“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” – Gil Scott-Heron
“Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible. It is being “wholly” and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.” – Bruce Lee
The following are a list of concepts, sciences, practices and technologies that are already being developed and used. There are already people dedicated to progressing these ideas. These concepts are reality. “2012 Enlightenment Theory” suggests that by connecting these concepts together, which is also happening (as proof by the mere existence of this article) that a society and culture free of want and need will emerge.
What we see in 2012 will be an acknowledgment of this direction, and a reduction of anxiety built from the nay-sayers and defeatists. 2012 will see the overcoming of doubt and an understanding that our human intelligence can overcome any hurdle if we free ourselves from ego and anxiety.
This movement is building, and it is not contingent on a single person, a single organization or a single school. It is the natural evolution of humankind. It is our awakening, our maturity, and our acknowledgement of our natural place on this earth.
Natural Law
alternative to ego
solution to poverty and suffering
Natural Law reveals that suffering is caused by the lack of access to the necessities of life. That poverty leads to suffering.
Absolute Poverty is defined as the lack of access to: clean water, food, shelter, energy (heat), sanitation, medicine, education, information, and financial and legal services.
Seraf Media is dedicated to using a portion of its profits to establish The Seraf Foundation.
The Seraf Foundation will work with other non-profits to assist in poverty relief around the world. Until we are able to establish our foundation we encourage everyone to support the organizations that are currently working to end poverty.
Givv.org offers an easy way to regularly contribute to multiple charities.
Further Reading: Givv, Flattr and Kiva: The Micro-Activist Trifecta
Permaculture
alternative to agriculture
solution to water and food crisis
“And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit having seed each one according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.” – Genesis 1:12
Permaculture is the conscious practice of land design and plant systems that require less work, water, and energy to produce a larger amount of more diverse food. Following relationships that work in nature and taking advantage of close-looped processes, such as: chickens eating bugs (reducing feed-resources), helping plants (reducing work and pesticides) by doing so, and producing eggs for food (reducing need for other food-resources and work).
The Permaculture Research Institute of Australia is the leading organization in education and charity work through Permaculture in the world.
Further Reading: Farmers Develop Agricultural Method to Rid World’s Water, Food and Energy Problems
Compost Tea
alternative to pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers
solution for agricultural pollution
3D Printing/Open Source Ecology
alternative to industrial production and consumerism
solution to industrial waste and material need
3D Printing is an emerging technology that allows for individual manufacturing of complex objects.
Open Source Ecology is a network of shared blueprints for machines. The goal is to empower individuals and communities to build the machines they need to survive and prosper.
Together the two have the potential of bringing cheap dynamic manufacturing to the home and garage.
Further Reading: The Man and His Machine: A Preview of Our Technological Independence
Natural Fibers
alternative to synthetic fiber
solution to plastics pollution and resource scarcity
Hemp and other natural fibers have the potential of replacing the majority of synthetic fibers and even metals in some uses. In conjunction with 3D Printing and Open Source Ecology, natural fibers may free the modern family farm from material needs.
Solar, Wind Energy and Geothermal
alternative to fossil fuels and nuclear energy
solution to energy crisis
Sustainable Energy is becoming more affordable as the market expands. The progress of 3D Printing, Open Source Ecology and Natural Fibers will only make these technologies more accessible to the individual, the household and the community.
Future Potential: Solar Panels Built into Roads Could Be Future of Energy
Meditation and Herbalism
alternative to pharmaceutical drugs and pain killers
solution to the degenerative health and drug problems
Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years and has been associated with pain relief, stress relief and emotional healing.
Herbalism allows for the nutritional prevention of health degeneration and natural remedies. The need for certified herbalists and an understanding of herbs by modern medical doctors is becoming more acknowledged by the medical community. Until a better integration of natural and clinical medicine practices emerges, be careful about any herbal usage as you would with any drug usage and consult your doctor before taking herbal supplements, especially if you are taking any other form of medicine.
The Amazon Herb Company has been working with the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Rainforest to harvest sustainable herbs that offer a more profitable use of their land than selling it off to lumber, cattle and soy production. Their Mission is to save and sustain the Rainforest.
Further Reading: Meditation Leads to Greater Pain Relief Than Morphine
Yoga and the Martial Arts
alternative to traditional physical education
solution to physical anxiety and stress related illness
Further Reading: Doctors Prescribing Meditation, Yoga More Often
Sound Money and Barter
alternative to fiat currency and central planning
solution to debt and banking corruption
Sound Money is any currency that holds intrinsic value. Precious Metals are the typical form of Sound Money found in the world and throughout history.
Gold and Silver are now legal tender in Utah, with a dozen other States attempting to follow suit (source).
Further Reading: The 4 Types of Coins You Will Need to Know to Participate in the Sound Economy
Ron Paul for President/Green Party for Congress 2012
alternative to status-quo/two-party rule
solution to imperialism
“The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.” Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Ron Paul is running for the Republican Nomination on an Anti-War, Anti-Federal Reserve, Anti-Drug War and Pro-Liberty platform. After making himself known in the 2008 Republican Primary, Representative Ron Paul has a legitimate opportunity to win the Republican Party Nomination for President, making him the mainstream contender to President Obama, something an Independent, Green or Libertarian Candidate will have to fight many times more to achieve. Ron Paul is also the highest polling Republican (or any) Candidate against President Obama (source).
The Green Party is one of the major third-parties in the United States. They have recently won 10-30% of the Vote in Governor and Congressional Elections. In the last year the Green Party of Canada and of the U.K. have both elected their first members to Parliament (the equivalent of the U.S. Congress).
By working together the Peace Movement can move forward.
From 2008:
Further Reading: End The War: A Memorial Day Endorsement: Ron Paul for President/Green Party for Congress – 2012
Autonomy
alternative to centralization
solution to toil and strife
Autonomy is the natural state of the human being. While we are family and social animals, our productivity is exponentially increased when we are enabled to manage ourselves.
100th Monkey
The Hundredth Monkey is a modern-fable. While some validity exist as to its origin, the story alludes to something much more simple and real than spontaneous consciousness. The actual study only revealed something already known, that new generations of society adapt and learn new concepts at a faster rate than the previous generation. It also symbolizes how we learn best, which is through example and by doing. The Hundredth Monkey, in context to 2012 Enlightenment Theory, is the last person needed to understand the holistic significance of the concepts covered in this Theory, and the personal responsibility to act an it, in order to make this approach part of the accepted mainstream. It is the last person to wake up before waking up becomes the thing to do.
Are you the Hundredth Monkey?
2012
“There is no fate but what we make.” – Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Whether by Coincidence or by Cosmic Fate, the coming year and it’s mythical significance has brought many of these concepts to the mainstream’s consciousness. People want to discuss these ideas. The current state of the world has brought to the attention of many people that the direction our leaders are taking us is not the best path. Our revelation is that by putting such responsibility on others, onto leaders and organizations, that we have allowed for this mis-direction, and that all that is required to correct our path is for us, as individuals, to take responsibility for our own fate. What I hope to accomplish with this article is to prove to you that some of us already have, and that the natural product of our self-determination is a world of abundance and self-governance.
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“Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” – Winston Churchill
“Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the powers of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you.” – Luke 10:19
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” – Sun Tzu
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
Jack Wagner is the Editor of The Free Independent-Sun. Born in Sonoma, California and currently residing in San Francisco, Jack set up The Free Independent-Sun on July 4th, 2009, after sleeping in and not making his usual trip up north for his hometown festivities. He figured he'd do something revolutionary to make up for it. In the Summer of 2010 Jack registered Seraf Media with the City and County of San Francisco as a Sole-Proprietorship. He is dedicated to articulating the finer points of the Revolution in order to bring about a Global Renaissance and Abundant World Economy. He also isn't afraid to get his hands dirty transplanting succulents. 
Another subject of great interest is called the Singularity which will happen in 2045.
2045 is not the year man makes a computer that is smarter than him, that comes way before. 2045 is the year where computers will make computers smarter than themselves!
Many ways of life, ways of doing things, the human experience itself will be altered forever.
http://www.singularity.com
the ramifications are mind boggling.
Justin -
I included the Singularity in my third article on this subject:
http://freeindependentsun.com/zen/2012-enlightenment-theory-part-3-3013-to-infinity-and-beyond/
However, I still think Permaculture and general self-reliant, and human potential, philosophy will have a massive impact. Once we are able and willing to produce much of our own food, water, energy, and shelter, along with building our own machines, we will free ourselves from much of the drudgery of labor and the “rat race.”
When we replace fear with love, and pessimism with optimism, we will be ready for super-smart computers to show up how to navigate space and better live on our planet.
Great page.
Micro hydro is another great tech.