2012 Survival Guide

Welcome to the 2012 Survival Guide

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Now that many of the dire prophecies for the present day have been corroborated by environmental scientists, many people think this might be a good time to hunker down and prepare for the bumpy ride ahead. After all, we ignore the world's dwindling food supply, economic meltdown, destructive weather patterns, spike in solar flares and disappearing ice caps at our own peril. According to a recent study funded by NASA, western civilization could be facing one or more long-term challenges in the coming years. These include:

the loss of electrical power, gas and drinking water
suspension of medical services
disruption of government and law enforcement
the inability to purchase food, fuel, consumer goods, medicine or building supplies
long-term failure of satellite communications, cell phones, broadcast signals and the internet

Five years earlier, the Pentagon commissioned its own inquiry, "Imagining the Unthinkable", which offered a similarly bleak assessment. It doesn't take a PhD to deduce that three days worth of emergency supplies won't cut it under either of these scenarios. Since 2007, the History Channel has aired documentaries exploring specific threats, predictions from ancient cultures and speculation from the experts about mega-disasters on the horizon. If you've seen any of these programs, or read up on the 2012 phenomenon, you'll probably agree that, just as Noah began building his ark a hundred years in advance of the mother of all rainstorms, each of us can try to mitigate the impact of a potential doomsday by getting busy now. Among the more obvious priorities:

1) Addressing prescription, dental and other long-term health care needs.

2) Becoming proficient in first aid and the herbal equivalents of patent medications.

3) Boning up on whatever it takes to survive in primitive conditions..,

4) Learning how to farm, forage and hunt for food.

5) Acquiring skills in native arts - such as woodworking, sewing, leather work, flintknapping, ceramics or blacksmithing.

6) Reviewing potential evacuation routes and destinations.

7) Seeking out spiritual guidance to enhance your intuitive capacities.

Follow the links above (or in the red menu bar) for either a crash course on the subject, a to-do list, or suggestions for gear and supplies to assemble. The 2012 Survival Guide also provides numerous book recommendations and links to informative websites for further research. Remember, the internet won't be around forever, so take advantage of this library at your fingertips while there's still time. Be sure to bookmark our site today so you can find it later.

For better retention, you may decide to compile a survival notebook. This will give you a compact reference to throw in your purse or backpack should you ever need to leave town in a hurry. Assuming any of the predictions for 2012 do pan out, getting set up for the days ahead is a job none of us should put off for "the day after tomorrow".