2012: Does The Date Matter?

Much has been made of the exact date at which the Shift will have reached its greatest point of intensity or will have completed, depending on the interpretation. But placing too much emphasis on the date itself can be a distraction. The Shift is already taking place and the parameters of the cycle -- when it started and when it will end in the scheme of things -- needs to be placed into perspective.

What’s most important is aligning with the new energies in ways that each of us feels is right for ourselves in the here and now. There’s no formula, no magic calculator . Worrying about this or that date in some ways almost amounts to a kind of New Age theology (which is as good an oxymoron as any....remember medieval theologians debating about how many angels could fit on the head of a pin?)

None of this is to take away from the work of many very worthy interpreters of the Mayan information such as John Major Jenkins and Carl Johan Calleman. This deep and mindful scholarship is a necesssary part of the process of trying to understand and explicate interpretations of this sacred wisdom and the living mystery of 2012. But Annette and I have noticed that for many who are newly familiar to the background behind the Shift or are skeptical about it in general, the notion of a specific end date is often a kind of stumbling block to further exploration. Focusing too much on the date and "Shift as event" can also be a distraction from mindful preparation for a deep transformation that's already well underway.