I am not a fortune-teller; I claim no magical ability to predict the future. Still, there seems to be something about the next five years (2025-2030) that shimmers, glows, pops. This feels big. Moreover, it invites, beckons; opportunity knocks, it would seem. Of course, the invitation needs to be accepted, the opportunity needs to be seized.
I am by no means the only one who sees the next five years as being somehow extraordinary. By many accounts, these five years are the end of a cycle, and as such, a turning point. Gregg Braden has flagged these five years as the final years of a 36 year period that began in 1984. In the middle of the 36 year period was the 2012 “end of the Mayan calendar”. Decades ago, Dolores Cannon zeroed in on the pivotal period between 2025 and 2030. Kryon, as channeled by Lee Carroll, has also suggested that this period will be a beautiful turning point for humanity. Many others have expressed similar notions.
In the YouTube universe, the notion that big things are right on our doorstep is a common and recurring theme of late. Whether framed in terms of a “Timeline Shift”, or stepping into the fifth dimension (and beyond), or opportunities for “ascension”, or impending open contact with ETs, the almost ubiquitous message is that things are happening now or are about to happen. My inner skeptic, of course, is not sitting on the sidelines. It does occur to me that some of the noise may be just that; i.e., attempts to ensnare one’s attention. After all, any pitch that has the urgency of a timeshare sales presentation should be taken with a grain of salt. Still, it does feel to me that something is imminent. Even if the machinations and manifestations of the shifts that are underway may be more subtle and more gradual than advertised.
I found myself thinking back to the history of the “New Age” (for want of a better description). Has it always been thus, i.e., have dramatic predictions of monumental changes routinely been made over the last four decades or so? Yes and no. Not that Googling “history of the New Age” provided any meaningful insights. But as early as the “harmonic convergence” of 1987 or the trumpeted dawning of the “Age of Aquarius” (ambiguous as the date of said dawning may be), there has long been a notion that something new and different and big was underway. Could all that be coming to fruition in the next relatively short while?
Into the above mix was recently stirred, for me, a personal element. I was watching Steven Colbert on television interview a guest through his “Colbert Questionnaire”. One of the questions was “Describe the rest of your life in five words.” I immediately paused the program, turned to my wife, and said “I didn’t see that coming”. No, I was not forecasting being hit by a bus or the like. Rather, the intuitive notion was that surprises were in store. And not just in my personal story; rather, the sensed notion was that we are all going to be surprised by what comes next. Not in a negative way, either; it felt like more of a “Wow … I did not see that coming”.
Very shortly thereafter, I received a clear direction (in meditation) to begin to write a book called I Did Not See That Coming. It was to be about the next five years, i.e., mid-2025 through mid-2030. Huh??? I am supposed to start now a writing project that cannot possibly be completed until five years from now? Really? Yes, really, the direction came. The book would be a chronicle of a pivotal five-year period in the history of humanity. The response to my skepticism on all that: You have been hand-picked for this; treat it as the honor that it is. Okay, I thought. Not a full answer to my skepticism, but enough to get me in motion.
All of which really got me thinking about the next five years. Try as I did, there was no figuring it out. The futility of anticipating the storyline of a plot entitled “I Did Not See That Coming” was obvious enough. Besides, the best stories are ones where the plot twists throw us for a loop, aren’t they? Conversely, in our entertainment, stories that unfold in ways that we see coming a mile away do not enthrall us.
Yes, I can guess that in five years Pete Buttigieg will be President of the United States (while, to the north, Pierre Poilievre leads Canada); that the great societal divide will have (mostly) given way to a sense of common purpose; that wars will have become a thing of the past; that benign and benevolent ETs will have publicly announced their presence; and that the Edmonton Oilers hockey team will have won a Stanley Cup championship or two. The bottom line, though, is that “I Did Not See That Coming” sticks its tongue out at all attempts to prognosticate what will unfold over the next five years.
My attempts to use logic to shore up the notion of a monumental next five years have met with modest success. It seems obvious enough that humanity’s story is unfolding in a hurry. Artificial Intelligence is entering into that story at breakneck speed. That alone seems likely to bring dramatic changes. Beyond AI, there is a pervasive volatility that seems likely to beget change. After all, chaos is a necessary precursor to all change, is it not? And we have all kinds of volatility and chaos in the mix of late. Whether in the context of wars, economics (particularly, the unsustainability of deficit spending by governments), politics, societal divisions, or whatever one wants to zero in on, we seem to be living in volatile times. Given that context, anticipating “business as usual” over the next five years would seem negligent and even foolhardy. Something’s gotta give.
Yes, based on the currently available evidence on the state of humanity, the pessimists appear to have the stronger argument. And yet, the optimist in me feels quite certain that the arrow is pointing up, not down. The “X” factor tilting the scales has to be the “I Did Not See That Coming” category.
(I will acknowledge here the view, expressed by more than a few, that we are not collectively tethered to a single future. If one assumes a “Many Worlds” or “Multiverse” basis for reality, your future is entirely unconnected to anyone else’s. However, that thinking would make your life a single-player game, where you are the only player in your game and every other human you encounter is some sort of “Non-Player Character” being spun by the Universe in response to the story you are spinning. I can’t get there, and I don’t want to. Rather, what I call “Earth Game” feels like a “team game” to me. I feel strongly that we are engaged together in a massive multi-player game. That is, your future and mine may diverge, but they will play out on the same gameboard.)
In light of all of the above, I conclude that the next five years are likely to be something special. Perhaps even the most important five years in the history of humanity on Earth. I intend to govern myself accordingly. And, I am writing the book I was directed to write. (More news on that in five years, hopefully.) If only to satisfy the curiosity sparked in me, I need to look in that box, and see what is in there. I was directed to chronicle something; surely there has to be something in the cards that is worth the effort of all that. (As for doubting the inner voices, yes, my inner skeptic still does that, but I have learned over many years to trust those voices.)
You can make your own decision about what expectations to hold. I will be the first to admit that the voices that speak to me in meditation merit no probative value inside your head. But what if the next five years truly are destined to be the most pivotal period in the history of humanity on Earth? You wouldn’t want to sit that one out, would you? If there is an opportunity to somehow participate in the story as it unfolds, surely you would not want to pass it up?
Give it some thought. You have three options to consider in anticipating the next five years. The first is to assume that things are probably going to Hell in a handbasket. On that option, sticking your head in the sand may seem the best (temporary) escape; i.e., “I don’t want to think about it”. The second option is to assume that nothing extraordinary is in the cards (illogical as that seems, as noted above). Therefore, no need to give it any thought or have any kind of strategy. The third option is to assume that the next five years are going to be monumental, and you don’t want to miss a thing. In other words, go full FOMO on it.
As you consider the three options, think about the creative power you are contributing to the unfoldment of your very personal future during the next five years. On the first option, you are sending a Debbie Downer “Quantum Signal” out into the Universe. That can’t help. On the second option, your signal is mostly neutral, but has no real “juice” or electricity to it. But on the third option, you are coming alive, cranking up the energy, pointing the needle upward. Even if the next five years fail to be monumental for humanity, your five years will be enhanced by bringing your A-game.
Beyond the above, there is the opportunity to perhaps personally participate in the unfolding of Earth’s story. In whatever way, and however small (or not small). Wouldn’t you want to jump at that? Again, stir a little FOMO in here.
As for me, I’m going “all in” on the next five years. If they fail to meet my expectations, I will adjust course in five years. Until then, I propose to anticipate being blown away by things that I do not presently see coming.
Maybe I am wrong about the next five years being epic. The question for you is what if I am right?