Does the Mayan Calendar Actually End in 2011 & NOT in 2012?

As we approach the year 2012, confusion and speculation surrounding the ancient Mayans’ calendar system is at an all-time high. If you watch the History Channel or have kept up-to-date with Hollywood releases over the last few years then you, like most people, probably assume that the Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012.

The first thing to address regarding this assumption is that the Mayans, along with most ancient civilizations, utilized multiple calendars. Our modern western-dominated culture utilizes only the Gregorian calendar which has the sole purpose of tracking commerce and taxes that coincide with the seasons and agricultural interests. While the Mayans had a calendar like the Gregorian calendar for tracking these very important purposes (Haab calendar), they also had calendars for tracking time from more spiritually significant perspectives. One example is the Tzolkin calendar which is a 260-day cycle comprised of thirteen (13) intentions and twenty (20) aspects of creation. The purpose of this daily calendar is to track the flow of creation and according to the Mayans; the day that you are born represents an outline of your life intention and purpose for this life. A typical Mayan is much more likely to ‘care’ about what day it is according to the Tzolkin calendar than according to their Gregorian-like Haab calendar which only tracks practical affairs.

The Tun calendar (360 days) combines with the Tzolkin calendar to form the Calendar Round which recalibrates every ~51+ years or so. In ancient times, this was a once in a lifetime event and traditions for its ending and new beginning included eradicating all debts and extinguishing all fires. The Long Count calendar covers a much longer time period and is broken into five (5) ‘Great Ages’ that are each approximately 5,125 years. A complete cycle is, therefore, just under 26,000 years. This is the calendar that the History Channel features almost exclusively. The assumption with this calendar is that since we are actually completing the 5th Great Age of the greater 26,000-year cycle that ‘the end’ must be near. While living during the time of the conclusion of this 5th Great Age is rare, leaping to the conclusion that the end of the world is coming seems far-fetched to me.

By far, the most intriguing calendar from the Mayan’s would have to be the Underworlds calendar. This calendar tracks the evolution of consciousness over time and most of the research into understanding this calendar and its timeline has been compiled by Carl Calleman and Ian Lungold. What makes this calendar so unique is that it tracks time from the beginning (~16.4 billion years ago) of creation until the end of creation. It has, therefore, never ended before and it only has one ending date slated for October 28, 2011. In fact, based on the work of Calleman and Lungold, the Tzolkin, Tun, and Long Count calendars are all slated to end and re-start on October 28, 2011 as well. So what happened to the December 21, 2012 date with destiny? It’s really a matter of the calibration of the start dates for the calendars for which there exists contention. Depending on when you set the starting dates, October 2011 or December 2012 could represent the re-calibration time periods for the Tzolkin, Tun, and Long Count calendars. However, for the Underworlds calendar, October 28, 2011 is the ending date. But the ‘end of creation’ that this represents by no means portends to the ‘end of times’.

The evolution of consciousness though the Underworlds calendar includes nine levels of consciousness development (see photo). Each of these nine levels is divided into thirteen equal segments consisting of seven ‘days’ and six ‘nights’. The length of these ‘days’ and ‘nights’ reduces twenty-fold when moving up each level of consciousness. For example, the lengths of each ‘day’ and ‘night’ through the second level (Mammalian) of consciousness are twenty times less than that of the first level (Cellular) and the lengths through the third level (Familial) are twenty times less than those in the second level (Mammalian). This represents the concept of ‘time acceleration’ or ‘time compression’ as we move up through the levels.



In general, the ‘day’ periods represent awakenings and growth of consciousness for that particular consciousness level while the succeeding ‘night’ period represents the application of what was awakened in the previous ‘day’ period. The seventh and final ‘day’ periods represent the culmination and fruition of the particular consciousness development for that level (i.e. formation of the first cell at the entrance of the seventh ‘day’ of the Cellular cycle ~1.26 billion years ago is the culmination of ‘cellular consciousness’).

Here is an example that is uncanny in terms of timing. We entered the seventh ‘day’ period of the seventh level (Planetary cycle) around 1992. This level of consciousness was about developing a ‘planetary’ awareness or consciousness. This cycle initiated ~1755 AD (the start of industry/pollution) and with each ‘day’ period our awareness of being connected as a planet grew:

4th day – Telephone
5th day – Radio
6th day – TV
7th day – Internet


We are currently racing through the ninth and final level (Universal Co-Creation) from March 9, 2011 through October 28, 2011 (18 earth days per ‘day’ and ‘night’ period). On October 11, 2011, we will enter the seventh ‘day’ of this cycle and for 18 earth days we will be in the seventh ‘day’ period for all levels of consciousness development. After October 28, 2011, the creation story will be complete. But what does this mean? Personally, I see the entire 16.4 billion year period of ‘creation’ as the gestation period and the end of this period as the ‘birth’ of the co-creative process as we realize that we are all one energy.




When it comes down to it, it is your choice which date that you believe the Mayan calendars end and it is your choice to either welcome the potential new era or to fear the end of the way of life that you know. What will you choose?

Christopher Robert Taylor
www.SovereignHarmony.com
www.SovereignHarmony.biz


Pictures from www.MayanMajix.com

Universal Co-Creation Cycle: The Expansion of Truth & the Vulnerability of Exposure

I fully expect dramatic breakthroughs this year, especially in science, medicine, & energy. The 'truth' in these areas will reach the masses in a way that will FORCE us to question the structures & authorities that keep them in place. Just like a snail outgrows its shell and has to find a more suitable shell despite the vulnerable journey involved, so too are we outgrowing our structures and having to find a new set of structures while experiencing the vulnerability of exposure until that occurs.



So what CAN we expect in 2011 during this Universal Co-Creation Cycle? With the rapid motion of Jupiter through the sign of Aries and the permanent entrance of Uranus in Aries over the first several months of 2011, 'speed' will be the operative word. 2010 may have felt like we were driving with the parking break on but 2011 will feel like our brakes are giving out as we roll down a steep hill...yikes! The only way to handle it is to surrender to the vulnerability of the unknown because trying to stop the rapid growth and change will be futile. Like a NASCAR driver, we can only hope to steer our vehicle in a desirable direction....although maybe not just to the left.

On a collective level, what we think of as 'mainstream' will be in a RAPID state of flux throughout the year. Expect breakthroughs in realms of medicine, metaphysics and other fringe topics. THIS is the year that the edges of the acceptable mainstream expand to include those fringe areas. By the end of 2011, the idea of 'healing' will be completely revamped.

For example, from July-November 2011, "The Run: Moving Natural Medicine Forward" will be spreading across the United States from San Francisco, CA to Bridgeport, CT. This event will be one of many opportunities for the 'truth' about medicine to be revealed which will inevitably lead to a collective sense of wanting to 'overthrow' the medicine industry to allow for true health to all. In my opinion, one of the reasons that Health Care Reform is stalled in America is because the new truth cannot be supported by those archaic structures. It has less to do with political ideologies and more to do with a sense that it is time to have a new system to honor the truth of medicine and health rather than trying to fit medicine into an existing model whether its for profit or whether it is run by the the government. I will have more specific things to say about this event as we approach the summer but again this is just one of MANY examples of what will be occurring through this Universal Co-Creation Cycle. - http://www.therun.org/about-the-run/run-itinerary/

On a personal level, if you used the purging opportunities of 2010 to your benefit you will find yourself ready for the excitement of the Universal Co-Creation Cycle in 2011 and more open to riding the waves. However, those who reacted to 2010 by holding even stronger to their old habits and patterns while refusing to change and release, will find 2011 a bit too much to take....like trying to run a marathon without training first.

By April, the aforementioned expansion & rapid developments of 2011 will be quite obvious and it will carry us through the rest of the year into 2012. The first wave of opening & truth occurs from March 9 - March 26. The period immediately following from March 27 - April 13 will be our first 'reality check point' period. Another period of conscious awakening will occur immediately following this period, and so on. It will be a wild ride for sure.

Below is a time line for this Universal Co-creation cycle where the 'Day' periods represent rapid increases in collective consciousness & the 'Night' periods represent period of application & 'reality sinking in' for those new awarenessness.

Universal Co-Creation Cycle - 18 days each

Key Start Dates for each of the 18-day segments
Day 1: 9-Mar-2011
Night 1: 27-Mar-2011
Day 2: 14-Apr-2011
Night 2: 2-May-2011
Day 3: 20-May-2011
Night 3: 7-Jun-2011
Day 4: 25-Jun-2011
Night 4: 13-Jul-2011
Day 5: 31-Jul-2011
Night 5: 18-Aug-2011
Day 6: 5-Sep-2011
Night 6: 23-Sep-2011
Day 7: 11-Oct-2011

Entire 16.4 Billion year calendar ends on 28-Oct-2011

We are the collective snail who is expanding too large for the existing structural shell. We must be brave and face the vulnerability of exposure as we leave our old shell and create a new set of structures that fit the realities we now know to be true. And there's no turning back.

Social eruptions like the one in Egypt are just the beginning of these kinds of overthrows. Just imagine the outrage when the world knows that something like 'energy' is actually FREE and can be utilized much more simply than our current fossil fuel based economic structures. Again, just another example of many.

Finally, the word 'Apocalypse' is actually a Greek word that translates to 'unveiling' in English. Popular culture assumes that this word portends to the end of times. But perhaps this idea of a pending 'apocalypse' was ALWAYS referring to a time when the truth will be unveiled for all, followed by a period of collapse of old structures and a massive readjustment. What an unfortunate misunderstanding! Just remember, the 'end' of the way it has been does not imply that new beginnings are not on the way.

This is occurring on both a collective as well as a personal level for all individuals. We are coming into ourselves...and into our own sacred truth. On personal level, my advice is:

Embrace your truth, have courage in the vulnerability of exposure, & be willing to adjust your sense of security around a new set of your own personal reality. Inevitably, as we change so will our relationships. Have the courage to release those that no longer fit or to adjust them to fit you. Just like our structures should be designed to harness and support our truth, so too must our relationships adjust to fit our personal truth and not the other way around. Saturn in Libra from 2010 through the end of 2012 reiterates this journey of restructuring our relationships to fit our truth.

Enjoy this wild ride! Also, attend one of my presentations on the Mayan Calendar or on Relationship Astrology for a better understanding of how to deal with these changes that are occurring. Or you can purchase a recording of one or both presentations at www.myastrochris.com!

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

My 2011 Outlook on "Paranormal Connection"

Christopher Taylor (My Astro Chris) joins host Danna Wilberg of "Paranormal Connection" to give his outlook and perspective on the year 2011. Christopher walks Danna through 2011 in terms of both, Astrology and in terms of the "Underworlds" calendar from the Mayan Calendar system. 2011 features rapid developments and breakthroughs in regards to science, technology, and medicine. Time is accelerating this year and Christopher helps make sense out of it all.

Air date: January 3, 2011

For more information, contact Christopher through his website below:

www.myastrochris.com

Enjoy!