01-02-2013, 12:58 AM
Yossarian:
For what it's worth, I too fell in to the expectation trap. Not concerning 12/21/2012, but of 10/14/2008. Back in the summer of '08 I got tuned in to a channeler by the name of Blossom Goodchild, who was supposedly transmitting the information of the 'Federation of Light'. The prediction was that there would be a massive UFO sighting on that day. Meaning, some kind of *huge* ship or ships would appear in the skies, presumably for the betterment of mankind. I was totally in to this and super excited... and obviously, nothing happened that day (in any time zone). After that I was pretty crestfallen. Looking back now- it was extremely irrational of me to become so invested in an idea with absolutely no evidence of any kind to support it. If I were to explain myself I would say it was a combination of wishful thinking, naivety, charismatic writing (the channeling), and a lack of discernment in general. I wasn't super young at the time either, in 2008 I was 28. But nevertheless not well practiced in skeptical thinking.
This experience of mine in 08 is a little different from this 12/21/12 thing though, because it seems like *a lot* of people in the new age community backed it (instead of just one source) and people such as Wilcock, who are really good at putting together different bits of information to make a case for something were in to it too. Also I know a lot of people here had made the Dec 21 connection with the Ra material which added further gravity to the prediction. When I first read about the idea that we'd all die and be raptured on David Wilcocks site, I admit I was apprehensive and fearful for a period of weeks. Fortunately for me I later read the Law of One books for myself, talked with people online and decided that the gradulalist idea was what I believed. My experience with the 10/14/08 date may have influenced me too.
Lastly... it's clear you're upset about the non-event, and I honestly can sympathize with my past experience as it is. Lately I've been taking opportunities to skeptically re-analyze all of my beliefs to see what holds water (to me). Maybe the major benefit of such a widespread disappointment (the non-rapture on 12/21/12) is that people will have an honest chance to rethink everything.
Also, I'm not sure if this will be helpful coming from a metaphysical source and all, but one of my favorite Ra quotes comes from 8.1: "Each entity will receive the opportunity that each needs." For what it's worth!
Ankh:
Totally awesome job putting together all those quotes!!! You helped me learn something I'd missed before- Don asks for the date of harvest, and Ra responds with the "approximate time/space nexus". Time/space... it's right there, explicitly written- the harvest takes place in time/space- it's a time/space phenomenon. If the harvest was going to take place as a doomsday type scenario, Ra surely would have said "approximate space/time nexus" instead! Good catch.
For what it's worth, I too fell in to the expectation trap. Not concerning 12/21/2012, but of 10/14/2008. Back in the summer of '08 I got tuned in to a channeler by the name of Blossom Goodchild, who was supposedly transmitting the information of the 'Federation of Light'. The prediction was that there would be a massive UFO sighting on that day. Meaning, some kind of *huge* ship or ships would appear in the skies, presumably for the betterment of mankind. I was totally in to this and super excited... and obviously, nothing happened that day (in any time zone). After that I was pretty crestfallen. Looking back now- it was extremely irrational of me to become so invested in an idea with absolutely no evidence of any kind to support it. If I were to explain myself I would say it was a combination of wishful thinking, naivety, charismatic writing (the channeling), and a lack of discernment in general. I wasn't super young at the time either, in 2008 I was 28. But nevertheless not well practiced in skeptical thinking.
This experience of mine in 08 is a little different from this 12/21/12 thing though, because it seems like *a lot* of people in the new age community backed it (instead of just one source) and people such as Wilcock, who are really good at putting together different bits of information to make a case for something were in to it too. Also I know a lot of people here had made the Dec 21 connection with the Ra material which added further gravity to the prediction. When I first read about the idea that we'd all die and be raptured on David Wilcocks site, I admit I was apprehensive and fearful for a period of weeks. Fortunately for me I later read the Law of One books for myself, talked with people online and decided that the gradulalist idea was what I believed. My experience with the 10/14/08 date may have influenced me too.
Lastly... it's clear you're upset about the non-event, and I honestly can sympathize with my past experience as it is. Lately I've been taking opportunities to skeptically re-analyze all of my beliefs to see what holds water (to me). Maybe the major benefit of such a widespread disappointment (the non-rapture on 12/21/12) is that people will have an honest chance to rethink everything.
Also, I'm not sure if this will be helpful coming from a metaphysical source and all, but one of my favorite Ra quotes comes from 8.1: "Each entity will receive the opportunity that each needs." For what it's worth!
Ankh:
Totally awesome job putting together all those quotes!!! You helped me learn something I'd missed before- Don asks for the date of harvest, and Ra responds with the "approximate time/space nexus". Time/space... it's right there, explicitly written- the harvest takes place in time/space- it's a time/space phenomenon. If the harvest was going to take place as a doomsday type scenario, Ra surely would have said "approximate space/time nexus" instead! Good catch.
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