The World has Ended

The Mayans were right; in 2012 the world ended.  It didn’t end all at once like they had “predicted,” however.  Sometimes not so much as a whisper was heard in the street, even.  The drama of life continues to play out for each person differently, because 2012 was a year of revolution.  Unrest has been visible across all levels of social constructs, and change has been brewing for years.  But as December 21, rolled around, the world, as we know it, changed.

To be realistic, EVERY moment is a revolution, EVERY second a choice, and EVERY hour change is burgeoning.  From a cosmic perspective, the path that our solar system is taking, and more specifically, the path as traveled by our planet, has never been crossed by us before.  We are charting new territory, discovering new worlds.  Our movement through the universe is more complex than even we can understand, but to highlight some of the complexities of this motion, first consider that every celestial body that is visible to us feels our influence as a gravitational pull.  The intensity of the pull we exert and that we experience, is controlled by the relative sizes and relative distances between the interacting bodies. (As above, so below)

Each attraction that we feel causes our movement, which is largely cyclical, to oscillate.  We rotate around the Sun, the Sun rotates around on one of the many arms of our spiral galaxy, the galaxy floats on its independent trajectory away from the center of the universe, and the universe has it’s unknown trajectory and interactions in the multiverse.  This means that the translational movement of the earth is complexly oscillatory and completely unique and unchartered.  Now consider that every close body that causes regular circadian type rhythms to occur, (Sun, Moon, Planetary Bodies) have interactions that contribute to a unique composite pull on the earth, which in turn, directs our motion on the translational path to vibrate (much like light, a particle with a translational path and vibrational movement).  Compounding things further the position of every individual on the planet and their respective place in the universe is unique.

The dynamics of universal movement are just one extreme to the continuum on which we as individuals are contributors.  To note, every life and rock and tree, has their small influence to play in governing our eternal trajectory.  The value of our individual roles are often never given any real weight due to the scope of this continuum, but this represents a disease of perspective rather than an accurate measure of reality. EVERY life has intrinsic and significant meaning and importance to their individual, and our, collective trajectories.

That said, it is important to acknowledge the words of Marcus Aurelius, “Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”  Every one of us is diseased of perspective, and is lacking in complete comprehension, as evidenced by this thought experiment. (This is not to say that this thought experiment represents comprehension but that incorporation of this perspective is useful in gaining higher understanding)  At the very least, viewing the galaxy - and ourselves, as a stop-motion animation film replete with the inner workings of attractive, motive, oscillatory, vibrational and revolutionary forces can inform our perspective of how change comes to pass and how old “worlds” die away.  There is unrest, turmoil, and suffering as well as wellness, balance, and healing that occur in every part of the globe/galaxy and every part of the being at every moment and tick of the clock.  All of these work together, balancing one another, revolving around each other.

Given this perspective, it is fun to ponder all of the symbolic forces that operate in harmony counterbalancing each other in our lives.  Hands on a clock, Revolutions of the earth, Night and day, Sickness and health, Life and death, The carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles, Seasons, Tides, Anxiety and depression, Stimulus and response.

“Beginnings start with endings, forgiveness ends remorse, our mistakes are for learning, and our love gives us recourse.”

“Night has always pushed up day, You must know life to see decay” ~Mumford and Sons

“Never knew a pimp, till I met a hoe.  Never knew a friend till I met a foe” ~Zion I

My life, in 2012 has given me new perspectives and new beginnings.  It has been a year of turmoil, transition, and pain in the midst of extremely liberating and equally as exquisite connection, integration, and joy.  What I have learned cannot easily be summed up in a few words because this year’s revolution has changed my world.  I am eternally grateful for all of my friends and family who have supported me in my endeavors.  Most importantly I am grateful for the small revelations that connect us and uplift us as we all struggle to find balance and fulfillment in the midst of our trials.  I am indebted to those with whom I’ve forged and strengthened connections.  Thank you for the amazing opportunities I have had to learn patience, vulnerability, how to feel, and true love with you.  Any pain or remorse that has been harbored throughout this year has been worth every iota for the love and joy and growth that have taken its place as the tables continue to turn.  The world continues to revolve, and we continue to evolve. And although our influences on each other will fade as distance between us increases, my love and admiration for you are enormous. The size of our love will continue to impact the course of our eternal trajectories for good.

Interesting that a remake of the musical Les Misérables appeared at the end of 2012, whose message so eloquently sums up this year.  The thematic finish of the musical ends with the maxim, “To love another person is to see the face of God,” yet the title means ‘the miserable’ referring to the cast of characters and their lives.  Among various thematic elements Hugo puts forth through his drama that two balancing forces in life are love and suffering.  The two forces are inseparable and revolutionary.  And how poetic is it that the setting of the drama is in the midst of the French Revolution?  To love is to suffer and to suffer is to love.  There is divinity in love.  There is divinity in each of us.  Love yourself, love another.