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Sep 15 2009, 11:08 AM
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Ok...so the media has been selling the whole mass hysteria end of the world paranoia crap, pretty much force feeding it to us and it seems like for the most part we are swallowing. What the heck? Shouldn't we be angry or upset at the fear mongering??? Im sick of it! Am I the only one who doesn't believe in that nonsense? I mean, how many thousands of years has humanity been on its toes about this sort of thing? Were fragile creatures that can go at any moment...but why do we need to put a date on it? I don't know about you guys but I don't have an expiration label. I'm not a canned good. Even if the mayans are right, why is human extinction equivalent to the end of the world? There was life before, and surely there will be life after us. What do you guys think??? Cuz I want a good argument/FIGHT about this. (IMG: style_emoticons/default/sport_boxing.gif) Just let me be the first to cry "BULL!" (IMG: style_emoticons/default/q20.gif) (IMG: style_emoticons/default/dots.gif)
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Sep 15 2009, 01:28 PM
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Not so much the actual extinction part that worries me, it's the aftermath. Someone did an article on, "If humans disappeared in an instant."
First, nuclear powerplants would meltdown because no one tends to them, causing an immense nuclear halflife and environment contamination, especially if near a body of water.
Keep running that tune to everything else that becomes dangerous if not tended to, and then you realize my worry. I personally don't care if I die in 2012 because of some cataclysm, I want to know that life goes on without us being there. So far, it seems as though we have a gun pointed at the head of the earth, and that trigger is linked up to our heartbeat. We all die in an instant? Bam. Gun goes off. We have bound ourselves to this world.
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¡HA HA! ¡ESTOY USANDO EL INTERNET!- Never learn the Art of Sword before the Art of Dance. - Celtic Proverb- Even with spiritual power, an unchecked ego will only seek to deify itself. - Frank MacEowen- One cannot traverse waters without causing waves. - Xenomancer- I find it interesting that we as scholars of metaphysics have no problem discussing the intricacies of the threads of reality, but when it comes to the things that really matter, we forget them. - Xenomancer- This world is your home. We have a mix of everything here. If you want better, make better. There's no rule of going elsewhere for the tools. That's what magick is about. - Xenomancer
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Sep 15 2009, 07:29 PM
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Human beings tend to be paranoid. Often this takes the form of Christian end of times stuff. I notice it more from the USA, partly because of their strong puritan background, partly because of Hollywood's large output. But there is that Aztec legend about 2012 or whatever. That seems to be coming from the New Age movement.
If you look at history, there have been a lot of apocalyptic movements. Like just before 1,000 CE there were a huge number of paranoiac religious sects predicting the end of the world. There were also several in the 18th century, and as I recall the JWs had a couple of leaders who predicted the end of the world two and three times each. They had to back down and admit that they had it wrong, then came up with new date for the end of the world. It made an entertaining read, although it made you feel that the followers were very gullible. I'm not especially tired of it, but it does tend to lower my opinion of humanity.
Personally I don't believe in any supernaturally caused end of the world. If the end of the world comes about, I think it would be caused by our own stupidity, arrogance or aggression.
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Sep 15 2009, 10:56 PM
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The Mayans couldn't even figure out how to make wagons, but somehow they knew the exact date the world would end?
The Mayan calendar is really just a series counted days. You count to twenty, then you mark that as "1" on the next layer, and re-start the count again. We do the same thing with ones, tens, hundreds, etc. It's just a set of counted days. They don't match ecological cycles, lunar cycles, planetary cycles (they used other calendars for those), or anything else except days in a sequence. When they end it means you've run out of numbers because you've used up almost 400 years' worth of days. If you make your calendar on a circle, it has to end somewhere. No one is really all that sure when the thing began, so it could end decades ago, or decades from now.
The galactic center and pole shift... all of that is pure BS. The mass media thrives on foolishness, mocks wisdom, degrades knowledge, and encourages irresponsibility.
It's illegal to shout FIRE in a crowded theater, but it's perfectly legal to tell people the whole world is ending. Why? Because only an idiot would believe it to be true, whereas there is a reasonable chance of fire. I would love to see a legal system that penalizes anyone whose professed "end time" date passes without incident.
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Sep 16 2009, 08:31 AM
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>>The Mayan calendar is really just a series counted days. exactly! - they used the sun coming down the dark rift of the milky way (dropping from between the legs) as symbology for being 'born again', and the perpetual calendar clicks over to 000000 again there is a valley in ireland where the mountain resembles a reclining woman, and the moon rising from her stomach/groin area (hard to tell really) every 18 1/2 years is called rebirthing the moon - same deal, no lunar fireworks either everybody's looking for fireworks now uta saw fireworks! The Blue Temple by Esoterica Copyright © 2005,2008 All Rights Reserved [email protected] Uta scratched his head and looked again at the sky. The sun was small and yellow-brown, and the sky was charcoal gray. It was very odd for the middle of the day, and the moon last night had been sapphire blue, the same color as the stones that formed the walls of the Temple. Something was happening to the East, across the deep sea. He could see a haze spreading there, and arose to go see the better. There had been many warnings of the coming cataclysm and he was glad to be well off the mainland. His home island also lay in that direction, but his family had left even before the Exodus, when the coasts were forcibly evacuated. There had been only a few people left, just a skeleton crew, as he had sailed from the southern port of the Kingdom when he was assigned by the Temple Masters to his duty here. He was to spend seven years here, guarding the vortex that the Temple covered. This was a rugged place, an ancient mining site full of slimy bogs that would trap the feet of the unwary, to deep, dark lakes that could contain almost anything just under the surface and no one could ever be sure what was there or not, to the large mountains covered in the largest trees he had ever seen. He ran across those mountainsides now, in search of...what it was he could not say, but some sort of answer to the disturbances he was seeing and feeling. He quickly made his way past his small log house up the rise toward the Temple. Long years of Temple training had taught him how to control his fear, and he employed the ancient technique of distraction as he rounded the rough corner of the Temple, recalling facts that had been practically burned into his brain by the Temple Instructors. The Temple had been built to the normal standard of construction, but was a bit smaller in size allowing for the remoteness of this outland post. It guarded the ancient Vortex that lay deep under the unworked stone walls a luxury not required as few would be coming here to notice the rough construction. He reminded himself that the whole purpose of the Temple network was to nourish and protect the energy that lay within the Lines. The Lines crisscrossed the globe and he had actually been there on the day the calculations were made that signified the Lines were changing. They were moving, heaving and twisting, and the dirt of the earth would soon move with them. They had evacuated the coasts and built the Temples in hope of holding and controlling the writhing Lines. He visualized the intersection of the Lines deep under the Temple which created the Vortex, a place where the dimensional barriers were thinned and things could come and go at will to other times and places. People, too, had gone, but he knew that he must stay and guard until there was nothing left to guard. At last, he reached the overgrown path that led up from the landing, coming out on the other side of the Temple, facing East and the churning sea. He employed his Temple training swiftly as the height of the cliffs beneath him made him sway dizzily quickly he thought about his being alone. There were certainly very few travellers who came these days. It had been weeks now since the mad rush of the Exodus when there seemed to be a never ending stream of boats and people always needing this and complaining about that. He was glad it had quieted down, but he had begun to miss the presence of people, something he hadn't even realized until now. He had just quieted his breathing and reopened his eyes when there was suddenly a brilliant flash to the east and the horizon disappeared in a blaze of orange fire. Then there was nothing no sound at all the earth was holding its breath. A terrible wind that carried a horrible smell smashed him backwards into the Temple wall. The back of his head cracked hard against the blue stone and his eyes closed for the last time. Uta still walks the now overgrown wood, guarding the secret of the Vortex and the blue stones of the ruined Temple. The Lines have settled well into their new patterns, and he is glad to finally have some company, even if they are not his people. The End This story is by Esoterica, and is free for reproduction as long as the author's name is included. Copyright© 2008 by Esoterica. All Rights Reserved. This post has been edited by esoterica: Sep 16 2009, 08:32 AM
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Sep 23 2009, 10:05 AM
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"From a biological point of view it makes sense that people do this. If people can know the end, they might be able to prevent it." I'll say. geez. it has to be, but unfortunately where does that hyper awareness fall into weather changes and environmental issues? if it were truly a self preservation thing, wouldn't it apply to more than one concept of destruction and not just inevitable destruction? to tell you the truth, i believe that us humans are very capable creatures able to curb our destructive tendencies if only we didn't distract ourselves with things we CAN'T change. honestly i think its a guilt thing.....that or it takes a huge weight off our shoulders as to 'what can we do to protect ourselves?' NOTHING? really???Give me the the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can, and the wisdom to know the difference. I think we lack the serenity, the courage, and the wisdom if you know what i mean. thats what truly pisses me off about 'end of the world' lines like that. horse sh$%!!! i won't accept a poor excuse like that....even from my own dark nightmares comes a fear of failure and even worst fear of success, but I'm not going to let it cause the panic and ignorance that seems to be running rampant right now. so i suppose what im trying to say is....we are NOT taking responsibility over our planet like we should be doing. If we are capable we should be practical about this, and when i hear that kind of talk....well, its not empowering or confidence inspiring at all. i just hope we don't bring around some sort of self-fulfilling prophecy like many an individual pessimist does. thats just bad karma folks. its a poor excuse and i for one refuse to promote it! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/poster_spam.gif) (IMG: style_emoticons/default/wallbash.gif)
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Oct 17 2009, 03:33 PM
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valkyrie, I'm right there with you. I am so anxious for 2013, just so that a couple million people out there will give it a friggin rest already, and a few thousand fraudulent authors will be exposed.
not that people will remember or anything, i'm sure they'll find some anteater in madagascar who's shadow predicts the end of life in 2017 or something...
in a sense, all the silliness, misinformation, and world ending obsession makes me think that humans are... well, I'll censor my misanthropy a bit here. But I mean, large numbers of people keep obsessively imagining ways for everybody to die... what kind of psychological makeup leads to that??
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Oct 18 2009, 01:06 AM
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( ... okee here I go, jumping in. Please don't hurt me!! ) I think the New Age movement and their little conspiracies is bull shit. I think the whole 2012 thing is bull shit. I think the media hype is bull shit. I think that something will happen, regardless. Why? Because we have a good couple of million people adding power to the thought. And I find it highly amusing, if not a tad scary. I mean, seriously. The last time that happened we ended up with ... well ... I won't say it. (IMG: style_emoticons/default/fie.gif) I can't wait for 2013 either. <3
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Xenomancer |
Oct 18 2009, 11:34 AM
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QUOTE i'm sure they'll find some anteater in madagascar who's shadow predicts the end of life in 2017 or something... I almost crapped myself to that one. HILARIOUS!! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) QUOTE But I mean, large numbers of people keep obsessively imagining ways for everybody to die... what kind of psychological makeup leads to that?? One where the people are conditioned to accept a ponzi-scheme pattern to life as the way the world is. QUOTE The last time that happened we ended up with ... well ... I won't say it. Bullshit? (IMG: style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I'm not so quick to dismiss the new age movement though. They are more readily open to Waveform theory physics than most modern scientists are (look up "Cymatics"). Then again, those of the New Age movement are open to anything... Well, there goes the credibility on that statement. So, how about 'dem Yankees? This post has been edited by Xenomancer: Oct 18 2009, 11:35 AM
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¡HA HA! ¡ESTOY USANDO EL INTERNET!- Never learn the Art of Sword before the Art of Dance. - Celtic Proverb- Even with spiritual power, an unchecked ego will only seek to deify itself. - Frank MacEowen- One cannot traverse waters without causing waves. - Xenomancer- I find it interesting that we as scholars of metaphysics have no problem discussing the intricacies of the threads of reality, but when it comes to the things that really matter, we forget them. - Xenomancer- This world is your home. We have a mix of everything here. If you want better, make better. There's no rule of going elsewhere for the tools. That's what magick is about. - Xenomancer
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Oct 20 2009, 07:18 AM
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QUOTE Personally I think the world will end from people eating too much junk food and all dying of diabeetus, but that's just me. lol DIABEETUS I had to post this song. (IMG: style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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¡HA HA! ¡ESTOY USANDO EL INTERNET!- Never learn the Art of Sword before the Art of Dance. - Celtic Proverb- Even with spiritual power, an unchecked ego will only seek to deify itself. - Frank MacEowen- One cannot traverse waters without causing waves. - Xenomancer- I find it interesting that we as scholars of metaphysics have no problem discussing the intricacies of the threads of reality, but when it comes to the things that really matter, we forget them. - Xenomancer- This world is your home. We have a mix of everything here. If you want better, make better. There's no rule of going elsewhere for the tools. That's what magick is about. - Xenomancer
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esoterica |
Apr 26 2010, 09:40 AM
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all of the end times prophesies have no reference to the end of the earth, they merely say that it is the end of time as we know it
somebody invents a time machine maybe?
or some timeless goddess descends from her veiled throne within the center of the galaxy (or from planet x or somewhere else) and sets her foot upon the earth, and as she does, time just stops since she's here and we become timeless too (we union with the the 'outside of time' set, for lack of better words, and it is truly the 'end of time' just as the prophesies say)
it makes sense in an odd way - if we go outside of time through some external or internal manipulation, the earth and us would never die and never pollute and never climate change and never destroy ourselves and never anything, including having any more children or anything even slightly related to time, like going places or doing things, we would have suddenly gone there or already done them - we move from living like within the sequential pages of a book, to accessing the whole book, and any point within it, instantly
interesting
edit: if it happened tomorrow then obama would be president forever, and a lot of us would be in school or whatever, and i'd be broke, for ever and ever, amen
bring it on, i'm tired
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May 25 2010, 12:49 PM
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Greetings,
I take our measurment of time from Seasonal Changes, it does work in a Cyclic manner, yet it is said that Time is Linear, that it moves from one point to a second point to an infinite number of other Linear Points. It's funny, Ridiculous, and Sad that some Interpret the Cyclic Calendars of a Race the Mayan Race which modern people attest had the Greatest Civilization in the Americas before America was even America. If the Civilization that is attested to had a Celestial Time Piece that could predict the end of the world, yet they could not even forsee that the Spaniards were not the returning God Form of Quetzelcoatl, yet an invading Naval and Military might from another country coming to take by force their livelihoods and way of life, then how much stock could be placed in their belief of a Cyclic, or other Astronomical Time Piece that would supposedly foretell them of important events.
The answer is never easy, yet one plausible reply would be that, when people have a so-called Prophecy that depicts their peoples end, or the end of the existence of all Life, then of course the Rulers of those People will at that time claim that with their Protection and Rulership they will help stay these Destructive Forces alltogether. The people often will even feel, like in the media movies, and many Psychological Instances in the Nature of People, that The need for Heroes, who will stand to deliver is here. This to me is how the Religious as Well as Political Leaders gain a foot hold in the Lives of People. First when there is no reason to fear, and peace is existent, then there is a Group that creates a situation to propagandisize the people with to make them believe their is a State of Alarm and that under the Leader, either Religious, or Political the Danger can be averted. Before long there really is a problem. It is when people open themselves up to Beurocratical conditioned Bullshit Prophecies that are so vague that they could be considered comical if not for the reactions of people drinking it in like it is the single most important discovery and becoming enslaved with fear.
Of course many have the tendencies when watching the Media Prepared and Presented Movies like "Live Free or Die Hard", or even " Lord of the Rings", or other Presentation to place ourselves vicariously in the position of the Hero. People feel that in cases of problems they can rise to a Heroic Status when in times of peace they are nobodies. Plain and simple if a person will not be true to themselves if things are easy, they won't do it if things got tougher. So we create beliefs to foster our need to Live in a Fantastical Realm where we can rise above the crowd.
Another reason the so-called Prophetic Bullshit is pumped out to the people about every decade is so that people will be so busy thinking, speaking, and preparing for these created events, that they are not aware of the true problems in Life. Like when we have 6 million gallons of Oil floating in the Gulf of Mexico, and yet although all these Oil Rigs know how to drill for the Oil, they didn't stop to think before hand what they would do in a State of Emergency such as is right in front of our eyes. Instead of this being an issue with people, people are speaking about Fantasy Movies and other Bullshit from Hollywood to keep people from seeing that after 4 weeks of the Oil SLick SPreading, all our Nations leaders can do is say, that they will make sure that the Nation continues to take care of the situation to ease the burdens from those living on the coast, and to hold the Oil Companies who contribute many Millions of Dollars to them pays the tab. Yeah, Right. Technically the situation hasn't even been dealt with from our so called Great Leader, or this Nations Modern Marvels put into action.
The End of the World Prohecies is a lot of Media Hype, certain misguided Authors and Movie Makers, and Individuals with an acclaimation for a Article Review make a Killing earning money from gullible people who want something to talk about, and something to shock them out of their desensitized state of mediocrity, then after a couple months, or after the situation akin to Y2K when the world was supposed to be brought down by the computers not being able to turn over to the New Millenium they will have to seek after something even more shocking and devestating so they can feel the sense of fear, that so many engage themselves to, in order to believe they have an enemy.
Our Greatest Enemey Is Within Ourselves.
Respectfully, Helel (Joseph)
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