The Singularity, the Quickening, the Cosmogenesis, a period of Exponential Change - the New Age, the New World Order, Times of High Strangeness, the Hunab Ku, Kali Yuga, I Ching, ancient prophecies and predictions - it seems that we are witnessing the culmination of a Global Paradigm Shift.

This is a time where technological and global changes are happening faster than we can track them. The convergence of science and 'metaphysics' is gathering towards some kind of critical mass. Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence are on the cutting edge of Accelerating Change.

Is the human race evolving into some kind of 'biotech' hybrid? Or has Nature outpaced us? Is the 'roar of approaching cataracts' of our own making - or is it simply the clockwork of the Cosmos?

This group focuses on the Mayan Long Count and Terence McKenna's Time Wave Zero, both of which culminate on Dec. 21, 2012 - but other topics are frequently discussed.

NO CONSPIRACY THEORIES OR POLITICS PLEASE. And no disinformation, preaching practices OR RELIGIOUS RANTS SVP.

I should also add that I'm NOT a great fan of 'channelers' or any discarnate beings urging us to 'relinquish control to the Higher Will'.

But back to the question - are we heading for a Singularity? Physical evidence points to the facts that the earth's magnetic field has weakened by 8% in the past 150 years, the sun's coronal magnetic flux has doubled in the past century, and the magnetic north pole has moved 1,000 km in the past 100 years. The last sunspot cycle ended with two of the biggest flares in history, and the second highest sunspot count on record. The next solar max will be in 2012, the year of the Global Shift, the extinction of Time Wave Zero, the end of the Mayan Long Count. Where will you be in 2012?

You're also encouraged to read Messages 253-256 for more info on this group.