A very interesting astrological event came to my attention recently via Spirit and Destiny Magazine. It is one that has been rather under reported so far. On the 26th of January, the distant planetoid Pluto will enter the astrological house of Capricorn the sign of conservatism, leadership and at times dominance. America was born as a nation on the date 04/07/1776 under the exactly opposed sign Cancer during the end of a journey through Capricorn by Pluto.
It is then no wonder then that astrologers are interested in just what will the return to this position herald for America, and by default the global culture now that the two are intrinsically linked. Its been 230 years since the last time around.
Pluto has a great deal of ancient mystical symbolism attached to it as well as being attributed links to modern esoteric thought and indeed Satanism. Much of its described imagery sounds startlingly relevant to the current times in which we find ourselves. Pluto is the patron of big business, as well as a herald of rebirth, death and transformation. Named for the God of the ancient hell-like vision named Hades, and attributed with control over the land of the dead as well as a path toward higher realms of existence. It speaks of a need to explore these same. Pluto’s only moon is named Charon, after the ferryman whom carries souls across the river Stix on to the land of the dead.
In astrological terms, the fact that Pluto is the furthest out of the heavenly bodies of our solar system means that its changes are seen as extremely important and of wide effect. Pluto’s changing house is considered a bringer of upheavels at the level of entire populations. Although Pluto urges change, its initial effect on conservative power blocks can mean they clamp down massively and impair civil liberties on a massive scale. At the level of the general populace, it brings about a desire for a revolutionary sense of greater self-responsibility. Pluto is spoken of by some as bringing the urge for facing life’s dissatisfactions, and providing the energy to process this fully.
Those born under Pluto’s influence are likely to feel compelled to seek out the injustice they perceive to be in the world. This is in itself is positive, however the negative side of this influence is that many become crusaders blind to their own faults and therefore cause more problems than those they solve. Recent global conflicts seem to echo this ominously as we see more and more controversial revelations from events on the ground. In addition to this the recent collapse in the financial markets would seem to resonate with the ideas surrounding Pluto and its link to change in business fortunes globally. We have seen in just a few days the collapse of the financial markets as well as the largest ever act of banking fraud all to a backdrop of credit crunch and property uncertainty.
Pluto is depicted by a symbol representing spirit forged in the crucible of matter, a very interesting choice indeed. It is tied to the aspects of power within the smallest levels of reality such as energetic little atoms, hence its name being used for the culturally ominous substance Plutonium. This also makes it important to those considering more refined higher realms of existence and the idea of hidden modes of existence spiritually important to us.
This is why then that it can be seen as both a harbinger of radical and difficult changes, yet also a positive catalyst for the inner substance of humanity. The next 15 years in which Pluto visits Capricorn are projected to be of great import for America in particular of course. many Astrologers predict that nation will never be the same again. Some new form of global superpower will replace American global dominance by the end of this journey through the astrological house.
First comes the tightening of the reigns by the outgoing old guard, then the fall of an outdated mode of governance. The end of illegitimate political forces such as Neo-Conservatism and Global Elitism could be just around the corner.
The fact that 21-12-2012 falls in the midst of this section of the Pluto orbit is of course very interesting when one considers all the change symbolism attached to that date. Especially relevant is that much of the 2012 changes information comes from various American cultures of both modern and indeed by gone years. Most notably the Maya and Hopi Indians. It would seem that information suggesting a time of change in the global mode of governance is becoming universal. It would seem this long predicted time is reflected well within Pluto's astrological symbolism.
Time and events are shown by history to be largely cyclical in nature not linear. Those who do not learn from the lessons of the past are indeed doomed to repeat its mistakes. It would seem to me unwise to simply write of any of these astronomic cycles as irrelevant to us. We are lead by various relevant natural cycles, indeed they govern every aspect of us in fundamental ways. I must admit that I wonder what we will see by the time Pluto exits Capricorn in 2025. It appears that this European path of astrology meshes well with that of the Mayans, Hopi and other important cultures for this time. Many of these systems are being closely studied by some of us in the Western world at this time.
The best advise that astrologers seem to have for us entering this period appears to be, hold on to your hats, but make sure you don’t struggle, just go with the flow of being fully embedded in the process of radical global change.
As a final note for budding astronomers, keep your eyes to the sky on January 29th as the massive TU2007 asteroid passes close to the Earth.
Mayan Calendar 11:11 21-12-2012 – Following the Tzolkin [10]
Many people interested in 2012 have begun wondering about just what it means to follow this ancient Maya Tzolkin Calendar. What exactly does it involve, and what great benefit would it add to our lives?
Especially relevant now as today is 21-12-2008, there are exactly just four years until the end of this 5125 year Long Count of the Maya Calendar system. Also we see the closure of one ‘Great Year’ nearly 26,000 years long related to cosmic mechanisms of Earth and the Milky Way.
Well I have always believed that scientific and spiritual matters both should be tested for truth and relevance by personal investigation. Here I will detail the way to start following this system and a little of what that may mean for you and me. We will take a journey through the steps needed to begin using the Maya calendar ourselves.
Here are some useful links to visit that will enable you to calculate your own Maya signs and get to grips with following the Maya system. I also suggest that like me you hand draw your own calendar as you may sometime be away from a computer with which to check the Maya sign for that day. Also it will help forge your relationship with the numbered symbols themselves.
Maya Birth Calculator
Maya Day Glyphs
Maya Glyph and number interpretations
Maya Long Count Date
Lets start at the begging, using my own beginning for example. I was born rooted firmly into the Gregorian calendar having been born on its first day, 1-1-1977. I believe we choose the exact date of our birth, so that the background energies and other considerations will assist us in our tasks ahead. For me then this was a way to mark my future life as being related closely to cycles of time and cyclical calendars.
Early in the hours of that day I arrived from the unborn non-manifest realms of consciousness and entered matter and form fully. As I took that form specific energy patters were being held within the flux of the background universe that will likely never be wholly repeated. Other aspects of the energies, radiation and cosmic positioning would indeed be run again through the cycles of future time.
Those energies would logically have imprinted in some way on the coalescing matter and sublime consciousness that would later harmonise as the body-mind complex. The mind-body complex would then be named ‘Bruce Fenton’, for abstract reasons relating to social convenience.
Although the unborn infant already has some self-awareness it remains unaware of the physical world, drifting in dream state worlds. This is why the time of birth and fuller awakening to self is more relevant that say the time of conception or length of pregnancy. When we awaken at birth we fully coalesce into our new being.
I was born under the Western Astrological sign Capricorn, and also under the auspices of the Fire Dragon in the Chinese system. These two systems have both led to me gaining useful factual information about life paths, probable roles, and part to play in this lifetime. The Maya calendar adds a greater depth to the understanding of cosmic and spiritual energies interwoven with our lives.
First I calculated my own Maya birth symbolism and checked it with some simple maths to ensure accuracy in relation to the known calendar end-date of 4-Ahau.
My own birthday is number nine and glyph Iiq or K’an, depending on regional Mayan dialect. This is the symbol for Wind and Maize. So I am thus 9-Wind in the Tzolkin 260 day round of glyphs and numbers. That combination would occur again only once every two hundred and sixty days of course.
That in it-self was interesting, but of course it’s the meaning and essence of the calendar that I wanted. I carefully studied the interpretations of my birth symbolism. It was very surprising to find a high level of accuracy and relevance to my own character and habits. Even a sceptic would agree that a superficial glance at the meanings makes for an eye opener.
Quote: “It embodies the power of communication and dissemination of positive thoughts and ideas.”
Quote: “Wind people make great orators, teachers and journalists, spreading spiritual inspiration, knowledge and information as if carried by the wind.”
As I run a popular, positive, alternative web-site, and have written most of a spiritually centred book it was easy to note the clear connections.
The Haab is a 365 day Maya calendar system that runs alongside the 260 day Tzolkin. It has 17 months known as Uinals, 16 being of twenty days length and the last being just five days seen as outside normal time and rather unlucky. This other flow of time measurement was used for more practical aspects of Maya life. It is the more spiritual and prophetic Tzolkin with its 13 months of 20 days that I intend to follow for the rest of my life. Or certainly at least until 21-12-2012.
The Maya teach that if you follow their calendar system you engage with the flow of cosmic reality and actually begin to participate more fully in the unfolding of the creative universe. Synchronicities become every day factors rather than occasional or fairly frequent. We become so attuned to the greater reality that it flows through us giving us additional inner strength and intuitive capabilities. We attune ourselves to the energetic changes lined up for our part of the universe during the 2012 period. We become calm, centred, grounded and enabled to the task of bettering reality around us. We literally become the change we want to see out there in the external world inside ourselves first.
There are actually five key dates that I feel have merit for being treated as extremely important in terms of temporal energy changes and our spiritual self development. The last day of the calendar 21-12-2012 of course, but also three dates that have 13-Ahau ascribed to them. The above mentioned one of course and also that of 14-07-2012 shortly after the Venus Transit on 06-06-2012 an event which is deeply important to the Maya elders.
As the wise Native American Hopi peoples have said, “We are the ones that we have been waiting for.”
It is now the time to wake up to that fact, to wake up to ourselves.
From the first of January 2009 I intend to engage with that flow by rigorously following the Maya calendar system. I will check my calendar each day, study the glyph image and its meanings. It will be the day 10-Dog. On the date 13-01-09 it will again be 9-Wind. I intend to mark this with additional meditation practices to engage with the energy of my birth sign. I suggest you mark your own Tzolkin birthday in a similar fashion should you intend to join the many others on this inner quest.
Today is 21-12-2008 of course which is 12-Storm should you be curious.
I hope that after the celebrating of the Solar festival known as Christmas, formerly as Yuletide some of you will feel inclined to join me in the new year in this path toward the 2012 end date. Remember that many spiritual people including several Maya elders believe 28-10-2011 is a crucial cycle completion date as it is 13-Ahau and thus the day both the glyphs and numbers reach mutual completion simultaneously. It would be wise to be ready should this earlier date prove relevant also. Time is running out.
Lastly there is the first 13-Ahau after the closing of the Long Count which occurs on a particularly numerically and symbolically pleasing date 31-3-2013. It also happens to be 3-Uayeb of the Haab system. This makes it a rare event as Uayeb is the last month of the Haab, made up of the five special days considered outside of normal time. I admit this is the date my intuition is pulling me toward most strongly. It surprises me that nobody else seems to have spotted this amazing calendar conjunction occurring so shortly into the new Long Count cycle.
As someone who has been hounded by the number 333 through my life and spiritual studies, I just cant ignore all those 3’s piling up together bang smack on such a rare calendar event, and in such extraordinary close proximity to the 21-12-2012 date.
Could 31-3-13, 13-Ahau, 3-Uayeb, be the real end-date of the more spiritual energy changes mapped out by the Mayan cosmic consciousness calendrical system?