I have done a lot of reading about what will happen in 2012 (or the near future) and this is what I have summarized.
The Earth was not designed for 6+ billion people, it is finite and has its limits....therefore a correction is in order. This does not mean I think the world will end, I just think that Earth (nature) has a way of keeping things in balance. I am of the opinion that should something happen, i.e. cataclysms, pole shift, giant comet, then it may not necessarily be a bad thing. Millions, maybe even billions of lives will be lost, but since our souls are indestructible, then there really should be no worry. Just a correction that is due to happen and Earth returning to balance.
For those remaining, there may even be a rapid increase in consciousness. I have heard it referred to as a change in density, i.e. from 3rd to 4th. Imagine living in a world where we are no longer living day to day, not knowing who we truly are and our place in the cosmos. A world of wonderful new technologies that are made aware to us by other more advanced civilizations that can now coexist with us. Look at it like this.....the human race is finally coming of age....it has taken literally millions of years to get where we are today, but we are only just beginning. In terms of the cosmos, we are but children, playing about in our playpen (Earth). But now, we are about to reach the level of a teenager and maybe get the keys to dad's car (if only on the weekends) to get to expand our world...we might even get to go to the mall down the street and hang out with our friends (roam the galaxy with E.T.'s).
So basically, the near future is not something to fear, but something to be EXCITED about. We are on the precipice of something truly wonderful and amazing, although it may seem foreboding and scary, embrace it and hang on for what will surely be an exciting ride!!

