The Soapbox | Where South Africans Speak Out

Our perception is governed by two things: where we are and what time and day it is. Different places around the world have different psychologies: someone in South America will experience things differently to someone in South Africa.

Time is pivotal because of what day it is: the end of the month, your birthday, Christmas etc. Money generation works on space and time as well; you’re productivity hinges on what you do, where you do it and when. When it gets closer to pay day (the end of the month generally) you are in a better mood.

The Mayans studied the stars extensively; they were able to accurately predict the birth of the universe. Their calendar documents consciousness shifts or evolutions, most civilizations’ calendars where created around the sun exclusively. The Mayan’s focus on the sun, but they used the sun as a model for our solar system and galaxy’s orbit around the universe. The Mayan calendar is sub divided into 13 sections (7 days and 6 nights). When time passes through a section a new consciousness is born.

The clock starts at moment, second and day zero (16.4 billions years ago: the birth of the universe). Nasa first estimated the big bang occurred roughly 12 billions years ago, but as technology advanced and their satellites could see further out of the galaxy, the estimation grew from 13 to 14 billion and so on.

Each section or stage of evolution on this level lasted 1.26 billion years. The next level started 820 million years ago and most scientist will tell you that cells had started clumping together to create basic life forms such as plants. These life forms evolved into aquatic life, reptiles like dinosaurs and mammals. The dinosaurs died out and left mammals and 41 million years ago the next level of consciousness evolution began. The new stage of consciousness saw these life forms sticking together as a family in order to survive.
This consciousness went through all the stages until the next level: 2 million years ago. It was during this period that Homo sapiens developed. The next level started 1002000 years ago and saw the Homo sapiens advancing from small tribes to societies.

The next level started at 3115 BC and this saw human kind developing nations and it was at this level of earth time that Egypt was formed. Each stage of this level (13th level) lasted 400 years. It was during this level that human kind began writing things down and history began being documented. At 40 AD, in Rome, Saint Paul began spreading the message of Jesus Christ and this message nurtured a consciousness of self-empowerment.

The next level began at 1755 AD and it was the beginning of the industrial revolution. The Maya never predicted these events — they only predicted consciousness shifts. The 4th day of this level was when Henry Ford began manufacturing the first cars. 1913 (the 5th day) Einstein published his equation and epiphany e=mc2. It was also during this section (1924) Hubble created his famous telescope and discovered the universe is infinite. During the 6th night (1939) World War 2 started.

The next level began January 5th 1999 and each stage changed every 360 days. It was during the first day that the conspiracy of Y2K began. Even though this never happened, and the Maya never predicted events just the growth of consciousness; it showed us that we should begin to become self-dependent.

The calendar ends on 21 December 2012; it is a popular belief that the world will end then. The planet won’t end, the world will. The world is to the earth like your mind is to your brain. They are two separate ideas. The Maya are right: something will happen on that day, something that will shift our consciousness into new heights.

Things are already starting to happen — global warming and the economic recession (space and time). It is quite arrogant to think that we are going to completely destroy this planet with pollution. I won’t deny that our technology has contributed to the global physical change, pollution has quickened the pace of this change but it isn’t THE change.

The planet is changing whether we like it or not. The planet has helped clear the way for different, new and better consciousnesses. The dinosaurs were a consciousness hinged on physical superiority for survival. It was a good consciousness but it wasn’t the best. The planet then changed and it was helped by the universe. The combination of the ice age and a meteor hitting the planet eliminated the dinosaurs clearing the way for mammals and then Homo Sapiens.

We still have that physical consciousness but also an intellectual consciousness and these two aspects have been combined to ensure our survival within our species (the world wars and advent of a global economy). There is an all encompassing plan and this plan applies to everything that exists. We are aiding the change with pollution, science etc.

Science predicts a polar shift during the time of 2012. December 21st 2012 will also see a winter equinox (the longest night) from the 21st to the 22nd of December. Astronomically speaking, earth will also be in line with and we can look directly into the core of the Milky Way. The equinox and the longest night will also contribute to the consciousness shift, because our consciousness relies mainly on space and time.

So not only will time be affected but space as well. I think global warming has very little to do with the ozone layer or pollution, compared to a global change caused by a polar shift. Certain parts of the world are beginning to have colder winters and other parts warmer summers.

There is also an electromagnetic sheath that covers the planet, which global warming may be affecting, and this sheath is being lessened. It is also worth mentioning that our brains are electromagnetic so this could also be a factor in the consciousness shift.

Another factor in the consciousness shift may see the abolishment of money and the recession is a considerable testament to this. Economics is complex thing, but when applied on an individual level, is quite basic and backward. It serves as a very narrow minded way of categorizing people. It acts as a very physically thin and flimsy, but psychologically very effective, barrier between classes.

2012 may see massive spatial and temporal changes and things may get very physical, so people will be looking out for themselves and not at their pay slips or resumes.

It may see the beginning of evolution on a personal or individual level. The TV series “Heroes” is an artistic expression of what’s in the back of the mind of collective consciousness. The super-human abilities are a metaphor, I think, for what we may be able to achieve in the near future.

This is speculation, but the dates given are factual. The future is exciting and I’m excited to see what 2012 is all about.

“I don’t know what’s gonna happen man, but I wanna get my kicks before the shit hits the fan!” — Jim Morrison.

References
“The Secrets of the Mayan Calendar” — Ian Lungold
“The end of time” — The Mayan Prophecies revisited” Adrian Gilbert.

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