YeKengalé

It was March 28th 2006 when I sent an email to a mentee expressing concern over the results of the Israeli election which would be coming in the following day. My consternation was that if BB Netanyahu won, it would be the end of the world as we know it. I said as much to my student who would have no idea of the source of my concerns. I breathed a sigh of relief when Olmert came out on top. However, it was only three years until BB would prevail, and I have been expecting ‘the end’ ever since.

Seasons of global human history have hinged upon the actions of particular individuals whose actions, inventions or discoveries triggered a chain reaction of events that catapulted the destiny of the human race to another phase of unfoldment.

Of course, I had felt similarly about George Bush’s decision to go to war in Iraq on patently false premises (yes it was patent at the time to those sanguine enough to not be taken by the transparent lies being projected from the White House) . This also seemed a key turning point with potential to shift the trajectory of human history and I still maintain that perspective. One would have to look at the flow of time outside of the time continuum to gain perspective of how events are organized and interconnected.

Most cannot conceive of that possibility from the prism of the axioms of the present science, but then again, dreamers have always maintained an open mind about the realm of possibilities. Those few scientists (if one calls Freud a real scientist, as the object of his studies was the mysterious human consciousness, which up to now, the physical sciences can say very little conclusively about) who have claimed some insight into the organization and outcome of human experiences do speak of such non-linear cognition of synchronicity, though not confessing to understand its workings.

Being a dreamer, having a vision of ‘the end’ has always been more important to me than even seeing clearly the present moment – a predilection I am seeking to correct now that I am recognizing more and more how much the end I see(k) is seeded in the now.

Being far-sighted or short-sighted both have their boons and banes, but the ability to see clearly what’s right in front of you, and the elements in close association is necessary for balance, and that’s usually what massive unanticipated change affects most. Balance. Specifically, the balance of power. Every element of human life hinges on one’s locus within the power continuum.

Since Power is so central to human experience (whether defined as God and His angels, human government and its agencies, or whatever authoritative moral, legal, physical or financial sources we subordinate ourselves to) we should have developed effective means to talk to it/he/her/them … to negotiate (and we have come a long way), but our present predicament as embodied in the present potential volatility of the Western civilizational status quo indicates a significant conversational challenge.

Let’s see how this ends.