McKenna expressed “novelty” in a computer program which purportedly produces a waveform known as “timewave zero” or the “timewave.” Based on McKenna’s interpretation of the King Wen sequence of the I Ching, the graph appears to show great periods of novelty corresponding with major shifts in humanity’s biological and sociocultural evolution. He believed that the events of any given time are recursively related to the events of other times, and chose the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as the basis for calculating his end date in December of 2012.
With 2012 winding down, I am wondering about the future of man, earth, and sun. On my walk with Catherine through Forest Park last week she asked "do you think we have a chance to survive?" Not wanting to be overly pessimistic, I agreed that there is a chance, based on the herd instinct of humans. A large percentage of us stay in our pens of consciousness, following the outline handed to us from our ancestors, parents, teachers, scholars, and politicians. We do this from fear - fear of the unknown, of being ridiculed, of becoming a freak and an outcast. Unfortunately the leaders of the present day are guiding the herd down a path of insanity and destruction. The small chance of our survival depends upon a change of leaders (not sure who the leaders are, but they are not the politicians, who are the ones who follow orders and then order everyone to follow). If through some miracle wise men begin to lead, things would slowly begin to improve. I don't see this happening however, and this makes the end of time date of 2012 oddly accurate. What "end of time" means, I do not know - will Jesus come down with a band of angels? Will the earth collapse upon itself from a change in magnetic poles? Will the sun be pulled into a black hole, taking us with it? Will people begin to follow new and better leaders?
Thinking of the destructive circumstances which plague the earth is both appalling and somewhat religious in tone - melting ice caps; increase in intensity and amount of natural disasters; genetically engineered food (which will eventually contaminate all the food supplies of the world); the crushing swiftness of the destruction of all wild places; the extinction of most animal species (once bees are gone, so goes our food); the rapidly expanding population of humans; the paving over of the earth so that oil burning vehicles can spew forth great quantities of poison gas; nuclear power, which will eventually contaminate the entire surface of the globe, making all life extinct.
What I find to be most disturbing is that most humans are blind to the facts, and thus continue planning for future prosperity, believing that their children will be inheriting a great feast of prosperity, harmony, and a healthy planet. If 2012 does not change the direction of the earth and its inhabitants, the thing to be inherited will be war, disease, suffering, and death to all.
