The ancients devised prophecies about the emergence of a new world through their intimate and impressive observation of the planetary bodies. In their experience, the rotation and orbit of the planets operated as a celestial clock that charts changes and transitions, with changes in the heavenly bodies functioning as a mirror of change to all of existence.
The winter solstice, also known as the first day of winter, is the time when the northern hemisphere is farthest away from the sun, making it the shortest day and longest night of the year. On the winter solstice of 12/21/2012 at 11:11AM Universal time, our sun will intersect with the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
It seems there is a vast hole in the center of the Milky Way. This hole was considered by many ancients to be the womb of our galaxy. Likewise, many contemporary astronomers believe that this vast hole or center is the place from which many of our galaxy's stars were created. Given the particular intersection of our sun with the center of the galaxy, some feel that whatever energy is available to Earth from the center of the Milky Way will be disrupted at that time while others maintain that this alignment will enhance the available energy.
Additionally, some ancients, ostensibly including Plato, regarded the Milky Way galaxy as a keeper of particular time cycles that typically end in catastrophic change. With this, it seems important to consider that according to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word "catastrophe" is derived from the Greek word katastrephein meaning "to overturn" and that in 1540 it became associated with the "reversal of what is expected".
Furthermore, according to some mystical, esoteric, prophetic and astrological sources there are two significant alignments to consider. This first energetic alignment occurred on our planet in August 1987 at the Harmonic Convergence and will reach a zenith on 12/21/2012. Apparently, on August 1987 the plane of our solar system became synchronized, and our solar system began moving toward an anticipated intersection with the center of our Milky Way Galaxy (at 27 Sagittarius), which will take place on 12/21/2012. Therefore, it seems that in 1987 we reached synchronization and in 2012 we will reach the intersection point. Some describe this intersection of our solar system with the center of our Milky Way Galaxy as something that hasn't occurred for 250 million years, while others purport that this alignment took place as recently as 26,000 years ago.
The ending of the Mayan Calendar's Great Cycle on 12/12/2012 is mirrored by numerous other prophecies (Hopi, Egyptian, Cherokee, Ethiopian, and the works of Nostradamus and Cayce, to name a few). One of the components these sources have in common is their assertion that the Winter Solstice 2012 heralds change. I concur with those who maintain this paradigm shift is monumental and contains threshold after threshold for personal, planetary and even galactic transformation.
From my perspective, the first movement in August 1987 heralded an energetic shift in consciousness that has, at its core, a wake-up call type invitation to each of us to being preparing for our graduation from spiritual adolescence to spiritual adulthood. This invitation included a summons to spiritual seekers:
- to cast aside outmoded and limiting beliefs,
- to reclaim our essence identity as co-creators,
- and to embrace our profound and significant purpose as participants.
This is a time of simultaneous dismantling and the co-creative birth of a new way of being.
The second movement, which I sense will occur on 12/21/2012, has to do with completing our graduation from spiritual adolescence to spiritual adulthood crossing that threshold, utilizing the energy available to us to walk through the 2012 gateway and continuing our co-creation of a profoundly awakened, empowered and fulfilling personal, planetary and galactic reality.
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