Wisdom From Granddad

~ Fox Northstar

Granddad would have gotten a big kick from all this hubbub about the Mayan calendar. It would never cease to amaze him the things some people would believe. I think much of that has rubbed off on me.

As we all know, the end of the world, according to the Mayans will be this year’s winter solstice. But that has happened before (ask the dinosaurs) and was predicted to happen a few times last year, as I recall. What gets failed to be noticed is that is the world as we know it.

That having been said, let's explore some of the more common beliefs and scenarios. I have discussed this at great length with both elders and my teachers, so here goes…

There is a rare occurrence of planetary alignment, and the gravitation forces will pull the planet apart. Oh really? Doubtful as the only body that has any affect on earth directly is the moon. The other planets might have the mass to affect things here, but the distance from both here and each other make the chances of any happenings appear quite remote.

The earth’s axis is going to shift suddenly…NOT. That is happening, true; but it is an ongoing process that has been happening since day one. The amount of energy needed to make it happen suddenly is unfathomable...unless we should get hit by an asteroid that has already been spotted. And that would be a hard secret to keep if one IS on its way.

Another theory (and most likely in my opinion) is a solar related electro-magnetic pulse. An increase in solar flares has been noted, as has an increase in their size. This could take out ALL electronics on the planet, although a couple of my teachers have pointed out it will only affect devices which are running at the time. (MEMO TO SELF: Keep anything that uses electricity shut down during the week before and after solstice.)

Now the calendar is in the shape of a circle; no beginning, no end. What most fail to mention is it is the end of a cycle, and the beginning of the next. This is still something we humans have survived time and again. Ever heard of the Ice Age? Well, the last one wasn’t the first. There has been a somewhat regular cycle of them coming and going for eons. I just got to love theses scientists who can figure that out, validating our oral histories.

And while I’m at it, global warming is another doomsday prediction. Who is to say this isn’t a natural part of the Earth Mother’s cycles? Oh, I agree our carbon emissions are having an effect, but are they the sole cause or just quickening the natural processes? After all, even an Ice Age must have an opposite for balance.

Then, of course, there is all this tension in the Middle East. If there’s a wild card in the possibilities, then the goings on over there would have to be it. The greed for oil and big bucks coupled by intolerance for others is the best/worst breeding ground for disaster. For our ancestors, it was the natural resources (first furs, later gold) but we didn’t have the atomic toys they do these days. Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I have forgiven all misdeeds of the past, after all its too late to do much about them. But I refuse to let anyone FORGET what happened. I don’t need the baggage and negative energy one carries if one does not forgive. Also, who makes US the world’s police anyway? We cannot even take care of our own….and we aren’t always right…unless might makes right, and we know how well that (doesn’t) work.

I don’t think it’s a co-incidence that 2012 is an election year, and the public seems fed up with the status-quo in Washington. I hear a lot of people griping, but wonder how many will vote and try to make a change? What my hopes are is to see a big turnover in Congress that sends those idiots a message that we are mad as hell, and aren’t going to take it any more. (More on politics next time, no endorsements.)

Then the possibility of the return of the Starborn looms. First contact or Close Encounters of the Third Kind...I'm hoping so, because we cannot be alone in the vast universe. To think so is rather presumptuous.

And then there is my favorite theory…they just ran out of space on the rock they were carving. Wouldn't that be a hoot...