2012 Analysis
Understanding the Prophecy of 2012
December 21, 2012: A Mayan Age Ends
By John Van Auken
At present, the year 2012 is only of interest
to those of us who believe in the wisdom of ancient
cultures. But soon, very soon, everyone is going
to be looking for more information about this
Mayan prophesied year of destiny, which many believe
to be the end of the Mayan calendar and thus the
end of time, as we have known it. Let's look at
this calendar and this specific date more closely.
The Long Count Calendar
Actually, it all began with a discovery that has
been known for decades about the culture that
invented what is known as the Long Count Calendar.
On the Pacific coastal plain of Chiapas, Mexico,
a few miles from the Guatemala border, the astrological
observatory of the Izapa civilization was located.
Some believe that the Izapa were the transitional
culture between the older Olmec civilization and
the emerging Maya; others believe the Izapa were
the Olmecs.
For almost a thousand years the Izapa recorded
the Long Count Calendar on monuments and ceramic
vessels. Most of the dates refer to local, mundane
events, like the crowning of a specific king.
However, some of the Long Count monuments refer
to mythological events that occurred at the beginning
of the current "World Age" that we are
living in and which is soon coming to an end.
The Maya adopted the Izapa calendar, creation
myths, and time cycles counting method.
Edgar Cayce's View
When asked what the New Age means to humanity,
Edgar Cayce replied: "the full consciousness
of the ability to communicate with the Creative
Forces and be aware of the relationships to the
Creative Forces and the uses of same in material
environs. This awareness during the era or age
in the Age of Atlantis and Lemuria or Mu brought
what? Destruction to man, and his beginning of
the needs of the journey up through that of selfishness."
(1602-3)
Cayce is informing us that in a previous time
cycle, humanity had a level of consciousness and
relationship with the Creative Forces that allowed
us to live at higher levels of material, mental,
and spiritual activity in the Earth and beyond.
Unfortunately, we misused this consciousness and
the power that came with the close relationship
to the Forces. This misuse brought on the destruction
of our great cultures and a long, karmic soul
journey through the pain and confusion that resulted
from our selfishness and self-centered focus on
our will without regard for the will of the Creator
and others. Now, as the cycles come around again,
we are nearing a time when the level of consciousness
and relationship with the Creative Forces will
allow us once again to regain these powers.
ARE CONFERENCE JULY 18-20, 2008
Hear complete details of the prophecies surrounding
the end of the Mayan Calendar on December 21,
2012
Explore how and why the calendar was developed
Understand the significance of the beginning
of the Age of Movement on August 13, 3114 BC and
its end on December 21, 2012
Discover the meaning of the end of a 13-Baktun
Cycle
Learn what follows the Age of Movement and what
we can expect during the change from our present
Age to a New Age
Learn how escalating climate changes and earth
changes could be tied to this phenomenon and how
modern science validates many of these predictions
Prepare your body, mind, and soul -- and your
family -- for making the transition to and living
in a new era
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past and the seemingly remote civilization of
the Maya but about ourselves and the destiny of
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