I'd love to hear from any of you how serious you think the Y2K problem will be. What does your knowledge of computers make you surmise? What do your astrological readings indicate? Etc.

Best,
KJS

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KJS, I've spent most of my working career in the computer industry, and I think the possibility of widespread catastrophe as a result of the Y2K problem is extremely remote. The problem is well-understood and LOTS of manpower has been and is being thrown at it. The real difficulty is simply that there is so much ancient, undocumented code still running on large institutional computers that some instances of the problem will go undetected until they fail. That will no doubt happen, and could cause some annoying computer errors and bureacratic snafus, especially from the government and financial institutions. But the fear that this could bring about the collapse of the world's economic infrastructure is, in my judgment, just that -- a fear, but not a realistic one.

There are many people, not all of them religious fundamentalists, who are determined to see the coming of the millennium as an "end of the world" scenario, and the Y2K problem is just one of the ways of imagining that.

My two cents, anyway.

Personally, I see the "end of the world" coming too, but in a very different way -- more like the end of the world as we have known it for the last two thousand years -- brought about not by economic collapse but by a global change in consciousness. And this is happening already, right under our noses. The people on this very discussion forum are carrying on lively conversations about spirit and astrology with each other from many separate countries, all over the world. Instantly! This is a real "global nervous system" in the making, right here and now. It's hard to see how radical a transformation this is bringing about, because we are right in the middle of it, but I think it marks a turning point in human civilization comparable to the discovery of fire, the development of agriculture, or the invention of language. It will turn us into a new kind of humanity. And with the growing connection of minds 1-to-1 instantly throughout the world, I think the change will have more to do with inner awareness and expanded consciousness than with external structures like governments and economies.

My other two cents.

Well Greg,
I have to say I totally agree with you and after your explanation about the computer FEARS perhaps we can all rest a little easier tonight!
I do believe that we are all becoming alot more aware of our higher selfs and a collective consciousness is definitely taking place, this site shows this only too well.....the amount of fan mail and emails that Crystal and I receive on a daily basis shows us this....Linda created a great awakening which fills me with joy every day.
Great comments Greg.
Love and laughter,
Kelly-Anne

Gregory,

Thank you for your wise input. What you say makes good sense to me, and it mirrors what my husband's best friend, also a computer industry career man, predicts. In addition, I've checked to make sure there won't be a Mercury retrograde come next January 1 :-)

Although I continue to have mixed feelings about the proliferation of computers in our daily lives, I can't deny that they have acquainted me with some wonderful LG fans around the world. I agree with you and Kelly-Anne that we are together spiraling higher through our message board exchanges.

KJS

PS I too am a Tai Chi player (Cheng Man Ching form and sword form). I also admire the work of BK Frantzis.

Hi everybody,
I was reading my local Sunday paper today and came across an interesting article about Y2K and having a baby. The article states that the prime conception date for those wishing to give birth on Jan.1,2000 would be April 9th. If I am correct, isn't this the day that our dear Linda was born? I found this to be fascinating. Although as we all know, babies can be planned for, the best laid plans can go astray for whatever reason.

How fascinating - yes, that is Linda's birthday!

Of course, as you say, pregnancies that take exactly the standard gestation period are the exception rather than the rule (as anyone who's ever tried to plan maternity leave in advance knows!) Even so, it's an interesting "coincidence."