crossing frontiers

A FEW REMARKS ABOUT ‘REVOLUTION 2012’

Because of the large number of reactions to the book review, (R)evolution 2012, Why Humanity Faces an Evolutionary Leap, Berlin 2009, the editors were prompted to make a few remarks. Although Dietrich Broers, the author of this book, gives the impression of thoroughly analysing possible future developments that, according to him, will culminate in the year 2012, some caution is required when reading and thinking about it. The author deviates considerably from what agrees with the scienti c facts and demonstrates ample literary resourcefulness. The majority of what he discusses is rather speculative and a number of aspects are not supported or con rmed by the current state of the sciences, although the author says they are substantiated in a number of places. This does not alter the idea that there are impulses and radiations that penetrate our planet, deeply in uence human activities and incite humanity to subject its vision and mode of life to serious re-orientation. There are many people who think that the continuation of the planet and humanity depend on it. It would even be better, if the human being nds his divine basis of life again, and considers his neighbour as precious as himself. This basis links microcosm, cosmos and macrocosm into a living whole and makes it clear that the basis of the divine development is always the same, above as well as below, within and without, ‘in heaven as well as on earth’. This basis is life itself: from protoplast to heavenly being, from planet to galactic system and from universe to universe. It is gratifying to ascertain that modern scientists are increasingly able to cross their own frontiers, and to penetrate empirically the realms that either cannot or can hardly be explained empirically.

The point of view of the editors is that a consciousness leap is possible, as a result of which humanity will better be able to attune itself to a spiritual revolution, and in their columns, they will help to support this change that has already been prepared for decades. However, the opposite of this revolution will also be activated. The content of the book, in which the author discusses the most diverse developments, should therefore, in our view, be approached utilising the powers of discrimination.