Talking with someone this morning about a clip from Contact, and this came up   'And I think that Contact is simply one of the most awe inspiring movies of our time.   But (as today, solstice is an example) light is only the absence of dark, and to have one without the other is untenable.  Shades of grey(s) are problems, but the dark itself is workable with.  The real light workers are those who go willingly into the dark.  And only those who can balance light and dark within themselves can really light the way.  The transformation is not going to be the way people think it will be....  We collectively seem to be going through a cultural end of millenium spasm where there is almost connivance in ignoring the real issues.  Politics, economics, wealth, property, even environmental attitudes and belief systems - you can't take it with you.  Persistently, both religions and shamanistic practises from across the cultural divide suggest the ability to retain a degree of consciousness after death - indeed, some shamanistic practises maintain that preparation for the transition from the one state of consciousnes into the next is the only real purpose of life.  It's a bit deep, but i find it fascinating to study.  In the real world (?), the crop circle here is going ballistic.  It happened overnight, and first thing the next morning the farmer trashed it.  So the next night it grew a tail.  And the next night it grew wings.  Next?