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
Hear startling discoveries not only about the
past and the seemingly remote civilization of
the Maya but about ourselves and the destiny
of the human race
