Christine- Yes, I think that it is appropriate to think of this forum as a lever for positive change and it is quite possible that such change has already occurred and will continue to occur.
Lyra- Nice system! I like it. Seems very practical.
As far as upcoming changes, I could take a more conservative approach and base it upon solid evidence, but I think it may be more fun to take a leap and make the assumption that the C's transciripts, the Ra material from the 1980s, the more resent Ra material from David Wilcock, and to a lesser extent the intuitive predictions of Sean David Morton all have some validity to them. I will start more on the negative side of things and then switch to the positive.
If those sources are accurate, then I can see a scenario like the following: I do think it is highly possible that there will be multi-city terrorist attacks in the US before the November election. This will lead to fear and anger and sadness and greater crackdown on society.
The price of oil is currently around $40 a barrel and the price trend will be upward. This will make a lot of things more expensive and will lead to increased inflation and economic dislocation. In the fall of 2005, we may see the beginning of a big stock market collapse which may be a loss of 50% over a year. This collapse will be engineered by STS forces. This will contribute to general economic decline, particularly in the US.
While that is going on, terrorist attacks will continue. There will be a cry to "control the terrorists" and we may well see a return of the US draft. Also, if the attacks continue, there will be legislators who want to do away with cash, and all transactions will occur via debit/credit cards. These could be the plastic cards that we are used to and there will also be the possibility of having the card information implanted into your body (not recommended).
While all this is happening, rapid climate change may be occurring. We may see the increase in massive storms, potentially leading to "Super Storms". Ice and snow may cover large areas of land and a recently released movie may not appear so far-fetched after all. (The C's specifically refer to this rapid climate change scenario).
When things are looking really bad, a really unprecedented thing may occur: governments will introduce us to human-looking aliens who have powers that boggle the mind (access to 4d). They will be presented as saviors, and perhaps one will be put forth as the second coming of Jesus Christ.
The lockdown on society continues, possibly aided by HAARP array mind control/influence technologies. This leads to the ultimate planned takeover where 36 million Nephalim ride the comets that come with the 4-d wave that intersects the Earth in approximately 2012.
On the positive side, everything that happens, which appears subjectively good or bad, is related to the fact that the Earth is ready to move to 4-d, which is part of a natural growth cycle. Gaia, of which we are currently a part, has learned many lessons and she is ready. The transition will occur and it is really a wonderful thing, almost so wonderful that it is beyond imagining. Some of the people who are ready to live on a 4-d Earth will go there directly from 3-d. Others will go to from 3-d to 5-d and then to 4-d (they will die first and then come back).
I think that the 3-d people who are not ready for 4-d will go to 5-d and then come back to a 3-d planet. That 3-d planet could be Earth or another planet. I think that there is a good chance that it will be 3-d Earth, but in a time period that we view as the past.
As the 4-d wave approaches, the potential for 4-d powers will increase. These include telepathy, clairvoyance, variable physicality, time travel, space travel, etc. We may be visited by many entities that are drawn to this event. We will be surprised and amazed when we realize that some of these entities are us! (And they are not all good entities.)
As the frequency of the planet shifts, many people and institutions will fall. People and institutions will be revealed for what they are and there are going to be a lot of shocked people. Also, there will continue to be the intentional distraction of media celebrities who "fall from the pedestal". I think that such events are designed to distract us from more important issues.
The role of people who have some sense of what is happening may be to remain sane and balanced and "hold the vibration." This will increase the potential for a smooth transition. While the broad picture may be known, there is a huge number of pathways that events could take, and that is why we volunteered to be here in such a tumultuous time. Some of us may have "come from the future" convinced that we would be able to "wake up" from consensus trance reality, wake up others in the process, and ease the pain of our mother Gaia as she gives birth to a new era.