Hurricane Sandy, Sandy Hook, and 12/21/2012

On October 30th, 2012, a devastating hurricane hit an area unprepared for massive flooding.  It was the worst hurricane to hit the east coast in over 50 years.  This was 7 days before the national Presidential election. 

On November 6, 2012, Barack Obama won a second term as President. 

On December 14, 2012, a 20 year old man killed 27 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown CT.

On December 21, 2012, a much heralded spiritual transformation was to occur for humankind. 

The first observation is the similarity of the name Sandy attached to two of the most significant events in the nation to occur in 2012.   What seems to have occurred is a widespread sea change of attitudes about humanity.  It starts with gun violence.  There has been a great sense of bullying by powerful figures to shut down any conversation about reducing gun violence.  But there now is a sea change in attitudes after our own system allowed this to happen. 

The same thing can be said with the other Sandy, where there has been a combined chorus of urgency that we have ignored climate change long enough.   Hurricane Katrina was supposed to be a storm that was to occur once every 100 years, yet Sandy impacted 24 states and cost 65 billion dollars just 7 years later. 

Barack Obama is also creating a sea change in attitudes for our country.  He took large steps in gender and marriage equality.  He drew down U.S. hostilities overseas.  He discontinued the demonisation of other countries and cultures started by the previous presidential administration. 

Although nothing physically spectacular happened on 12/21/2012, there was a large spiritual event around that time as attitudes shifted to a more peaceful posture and becoming closer to our planet. 

Washington D.C. Quake: Shaking the Foundation of Government

The earthquake that occurred near Washington D.C. on August 23rd comes at a time when loud and dangerous rumblings are occurring politically. A bitter partisan war has been ongoing. The ramifications have affected our country, with government shutdowns, and close calls with economic calamity. Symbolically, the Washington Monument suffering small cracks at the very top represent cracks in the foundation of government. Economists are giving dire warnings about a financial crisis, while public sentiment has condemned lawmakers for undermining the process of government. Mother Nature adds a warning as well. The Washington Monument is an icon. It has nearly mythical properties. In this case, it is the pinnacle of democracy, which has been thrown into turmoil with rampant upheaval of the operation of our government.

One interpretation is that we are being warned that we need to get our act together, that cracks are developing in the foundation of our country. Other damage that occurred was to a prominent church in Washington D.C. Since religion has an influence on lawmaking, this again could be interpreted as a warning. A more literal interpretation is that people in some of the major population centers on the East coast should not feel so complacent about being immune to earthquakes.

Roof Collapses in on Vikings Season

The Minnesota Vikings football team was on the verge of going to the Super Bowl last season, so expectations were high for the 2010 season. It turned out that Brett Favre was unable to repeat the performance. As hope still lingered in midseason, head coach Brad Childress started being scrutinized. A bad trade and continued losses caused him to be fired. Just a couple weeks later, the Metrodome roof collapsed due to heavy snow. It happened less than a day before the Vikings were due to play there. The next three games they played were under unusual circumstances. The contrast for the Super Bowl bound Vikings from last season to this disastrous season can be compared to the actual football stadium roof collapse.

Los Angeles earthquake

I'm not a prophet, but I play one in my studio. However, the Earth has been moving recently. The odd one in Illinois was followed by an intense one in China. Although estimates at the death toll are being optimistic, there is no doubt that it will rise above 100,000. There have been recent alerts that Los Angeles is overdue for the "Big One", with Charlton Heston and everything. Now there is even the frog omen occurring in Bakersfield. I myself never wanted to move to Los Angeles, as might be expected. I resisted because some voice inside me warned against it. I figured it might be because it was a volatile part of the world, sitting on the edge of a tectonic plate. But also because of the hardened gang culture, where my brother originally came from.

It is the consensus now that the next 5 years are going to see a reckoning of mankind's existence with Earth. Both scientific and holistic predictions concur that we are about to undergo significant changes that will affect both our Earth and our Conscience. The subject of this blog is Metaphor, so just as there is a connection with China hosting the Olympics, it's suppression of religion, and now the horrendous scenes of children massacred in schools that were built unsafe due to corruption. We reap what we sow. The curious aspect of the Olympics causes speculation of what is to come for future host cities of London and Vancouver.

So if we are to accept that Tsunami of 2004, or Hurricane Katrina of 2005, or now the 2008 Cyclone in Myanmar are just Prologue, then perhaps we should brace ourselves for what are likely scenarios.

Some people talk about their escape plan. Finding some place outside of the city. Caves along the river. Maybe the cabin up north. People take pride in being self sufficient. Hunting or fishing their own food. If our basic needs such as drinking water or fuel become scarce, we will have to turn to a more third world type of survival. Perhaps we should see what is making things worse in those parts of the world, and learn lessons to prepare in our part of the world.

Illinois Earthquake & Barack

An earthquake anywhere in the upper midwest is so rare as to be almost non-existent. The presence of an Illinois candidate who is defying all expectations with his ability to transcend normal politics coincides with the seismic event that has Illinois as ground zero.

The persistent tremors emanating from Illinois reverberate through Barack as his force of will permeates the population. Conscious or not, he is tapping into the soul of MLK. There is a parallel to the revolution of the 60's and the seemingly coming age of peace (pulling out of Iraq) that is dawning in the beginning of 2009. There is now a greater acceptance of the consequences of our road to ruin as a western society. We bring it upon ourselves, so our urge to make amends for our trespasses will atone for the disaster that was the Alamo of neo-conservatism.

Man Against Nature Saga Continues

As stated in my blog posted on 12/18/06 that there was to be more of the "Missing Man against Nature" showing up in the news. Here are two new items that occurred since this post:

- Ken Barnes was a missing American off the tip of South America. He was trying to boat around the world by himself. He was rescued by Chilean fishermen

- Eight people were swept up in a massive avalanche in Colorado. CNN had a "Breaking News" plastered up on the screen most of Saturday, with no images or new information. All eight people were rescued with no major injuries.

The Greater Theme of course, is the Global Warming threat (in case of the avalanche - more extreme weather). There was also a coincidence that night as the Minnesota Wild hockey team was playing the Colorado Avalanche.

As for any soothe saying coming this week: It is most definitely the High Noon showdown between the Democratic Congress and Bush over the Iraq Troop Escalation. I believe this confrontation (more like an intervention) with Bush over re-running the Viet Nam playbook will become a central concern with everyone. Bush will probably force people to take sides on the issue, with strong emotions being exposed in the process. Here in Minnesota, the temperature actually stayed below the freezing mark. Yesterday I biked on mostly dry ground; it has been atypically warm for January in Minnesota.

Missing Man Against Nature

Not too long ago, there was some uproar in the blogosphere about the incessant news coverage on the mainstream media about a girl murdered in Aruba, or the Runaway Bride, or so on. All white and seemingly innocent women.

Now there seems to be a new theme, the Missing Man Against Nature. A couple weeks ago, there was a vigil for James Kim, who got lost in a snowstorm in Oregon. Now, the missing man was Kelly James, who got caught in bad weather on Mount Hood, also in Oregon. The third factor here is the weather. It played a part in both situations. Of course, all these events are tragedies for the families involved. But in the grander scheme of things, the MSM (mainstream media) devote too much airtime to this when other more relevant events are not covered as much.

The Missing Man Against Nature theme is serving some underlying message. I can't think of an obvious one right now (suggestions welcome), other than the strange similarity of the names James Kim & Kelly James. But my hunch is that there will be other news to add to this theme.

Stay Tuned...