Life Transformation Retreats/Tours

Simon Fraser University Vancouver – Burnaby Campus
$100 discount for early Vancouver registration – Cancun was full!
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Daniel Pinchbeck and José Arguelles at 2012 Tipping Point Prophets Conference Cancun

2012 – The Threshold for A Massive Alteration
In Our Psychic and Physical Existence

The following is from the forward by Daniel Pinchbeck to
2012 Biography of a Time Traveler: The Journey of José Arguelles
By Stephanie South

I FIRST ENCOUNTERED JOSÉ ARGUELLES’ work when a friend of mine gave me The Mayan Factor as a birthday present. I read through it quickly and found it entertaining, but I couldn’t take it seriously at that point. Although I had already absorbed the psychedelic philosopher Terence McKenna’s ideas about the potential for a rapid shift into a new realization of time, space, and consciousness in 2012, the prospect of a “Galactic Mayan” civilization that space-time tripped to earth to encode a knowledge system and engineer a transformation of human consciousness seemed fantastically implausible. A few years later, I was sent a copy of Time and the Technosphere by Jose’s publisher, some months later 9/11.

Reading Time and the Technosphere, I couldn’t escape the suspicion that José was on to something—that he had found an angle of approach, melding numerical puzzles and prophetic hints, which revealed a hidden teleology, opening new avenues into the future. Studying his work was in itself psychedelic, as it challenged my most basic conception about the nature of reality. I returned to The Mayan Factor, and this time I was able to enter more deeply into his way of thought. One morning in my local café, I read his proposition that the “Galactic Maya” were returning to Earth, now, as us, as we attain their level of psychic awareness and synchronic consciousness. As I considered this idea, I had the sensation of an alien intelligence and ancient sentience awakening within me.

(After Daniel meets José in Oregon)

…At one point, José was telling me how humanity would begin to voluntarily take down the post industrial “technosphere” as we approached 2012, returning the planet to a pristine garden, preferring to live in small groups, and engaging in telepathic ceremonies. I argued that this seemed impossible—that we were headed for wars and ecocide, not a return to the garden.

“My job as a visionary is to envision the best possible outcome for humanity,” he explained. “If I don’t do it, who will?” This seemed shockingly sensible to me. Most people, most of the time, allow their conceptions of what is possible to be determined by the mass culture that surrounds them. My psychedelic experiences had revealed that our social constructs were temporary artifices, and they could be reimagined and reinvented as soon as enough of us decided to take the matter into our own hands. I realized that this could only happen if courageous individuals demanded what seemed impossible in the context of their time.

I decided that the job description of visionary suited my particular talents. I would also dedicate myself to envisioning the “best possible” outcome for humanity,” and bringing it into realization. Another thing that I learned from José was the necessity to have complete dedication to the task at hand. Many people may have a great idea or artistic vision, but, when they encounter resistance or ridicule, they will abandon their ideal in order to take a safer path. José’s life story reveals a different stance, where one learns to accept and almost enjoy the gigantic obstacles encountered along the path as a series of spiritual challenges. By dealing with these challenges, you sharpen your own faculties and increase your capacities. As Nietzsche put it, “The deed creates the doer—almost as an afterthought…”

Reality appears to be an art form, where the myth-making capacity of the human imagination is ultimately more powerful than any technology or technique. José compacted this notion into an elegant formula in which “time is art.” At the same time, each one of us appears to be both a unique expression of this galactic-scaled conceptual performance piece, and, potentially, an artist in own right, able to revise the script when we discover our inspiration.

OUR PURPOSE OF THE 2012 TIPPING POINT PROPHETS CONFERENCE VANCOUVER is to explore a radically different, more optimistic interpretation of the Mayan prophecy – as referring to the end of the world as we have known it. Instead of predicting a physical destruction of the material world, the Mayan prophecy might refer to death and rebirth and a mass inner transformation of humanity. The conference brings together JOSE ARGUELLES, JOHN MAJOR JENKINS, JOHN KIMMEY, JOHN PERKINS, LLYN ROBERTS, DANIEL PINCHBECK, RICHARD TARNAS, and MIGUEL ANGEL VERGARA and in the beautiful setting of Vancouver, Canada. Following the conference will be in-depth post-conference workshops.
—Cody and Robin Johnson

2012 TIPPING POINT – The Prophets Conference Vancouver
Main Conference 23-25 July 2010
Intensives 26-27 July 2010
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby Campus

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John Perkins is best known for his expositions in his bestselling book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

John Perkins is best known for his expositions in his bestselling book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. But there is a great deal more for us to learn from Perkins and his relationships with indigenous teachers from around the world.

Along with acclaimed teaching partner Llyn Roberts, Perkins will be leading us on a path with knowledge and heart into the ancient Maya lands of Southern Mexico and Guatemala. Here within the ancient living temples we will learn and practice shapeshifting reality.

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Much of what we will learn and practice with Perkins and Roberts will utilize visualizations and how to really make them work for healing ourselves, friends, relationships, the environment, and for the highest good of all life.

As negative fear laden emotions on the planet rapidly increase, with end-of-the- world scenarios, or growing evidence of a possible massive destruction of civilization’s economic, political, and environmental structures, or of civilization itself collapsing, this builds a powerful planetary vision of negativity.

It seems obvious that we must hold the ground of caring, loving, and harmonious being. It’s up to us, all of us to come together.

But how is this to be done with so much of the so called New Age remaining stuck in narcissistic dramas and dogmas of “it’s all about me.” “When I finally get myself together I’ll be getting around to helping you. I might even help you out of the sweat lodge.” But meanwhile, “I need to manifest money or fame or sexuality, or a soul mate and be really cool and spiritual and looked up to by others and appreciated for being wonderful. Then I’ll really be there for you and the living Earth. Give me a minute, will ya?”

Okay, it’s all good, but how about it being a lot more than just you and your stuff? Instead of just that rehashed narcissism, with the same old teachers, the same old books, the same old gatherings talking about the same old stuff on how you can be special, how about really using some of the old and proven wisdom teachings to help find your genuine essence of being which is inclusive of all and everything and is powered by a Higher Mind of which you are only playing your part.

The time is drawing near for a great leap into what could best be described as multi-dimensionality and the time is now coming for us to step out of our sad narcissism and truly come together to support and love one another.

So how do we do that?

What about becoming powerful shapeshifters—creators of reality through truly learning and using ancient visualization medicine?

From John Perkins’ extraordinary book Psychonavigations we read:

“Use visualization in a positive way; be aware throughout the day of the many times you visualize and take control of these; expunge your negative visions mercilessly and concentrate on positive ones.

“We all visualize frequently. In fact, prior to doing almost anything, we visualize it. Before your hand reaches for a pencil, your mind visualizes the event. You see your hand reaching out and taking the pencil, then you do it. We have all experienced the passive movements into another stage of consciousness referred to as “day-dreaming.” Visualization, unlike daydreaming, is active. It can be controlled, and when it is, the process is highly creative.

“Not surprising, visualization is a key to psychonavigation. It does not have to include more than one of the senses; however, the more senses that are involved, the more powerful it will be. When Julio and I meditated on the slopes of Pinchincha, he taught me to incorporate smell, taste, sound, and touch into my visualizations. These lessons have proven extremely helpful during psychonavigation.

“Visualization must always be combined with a positive attitude. When confronted with a situation, some of us tend to emphasize the negative. We may have established an unfortunate pattern of visualizing outcomes that are counterproductive to our goals or interests. Once these are fixed in our minds, we may focus on them and mull them over, worrying and fretting. We may wake up in the middle of the night, overcome with anxiety and ‘stressed out.’ Our bodies, minds, and spirits can be affected. All this help reinforces and increases the momentum of the negative. Visualizing ways in which a situation may deteriorate gives energy to the negative. Ironically, we can set ourselves up, helping to assure that our worst fears will be realized.

“The best lawyers exploit such negative visualization. An attorney friend of mine once spelled this out clearly when he told me, ‘Half the battle is won the minute an adversary starts visualizing what life will be like after he loses. I’ve got him as soon as he allows the negative to invade his feelings. My first—and perhaps most important—job is to trigger his negative visions.’

“Such negatives must be swept from our minds. Expunge them mercilessly. Do not let people use you this way, and do not talk yourself into your own traps. Take control of your visualizations. See positive results that turn the negatives around. Have faith, and visualize the outcome you desire.

“Visualization can be a highly effective tool. Take control of it; use it for positive results.”

SHAPESHIFTING A NEW WORLD DEEP IN THE LANDS OF THE MAYA
3-13 December
Authors John Perkins and Llyn Roberts will take us on an amazing journey to the ancient Mayan sites of Palenque, Tikal, Antiqua, and Lake Atitlan, using ancient shamanic approaches to propel us to higher states of consciousness — and to experience how changing the dream can help us shapeshift not only ourselves, but the world around us.
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