective basis. We see old systems moving into greater and greater states of dysfunction and breakdown. Examples of this include the system of government in this country sliding into fascism and totalitarianism, the environment fast approaching a critical point of biospheric breakdown, the addiction to materialism and disconnection from the spirit reaching a point where a greater percentage of the population could reasonably be considered mentally ill, the extreme rigidity of the scientific paradigm and its inability or unwillingness to account for large portions of human experience while it provides the tools for destruction of both the planet and the human race. What I see in these and many many other such examples is a winding down or last gasp of an old grand paradigm or age preparing to give way to a new one.
On an individual level I see more and more people experiencing personal transformations on a scale I have never before witnessed, myself included. By this I mean people going through drastic life transitions where not just one part of their life is thrown into chaos or forced to change but their whole way of being and defining themselves. The kind of transformation where old habits break down and don’t work anymore and the person is almost forced to change or lose it completely. This isn’t a new thing obviously but I have never seen it on the scale I am seeing today. Its as if transformation is beginning to occur and accelerate on a planetary level and effecting all aspects of the planet from the smallest beings to the largest global institutions. The way this process of transformation affects the individual is of particular interest to me as a student of both eastern and western psychology as well as a spiritual seeker.
The other interest I have in 2012 is an interest in the Mayan approach to time and cycles as I find this fascinating. I also think tribal cultures and tribal spirituality have much to teach us going forward because they represent much of what we have become disconnected from and need to reintegrate. I’m not sold on the idea that 2012 itself is some sort of drop dead date for the end of the world, not at all but I do think its a powerful symbol of the increasing and intense period of transformation this planet is in. I seek to understand that as best as I can and put that knowledge to use to play an active role for the benefit of all beings on this planet and beyond.
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