So many signals are telling me that the world is in turmoil. That the culture that many of us live in, the environment, and its inhabitants are suffering and decaying. Whether it's everyone I know (regardless of geographic location)
talking about how
crazy or
extreme the
weather has been, the
political strife and
factionalism, scapegoating of the
poor/
disabled/
minority religions/ or
other disenfranchised people, or natural disasters striking the
U.S.,
Haiti,
Japan, and elsewhere- people are getting antsy and uncomfortable with how things seem to be going.
Is it any wonder the
fundamentalist Christians assume it is the
end of days? I can't say I blame them.
Many people are talking about these issues and what can be done, as they seem omnipresent in so many of the communities I travel in.
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This is why I am personally so attached to the idea of having a home with a little bit of land and raising my own food, chickens and bees. One of the reasons why I am so passionate about DIY: permaculture, sustainability, crafting, and learning the survival skills of our ancestors. And why I intend on group schooling my son myself- ensuring he actually gets a decent education,
despite us not being wealthy. And so many people I know are automatically doing the same thing. It feels like we are tapping into a collective unconscious that is telling us to start doing the work of building the new world- right here, right now while the old one crumbles at our feet.
I met with another Witch friend the other day for tea, and she said that she feels that the recent baby boom that she is seeing is likely a part of that clinging to survival. So many "alternative" type people (be they artists, pagans, queers, or otherwise) are starting to have kids. And she feels that this is tied to the state of the world right now. She talked about how other disasters, be they natural or human-made had a corresponding baby boom- a human survival mechanism is clicking into place and influencing so many to want to start a family. I find that idea interesting, frankly. And I can't say that I disagree.
What do you think? And what are you doing, if anything, on this issue?
