Are 2012 Themes Becoming Too Broad and Losing Focus?

I had an interesting conversation with Mayan scholar John Major Jenkins about the notion that the meaning of 2012, as it starts to slowly feed into the mainstream, might become such a large tent that its core messaging and deeper spiritual meanings might become essentially vaporized by a double whammy of media minsinterpretation and a tendency to inadvertently lump together any number of spiritual practices and methods under its umbrella. I agree wholeheartedly with John that this is not only possible but likely.

There are already early indications. For example, self-empowerment guru Wayne Dyer now is offering his first feature film. It’s called “The Shift” but curiously appears to have little to do with 2012 and according to his web site, it was renamed from its earlier moniker "Ambition to Meaning". Also in the mix is the fact that Dyer’s publisher is Hay House who is sponsoring a number of 2012 events around the country. This is a difficult and complex issue since the trend is likely to continue and the only solution appears to be the constant application of mindfulness and discernment.