Clouds of Oil Billowing from Seabed may Contain Silver Lining

There may be something other than misery being telegraphed from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. To the acute observer, something besides pollution may be seen rising to the surface. It's a message. A message revealing a deeper truth as to the real meaning of this crisis.

No, I'm not referring to the idea that an out of control deep sea well is messaging the need to get off fossil fuels. I mean, sure, but that's too easy a call. I actually have something else in mind to share with you. The gulf oil spill may represent a fork in the road offering Humankind an opportunity for us to evolve our consciousness and negate not only the effects of the spill, but also the many other crises slowly building across the planet. To make this case we must first jump forward to the year 2012, then work our way backwards.

Postcards from the Gulf