Much talk is now going on about the coming changes and this year above is being pin-pointed. Specifically, the winter solstice of 2012 is when monumental changes of spirit are supposed to occur. There is some book out there whose spine I have never cracked that supposedly talks of the upcoming changes in great detail. I would warn all who read such things to take them with more than a small grain of salt. People who wish for positive outcomes have a tendancy to overlook the things which might stand in the way.
There will be much fear between now and then and many who, out of that fear, will try to stop the changes by whatever means they have to, even violence. Religion in general is not going to like the fact that they will be losing control over their congregations; it will come to light that we are all gateways to the One, and that is very threatening to organized religion.
Be wise and choose to whom you speak of such things with care. Not all are ready for what is to come, and not all are due to get through it unscathed. Precisely what is going to occur is not clear; it is too dependant on individual decisions along the way to be truly predictable. Anyone who has planned a party or wedding knows that the best laid plans can go astray at any point. There are some who will try to throw a wrench in to the plan, and that is one sidestep that may have to be taken along the way. Hopefully, you can see of what I speak. It will be like traveling a forest path and coming across a tree limb in the way. The only way past it is to deal with it.