Acronyms are wonderful devices! This timely acronym, Y2KP stands for YEAR 2000 PROBLEM. With a little grammatical license, it can also stand for YOU TOO KAN PANIC, or YOU TOO KAN PREPARE, or even YOU TOO KAN PROSPER. Chances are that one of these acronyms applies to you, either as a joke, as a concept that strikes terror in your heart, or as a business opportunity. However you see it, keep your wits about you, because chaos is afoot!

The stage is set in the theater of the collective unconscious. The full cast of characters is waiting in the wings, and whether the show bombs or wins the award for the best play of the decade, has yet to be determined.

We humans always try to understand the energies of the gods and goddesses, and indeed try to outwit them using logic. However, those divinities are emotional and capricious, and though they are true to their archetypes, they spurn logic. So, we must keep within principle, and do our best not to get caught up in their dramas.

We have rules to follow, but the script is always changing. The theme of this melodrama is "Human perception and the laws of physics." The locale is Earth, in the business offices of "Novus Mens Vita et Mundus, Inc." (in English: NUL-W, Inc., New Understanding of Life and the World, Inc.) and the era is the current day. The principle characters, the planets:

The Cast Of Characters

Saturn/Kronos is still parliamentarian, in charge of rules (no one else wants that job). However, he has recently had reconstructive surgery, and found a new holistic physician, Dr Aries, who prescribed a regimen of vitamins and exercise. He felt so rejuvenated that he took on the new temporary position as CEO, and is working on restructuring the company. (The old company, Newton & Euclid, Doctrine at Law lost market share and their stock plummeted)

Neptune/Poseidon, Saturn’s son used his connections with the deconstruction industry, and has been demolishing the old organizations in his own inimitable way: dissolving structures from the inside out, first creating incompatible beliefs, shattering old convictions, and making it generally impossible to continue in the same frame of consciousness.

Uranus, king of the heavens enjoys his new position with the company as the chairman of the board, and chief technology sales rep. He is wowing everyone with all the new electronic devices, and publishing a line of popular books and videos based on the new physics of Einstein’s relativity theory and Heisenburg’s uncertainty principle, and on a little-known Hermetic volume of cosmic principles called The Kybalion. (The latter was a work said to be penned by his great-grandson, Mercury, who will, of course collect royalties.) Uranus is using some rising Hollywood stars in his videos, such as Tim Conway (star of the award-winning, Dorf Plays Golf), relying on the successful principle that humor is the best way to teach principles.

Mercury/Hermes, Son of Jupiter and nephew of Neptune, has joyfully taken on the tasks of accountant and chief negotiator. It’s his job to handle the stockholders, who understandably get a little nervous with all this restructuring. Mercury has lots of experience in diversion techniques, bi-location (he once posed as an asteroid named Hermes long enough to be identified and classified by astronomers, then promptly disappeared -- never to be found in that persona again), and operating in the shadows where he can overhear rumors and manipulate from behind the scenes. He is a master of detail, and can keep people guessing until his agenda is fully in place.

Pluto/Hades, ruler of the underworld, and brother of Neptune and Jupiter still relishes his same position in Personnel, as The Terminator (no one really wants his job, either). He has recently come out of his underground Scorpio suite of offices to tour the rest of the company with his brother, Jupiter. Jupiter is giving Pluto a new perspective of the company through the fiery designs of his model, Sagittaria (with whom Pluto is currently smitten). Pluto’s new transformational work is creating quite a stir in the company, converting many stockholders to a completely different scope of the possible. Pluto is developing his latent fiery genes, which is helping him to change his mysterious, dark persona into a more outgoing image.

Jupiter/Zeus, another of Saturn’s sons, still chafes at having to take orders from the old man, yet there’s something about the renewed image of Saturn that is somehow easier to deal with. It must have developed the last time that they met in 1981 in the east Libra suite. That office is really conducive to cooperation. Anyhow, here Jupiter is, actually enjoying implementing the sweeping changes instituted by his father. After being wounded by that group of marauding Shoemaker-Levy gypsies, it’s good to be back in the harness again.

Venus/Aphrodite just loves her job. Marketing and Public Relations are just about the most well-suited tasks that she could have. And working with Mars/Ares, her half brother is pretty nice. Since their last meeting in the west Cancer suite in September 1996, the liaison that they made with Artemis helped keep them on track.

Mars/Ares, Jupiter’s son is happy as the chief expediter. The job gets him out in the field where he can see to filling the stockholders’ needs. He will be active at some of the executive meetings with Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

The Moon /Artemis, another of Jupiter’s children is good at her job as master scheduler and timing advisor. Being an expert with bow and arrow, she always hits her mark. She calls regular stockholders’ meetings to update everyone about the progress being made in the restructuring process.

The Sun/Apollo is the principle stockholder. He gives life and purpose and hope to the company. In the year 2000, when he is at the peak of his 22 year expansion cycle, he may test the loyalty and survivability of the rest of the stockholders. He really wants this restructuring to succeed. The future of the company depends on it.

The old mechanistic Newtonian paradigm is dissolving before our eyes, and the new view of a holographic universe is revealing itself to us. In this act, the stockholders learn that two masses cannot occupy the same space at the same time unless they learn to function in several recognizable dimensions, through different forms of expression. Edward Johndro, one of the major stockholders of the past, knew the key in 1929, when he wrote about Einstein’s new idea that the laws of gravitation and magnetism were one. Johndro was already convinced that the same law manifested in the macrocosm and in the microcosm, and that human consciousness is the deciding factor in life.

The contract that Saturn and Neptune signed in their meetings in 1989 in the executive Capricorn suite was about re-evaluating the old structures, preparatory to integrating new ideals and patterns. They hope to have their agreement concluded in 37 years, when they will begin anew in the east Aries suite. During late 1998, Neptune will do a review inspection to make sure that no weak structure escaped demolition. And Saturn will enlist Mars’ expert talents in supporting Neptune’s work.

When Saturn took the corporate meeting with Uranus in the west Sagittarius suite in 1988, they had both been advised by Jupiter’s counsel to make sure to stick to principle, and to keep true to their goal of attaining a higher awareness for their stockholders. It will be exciting and fascinating to see how the different phases of their work actually get started, evaluated and implemented as Saturn squares off first with Neptune and then with Uranus in 1998, 1999, and 2000. Act 2 of our play will extend from 2006 to 2010, when the company will reap the fruits of their labors. With the able assistance of their associates and hopefully, the support of the stockholders, the newly restructured company may increase its value and come out a winner.

Technology and lack of foresight are responsible for getting us into this fine mess and it’s up to us to get ourselves out of it and move on to our next evolutionary test.

Those for whom the Y2KP is an overrated, out-of-proportion hoax, can write a book about the current ills of society and technology and make a fortune (it may already be too late for that, publishing time being what it is). The rest of us want to know "what is this all about, and how does it affect me?"

Simply put, the Year 2000 Problem deals with the problems that will arise as a result of early computer manufacturers needing to conserve space in memory. Instead of making space for 4 digits for the year (e.g.: MM/DD/YYYY), they used only 2 digits for the year (M/DD/YY), assuming the 19 and requiring computer users to only enter the last two year numbers. In many computers, ‘00’ is flagged as an invalid date, and attempting to enter that year invalidates the process, at best. At the worst, the entire computer may crash. When the calendar turns from December 31, 1999 to Jan 1, 2000, Other, older PC’s (286’s, 386’s, and even some Pentiums sold as late as 1997) may default to January 4, 1980, the date when DOS was configured and released. Any process in your PC involving dates could be a problem, although, most astrology programs are already Y2KP compliant.

Who could have foreseen the myriad of computers that would connect every part of our lives in just a few short decades. It’s not just PC’s that are involved. Billions of date sensitive imbedded micro-processors can be affected. Examples of these are the computer systems in VCR’s, security systems, air traffic control, inventory control databases, telephone systems, transportation schedules, loans, maintenance schedules, payroll, time-locks, ATM’s, bar code systems, PC BIOS chips, to name just a few. Most imbedded chips are physically inaccessible, which means that if they do fail, a modular approach to repair will need to be taken. Experts in the field of diagnosis and repair will be in great demand. Both hardware and software systems may be vulnerable. And not all computer problems will be in evidence on January 1, 2000. Some processors will default to 1900, however 1900 was not a leap year, and 2000 is, which can postpone any problems until February 29, 2000. Some simple processing chips are programmed to deal with intervals, such as 30 days, and some are designed to recognize only positive date integers ("00" is a neutral date integer -- who knows what the result of that will be).

Computer networks and systems of linked computers may also be at risk. Systems that deal with credit card accounts, medical records and equipment, emergency services, military installations, public services, judicial records, utilities and power grids (it’ll be winter in the northern hemisphere), welfare records, insurance and financial records (especially international monetary exchange networks), the stock market, satellite and defense networks, and the IRS.

IRS report to Congress: The year 2000 problem threatens to result in "...the generation of millions of erroneous notices, refunds, bills, interest calculations, taxpayer account adjustments, accounting transactions and financing reports." (No wonder the government wants to reform the IRS.)

Experts have been working on the Y2K Problem for many years, but most of them agree that not all of the solutions will be completed in time for the century’s turn. Some of the areas of concern in both hardware and software arenas are:

standards of compliance

recognizing vulnerable system links

availability of expert personnel

computer time for testing

testing verification and validation

truthful dissemination of facts

There is much more to this problem than just the above highlights. (See the Web

Triple witching in the financial markets is when stock options, futures options, and index options expire on the same day. The first such date was recognized on Friday, September 19, 1986 at 11:53 AM EDT at the NY Stock Exchange (just one year and one month before the 508 point drop in the DOW, the day called Black Monday, in the year of the Harmonic Convergence). Mars was semisquare Saturn, and Uranus and Pluto had just made the SECOND OF FIVE consecutive semi-squares during those two years.

The entire world seems to currently be heading towards a "multiple witching time" with such apocalyptic expectations for potential disasters as:

Weather: Enhanced El Nino/La Nina phenomena

Prophesy: Earth changes by Edgar Cayce and Nostradamus

Extra-terrestrial contact: UFO’s and crop circles

Cultural: End of the Mayan calendar

Diseases: A.I.D.S., Ebola, and other viruses

Planetary: The long awaited polar shift (prophesied
to occur on May 5, 2000)

Cosmic: The Solar maximum in 2000 -- potential
EMP burn-out of electronic components of
technological satellite systems. (Few of those
satellites were in place during the previous
Solar Maximum.)

Computer:: Y2KP, increased noxious virus activity

Biblical: The "End Times"

The interaction on the web and these other arenas is mainly a dialog between the roosters and the owls. Roosters crow when the dawn is imminent to rouse the barnyard to action; owls quietly murmur that it is still the middle of the night, and there is no reason to get excited. Instead of a mutually exclusive answer, perhaps a combined solution can be reached. To be prepared on the physical dimension, and to open our thinking to a more holistic, cooperative view, based on a more spiritual premise -- the interdependence of all life. Perhaps it’s only during a triple-Witching-Time, that we are forced to look at other alternatives.

Astrologers have the equivalent of "Triple Witching Time". It’s when several planetary cycles peak within a short time frame. Generally those peaks are accompanied by points of punctuation such as eclipses, stations, and/or other configurations.