
Daily Commentary
Interesting Times
The year 2012 has grown in myth for a decade now, if not before by a minority of people. Of course all of the discussion has centered around the Mayan calendar date of December 21, 2012. Will the world end, will there be a new awakening, or will nothing happen at all?
You can get some heated discussions for any of the above scenarios.
But where the rubber meets the road and where boots on the ground come into play, the question is more about what might happen BEFORE 12.21.2012.
>Will the EU’s decision today to place an embargo on Iranian oil cause Iran to shut of the Strait of Hormuz and run oil prices up to $150 a barrel?
>Will Israel take advantage of any Iranian action to attack their nuclear plants?
>Will the M9 coronal mass ejection (just short of an X flare) of yesterday, and due to arrive in two days, cause telecommunication disruptions?
>Will Greece implode and be the domino that spirals the world economies into a major depression?
Gregg Braden writes, “The human race is at a unique turning point. Will we choose to create the best or all possible worlds, or something devastating”?
Indeed we are faced with some life-transforming situations which have consequences that are one hundred and eighty degrees in direction. What is obvious is that we can longer afford the luxury of “kicking the can down the road”. Will we follow the spirit that’s within each of us or will we listen to our ego? Has our conscience been so seared that we can no longer identify spirit from ego?
Or, do you not see 2012 and these times wherein we live all that serious?
The Next Four Years
A look at the economic, political, environmental, and spiritual possibilities, in the context of the past 50,000 years.
What does history have to tell and teach us?
What cultures have we arbitrarily dismissed?
What cycles are inherent in the universe that affect us?
What is meant by an “axial age”?
What catastrophic events have shaped our world?
What does 2005 have to do with 2012, if anything?
How will the new presidency potentially look?
What can we expect out of the financial markets going forward?
What environmental challenges are most probable?
Will there be an increased awareness and consciousness?
What are some realities about the 12/21/2012 date?
2012: Axial Age II
German philosopher Karl Jaspers coined the term, "Axial Age", to describe the period from 800-200 BCE, during which time a worldwide expansion of consciousness took place, forever changing religion, philosophy, mathematics, art and the way we see the world today.Is the human race undergoing such a spiritual metamorphosis once again? Are we currently experiencing another Axial Age? Explore the evidence in this simple e-book and then join the conversation!
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Headline News [+]
- U.S. growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead
- Romney puts Gingrich on defensive in Florida debate
- Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet
- Ford hit by commodity costs, international woes
- EU, IMF press Greece on reforms before aid flows
- U.S. detains 9 orange juice shipments for fungicide
- James Murdoch to quit GSK board
- Chevron profit falls as refineries, output suffer
- Costa Cruises offers compensation to rescued passengers
- BP fails to shift $15 billion oil spill costs onto Transocean
Business News [+]
- Wall St edges lower after GDP data
- U.S. growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead
- Ford hit by commodity costs, international woes
- Chevron profit falls as refineries, output suffer
- Eastman Chemical to buy Solutia for $3.4 billion
- Geithner presses Europe to increase crisis firewall
- Icahn suffers setback at Oshkosh annual meeting
- EU, IMF press Greece on reforms before aid flows
- Japan prices fall, mild deflation to persist
- Reuters Magazine: Felix Salmon: The devil in the CDS
Political News [+]
- Romney puts Gingrich on defensive in Florida debate
- Much heat, little light on housing in Florida debate
- Analysis: Republican Romney back on track in White House race
- Obama: Spat with Arizona governor not a big deal
- Gingrich slams Romney on immigration, Obama on taxes
- Biden says Democrats can win back control of House
- Obama pushes energy plan on campaign-style tour
- Pentagon cuts reshape military, trim costs
- Obama says he second-guesses himself, makes mistakes
- U.S. spies to rely more on allies due to budget austerity
World News [+]
- Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet
- Costa Cruises offers compensation to rescued passengers
- Taliban willing to compromise, Afghan negotiators say
- Kidnapped Norwegian freed in Yemen
- Iran could ban EU oil exports next week: lawmaker
- One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
- Vatican whistle-blower begged to continue crusade: letter
- German Angst as U.S. troops bid "Auf Wiedersehen"
- Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad attack
- Kenya counters vote-rigging with electronic register
Houston News [+]
- No news is good news!







