Stephanie South is the author of 2012: Biography of a Time Traveler, which is the authorized biography of José Arguelles, the man who first introduced the date December 21, 2012 into mass consciousness with The Mayan Factor. The initiator of the Harmonic Convergence global peace meditation of 1987, Arguelles is also the founder of the annual Whole Earth Festival (1970) in California, and one of the originators of the Earth Day concept.

Recently, I had the opportunity to ask Stephanie some questions about the 2012 book, Jose’ Arguelles and what’s to come in 2012.  Enjoy the interview between Stephanie and I, presented here below….   All the best, *~Kala~*

KA: Stephanie, how did you meet and become involved with Jose’ Arguelles?

SS: In hindsight, it was purely a matter of destiny. As it actually happened a man I had been involved with who was the head of Padmasambhava Center in Portland, Oregon invited me to the 28th annual Whole Earth Festival in 1998. He had a strong intuition to go there to specifically honor Jose as being a terton, or ¨hidden treasure finder¨ in Tibetan terms.  This meant the discoverer of hidden or lost teachings. This was all new to me as at the time I did not know what a terton was, nor had I heard of Jose Arguelles. As it turned out, Jose had started the Whole Earth Festival in 1970 as a prelude to the first Earth Day.

After hearing Jose speak about time and synchronicity, something clicked inside of me and I immediately began to study his works. A few years later, I began to assist him in editing and organizational work, but it wasn´t until 2002 that this entire process began.

KA: At the age of 14, Jose Arguelles experienced what he describes as a life altering vision while on the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico. Can you explain what he learned during this time?

SS: He learned that there was a higher mind behind the world of appearance. He experienced the cosmic essence behind ¨things.¨  While standing at the top of the pyramid he understood that the minds that conceived of and created these amazing pyramid structures were vastly different than the minds that created modern civilization. He vowed to find what this knowledge was and bring it back to the modern world.

KA: What theory do you ascribe to as to how the Mayan people created such elaborate calendars?

SS: I think they could create such elaborate calendars because they were operating with a different perception of time than how we think of it. They did not have telescopes or any other astrological equipment, yet they knew the movement and position of different stars and were able to calculate large cycles both in the future and in the past. This was due to an advanced mathematical system that underlies calendars. I  highly recommend reading Jose Arguelles´ book, The Mayan Factor for more information about this.

KA: Can you briefly explain Jose’s theories on the Harmonic Convergence as well as what we can expect on December 21, 2012…

SS: For Jose, the Harmonic Convergence of 1987 was the fulfillment of a prophecy that opened a 25-year portal leading to the Harmonic Convergence of 2012. This was a prophecy of Quetzalcoatl that defined a cycle of time that began in 843 AD and ended on August 16, 1987.

Jose received the dates for the Harmonic Convergence in the early 1970s from Tony Shearer, a Lakota journalist and poet. Then in 1983 Jose had an amazing vision of an ¨Earth Surrender Rite¨, which would become known as the Harmonic Convergence.

The Harmonic Convergence marked the first time that human beings simultaneously coordinated their prayers, meditations and ceremonies at sacred sites around the planet. Many didn´t even know why, but they felt a type of magnetic pull. It resulted in the largest unified moment of collective synchronization.

According to Jose, the Harmonic Convergence of 2012 is all about collective synchronization and the shift of timing frequencies opening us into a harmonious new cycle.

KA:  Arguelles discusses the “telepathic nature of time”. Explain this concept as well as his theory that humanity is living in “artificial time” and how this is affecting our environment and civilization as a whole.

SS: The simplest way to understand the ¨telepathic nature of time¨ is through the experience of synchronicity.  Synchronicity is the key. Jose discovered that time is actually a frequency—the frequency of synchronization.  So when we experience synchronicity, like when someone calls that you were just thinking about, this is a direct experience of the telepathic nature of time. This means that your inner experience and your outer experience were in alignment or synchronized in that moment.

According to the Law of Time, which Jose discovered in 1989, synchronicity is our natural state. What keeps us from experiencing synchronicity all the time is that we are living in artificial time.

Artificial time, he discovered, is created by two instruments: the mechanical clock and the Gregorian calendar, with its irregular measure.  Together, these two instruments create a timing frequency known as the 12:60 (12-month calendar, 60 minute clock). This is artificial time. The whole of our civilization runs on this frequency unconsciously. But the rest of nature lives in natural time. The frequency of natural time is 13:20 (based on the harmonic mathematics of the Mayan calendar). In this frequency time is art and synchronicity and telepathy are the norm. Jose has discovered that we can shift to the 13:20 frequency by learning to live again according to the cycles of nature.  The 13 Moon, 28-day calendar is the main instrument he advocates to shift frequencies.

KA:  What is the Noosphere II Project?

SS: The Noosphere II Project is an experiment in time to aid in a positive planetary shift in frequency.  Noosphere can be likened to the sphere of mind of the planet. It is also the name given for the coming stage of evolution. So the Noosphere II project is an experiment of different meditations and visualizations to actually realize and bring about this next stage. It is about the cultivation of the mind and exercises in maintaining a lucid state of continuing consciousness within the natural 13:20 timing frequency. Part of this project involves large group meditations, particularly on the rainbow bridge around the earth. See http://www.lawoftime.org/law/rainbow.html

KA: Jose Arguelles discusses the Law of Time and the 13 Moon Calendar that we should follow. How can we begin to live following the 13 Moon Calendar while also needing to function in the current time frame set for work, school etc?

SS: You can just begin to follow it along with the Gregorian calendar. All the 13-Moon, 28 day calendars have the Gregorian dates, so you just find the Gregorian date and then pay attention also to the 13 moon date of the day. Remember that the Maya used many calendars simultaneously (up to 17!).  It is all about synchronicity.

The 13-Moon, 28-day calendar is like a lens to shift your frequency and perception of time. It basically gives you a portal to another experience of  reality. The mathematics behind this calendar are the mathematics of the fourth dimension.  It´s a good experiment to try following it for one moon (28 days) and note any shifts in your perceptions and increase of synchronicities that might occur.

KA: Has the Law of Time affected the current world Economic Crisis?

SS: According to the Law of Time, the economic crisis is a function of a system based on artificial time. Nothing artificial can last. The main distinction of the Law of Time is that we are shifting the paradigm from ¨time is money¨ to ¨time is art.¨ The question is, how do we make a positive transition to a new system in alignment with the laws of nature so there is abundance and equality for all?

KA: Through your study and work with Jose Arguelles, what have you learned and what would you advise people to do to shift their consciousness before 2012 and after?

SS: I feel Jose´s life is powerful example of holding to your inner vision and dream even though the world may be telling you otherwise. The main thing I have learned from Jose is the importance of discipline, focus and the cultivation of the mind. Through the training of the mind, we are able to experience more easily the rich textured meaning of this reality as well as other realities. Jose has brought through many ¨time science¨ tools that, when studied and applied, have palpable effects on the mind and consciousness.

My advice to others through this time of transition is to find your joy—find what connects you most directly with your essence–this is where the treasure lies. Also it is so important that each of us take full responsibility for ourselves and our reality. This means no longer blaming others for anything. And also forgiving everyone for everything, including ourselves!  Everything we see in the outer world is a manifestation of our collective inner world, so as each of us shifts our inner world, then our outer world changes!  Also I highly recommend a vegetarian, vegan or raw vegan diet to help raise our frequency along with living in the natural cycles of time.

KA: Tell us more about you and your work.

SS: Currently I am working with Jose on completing the Book of the Timespace, volume V of the Cosmic History Chronicles. I am also working on the Star Travelers13-Moon Almanac of Synchronicity. This is an easy-to-use introduction to the 13-Moon, 28-day calendar that people can follow day-to-day along with the Gregorian calendar to begin to increase their synchronicity and shift their frequency. This should be available in about 6 weeks at www.lawoftime.org.

More about Stephanie South….

Stephanie South is a former journalist and coauthor of the seven volume series, Cosmic History Chronicles, of which the first four have been published. She is currently working on the fifth volume, Book of the Timespace. She met Jose Arguelles in 1998 after a series of dreams in which he was demonstrating time travel and telepathy. Soonafter, she began a systematic study of his work on the Law of Time. She is currently working with him on the Noosphere II Project, an investigation into the nature of time and cosmic states of consciousness. She is also working on the Star Traveler´s 13-Moon Almanac of Synchronicity, available soon at www.lawoftime.org.  More info at:  http://www.south-timetraveler.com/

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