The Mayan Calendar - marking the consciousness of creation

I recently watched a very interesting video about the Mayan Calendar. It seems not everyone believes that doomsday is set to arrive in 2012. I rented the DVD through Netflix, but afterward found the video available on the web (see the above link).

The production quality is poor; and, when I first started watching it I thought, "Oh boy, what kind of crap did I rent this time?" I always give everything I rent a fair chance though. In this case, I'm glad I did. The speaker, Ian Xel Lungold, was a decent public speaker, and had some very interesting ideas to share.

Perhaps least interesting, but worthy of note, is that the above linked video doesn't even talk about 2012. The "event", which is about a transition of consciousness, is set to occur in 2011. But don't worry - this 2011 eventuality doesn't involve cars and RVs flying over lava-filled chasms.

The Video in a Nutshell:
The Ancient Mayans apparently used numerous calendars (it seems even more than were presented in this video). While our calendar marks the movement of objects in space, specifically the 365 1/4 day trip the Earth takes around the Sun every year, the Mayans seem to have been more interested in tracking the evolution of consciousness. The cycles of time used by the Mayans track the aspects of creation, and the daily intentions that permeate reality.

Some of the more practical information in the video revolves around differentiating the Mind from the Self (or Soul). When analyzing the Mind simply as one of the many tools we have picked up along this road of evolving consciousness, we can easily see its short-comings. Most notably, a 33 thoughts per second speed limit.

The reality of information overload, and the stress that it causes, is explained in a way that was at once new to me and somehow familiar. While the notion of time as a constant holds firm throughout this video, the belief espoused therein is that creation is happening faster and faster. Perhaps put more plainly: Creation is presenting more and more of itself in smaller quantities of time. This presents more and more choices for us to consider in our daily lives. If we choose to consider these choices with our Minds, we will be using a tool that is operating at 33 thoughts per second. The effect is akin to attempting to drink water from a fire-hose. The actual effect is stress, which if unresolved leads to the Fight or Flight response.

The "Fight or Flight" response and the Mind's choice of "unconsciousness" when overwhelmed are also discussed. The video takes a loose definition of unconsciousness, which includes ways to avoid being conscious of things which are causing us stress. These include all manner of addictions (alcohol, drugs, sex, food, etc.) including the routine use of television to avoid having to "think" about reality, as well as the ultimate evasion, suicide.

There is a wealth of information on this subject, here, which I haven't yet explored. I'm not blessing all of this information as the word of God; but, I am saying it is worth investigating for yourself. Even if you decide your opinions and beliefs don't align with this presentation; I think you will find that it will enhance your own consciousness.

Here is a link to that site's Learning Lab. You will find many links to videos along the left side-bar.

Enjoy!

If We Could Go Back In Time

I woke early this morning from a dream, and could not fall back asleep. In the dream I had somehow gone back in time. I found myself in an alternate reality - perhaps a parallel dimension for those of you who are science fiction fans and understand such things.

In any event, I realized that I had gone back in time. I told a few people about this. They were amazed when I was able to guess their names. I explained that I had met them before, and that I knew quite a bit about them.

The power of knowing what was to come was a bit intoxicating. I had opportunities to change so much in my life. The dream gave me options to change most, if not all of the most important things in my life today. For a few moments I had delusions of grandeur.

When I encountered a work colleague in a different way than I had in the real world, the gravity of the situation hit me. The friendly meeting that I had known would never take place, and from the first moment in this reality I knew that the relationship would forever be different than I had known it. I had an opportunity to have the upper hand, but at once realized that was not my desire.

I thought long and hard about my first thoughts to change so much in my life. I realized that I was were I am today because of every decision that I have made up until this point. With very few exceptions, I found that my decisions were made upon my values, my principles, my hopes, and my dreams. I came to the conclusion that I needed to tread very carefully in this new world, or I might end up with a whole slew of unplanned consequences.

Then I woke up. It wasn't the "wake up and roll over" sort of waking. I was fully alert, and full of energy. I thought about the dream.

While the dream of going back and changing the past might seem enchanting, it is truly a "grass is always greener on the other side" scenario. The pleasant reality is that the power to change tomorrow lies not in yesterday, but today. If we want things to be different tomorrow, we need only plant the proper seeds to enable that change today. We should not dwell on yesterday. We should examine yesterday only long enough to identify those things that brought us into places we now find unacceptable. As soon as we identify the behavior(s) to be avoided, we should firmly plant ourselves in the present moment. It is the present moment that we breath in. Only in the present moment are we agents of change. Only in the present moment do we have choice.

Some people spend all of their "present moments" dwelling on the past and fretting over things that didn't turn out the way they wanted them to. Such people will not find happiness until they release their judgments about past events and awaken into the moment of their current breath and the freedom to act that it brings.

Some people spend all of their "present moments" dreaming about the future and how great things will be in some later time. Such people will not find happiness until they stop planning and start planting. The future will only be different than the past, if in this present moment you choose to act in a way that will generate the change you want to see.

I am writing this as much for myself as I am writing this for you. The God of my heart knows that I am not perfect. Seeing a path out of the woods is truly different than walking that path. I have walked this path, and I have walked in circles in deep dark thickets. If I can shine some light on good soil, I am blessed. No one is perfect, yet the best of us don't stop seeking. I believe the "key" is in the moment we call "now".

At the risk of being a little "wordy"...

While the notion of perfection is only a construct of the mind, and cannot be reached in the physical world, the moderated drive towards that divine principle transforms the present moment.

Don't forget to breathe! Breathe deep like an unbound smile.

Sincerely,

Metajunkie