For Halloween: My personal list of predictions for the next several years.

[BlueIris]

Here's a collection of my own personal predictions for the next decade or so. Some are about changes within the U.S. economy and society, some are related to global phenomenon. I believe in free will, and I know we have the power to try to prevent the less than pleasant things from happening if we want to, which I hope we do, as a few of them are pretty nasty.

2011 (or what's left of it)

November: major change within our government at the federal level. The less said about this, the better, except to say that I think it could culminate in the biggest political scandal in forty years. Not looking forward to it.

December: for better or for worse, OWS may die out or die down around this time. Taking a break for winter? I can't be sure, but I get the feeling the movement fizzles around this point.

2012

Major crisis in mainstream media. Possibly related to its non-coverage of corruption in government and Wall Street.

I get that the godawful nightmare that is DOMA will be extinguished this year.

Changes to the Affordable Care Act. I don't have a good feeling about the future of the individual mandate.

Okay, this is the 'big one' for 2012--I am getting, very strongly, that a viral epidemic, probably the flu, will strike in the fall, September to be precise. It could be disastrous. I have an extremely scared feeling about it. Not to be melodramatic, but I think it could wind up being as bad as the flu epidemic of 1918-1919. I will not tell others what to do, but I will be getting a flu shot this year and next, as well as really trying to keep my immune system as healthy as possible.

November: the collapse of the Tea Party.

2013

Had some interesting stuff come through about '13...

The potential for a new Equal Rights Act to emerge.

The potential for that ever-rumored HIV vaccine to become more of a reality.

Potential for many states to embrace 'smog taxes' on individual vehicles, based on how much pollution they put out.

The creation of a new political party. Feels more left than right, but I think its focus will be on financial reforms.

2014

Ouch...this is where some of the more frightening stuff started to come up.

First big jump in gas prices here in the U.S. as the energy shock gets into full swing. Can't say how high they'll go, but my guess is at least $4.00 a gallon or higher, and they pretty much won't come back down.

Airfare goes up quite a bit, too at this point, I think, and international travel will drop off sharply as a result. I'm also getting that international travel for Americans in particular will decrease for other reasons (difficulties, er, getting along with our foreign neighbors.)

I was sickened to get the impression that this is the year in which that bullshit about drug testing recipients of state aid will gain popularity in most states. As many as forty U.S. states may start doing this. To me, this is horrifying.

I was also upset to feel that this is the point when our society redoubles its efforts to curb obesity. Sadly, I do not feel this will be done in a progressive, supportive, or even healthful way. I feel that many states will adopt 'fat taxes' for recipients of state benefits, and participants will face the choice of either somehow losing weight or paying a fee to continue to receive aid. I get that up to twenty states could take this punitive approach to 'dealing' with the overweight. I also get that schools will face immense pressure to help children control their diet, nutrition and weight. The healthcare system may become a more ghastly place than ever for overweight patients.

There are some other not-so-nice things coming through to me about 2014, like an increase in restrictions on things like surrogacy arrangements and fertility treatments. Not sure entirely why, but a couple of my impressions have to do with a sense that the safety, or lack thereof, of fertility therapies, including the in vitro process, may get greater scrutiny. I think widespread homophobia could have something to do with this--some same sex couples pursue surrogacy arrangements in order to have their families, and the bigots of the world may start trying to enact more restrictions to hurt gay parents. I also get that the number of international surrogacy contracts will drop considerably after this year, as will international adoptions.

It's not all bad news for '14, though--we may finally get some support for abortion rights in America on the federal level. Not sure if it's part of the new ERA or if it's another amendment entirely.

I also think it's remotely possible that this is the year China does away with its infamous one child policy.

2015

One of the only impressions I had about this year is a lot of discussion about the changing nature of male/female relationships in the United States. We may see many more hetero women living single lives, and some in the media will declare that women are 'turning away from men altogether,' ie; Japan's commitment shunning 'carnivore women.'

2016

Huge jump in global food prices after this point.

Possible widespread availability of the HIV vaccine.

Near complete elimination of anything resembling the 'land line' telephone connection in individual homes.

2017

I got few impressions about a year this far away, except one about an rash of suicides of obese patients, probably in reaction to the unfairness of crap like the fat taxes and media messaging criticizing the overweight.

2018

Civil war in China.

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What I'm not getting...anything about the legalization, or even widespread decriminalization of marijuana (sorry, pot fans.) Anything about the creation or implementation of a single payer healthcare system, at least not at the federal level. Anything about the world ending in the year 2012.

Other things I'm picking up on generally, which I can't place within the confines of any single year...a significant uptick in racial discrimination and racism in the United States. This sickens and terrifies me, as I think the base energy that creates racism is something we should be just about done with in our allegedly first world nation. Long term and widespread economic difficulties here and abroad. And a generally meaner, more unpleasant society in which our collective emotional dysfunction gets worse, causes more community breakdown and isolation for many.

Happy Halloween, A, S & AHers.

[SheilaT]

1. I'm just curious as to your source for these.

Do you get visions, or just impressions, or what?

I also admire your willingness to put these out there.

[get the red out]

2. I've actually had two impressions

I've actually had two strong feelings or impressions that correspond with these; OWS dieing down or ending prior to the hard winter and the fizzling out of the Tea Party next year.

[Celebration]

3. very much applaud the specificity of these

Interesting.

Maybe we can work on manifesting some positive things........

[PinkTiger]

4. Here are mine

I agree about the OWS movement - it will fizzle out, but in the spring a new, more organized group will form and be even more volatile and far-reaching than OWS.

Marijuana will become legal in the next 5-7 years. But it won't be a big deal. I think that is why you aren't picking up on it. My feeling is that it will become legal to grow your own, up to two plants a year or so, and it will still be illegal to sell it or import it. It will be decriminalized, but there will be a crackdown on driving with it on you or under the influence. States will have the onus on this - federal law will change to legalize and states will have to set their own laws;

Obama will win in 2012.

Democrats will win big in the house and senate.

Unemployment will start to ease by fall 2012, after a jobs bill is passed and starts to have impact.

There will be a large earthquake - 6-7 on the scale - in the center of the U.S. in the next 18 months. I see Oklahoma and Arkansas in the crosshairs.

Changes in the tax code will remove some of the tax breaks for religious institutions, especially for private schools affiliated with a church and for churches that hold vast amounts of property and business interests. Small churches without these perks will keep the tax free status, which will be put on a sliding scale.

Changes to the federal election laws will curtail corporate giving to candidates, and most pacs will be limited in their fundraising for national candidates.

Changes in education are afoot. The biggest changes will come from states, who will penalize schools with large sports teams. The trend will be to take sports out of the schools and encourage local communities to support sports activities that are not connected to public education. Schools, by 2035, will mostly be education-based and junior colleges and community colleges will be integrated into the public school system and offer at least the first two years of college at no cost to qualified high school grads.

[mysticalchick]

5. With all due respect, BI ...

... these predictions feel very much anchored in the "fear" vibration. That's not to say they won't come to pass but I question the value of putting out such things.

I won't go all "Little Miss Sunshine" on things but I do think there's greater value in stepping out of that vibration and holding the higher one. If I were one to get such visions, I'd want to share what uplifts others and helps move them further on their path rather than ones that scare them and cause people to pull inwards.

Just my thoughts ... I welcome others.

[Celebration]

6. my thought is that the future is not necessarily written in stone

I could also be wrong about that statement. :)

I have a feeling that the negative things may cause more of a ripple in the field because of our reaction to them. Thus the negative stuff seems to be easier for people to "get."

I could be wrong about that too.

The best way to deal with stuff like this is to send light and love to the negative type predictions, which in turn may lower their probability of occuring. That is what I did!

For some reason negative predictions don't seem to scare me or bother me much. While I can see that it could be an issue, I would rather know what people are actually feeling, so that the manifestations that I attempt have more specificity.........if that makes sense.

[OneGrassRoot]

8. I always have an "aha" moment when you share your insights...

I truly appreciate how you view things and transform them in very useful, positive ways. I always resonate with you say.

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[Celebration]

10. ..........

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[OneGrassRoot]

7. LOL..."Little Miss Sunshine"

You make me laugh.

:rofl:

Thank you for that.

:hug:

[Celebration]

9. plus I LOVED THAT MOVIE!!

So much better than Pollyanna, which was used far too long in popular lexicon.

[BlueIris]

11. On the lighter side (kind of Halloween theme-y): The next The Exorcist kind of epic horror flick

will come along in 2012. Probably in the fall. I'm excited for that, as it's been a while since I've seen any really good horror movies. The offerings from that genre have been pretty lame this decade, or flat out unwatchable, ala the "torture porn" films like the Saw franchise. I think this film may have to do with (fittingly enough) the Halloween holiday (and no, it won't be a reboot of the original Halloween franchise.) My guess is that it will score points for being pretty low-tech, and having a small, old-fashioned focus (ie; thrills and chills, not gore and splatter.)

Speaking of films, I get that the sequel to Star Trek XI will be great. It may also have a stronger villain and a darker ending than the last one.

The next mega musical sensation (think somewhere between Elvis, Hendrix and Michael Jackson) is coming of age at the moment. He's about 22 now, and his instrument of choice is the guitar. He's on the West Coast, I think, maybe in L.A. I am trolling music sites right now to try to get a better sense of him.

[eilen]

12. November: deadline for decision by Super Congress

I believe. I think that may be the source of your misgivings for this month irt our government.

[BlueIris]

13. Entirely possible.

I'm thinking it's going...somewhere else, though. Also--Solyndra, anyone? At first, I didn't think this was going to be the scandal it's shaping up to become, because it has never been on my intuitive radar. (I'm also getting the sense that TBTB are trying to bury that cess pit like nothing else.) Now...if the Solyndra mess is only the tip of the iceberg I feel it is, it could be extremely damaging to the entire system.