Over the past months there has been much speculation about the year 2012 and the changes that are occurring. The Mayan calendar is ending. What will that mean to each of us? Visionaries such as Barbara Marx Hubbard, Neale Donald Walsch, and Deepak Chopra urge us to see the good in these changes and to embrace them in love. These same words are echoed by channelers such as Lee Carroll for Kryon and Jefferey Hoppe for Tobias and Crimson Circle.

We have the creative power within us to create our world the way we want it to b e. perhaps it is time to ask ourselves, “How do I want my world to look?” This is a time of transformation. A divine plan is unfolding for the highest and greatest good of all. We are each a part of that plan by choice.

In this lighter, clearer 5th dimensional energy we are beginning to release the old concepts of lack and limitation. The at-one-ment is at hand. Oneness with the Source of life and all creation is a concept much more acceptable today than the old belief in separation. Each of us on the planet today chose to be here to change the consciousness from fear to love. We want to end so much focus on the negative and to uplift ourselves, our beloved Mother Earth, and all humanity by seeing divine order taking place. 2012 is a time of transformation. It is a time to own our creative power. We can change the world. We are changing the world. Celebrate change. Embrace it, not only as good, but necessary for our spiritual and physical growth and the well being of our planet.

Rev. Kay Hunter, 
D. D Founding and Senior Minister
Cathedral of Light

Since ancient times, the astronomers, mathematicians and scientists of the Mayan and other indigenous cultures have foreseen an event of astronomical and planetary alignment that will have a profound effect on all life on Earth. Many believe this event will happen in 2012. On December 21, 2012 to be exact. Carl Johan Calleman, an expert on the Mayan calendar states, “ we follow the broad perspective of the Mayan calendars, simply because the vast body of scientific evidence shows that the energies these calendars describe have been driving evolution in all of its aspects from the beginning of time.”

This date is also significant, astrologically, as our solar system will cross the galactic equator, on that date. This coincides with the completion of the 26,000-year Precession of the Equinoxes cycle. Connecting the ancient prophecies and the Mayan calendar with the precession of the equinoxes and the shifting of the ages has brought much speculation as to what will occur, and when. Most of the focus has been on the date December 21, 2012, yet there is wide acknowledgement among scientists, researchers, futurists, mystics, and indigenous elders that this event is not only about a specific date on the calendar, but rather a process of paradigm change, a consciousness shift, and the evolution of our human species and our world.

Our evolutionary history shows us that quantum transformations are Nature’s tradition and crisis always precedes these transformations. The problems themselves become evolutionary drivers! It isn’t survival of the fittest but those who learn how to cooperate the best that really survive. And every jump in our evolutionary history has been preceded by a crisis. That is the way nature works. The seas became overcrowded with one cell organisms and a transformation occurred when one of those creatures discovered photosynthesis and moved on land & began to breathe the oxygen that was a byproduct of the photosynthesis process. Jump up to the time of human evolution and we find that Homo Sapiens and Homo Neanderthal were living concurrently on Earth but Homo Sapiens were better at cooperation than the Neanderthals so they survived and the Neanderthals became extinct. Today we know that we are in the midst of crisis on this planet - global warming, population explosion, famines, financial breakdowns, etc, etc. And it seems Nature is also in the midst of another of her evolutionary jumps. Only this time there are humans around who are witnessing it and recognizing it and we’re not sure how to deal with it!

Barbara Marx Hubbard -- visionary, social pioneer and author -- has put forth an exciting and hopeful vision that centers on the evolutionary aspect of the year 2012 and beyond.

She declares that the fears around breakdown can actually be turned into positive energy for a "breakthrough." To do so, she encourages us to declare an actual "birth" date - a symbolic marker signifying a new era of human evolution. Seen through this lens, we can actually celebrate what is already shifting toward sustainability, peace and innovation in every field, putting our focus on the positives that are emerging

Barbara calls this vision Birth 2012: a growing movement of worldwide citizens who are committed to linking hearts and minds with others and consciously co-creating the next stage of our evolution. (www.Birth2012.com) This movement is gearing towards a global Birth Day celebration on December 22, 2012, to cap a year of programs and initiatives that will send a vital evolutionary signal -- for all of us to wake up, synergize with one another, celebrate what is working and ignite this positive evolutionary shift.

Many respected thought leaders have joined Barbara in this powerful vision. Leaders like, Neale Donald Walsch, Lynne Twist, Jean Houston, Bruce Lipton, Peter Russell, Gabrial Cousens, MarilynSchlitz, Lynne McTaggert, and many, many others, plus leaders from the Hopi, Mayan, Inka, Aztec and Hawaiian traditions.

The Shift Network has joined with Barbara and is empowering a global movement of more than 165,000 people who are creating an evolutionary shift of consciousness that in turn leads to a more enlightened society, one built on principles of sustainability, peace, health, and prosperity. You can view their big-picture vision at: www.vision2012plan.com.

Chances are you, too, sense a rising "impulse of evolution" within, a growing heart’s desire to activate your own creativity and participate in co-creating something truly extraordinary -- a planetary shift towards a new era of human evolution. Yet you may not have the structure, community of support or language to fully awaken your own evolutionary potential and give your greatest gifts. The Birth 2012 movement offers you a vision and powerful next steps to connect and commune with other pioneering souls who want to learn, grow and work together toward this emerging era.

Dr. Peg Carter