<paste>...scholars have generally delinked millennialism from the literal idea of a 1,000 year reign of peace; that's just too Christian to apply to other cultural frameworks. Instead they see the search for an immanent, earthly, transformation that makes this place profoundly better--like, say, Heaven on Earth--as the defining characteristic of millennialism. Once you do that, you see millennialism EVERYWHERE. It's downright eerie how uniform humanity's hopes are; it must be hardwired in us.
Of course, the doomsday longing is a bit different, but it seems to be psychologically linked. > > > > > > > > > > > > millennial movements (The End of the World: as we know it), > > > > > > "one of the students asked me if the 2012 Mayan calendar prophecies are > > > taken seriously by some of the folks in FF. Apparently, a friend of his > > > new age mom lives in FF or has some sort of connections there (he was > > > vague) and has heard that people have taken up the 2012 hysteria. While > > > it would surprise me if NOBODY in FF took the Mayan stuff seriously, I > > > wouldn't expect widespread enthusiasm for it." (?) > > > > > > > From side e-mail: > > > > <: ...although i would not have used the term, as the promised > > >transformation was > > never associated specifically w/ millennial timeframes, broadly it > > definitely fits as that is what we have been taught for many >years....even > > up to maharishi's last 'transmissions'! he taked about how >his 'work was > > done' and that the descent of heaven on earth was assured. it was >not a > > matter of "if" nor was it far off....but in our life times. >better > > hurry! > > and heck. HOE sounds good to me....bring it on! =:-) > > > > fra e-mail: >paste< > about millennialism, although I'd heard Maharishi talk about the Age of > Enlightenment and Creating Heaven on Earth for decades, I'd never really > considered the millennial aspects of the Movement. <> >
