An attempt at making sense of what's going on in the world as humbly as I'm capable of Part 4

If you want a good foundation for understanding what I'm talking about here, please read my posts: Identity and selective perception 1 and 2 and A way that smart people reach conclusions based on faulty premises.

As I hinted in the first post in this series, the way I see it, in one way or another, we have reached the end of a long road. The world will not just go back to normal and we are on our way towards something that is radically different from anything in recorded history. And even though the world is in a dark place right now, I believe that this is something wonderful. That one way or another, all will be well. Because this awakening that is happening - and it is happening - cannot be for nothing. And every time that I feel close to God, I feel nothing but love and assurance. It is only when I feel alone in my mind, hearing only my ego’s small voice, that I doubt. Of course I cannot convince anyone else about this, since this is my personal experiences and in some cases also my wife’s, since we’ve shared quite a few of them. 

But I can say this with absolute certainty: Until you start seeking God, things will continue to get darker and more painful. I know this for a fact. And in all likelihood, if you’ve started to wake up, this will resonate with you. If it doesn’t right now, perhaps you will remember this in the future when all seems to fall apart. Because turning to God is always an option, even if it is born out of desperation. “Seek and you shall find”, as famous Jesus quote says.

To conclude this post and pave the way for next post: I believe that there are a few spiritual explanations for what is going on. All can be called a form of global spiritual awakening. They can roughly be divided into three categories: Ascension, end times and the end of a cycle. “Ascension” or “The Ascension Process” is the term used in more modern spiritual circles. According to Christian terminology, what is happening would be referred to as “the End Times”. Islam and Judaism have their versions of this event. In Hinduism and Buddhism you find concept of huge time cycles. In this context, the end of a cycle is signified by cataclysmic events and the shift, just like with the Ascension or the conclusion of the End Times, results in a radically different world.

There is also one alternative that isn’t explored as often. Namely that, in spite of a seeming incompatibility, it’s a combination of two or more of these explanations.