As we come into this vibration, I, Albion, greet you. We come into this vibration so that we might share some further thoughts concerning the year 2012. We feel that it is important that we focus on this important astronomical event and these extraordinary current times. We wish to enter into a discussion at this time by looking at this upcoming event from yet another perspective, for we feel that it is so very important that when events occur, especially those that bring a major cycle to an end so that a new cycle can begin, that they be looked at from various perspectives.
We first want you to understand that when cycles are ending and beginning, this type of event does not occur in an instant or at one single moment in time. Rather, there is always a time that leads up to the event and time when the energies generated by the event will wane. So it is misleading to think that the year 2012 or the exact date of the winter solstice of that year will be the only times that are of any importance. Quite the contrary is true. Thus the astronomical alignment that will occur between the Earth, the Sun, and the galactic center are already having an effect in these years leading up to it, and will continue to have an effect for two to three years after the alignment is over. It is true that the closer you come to the actual alignment, the energies will continue to become more intense. But to focus on a particular date to try and determine the nature of the energies that will be generated by the alignment would be to misunderstand that the alignment energies are being generated right now. This is important to understand so that you do not underestimate the nature and the power of these energies, nor the times during which they will have – and are having – an effect. Events that are taking place now are very much a part of the “results” of the energies being generated by the alignment of 2012. Needless to say, the energies of this year, 2008, are extremely significant, the most important of which is the upcoming presidential election in the United States. This event is important for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the president that is elected this year will be the leader of your country in the year 2012.
Various teachers and writers, correctly so, have labeled the year of 2012 as a time of major change. Change, in fact, seems to be a sort of “buzz word” that is being tossed about quite a bit right now. Well, it is an accurate and descriptive word because no cycle ends and none begin without bringing change. Thus, we wish to focus on the presidential election for a moment as being an advent of change. It is not our purpose at this time to predict a winner, but rather to say that the changes that will be brought about by the person who is elected will be monumental. The collective reaction of the people will determine, ultimately, whether the changes will be responded to constructively and result in positive change, or whether the response will be negative, keeping positive changes from occurring and ultimately resulting in stagnation. When and if there is stagnation, the energies of destruction are not far behind. And so, the collective consciousness of the masses, which is of course comprised of every individual consciousness in America, has never been more significant than it is now. Anything that is taught or written about, no matter from what perspective, that contribute to a positive result by collective humanity is the teaching that should be listened to most carefully.
Now let us turn our thoughts to the perspective that we wish to address at this time. There can only be one word that can define this particular perspective, and that word is goddess. We are well aware that in recent years there has been and is a revival of interest in the goddesses of ancient times, i.e. those of ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece, African, and Native American in particular. The reasons given for this renewed interest vary, but we think that one of the most important is because there has been for some time a reawakening of feminine energy and force in Nature. This reawakening has been talked about for several years and is not really new. When this began to generate energy, it resulted in events such as the women’s movement, women’s rights and, spiritually, has brought to the attention of those who are on a path of progressing towards the Light, that this is happening. Some believe, and we think that belief is in error, that this will ultimately lead to a return of the matriarchy and a matriarchal society. Because the matriarchy has long been all but completely discarded due to the dominant patriarchy, many feel that the time has come for the matriarchy to return to the dominant role in societies worldwide. But we want to assure you that the cultures of any of the lands of Mother Earth will not revert back to total matriarchy. However, we do say that the future of patriarchal and matriarchal rule will come to an equal and cooperative “ruling” of both…equal amounts of patriarchal and matriarchal views of virtually every area of human life. The key word here is equal.” This will result in what I, Albion refer to as a balance between masculine and feminine, matriarchy and patriarchy, light and darkness, and so on.
When we say the word goddess, it is important that we bring two specific goddesses to your attention. One of them is but the counterpart and the counterbalance of the other. One is not positive and the other negative, but each is both. Each has both positive and negative qualities. It is true that one is more well-known for negative and destructive qualities, while the other is reversed.
The first of the goddesses we wish to speak about is the Goddess Isis. To say that there is a reawakening of this goddess, which has already begun, is to say that the energy generated when her name is spoken, when a sacred rite is done for her, when she is written about, etc., is contributing to her reawakening. This is a truth that must not be overlooked at this time. All of her present-day followers, all of her priests and priestesses, and the thoughts and feelings of all who are interested in this ancient beloved deity are the ones who will first recognize consciously that her energy is truly reawakening. We can say this thousands of times but that alone will not bright to light the implications this awakening can and will have for individuals and for humanity as a whole, and for the planet. The truly important implications are two-fold.
First, when a particular goddess (or god) energy reawakens, it is a collective energy force that has been building up, as in the case of Isis, for many thousands of years of time. As Isis energy’s power increases it will ultimately reach the level of intensity that is was in the times of ancient Egypt when temples were built in her honor and when festivals were celebrated in her name. As time passed and the Isis energy began to wane due to various factors, not the least of which was the founding of religions that did not and do not adhere to her worship, thus her energy became dormant. Now this does not mean that it completely dissipated or that it would not someday reawaken -- quite the contrary. It means that the energy will lie dormant until an event occurs, in this case being the alignment of 2012, triggers the need for that particular energy to reawaken to be experienced by the Earth’s inhabitants again. In some cases this will certainly mean that there will be groups of both men and women that will once more come together to celebrate and honor the energy and power of the Goddess Isis. It also means that interest in Isis will become greater than it has been in many centuries. In other words, there will be any number of ways that her energy will come once again into manifestation.
The second goddess we wish to bring to your attention is the counterpart, so to speak, of Isis…the eastern deity known as Kali. Many view Kali as a destructive, fearsome goddess because she is most often depicted as dancing upon a pile of human skulls, and to her being seen as the carrier and wielder of a spear of death and destruction, making this rather negative image the most recognized of this goddess. In the very least, she is seen as a force to be reckoned with! But remember: destruction has both a positive and negative side just as each of these two goddesses and every other deity. There are times when destroying something such as evil needs to be dealt with by a destructive force. There are times when destruction of a current cycle is necessary so that a new time or cycle can be born from the ashes of the old time and cycle. This is the Law of Evolution in action, which is the major law of change. And so we hope that you will consider getting into the habit of thinking of destruction and construction as one being good and the other being bad for, in truth, each contains both. Actually, one power contains the other.
In ancient Egypt, Isis was, along with her brother and husband Osiris, were the co-founder of civilization. They civilized the people, a word that suggests order, organization and balance….harmony out of chaos, if you will, logic out of confusion. That gave the people a sense of purpose and direction. Only when civilization is at play can there be balance, organization, “group consciousness” or – and perhaps the most important of all – can a culture arise. By the term culture we are suggesting the arts, religion, and eventually literature and the humanities are born out of civilization.
Mythologically speaking, Mother Kali is brought to bear when humanity and what is going on in the world has reached a crisis point. Many are the legends from all over the world that have come down through time and have told about the fact that humans have reached a crisis point when they begin to think and to view themselves as being in absolute control of all that exists…control of Nature, control of each other’s lands, and each other. This is why, today, humanity is faced with a severe crisis in regards to the environment all over the planet. Humans have come to think that Nature can be and should be controlled! We would say that Mother Nature has begun to demonstrate that this is not a truthful statement. You are seeing that flood waters cannot be controlled…tornadoes and hurricane-force winds cannot be controlled…and so on. When humanity learns this lesson and ceases to have control over Nature, then a new cycle of life will truly have begun. We also say that when humans reach a crisis point, they have come to believe that their religion, the form of government and politics, and their views of the world and life are superior to all others. When this sort of thinking takes hold, then it creates a crisis that can only be settled when one religion, views, race, etc. are pitted against each other in a battle for superiority. This leads to war. Needless to say, one of the most devastating of all human crises that can occur is war. These things lead humanity to the brink of chaos, and chaos hides the lines between order and confusion, logic and illogic, right and wrong. Only a destructive power can destroy the chaos and allow the energy of construction to replace the chaos. Also know that when the kind of chaos we are speaking about starts, its energy becomes strong and stronger as time goes by. Such chaos is blinding and results in people not being able to truly see and assess situations and make good and correct judgments. One cannot see what is true and what isn’t, what is right and what is wrong.
The Isis energy is standing by, so to speak, so that when the chaos cannot go any further…like a balloon that cannot be filled with any more air or it will burst! Just prior to that bursting, the Isis energy will bring the energy, once more, of civilization, order, harmony, and balance. All these conditions will thus begin anew. What we have said simply means that things can and will get more difficult before they get better. What things, you say? Everything…economics, the environment, the climate, human values…everything. We say that perhaps the thing that will become the greatest of all the energies to deal with leading up to the release of the Isis energy is fear; fear of there being no tomorrow, hopelessness, all kinds of fear.
It would behoove all of you to learn what you can about the Goddess Isis in both her positive and negative powers. Do the same with Kali. Remember that each of these deities possess both qualities. It will be up to you to decide which side of these energies of each you will respond to. Remember that with Isis we have talked about order, organization, balance and harmony. But the negative attributes of Isis also exist, and this is clearly illustrated in a story about the goddess that comes from ancient times.
The story goes that Isis was a powerful being. In fact, the only being who was more powerful than she was Ra, her father, God of the Sun. He was the Ancient One, the Wisest of All the Deities. He had all knowledge, which he had transformed that knowledge into wisdom. Isis was very bright. She too had great knowledge. But there was one piece of knowledge she did not have, that being the sacred name, the ren, of her father Ra. She knew that if she knew this name, she would be the most powerful of all magicians. She would have the greatest of all powers. So, in order to obtain that name, she decided to resort to what can only be called trickery or black magic. So she decided to trick Ra into revealing to her his sacred name. She would put a scorpion in Ra’s path when he took his morning walk. She would cause his foot to step on the scorpion and it would sting him and bring on tremendous pain or even death. But even in his dying breath, she would obtain that name. And so it was so, and as Ra writhed in pain from the scorpion’s sting, she said to him that she would heal him and relieve his pain if he would but give her his sacred, magical name. The pain became so great, Ra finally gave in and gave Isis the knowledge she wished.
As time goes on towards 2012, you will all be tested…tested through your life’s experiences, tested by and through the conditions of the world, and tested to see what is needed. Will what is needed and desired be attained honestly, or will it be attained through dishonesty, self-serving, self-centeredness, and black magic? Whatever comes at the expense of anything or anyone else is black magic. And black magic is a misuse of power.
The positive side of Kali is that when evil is brought under control, because evil can never be completely destroyed just as good cannot be destroyed, there is good and evil in every person and every being. But when evil is in control, it overrides the good. When good is in control, it means that individuals and collective humanity understands what “at-one-ment of all life” truly means.
When we come together again, we wish to speak about the Age of Aquarius being the exact opposite of an age gone by…the Age of Leo, some 10,500 years ago. We will speak about how the Age of Leo will be reflected in the Age of Aquarius and how that is likely to manifest. God bless yourselves.
Originally published June 25, 2008.
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