2012 marks the end of the Mayan calendar's 5125-year cycle, leading many to prophecy this as a time of great change—for some the end of Western civilization, for others a time of transformation and renewal. Whatever may or may not happen in 2012, it is clear that we are living through a critical period of human history, and the need for a widespread shift in human thinking and values is becoming increasingly apparent. From this perspective, 2012 is a symbol of the times we are passing through. It represents the temporal epi-center of a cultural earthquake, whose reverberations are getting stronger day by day.

A Singularity in Time — Book Chapter   The 2012 Mindshift Double CD Meditations for Times of Accelerating Change Audio Streams The Mystery of 2012 (42 min) Podcast of conversation with Tami Simon of Sounds True. 2012: Temporal Epicenter of a Cultural Earthquake (5 mins.)     or Download Complete Talk: (1hr 33mins.)     or Download			Cool YouTube of Peter Russell on 2012 2012 - A Symbol for Our TImes Audio excerpted from The 2012 Mindshift CD Text of video