Harmonic Convergence: The 2012 Phenomenon Pt. 1
08/15/23 • 57 min
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Patrick takes Alex on a trip through history, as we look at the Mayan Long Count calendar and why some people thought the world would end in 2012. We discuss who the Maya are, how their various calendars work, and how the 2012 "doomsday" myth morphed over the years. Both Alex and Patrick express, frankly, rage at trying to pin down exactly what some New Age leaders were trying to say would happen in 2012. We've got blood rituals, we've got universal telepathy, we've got the poles flipping.
Theme song is “Satellites” by Swenny.
Links:
- Matthew Restall & Amara Solari: 2012 and the End of the World: The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse
- Robert K. Sitler: The 2012 Phenomenon
- Michael Coe: The Maya
- Frank Waters: Mexico Mystique: The Coming Sixth World of Culture
- The McKenna Brothers: The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching
- José Argüelles and the Harmonic Convergence
- Late Night Radio and the 2012 Phenomenon
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Patrick takes Alex on a trip through history, as we look at the Mayan Long Count calendar and why some people thought the world would end in 2012. We discuss who the Maya are, how their various calendars work, and how the 2012 "doomsday" myth morphed over the years. Both Alex and Patrick express, frankly, rage at trying to pin down exactly what some New Age leaders were trying to say would happen in 2012. We've got blood rituals, we've got universal telepathy, we've got the poles flipping.
Theme song is “Satellites” by Swenny.
Links:
- Matthew Restall & Amara Solari: 2012 and the End of the World: The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse
- Robert K. Sitler: The 2012 Phenomenon
- Michael Coe: The Maya
- Frank Waters: Mexico Mystique: The Coming Sixth World of Culture
- The McKenna Brothers: The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching
- José Argüelles and the Harmonic Convergence
- Late Night Radio and the 2012 Phenomenon
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Thought-pocalypse: Joss Whedon's Dollhouse
Alex offers Patrick a sneak-peek into a futuristic adult playground where folks dabble with almost-human playthings sporting digital brains. You might think it's HBO's Westworld, but ditch the cowboy boots and throw in some memory-imprinted humans and boom! You've tripped into Joss Whedon's 2009 TV series, Dollhouse. We've got digital consciousness, cerebral catastrophes, even an Elon Musk mention and threads (but not the kind you're thinking) as we explore the alarming potential of these mind-bending technologies taking over our brains–and the world!
Theme song is “Satellites” by Swenny.
Links
- Dollhouse Fandom Wiki
- Dollhouse Streaming on Hulu
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- Mind Upload: Scientists forecast successful digitisation of human consciousness by end of 2023
- Elon Musk says humans could eventually download their brains into robots
- Transhumanists want to upload their minds to a computer. They really won't like the result
- Can decoded neurofeedback erase our bad memories?
- Scientists are a step closer to creating the memory eraser from “Men in Black”
- DARPA and the Brain Initiative
- Will It Be Possible to Upload Information to My Brain?
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Prepare for Doomsday: The 2012 Phenomenon Pt. 2
It's part two of our look back at the hysteria surrounding the Mayan Long Count calendar. This time we take a deep dive into a relatively early History Channel special that looks deep into Maya prophecies and determines that the ancient people were desparately trying to tell us about the future of...the United States? We briefly discuss the 2012 film, Divorce Court, and in the end we sadly dip back into some New Age predictions.
It's highly suggested you listen to Pt. 1 first, at least to make sense of all of the calendar stuff.
Theme song is “Satellites” by Swenny.
Links:
- Matthew Restall & Amara Solari: 2012 and the End of the World: The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse
- Robert K. Sitler: The 2012 Phenomenon
- History Channel - Decoding The Past - Mayan Doomsday Prophecy (2007)
- NASA: Beyond 2012: Why the World Didn't End
- Mayan apocalypse: Argentina closes mountain over mass suicide risk
- Was Mayan calendar tied to murder-suicide in Dorchester County?
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