The day we realize it is not about nations, and the whole
world is one.. oh, that will be the grandest of days” ~ Gandhi
On the Universal Significance of
December 21st, 2012
World Centering and World Renewing and A Proposal for a
World Wide Cultural Event !
The question about the year 2012 and in particular December
21st, is not— what’s going to happen—but rather what are we going to make
happen !!
Twenty-Twelve has shaped up to be an exceptional year from
any angle you look. Here’s a snap shot of what’s looming for 2012.
Growing global
movement to purge governmental and economic systems of their corrupt and
exploitive polices.
Growing global
movement to purge corporations of their corrupt and exploitive polices.
Western
Imperialists are chomping at the bit to attack Iran and overthrow the Syrian
Regime.
Not to mention
ongoing US led wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen.
Not to mention
that Iraq and Libya have been savagely brutalized and in total chaos thanks to
US imperialism.
Not to mention
covert operations in who knows how many countries.
Growth of
totalitarian State powers and out of control Governments. NDAA, SOPA etc.
Countless
localized ecological nightmares and urgent ecological conditions elsewhere.
US Presidential
Elections aka Parade of Goons
Solar maximum is
expected to peak near end of 2012.
Socio-economic
chaos is expected to peak in 2012.
World economy
teeters on the edge of the abyss.
December 21st, 2012
Based on the macro-trends in motion it does indeed look like
the “end of the world” as we know it is upon us. The crystallization of the
99%/Occupy movement represents the leading edge of the emergent culture
movement, aka the birth of a planetary culture. The great mythologist Joseph
Campbell said that the next stage of human cultural evolution would be
dependent upon the creation of the planetary mythos. The planetary mythos is
nothing less than the presently unfolding story of how humanity’s collective
yearning for a better world is turned into reality via a collective movement to
save the planet and her inhabitants from the clutches of the Current World
System. It is the story of how we as a whole outgrew our straightjackets of
tradition, fear, enthnocentrism, self-absorption and apathy to embrace the
worldview of a cooperative Planetary Culture.
A Planetary Culture would be characterized by the following
attributes.
Direct democracy
Ecological
sensitivity
Evidence based
policies
Gender
balance-respect
Diplomacy and
cooperation
Government
transparency
Incorruptible monetary
system
Cross cultural
unity and respect
Egalitarian
socio-cultural philosophy
Egalitarian
lawmaking
By egalitarian
lawmaking I mean the enactment of rules, laws, and codes that do not favor any
particular group or individual to the detriment or disadvantage of the rest.
Demilitarization,
disarmament and non-violence
Clean and harm
minimizing technologies and products
Identification
with the Planet as a whole i.e. Planetary/Global Citizens
Acceptance of
others customs and beliefs with the following exceptions;
Militarism,
coercion or force as a solution,
The
subjugation of women and minorities
Slavery of any
kind,
Discrimination
based on sexual orientation,
Child sexual
abuse,
Religious proselytizing
It should be glaringly clear to all, but the most
self-absorbed and isolated among us, that the Current World System is a menace to
life, liberty, sanity and universal prosperity. And by universal prosperity I
don’t mean that everyone should have the same standards of living. Natural
inequality is a fact of life, but legalized criminality, organized predation
and systematic exploitation is the socio-economic strategy of the “one percent”
and not a fact of life.
