Jose Arguelles wrote several books on the Maya, one entitled "The Mayan Factor: Path Beyond Technology".  This work was written in 1987, just before what was then referred to as the Great Harmonic Convergence.  As happens with many highly speculative, quasi-mystical works, Dr. Arguelles achieved recognition in the public domain, but received a sound thrashing at the hands of hard science advocates.

Part of the premise of his work was that the Maya believed that by the end of the current millennium, man would have developed a technology which would be self-transcendent, enabling man to regain harmony with the universe.

Whether that particular outcome is true or not is the stuff of philosophy. What is clear is that current computer and communications technology is about to precipitate a quantum state change in the world as we know it today.

Many believe the internet, and/or the world wide web, is already a quantum state change, whereas the reality of it is that - to paraphrase the title of another recent book - we are "Amusing Ourselves To Death". There is little of meaning out there in cyberspace.  An overwhelming percentage of internet traffic goes to pornography and game sites.

The quantum change is yet to come.

It will come from the synergy generated by a global communications network, and, as suddenly as the Berlin Wall came down, the new world will be upon us.

One day, we will simply notice things have changed.

We hope, on this and our other sites, to show you how and why this is going to happen. Of all possible times, this may be the most exciting at which to be alive.

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