Recently the topic of the Mayan calendar and the end of a major cycle of time has once again been brought to the fore by some authors and the media.
The year 2012 is specifically mentioned, and many expect that the world, as we know it, will finish in that year.
This subject deserves close attention and study. Let us not forget that the Mayans arrived at a very high degree of civilization some 4000 years ago. Modern scholars have verified that the Mayans' observations and astronomical calculations are entirely accurate in every respect, with much of their knowledge remaining beyond the scope of modern science.
Many other peoples conceived existence subjected to CYCLES OF TIME. The Aztecs, for example, divided time into different "suns". Suns that give rise to different humanities: the Children of the First Sun, the Second Sun, and so on.
In old Europe the ancient Greeks divided the history of humanity into cycles of four ages: the Golden Age, the Silver Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. At the end of the Iron Age (the period of greatest materialism and confusion) the Earth is renewed and a new Golden Age begins.
The same basic conception of existence is found in ancient India and its sacred books. Here even the universe itself is subjected to great cycles of time (maha-yugas), lasting for millions of years and enveloping universes, systems of worlds, planets and humanities. Here everything rests on the primary rhythm: the Breathing of Brahma, which gives rise to periods of activity and periods of rest for the whole universe (the cosmic days and nights).
Nowadays we have forgotten that life and time unfold in cycles. Today we think that time unfolds in a straight line. We have a linear conception of time (past, present and future). This is one of the consequences of our moving away from Nature. Don't we realize that the year itself unfolds in endless cycles of spring, summer, autumn and winter as the Earth completes a revolution around the Sun?
In the Gospels themselves, Jesus clearly mentions the end of the world, not in terms of the end of the planet, but in terms of THE END OF AN AGE, therefore in terms of time. (Greek: TE SYNTELEIA TOU AIONOS). Aionos or Aion meaning "era" or "age". And he relates it to the selection and renewal of humanity, clearly alluding to a new beginning. See for example gospel of Matthew 13: 40-43).
Now we can ask ourselves: is there a connection between the alleged end of the world in 2012 and the different zodiacal ages: the Age of Pisces, the Age of Aquarius... which follow one after the other until they complete a large cycle of time or Sidereal Year (also called Platonic Year).
Can we disregard the profound study of the zodiacal ages and their influence on the planet earth and humanity?
The sages of antiquity were well aware of them.
There is a book written in 1960 that can enlighten us about all of this, its title is The Message of Aquarius.
In it, its author explains at length everything concerning the end times and the arrival of a new humanity within a new cycle of time.
By clicking here you can read more about the book.
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