This is an amazing time to be alive.  But what is it that makes it so? What in the world is happening on the planet? For the sake of those who are awakening now to the fact that something unusual is going on, can we arrive at a succinct statement of it?

Yes, I think such a statement can be made.

We are living through a period that is unlike very many others in the history of the Earth. Every so often - and different people give different time spans - one age ends on Earth and another begins, bringing with it an opportunity for people to leave the environment they're in, return to whence they came, and advance in the evolutionary spiral. And this is one of those times.

If you are a westerner, you might say that the Piscean Age is ending and the Aquarian Age beginning. An easterner might say that the Kali Yuga is ending and the Sat Yuga beginning. A Mayan might say that the Mayan calendar has reached its end and an entirely new age is approaching.

Whatever measurement of time you use, we have reached the end of the period in which we live in a particular form of separation called "duality" and we are invited to return to a world where "unity" reigns.

I personally am familiar with discussions of these events that go back to at least the 1870s, with the spirit writings of one "Imperator" through the Rev. Stainton Moses of England. However I'm sure earlier accounts can be found because this step in our evolution has been apparently planned for a long, long time.

We here on Earth have been kept in the dark about a lot of things. The existence of spirit realms has been pooh-poohed or sensationalized. The existence of different human civilizations in other parts of the universe has been ridiculed or kept under wraps. I cannot help the fact that such knowledge has been kept from us. But now it is time to put aside the ridicule and acknowledge that both spirit realms and galactic civilizations exist.

The leadership among these two groups, all of whom are well aware of such matters as the existence of God, divine law, the purpose of life, and the orderliness of existence, have been working together to arrange for the smooth out-working of this end-of-cycle advancement.

The spiritual hierarchy that is responsible for the evolution of life here on Earth has asked the assistance of space nations who seeded the Earth with the human form in the first place to come and lend assistance to us to effect this planetary transformation scheduled for  2012. They have agreed and have sent their people in abundance in ships of superior technology that remain cloaked around our Earth.

These advanced, peaceful and God-loving people from superior civilizations have assisted us in many ways and are working so far  behind the scenes to clear the way for what is commonly referred to as "Ascension."

In our case, we'll advance from the Third Dimension of duality to the Fourth Dimension briefly and then to the Fifth Dimension of unity on or before Dec. 21, 2012. This advance is no different than attaining the Fourth-Dimensional Astral Plane after death and then later the Fifth-Dimensional Mental Plane, except that in our present case we move forward with our physical bodies. This "ascension" in the physical body is a new development in spiritual evolution.

Our space family has seen to it that no more nuclear weapons can be exploded on the planet or in space. Perhaps we've read news reports from people like the Hastings Panel who've said that they're aware that galactics interfere with attempts to use nuclear missiles. They've cleaned up after us, as far as they can from their ships, when we spill oil into the Gulf of Mexico or dump depleted uranium into the atmosphere or have nuclear accidents at power plants.

They've mitigated severe weather, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.  And they perform a wide range of other beneficent and compassionate tasks all aimed at preparing the ground for the events that are to follow.

At some point, when we're ready for it, Earth's own governmental leaders will introduce us to the spiritual hierarchy and galactic fleet that are already here, in an event commonly known as "disclosure." After that, the galactics will land among us and begin the work of restoring the Earth to pristine condition, returning peace to the world, providing abundance where before there had been only poverty and scarcity, and in many other ways preparing us for the global shift in 2012.

Meanwhile, as all of this is taking place, a coordinated effort that reaches far out into the universe and may reach into other dimensions is underway that is showering the Earth in a gradually increasing fashion with the divine energy of Love. This constant beaming of energy is causing all the unusual and unprecedented events we see around us in the world. The insistence of the Arab world on having their freedom restored to them is perhaps the most dramatic effect. But freedom's stirring is to be seen in other countries as well.

The malevolent forces of what we know as the military-industrial complex, Illuminati, secret state, or New World Order are being contained and defeated in their various plans to dominate the world.  Their control over the media, their financial subjugation of the planet, and their use of technologies to subvert our freedoms have all been rolled back through the efforts of the galactics and their Earth allies, who as yet operate mainly in secrecy.

The impact of the liberating energies is gradually increasing and will continue to do so, resulting in our experience of release from old attitudes and positions and the advent of new social patterns, new aspirations, and new alliances and cooperation that will in the end transform our world.  If we think back on how we felt a year ago and how we feel now, we can perhaps trace the steady increase in the energies of Love on Earth.

People are awakening and finding themselves curiously interested in whatever it is that seems to be happening on Earth. More and more sightings of galactic ships are taking place, over Jerusalem, New York City, Mexico City, Lima, Moscow, and so on.  Channeled messages from spirit guides and galactic teachers are flooding the Internet. All is abuzz and astir as the secret of what is happening on Planet Earth gets out.

And it will grow in every way as time progresses and we get nearer to the crescendo in 2012. There is no need to worry, even if the Earth must clear itself of some of its locked plates and stored negativity. There will be no Armageddon, no nuclear World War III,  no break-up of the planet, no worldwide flood, no planetary catastrophe of any kind, no matter who says so to the contrary.

We are headed for what is commonly thought of as a Golden Age, with health and youth restored to us, with the wisdom of masters ours, with peace and harmony returned to Earth. All the chaos and turmoil you see around you now is designed to clear the decks for this global transformation, this planetary shift to occur.

So that's about as succinct as I can make it, to cover all that is important but not in so much detail as to overwhelm you. We have a glorious future to look forward to, in which we meet many new friends and recover relationships with many old friends. The planet's history of want and neglect is soon to end and a new era of prosperity and abundance to begin.

There are many sources on the Internet that can tell you more of this story if you but search on 2012, Ascension, disclosure and similar terms. I welcome you to the knowledge of this Golden Age now approaching and know that the addition of your light, love, and energy will make a tremendous difference to the unfoldment of the whole.

Namaste,

Steve Beckow
Vancouver, B.C., Canada

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