2010: The Year We Make Contact? January 19, 2010
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I’ve always been a strong believer in alien life because it seems absurd to me that in such a vast cosmos humans are the only intelligent life. In fact it seems egotistical and counter-intuitive. Over the years, I’ve seen objects in the sky that I could not identify, some of which might be explained rationally and some which defied explanation of any kind because they displayed characteristics that should be impossible. My sense is that we have been visited and continue to be visited to this day by alien species who have taken an interest in our development but who refrain from interference until a culture is ready. History is filled with references to visitors from above and they appear in the mythology and artwork of almost every culture. The question I’ve been asking myself lately is whether this may be the time when their existence is revealed on a large scale?
We are in a time of incredible transformation to be sure and this has caused great fear and chaos as well as great change and expansions in consciousness. However in my view as we approach 2012 the process of transformation continues to increase exponentially in intensity. 2010 is likely to bring some monumental events which help to catalyze the end of the old paradigm and the beginning of the new. This is a painful process as letting go of the familiar comfortable ways of being always is but it is essential for our survival. It is not uncommon during times of intense transformation for external events to occur that accelerate the shift. 9/11 was such an event both in terms of its symbolic power and impact on the everyday world. Its symbolism is represented by the archetype of The Tower in the Tarot. The Tower represents dramatic change and upheaval and we saw the tower struck and watched it fall and even saw people falling out of it on 9/11. With the towers fell the true power of the old materialistic imperialistic patriarchal power structure and indeed the World Trade Center symbolized this old power structure very well as a seat of financial control, the most recent method of enslavement. Since then the world has not been the same and the old structures have begun to collapse with greater and greater speed. We are truly at the end of the world as we have known it but we are also at the beginning of a new world that is unknown and filled with unrealized potential.
My sense for this year is that we are very likely to experience another 9/11 type event except many times more intense. It may or may not be destructive but there certainly is that potential. However I don’t think it is helpful to indulge in fear and imagining negative outcomes because this helps make those things a reality. 2010 is going to be a powerful year (See The Trance-formations of 2010 on Reality Sandwich for an Astrological perspective on this) and I would like to envision a monumental event occurring this year that helps escalate a shift in consciousness and puts the final nail in the coffin of the old corrupt power structures and belief systems. One event I can see having that effect is the revelation of alien life. This could be through alien species making themselves known to us openly or by the government coming out with their knowledge of alien life which I believe they have (See the Disclosure Project and Disclosure Endgame for more on this).
It is hard to imagine the impact it would have on people individually and on the society at large if alien life was not only confirmed but known to be present with us here and now. Knowing that we are not alone in the universe could have the effect of shattering our sense of separation and isolation because our actions take on wider significance. Whether consciously or by Divine influence I think we are being prepared for this through many channels one of which is entertainment. Movies depicting alien life are incredibly common and even though many are violent and destructive others have a deeper message. The movie Contact explored the impact of alien contact. The recent movie Avatar also had a powerful message to convey in the sense of showing how a species might live fully interconnected with life as we once did and how they might have something powerful to teach us. Of particular interest to me in this regard are the movies 2001 and 2010 by Arthur C. Clark. These movies showed contact with alien life being of profound impact and initiating a process that brings humanity, which is on the brink of destruction in the second movie, into a new era of peace and cooperation. The timing is interesting too as the date of the first movie 2001 coincides with the year of 9/11 which was in my view an initiatory event in the process we are in now and which in the movie initiates the process leading to 2010. The second movie corresponds with this years date and is entitled “2010: The year we make contact”. In the movie contact is finally made with the aliens and it is around a magnificent event which changes life as we know it in the solar system. Was Clark trying to tell us something with these movies and their titles?
Some question whether alien beings would have ill intentions rather than being friendly but I sense that advanced intelligent life is likely to be friendly, conscious, compassionate and wise. A civilization advanced enough to make a trip to another star system is likely to have worked out its destructive tendencies if it survived to become so advanced. We are a great example of how destructiveness and technology can bring a species to the brink of extinction if it continues on that path. The fact that they have not made themselves known on a large scale suggests to me that they are waiting for the right time and may have some sort of non-interference guideline like we see in Star Trek. In the Star Trek universe you see a galaxy filled with intelligent life which to me is another reflection from fantasy as to what may be waiting for us out there as we take the next step in evolution and become galactic citizens and realize that the web of life doesn’t stop at the boundaries of our magnificent little planet. If we become aware of them on a large scale this year we would certainly be profoundly impacted on an inner level as well and would be forced to question our beliefs and perceptions of the universe and reality itself. This is my vision and intention for 2010. What do you imagine?
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Beautiful and well thought out post,
thank you!
Good article Colin! I too ponder ‘aliens’ and what might happen to our little egos if we are faced with the humbling prospect of not being the center of the universe. Personally, I say bring it on and let’s go up and up!