You're listening to Mystery of 2012, Peter Russell on on widespread awakening.

This week I speak with Peter Russell,

prolific author, and revolutionary futurist.

We discuss the current planetary crisis

and the seeds of potential contained within it.

According to Russell, our current crisis could lead to the widespread awakening of humanity,

or it could lead to a global breakdown. Listen in to find out what we can do

to shift the tide toward awakening during this period of accelerating change.

In your work, I know you talk about 2012 symbolically more than literally and first of all I'm wondering what do you think the differences in people who are relating to 2012 in a

literal way versus a symbolic way?

Yes, I mean I would say what's common to both of them is seeing that we're moving

through into a time of crisis and also transformation and renewal. The people who see it in a

literal way think something is going to happen on that particular year and some

even think it's going to happen on the particular date of December the 21st,

which is the day the calendar runs out.

I don't see anything in the prophecies that say that year is important, the ending of the my... the considered as a day or a year or a period of years. I see much more as a

very symbolizing this period of time that we're passing through. And so for me,

2012 is like it's a symbolic center or even perhaps the beginning of a time of

major change and that means that it's not something that's coming.

It's something we're already in

and it's been growing for a long time

and there's been many aspects of the crisis.

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