Dateline 8-16-2017

Do you ever wonder if the chaos we are currently going through is actually the results of the December 21, 2012, End Of The World Prophecies? I don't know if "prophecy" is the proper term as the magical date was just the end of the Mayans long count calendar cycle that then repeats just like we have a new January every year. Any added value of doom and gloom attached to this date did take place until the society in question had already met their end meaning if this was their own predictive tool, their calibration was WAY OFF.

It doesn't matter whether or not you believe in the mysticism of it all, I'm wondering more if this collective fear of the end kept people at bay from turning on one another to bring upon the apocalypse which is promised in every faith based organization. This December date had the potential to provide a supernatural final act for a majority of the End Of Times seekers to tie their beliefs to.

Sure there have been many dooms day prophecies both before and after December 21rst, but as someone who has spent a life time in fear of death, I've always listened in when world death dates were announced and this one seemed to have legs decades before it became mainstream as opposed to the other fly-by-night prophecies that seem to pop up just months before the promised apocalypse to where the 21rst felt like it was everyone's back up plan.

For the most part, other than the die-hard believers, which doesn't include me, I don't feel that many people took this 2012 Prophecy all that seriously but I do feel that there was a subconscious holding of our breath as pop culture both publicized and parodied this potential doom to where you didn't want to look stupid by taking it seriously while at the same time having thoughts of "What if?" 

I feel that this created a "Wait and see" calm only to once again be let down by the promise of the supernatural and with no outside force to save or punish us, depending on your outlook, and now that it's come and gone without so much as a spark we're all stuck with this magic-less reality wondering what the fuck to do.

I'm not saying that everyone one actively feared this end date or that a majority of people even thought about it but I do feel that there was an underlying energy around that time and what we're experiencing now is part of the built up tension being released that was held in when there was hope or fear that all of this would soon be over.

I'm also not saying that this is a major factor in what's going on but I definitely feel that it plays a part based on my interpretation of how I've seen attitudes change going into and coming out of this date that was also interpreted as a time for a major change in human consciousness.

I don't know if I believe in this conscious evolution either but this is a thought that has crossed my mind from time to time especially in moments when we seem to be heading toward the world in Idiocracy, which is a movie I may watch again tonight!

Oh well, we'll see what happens and as always, I'll let you know what does when I check in with tomorrow's post.

Talk to you then,

The Wicker Breaker