Ganesh and Skanda - the first Gods

Life on Earth has ONE history of the Beginning...

The main focus of this article is the author's view about the abuse of svastika by the Western civilization. Its use is prohibited in Germany and several countries have legislation that may put an innocent person to prison only because of using this symbol. There is a petition to the European Union, as German MP's are calling to ban the svastika across all Europe. The origin of this ancient symbol is not known to most of Europeans.

Ganesh and Skanda are Hindu Gods and Hinduism is one of the oldest documented religions in the world. Images of Ganesh were also found in South America from times of the pre-Columbian era. Some say that one cosmological system could be here that had developed in ancient times all over the world.

The word Ganesh (or Ganesha) means Lord of Hosts. This God is the Lord of good fortune; He is the Remover of obstacles.

Sanatana Dharma

The etymological origin of the word "Hinduism" was developed later and its roots had been brought by conquerors of the then Indian subcontinent. The Slavic pre-Christian god of the sun, Swarog, is tightly associated with svastika (Hindu symbol; but it is found in many cultures including ancient Jews.). In neo-paganist religions, Swarog is often the supreme god-creator and the central part of the (holy) trinity Triglav. A very interesting similarity with Swarog has the word "Swarga", which is a set of nether worlds located on the svastika mountain - Mt. Kailash in Tibet.

Better term for Hinduism is therefore *Sanatana Dharma*. Of this belief, evolutional forms of Hinduism - Buddhism, Jainism...evolved. There are four mainstream religions in India: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam.

Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma is a faith in God that underpins the basic humane principles of brotherhood, kind-heartedness and good life. This religion believes in eternal reincarnation of which you may set yourself free by various practices and come to a higher state of Being called moksha - liberation. Christians have salvation, Hindus moksha, Buddhists nirvana. Hindus believe that God is ONE, but has many forms.

Birth of Ganesh and some history

Ganesha (and Skanda too) is understood to be the first God in that sense that if someone wants to come up to Shiva, he must first get through the Ganesha's doorstep. He is mentioned in the oldest Veda - Rig Veda.

Ganesh was born on the fourth day in the Hindu month Magh and He has many powerful aspects. He is also considered to be the master of astrology. According to the Hindu calendar of religious events, His birthday is celebrated in August/September, and this date is variable similarly like Christian Easter (based on the lunar calendar).

Hinduism consists of three basic (mainstream) branches of which 1) shaivism is the oldest one. Hence, God Shiva is the absolute God; in other Hindu denominations it is Shakti (female principle) - 2) shaktism; or Vishnu and His avatar (incarnation) Krishna - 3) vaishnavism.

The Hindu "Trinity" or TRIMURTI represents three aspects of God: Brahma - the Creator; Vishnu - the Protector; Shiva - the Destroyer. Furthermore, along with shAktam (Shakti), shAivam, vAishnava systems, there are also:

gANApatyam - followers of God Ganesh (they consider Ganapati to be the Absolute God); kaumAram - followers of kaumAram (Ganesha's brother); sAuram - followers of Surya

The fundamental concept of Hinduism is TRIMURTI, which is not at all violated by other concepts such as the QUINTUPLE or SeptUPLET concept where Ganesh has His place. Adi Shankara, a famous Indian teacher (born in the year 686), propagates the Shanmata - "six opinions" tradition: Ganesha, Shiva, Shakti, Vishnu, Surya and Skanda (other name of the Ganesha's brother).

Contrary to homogenous Christianity or Buddhism, Hindu schools/sects are forked rivers. Albeit there are many Christian denominations, they all have CHRIST. Contrary to Hinduism, Buddhism is a clear and relatively very homogenous path to liberation.

In Hinduism, mainstream Vaishnava, Shakta and Shaiva schools are well-documented, but they also have their offshoots. Cults of sUrya, skAnda and gAnApAtyA are poorly documented.

In esoteric Buddhism, Ganesh in Japan is pictured as a Twin-God - two figures joined to one, often with connotation. These statues are not seen publicly. In Japan, there are more than 250 temples dedicated to Lord Ganesh and He has names such as Kanki-Ten, Kangi-Ten, Shooten, Vinayaaka, or Daishoo Kangiten. In Kamakura (a city in Japan), there is a temple (Hookaij-Ji) with allegedly the oldest statue of Ganesh in Japan; it is locked and supposed to have been preserved locked there from the year 1333. The Twin God is nanten - male, nyoten - female Ganesha. It also represents His/Her ego.

Many historians date the presence of Ganesh in Japan back to times when a great monk - Kukai (774- 834) - started the Shingon sect in Japanese Buddhism. The means of worshiping Ganesha, Ganabachi, Vinayaka or Kangiten embody something that makes this cult different from other Buddhist streams. The teaching, rituals and beliefs of the cult have many parallels with the cult of Ganapatyas.

The cult of the Greek god Dionysus, which later transformed to a secret cult of god Bacchus (freedom, inebriation - something similar to a left-handed path, or Vamachara tantra) is considered by some to have the Vedic origin; thus, there is a term such as "Vedic Egypt", too, which is also described by Swami Krishnapada. Western Christian scholars have difficulties to accept the fact that some ancient Egyptians were under the influence of the Vedas and the Vedic Gods.

Symbolism of Ganesh - the first syllable of the universe

In Ganesha Purana it is written: At His command Lord Brahma creates the universe. At His command Lord Visnu maintains the universe. At His command Lord Siva destroys the universe. At His command the Sun, Lord of the day, moves throughout the universe. At His command Vayu directs the wind. At His command Varuna causes the waters to flow in all directions. At His command the stars shine in the sky. At His command Agni burns in the three worlds...

Ganesha is the first sound, OM, in which all hymns were born. When Shakti - (Energy) and Shiva (Matter) meet, Sound (Ganesh) and Light (Skanda) are born. The number FOUR is the principle message of svastika. Ganesha's head symbolizes atman. His big body represents the earthly existence of humankind, but also maya - "illusion of this world". His elephant head indicates that He is the wisest and most powerful Being among animals; His wide ears indicate that He is able to hear anything in the universe...

This God wrote Mahabharata as a scribe when the sage Vyasa dictated this old Indian epos to Him. He has a trident on His forehead, which some authors consider to be a link to Atlantis, as it is also Poseidon's symbol (Greek god of the sea).

Svastika is in His right hand; the mouse at the bottom of His body indicates that He can get secretly anywhere.

Skanda

Skanda, the second son of Shiva, and the younger brother of Ganesha - but some scholars oppose this view and consider Skanda to be older than Ganesha, is also known as Kumara, Karttikeya, Shanmukha, Subrahmanya, and He has many other names. His weapon is a spear and He is considered to be a war God. He has a strong support in South Asia (South of India - Indian state Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Singapore...)

Followers of this God consider Him to be an Avatar of Lord Shiva. All incarnations are manifestations of the One Supreme God. They also think that Lord Skanda and Lord Krishna are one, and as evidence they use this verse from Bhagavadgita (Chapter 10), where Lord Krishna says this to Arjuna: " Senaninam Aharn Skandah ,"- "Of the Generals, I am Skanda."

Sadkona Yantra

Yantra is a symbolic visualization of a deity; yatras often look like a matrix with geometrical lines and when we visualize it in our mind, we clear the path on our way to God (mantra is a sound, usually a holy word, a syllable, or a sequence of such words we repeatedly pronounce, most frequently in Sanskrit.).

Skanda emerged from the light of the six Shiva's sparks, which flashed from the Lord Shiva's Third Eye, and Skanda Yantra is almost identical to the famous hexagram - the "Jewish Star", or the Star of David. The Seal of Solomon also contained the hexagram image - the "yantra" of the Biblical God YHVH (the word "yantra" is not used in Jewish-Christian religions, though).

The Seal of Solomon was a magical signet ring said to have been possessed by King Solomon, which variously gave him the power to command demons, or to do other miraculous things. The God's name - Tetragrammaton ("word with four letters" - YHVH) - was written on it. The identify of the holy depiction of the God Skanda's symbol with the Jewish and Christian God, too - Sadkona Yantra - gives a strong tinge to any argumentation in favor of the fact that humankind has one common history and that the same God spoke to Jews and to other people on this Earth in ancient times.

Abuse of svastika

Not all people do know that Adolf Hitler was a mystical lunatic who used various elements of occultism to set up a bizarre theory about the ancient advent of a "higher race" the origin of which was the far north. In his attempt to initiate a contact with this race, Hitler invested to the research of South America and Tibet a lot of money.

The first element of the Nazi occultism was built upon a reference about a mythical land - Hyperborea-Thule, which is also analogical to Plato's Atlantis, but with one difference - Herodotus described an Egyptian legend about a continent Hyperborea existing somewhere in the far north. Thus, a Thule society (Thule-Gesellschaft) was founded in 1918, and its mainmast stood on the above-mentioned notion that Germans are descendants from this continent.

Thule-Gesellschaft and its occult offshoots used several intriguing aspects in coloring these occult skins - one of them was a belief that our Earth is hollow and that "a race" could live, or once lived, in its bowels, and this race - the "Aryan race"- left some hallmarks here... Thus, Germans as "their" descendants are, as a matter of fact, offshoots of this SUPER RACE; better than Slavs, Indians, Jews...

Svastika is the ancient symbol of prosperity, innocence and good life, but Nazis used this symbol to spread it viciously worldwide contrary to the meaning it (svastika) represents. The "super race" had once used this symbol all over the Earth, for the existence of which the Nazis had "proofs" - "they" left this holy sign in Tibet; "they" marked South America with this symbol.

"Proofs" for the esoteric theory of "Hollow Earth"

Information included herein does not intend to prove or confirm the concept of Hollow Earth Theory, but only to outline how this ancient symbol (svastika) was abused by overconfident white civilization.

Hopi tribe

These Indians say that a "Spider Woman" saved them from the destruction (flood) of the second World. The Spider Woman (a very similar representation of Ganesh, who has a trunk and four hands) led them out of the underground world where they had been kept in protection.

Even today, Hopis have an aperture aground in their dwellings as proof that they came up to this world from the bowels of Earth. The famous "Hopi Prophecy", which captivates minds of many people and scholars, contains the symbol of svastika.

Admiral Byrd and his secret diary

Admiral Byrd was one of the greatest US military explorers born in 1888. He was an excellent voyager, pilot, and air instructor. This man also became famous with his "secret diary", which contains description of exploration flight over the North Pole and here are some excerpts:

They are close enough now to see the markings on them. It is a type of Svastika!!!

1135 Hours - Our radio crackles and a voice comes through in English with what perhaps is a slight Nordic or Germanic accent! The message is: 'Welcome, Admiral, to our domain. We shall land you in exactly seven minutes! Relax, Admiral, you are in good hands.' I note the engines of our plane have stopped running! The aircraft is under some strange control and is now turning itself. The controls are useless.

'We have let you enter here because you are of noble character and well-known on the Surface World, Admiral.' Surface World, I half-gasp under my breath! 'Yes," the Master replies with a smile, 'you are in the domain of the Arianni, the Inner World of the Earth...'

Smoky God

Olaf Jansen, a fisherman from Norway, after going astray in the sea, visited the underground world too. The book entitled "Smoky God", or A Voyage to the Inner World by W. G. Emerson, describes the underworld as a domain inhabited by intelligent beings with very advanced technology: http://www.ourhollowearth.com/SmokyGod.htm

Did Indians prepare some astonishing revelation for us - what shall happen when the Maya calendar ends?

The Mayan calendar does not end, only its cycle, but many people speak of the end. The end of the Maya calendar (cycle) is December 23, 2012. However, there are two correlations; this one comes from Lounsbury. Another one, from Goodman, Martinez-Hernandez and Thompson, suggests that the end is December 21, 2012.

It is very interesting that Mayans calculated dates for such a distant future. The calendar starts in the year 3114 BC - very close to the date of Krishna's disappearance, but also close to the beginning of Kali Yuga - the age of darkness (January 23, 3102 BC). If you try to fish out some correlations between the Hindu and Mayan calendar, a twelve-year difference between the onset of the Mayan calendar and the Krishna's disappearance is really startling.

If the country like Germany with several thousand churches around really lived as Christ had wished, no such a thing as Nazism would have happened. Our European and US culture is Christian only by its name. Christ explicitly commands nonviolence. How can the president of the most powerful nation come out of church and start war a few days later?

Ku Klux Klan uses the symbol of Christian Cross for their misdeeds - shall this be a new topic for banning the Christian Cross across Europe for EU?

Juraj Sipos Source: http://www.freebsd.nfo.sk/esoteric/

About the Author

I published some books of poetry and live in Slovakia, Europe. I write Linux articles and I have a Linux howto: http://www.linux.com/howtos/Intkeyb/index.shtml

Prophecies of Doom

Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus, John from Revelations, the Mayans, and numerous other authors and psychics have all depicted terrible end time cataclysms that will result in the end of life as we know it. Like moths to a flame, we appear to be attracted to these prophecies since we tend to believe that we may be somewhat deserving of a fiery end...or at least that some people deserve or earned this future.

Various end of the world dates have been predicted hundreds of times since 30AD and even more predictions are provided for as far ahead as 2047 at this time...and as each year passes, more end of the world predictions occur for even later years. The addition of more and more predictions is inevitable since each occurrence of 'previously hidden evidence' or 'newly discovered information' will result in predictions going on for thousands of years to come...or until we choose to stop subjecting ourselves to such fearful and unnecessary banter.

Some popular 'end of the world dates' were and are:

• 1982: Pat Robertson predicted that the world would end, plus world ends due to the Jupiter effect.
• 1988: 40 years after Israel became a nation ('this generation shall not pass' with a generation being counted as 40 years + 1948.)
• 1993: Same as above, but 7 years added for tribulation period.
• 1998: Because 666 x 3 = 1998, plus based upon predictions from Nostradamus as depicted in the movie "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow".
• 1999: Predicted by Kirk Nelson using Edgar Cayce's Predictions in conjunction with the Bible.
• 2000: World ends due to the new millennium, also if you divide 2000 by 3, you get 666, plus another Jupiter effect, plus also predicted in the book, 'The Bible Code', plus Hal Lindsey's updated prediction from being in 1988 (40 years after Israel became a nation) to the rapture happening in 2000 and the end of the world in 2007.
• 2001: Jack van Impe prediction, plus, since there is no year 0, the true millennium is 2001
• 2007: Same as above but includes an adjustment for calendar changes in the middle ages, plus Hal Lindsey updates end dates to possibly now being 2040 or 2047.
• 2009: Jerry Falwell predicts the end in 1999, saying less than 10 years to go.
• 2012: Mayan calendar ends, plus the book "The Bible Code" includes yet another end date, plus Nostradamus picks this date in his newly discovered revelations, plus variations of interpretations from Edgar Cayce.

I am not going to argue that Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus or Biblical prophets may have had the capacity to see what we interpret as future events, but what I do know is true is that these depictions have more to do with dreaming or fashioning the future as compared to predicting it.

Even though hundreds of world ending predictions have come and gone in centuries past, without the world ending, the moment the next prediction is presented, the masses are drawn to this prophecy of doom and embrace it as inevitable and allow the fear of the prediction to affect them in some way.

The only reason these predictions attract any interest at all is because we feel so unable to control our own futures and therefore, we use these predictions as a way to grab apparent control, even though the future these prophecies provide for us are events we would not otherwise have chosen. In our frantic attempt to grab control of the future by accepting these predictions, we totally deny our own capacity to provide a better future that we could manifest ourselves.

End time prophecies may appear to provide us with a glimpse of our future, but all they really do is diminish our capacity to see that we have total say in what the future holds, because the future is not set. The future is based solely upon what your mind believes is possible or inivitable today...this moment. Your thoughts and resulting actions at this moment are what shapes the future, and nothing else.

If following the crowd and simply accepting the worst is where the majority of us desire to go, then let's look at where this method of thinking might take the world. Let's say that one of these predictions were really true and an event will occur that will wipe mans existence from the earth. How should we respond to this? How should we really view this possibility?

The only reason any prediction of the future would concern you is if you believe that the physical 'you' is all that there is. If you do not perceive or consider that there is something beyond the physical, then yes, the end of the world is the end of everything, and man's every conscious thought of every person simply ceases to exist as the universe just shakes us off. It's as though we never existed and as though not a single achievement or struggle ever happened or mattered at all. Life loses all meaning and even though this has not happened yet, the thought of it could only strip you of any reason to want to move forward and make something positive of your life.

Alternatively, if you do see that we are more than these bodies, and if you can perceive that we are actually spirit beings that simply use these bodies for a time, then any prediction of the end of the world has no real impact since its as though you are simply saying that one of your dreams will end. We experience this life and we behave as though we are really here and as though we are affected by all things, just like we do when we dream, but as when you awaken from any dream, you simply release the value the dream provided and often totally forget what it was about. Likewise, the end of times, were it to occur, would bring about an end of your physical life and you would awaken within a spirit existence and see that the physical things you thought mattered, don't matter any more. Even though the physical universe would say you are dead, you'll clearly see that you never died, but simply left that physical body and every concern that it manufactured.

When the body dies for any reason, even if the whole world were destroyed as well, the results for you are the same. This simply means that you move on to whatever is next. What is next can only be guessed about and is therefore a waste of time to ponder or debate. No matter what does come next, the spirit 'you' continues to exist and will continue its journey back to our Father and Creator.

Some believe we are reincarnated here on earth, or even possibly on other planets and even as other species. This may or may not be true, but it does not matter since whatever form you may take, that form is still only a shadowy reflection of the spirit 'you' which is eternal and never dies.

So, while experiencing life here on earth, or in your next existence, what is the best thing to do when faced with such terrible predictions of pending doom? You can choose to be open to see these predictions more clearly and see that you have a choice as to when, if and how they occur. You can choose to embrace the fear of the predictions and become a willing partner for why they occur or you can choose to see that you are a spiritual being that has the capacity to make higher and more peaceful choices. You can choose to see that you have the capacity to allow the future to be nothing more than a perfect and peaceful path towards God.

To release yourself from any fearful concept of what the future may hold, first release all images of what you think the future should be or may be, then invite the Holy Spirit to correct your thinking and say "I am open for that which is best". By actively allowing the Holy Spirit to make your decisions for you, you can simply feel secure in knowing that God will bring into your life, only that which will result in drawing you closer to him. You can then cease to use your judgement to interpret the events of the world and allow yourself to see things as he sees them, as peaceful and loving paths towards the light.

Everything can be seen as an opportunity to grow and move forward...and no matter how anyone else may view your circumstances or the circumstances of the world, your existence can be one of peace because you will have nothing to fear, nor will you fear what may happen to others since you can know that no matter what they may allow to happen, the worst thing they could do is to end their dream of being physical here. Since their spirits live eternally, their journey back to our Father will still continue on in some way, until we are all reunited again.

Our world, or the existence we perceive outside of God, will end some day, but this is a glorious and happy event, not something of cataclysm and doom. Nobody dies. Nobody loses. Everyone wins. When we no longer see this world as something we need or want, we will once again return to our Father and Creator. At that time, our thoughts of this world will simply fade away as any bad or unusual dream does, and we will resume our eternal existence with our Father, and the 'one second of eternity' that was this world, will simply cease to exist. Being reunited with our Father, eliminates our desire for this world to exist, and that is when the world ends.

(You can find this publication online at http://www.beingwilling.com/articles/prophecies-doom.html )

About the Author

David Nelmes - David considers it a wonderful blessing that his insight and writings can provide opportunities for those around him to see things from perspectives they had not considered before. He pursues Gods truths and invites you to join him.

His influences consist of the truths he has discovered through life and through both "The Bible" and "A Course In Miracles".

You can visit his web site at http://www.BeingWilling.com

Ascenscion or Armageddon?

Ancient cultures all over the world speak of an “end times,” which has been given several names. The most common name familiar to the western world is “the rapture” in the Christian faith. In the book of Revelations in the King James Version of the Bible, the rapture isn’t a pretty picture at all. It sounds very disheartening and scary to those who believe they may not be chosen when the “great sorting” occurs.

Two common threads among these “end time” stories are (1) when it will happen and (2) how life will be on earth during and after it passes. The ancient Mayan civilization created several calendars that were very intricate in nature, but high in intelligence. The calendars revealed time in form of synchronicity. Today, synchronicity seems like “coincidence;” however, during ancient times in the Americas, synchronicity was everyday life.

The Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012. To some this is frightening, but many researchers and scholars of different backgrounds have made several discoveries into why this particular date is relevant. It has an astrologic context. This exact date is when an amazing phenomenon happens with the earth and the Milky Way, and it only happens over a frequency of several thousands of years. December 21st 2012 is the beginning of the winter solstice that year; however, this is also when the earth will enter the center of the Milky Way, causing the end of the old age and the beginning of the new.

One other occurrence that is taking place is the reversing of the magnetic field of the earth. When the earth reaches this point in the galaxy, the magnetism of the earth would have reversed by 180 degrees. To the human populous, we will feel these changes in our bodies, as we are beginning to feel them now to those who are aware.

Astrologists are confirming that the predictions of the coming age of the Mayans are correct, and that the earth is entering into the phases of the cycle that suggest that the earth will enter the center of the Milky Way during the year 2012.

Alchemist in Europe believed that they could change lead into gold. What’s happening now in the world is this very thing. We’re living in a very tangible and visible world engrossed in physical things. In this last age, we have become driven by the ego and are gradually losing sight of the spiritual Self that the Universe is almost forcing us to return to.

Our consciousness is focused on probability and not possibility, and the fear-laded thoughts that we project outward are what is continuing to create the reality that we’re living today: the disruption in the ozone layer, the melting of ice caps, category 5 hurricanes and other natural disasters that seem to be more common place.

During this time, we can begin our own personal ascension process, meaning returning to the very essence and core that the earlier sages were saying we needed to remember. They knew that there would be a time where man would go through a period of huge industry and consumerism, only to destroy themselves and forget the value of life all together… to separate themselves and differentiate themselves so much as to isolate and suppress the very nature of humankind, leaving a jaded impression upon our children that we are negligent and selfish creatures.

However, new sages are being born every day. The children are ripe with intellect and they are already equipped and “plugged-in” to the order of the coming new age. They have heightened intuitive senses. More of them are able to “feel” and “see” certain things that most of us modern day citizens would consider “taboo” or “forbidden.” These children, often called Indigo Children, are the ones that are here already helping to demonstrate and teach the much needed spiritual-reconnection lessons while the earth’s transformation is taking place.

On that predicted day, December 21, 2012, what will actually happen? You can determine that now by the choices you make today, and also by what you focus upon. If you realize that the earth is coming into an age where the iron is becoming gold, the golden age, we are returning to a place of spiritual enlightenment as the norm.

Now would be the time to rediscover your connection with your Higher Self and help the upper and lower worlds come together in the harmonious union of 2012.

About the Author

Megan Jenifer operates the blog http://www.TheLawofAttractionStation.com, which is all about The Law of Attraction. She loves giving away free stuff and is now giving away a free copy of her special report, “The Top 10 Ways Most People Repel Money.” In addition to this free report, you’ll also have a free membership to her newsletter. You’re not going to believe what you get when you sign-up and it’s all free.

DNA & ANTAKARANA, THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

When the double helix of ida and pingala are balanced, a pathway is opened for full DNA connection. The ancient rainbow bridge to higher consciousness is called the antakarana. At the base of our spine sits the coiled energy of kundalini which must evertually rise. Legend has it from our myths that this is Jacob’s ladder, the Tree of Life or the Aixs Mundi (world pole). The antakarana or rainbow bridge to higher consciousness takes place with the coming shift during 2012. Jacob sits on a stone which is highly alchemical as it can turn one element into another (Philosophers Stone). The Norman word for “grail” is grael and came to be known to knights as the holy grail; you are that holy grail In many of my previous articles I wrote about the “light body” The crystal light body is built through the antakarana. Once the third eye is opened full awakening is achieved by energy crossing a bridge from the pineal gland to the pituitary. There is also an antakarana rainbow bridge from the throat charka to the head charka via the vagus nerve. Every time kundalini is raised to a higher charka a bridge must be built. One is reminded of Simeon and Garfunkel’s song “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.” How does a light body take us to higher worlds via the antakarana? Light is a function of electromagnetic radiation radiating outward and does not need a medium to travel though Since it contains both electric and magnetic fields it can travel through a vacuum. The fields vibrate at right angles in the direction of the movement of the wave. It also comes in many frequencies with is the number of waves passing over a point in space. Energy in a light wave is proportional to its frequency. The antakarana carries the light frequencies deeper into the body for its awakening; in the brain it is called illumination. The science of the antakarana is concerned with the transfer of consciousness including death. This science exists from the beginning and connects man to his source. Functioning under the Law of One (Monad) the connection of life is directly bridged to the heart. The seat of consciousness is bridged to the heart and the thread of creative activity is connected to the throat charka. It is this science which when reestablished will help science understand the etheric body The science of the atakarana deals with the transduction of energy via the threads through man’s subtle bodies. Many of these threads are electrical lines or “sense telephones” that relay The senses from one plane to the next or on the same plane. When asleep we use our astral senses and on the mental or intuitive planes, the sense telephones thereof. The physical, astral and mental planes are all affected by the senses and it is important what we take in; this is why meditation is so important. The etheric planes are stratified as to the senses: the first atomic plane is smell; the second sub-atomic is taste and the third or super etheric is sight. After numerous initiations into the light in the presence of the elect 144,000 and fully functioning DNA man eventually enters the eighth plane or Christ Consiousness. 888. The eight dimension times the subdivisions equals 64 as in the Chinese hexagrams of the I-Ching. Top scientist of today has discovered that the 64 hexagrams correspond to the 64 DNA codons of the genetic codes of life. The nodal points in Chinese acupuncture can be seen as connected by light threads (antakarana) and are all interconnected. Likewise, Kirlian photography illuminates these 700 points of light on photographs. Terence Mckenna in his Timewave Zero formula groks an end of time on Dec.21, 2012 based on the 64 hexagrams. This singularity exactly dovetails with the end of the Mayan calander. The end of this concrescence merges with the initial point of the Big Bang and then what? This is what infinity looks like an 8 or a lemniscate. We have a rendezvous with infinity. We know that the spiral is a symbol of infinity hence DNA is that rainbow bridge. Think of all the threads of creation as a spider web. A spider Woman is a metaphor for she who creates from a central source. It is she who pulls the web back from whence it came. Similiarly to the Hunab Ku or galactic core spider woman links everything back to the source. What ever affects part of the web affects all. Likewise Hunab Ku is a God of Measure and Movement. These concepts explain the matrix that we are in and which we will evolve out of soon. Is reality nothing more than a dream? I have a chapter in my book, MYSTERIES:Ancient & Modern called “Dreams, the Fabric of the Universe.” Whether we go from the physical to the dream world or from the third dimension to hyperspace we still need a bridge. Interestingly, D.K. or Dwhjal Khul the Tibetan master explains that Libra rules bridges and that the influence of this sign will grow stronger. May we all make it to the other side of a bridge over troubled waters.

@2008 Sai Grafio

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Sai Grafio is an author, poet, metaphysician and writer. Please go to his site at http:www.astro-mantic-arts-com

2012 Umbilical-Cord Detached From Earth

I have been fascinated with the predictions of 2012 and equally amazed at the number of people who know nothing about it. There have been many theories about the predicted Apocalypse in 2012. Will this significant date filled with mystery behold threats or blessings?

The question is why does the Mayan calendar, which is 5,000 years old, began on August 3114 BCE and end on December 21, 2012? According to Michael Drosnin's bestseller "Bible Code" in 2012 (5772 the Hebrew calendar) comets are expected to pound the earth. Christian prophecy relating to 2012 claims that the Bible tells us that God will annihilate the Earth in 2012.

One thing is certain, 12/21/2012 is the annual winter solace and on that date our solar system with the sun at it's center will eclipse. It will align itself and block the view from Earth, the center of the Milky Way. There's a black hole in the center (of the Milky Way) that astronomers believe sucks up matter and energy. On 12/21/2012 at 11:11 pm universal time any energy that flows to Earth from the Milky Way will be off-set because of a waver in the Earth's rotation.

The umbilical cord of our being will be cut off briefly from the center of this galaxy. This phenomenon happens only once in 26,000 years. There are two prophecies. One predicts foreboding and doom and the other one predicts rebirth, harmony and understanding. According to Geryl and Ratingckx of "The Orion Prophecy" the day Atlantis sank under the waters - July 27, 9792 BC Orion, Venus and other stars and planets occupied some "code positions". This information was documented in the labyrinth (The Circle of Gold) in Egypt it's source was the high priests that escaped the cataclysm.

Believe it or not in 2012 the stars will be in exactly the same position as the years Atlantis went down. Did Atlantis ever exist? It this just another myth?

Oddly enough, Native American calendars note the 2012 end date. The Q'ero Indians of Peru believe according to tribal lore 2012 is the END of which time will cease. The Hopi Indians of Arizona share a calendar in line with the Mayan, both mark the start of the Fifth Age or World on 12/21/2012. Is the curtain going down or up and what part do we have if any in changing the ending to the play?

According to the Bible God the Creator of nature predicted in Revelation 17, 18: "It is Finished." "There followed lightening flashes, and peals of thunder, then a violent earthquake. Such was its violence that there has never been one like it in all the time men have lived on earth." Then in Revelation 21, 11: "The earth and sky fled from his presence until they could no longer be seen." It is known that Revelation, the last book of the Bible is based on symbolism which leads us back to "The Bible Code". Is it over interpreted or is it destined that a comet will tear into the Earth on 12/21/2012?

One amazing thing is taking place now. Americans are living in awareness now more than ever. We are thinking green, recycling, addressing global warming. We have given generously to the victims and families of 9/11, Katrina, the 2004 Tsunami, etc.

This is exactly what we must do to survive, hold hands, reach out and band together. There is absolutely nothing we can do to prevent a solar catastrophe. But what we can do is our part in filling the world with positive energy and universal love. As Mother Earth is fighting for survival mankind must build collective consciousness and make a pact to be nurturing caregivers to the Earth and each other. 12/21/2012 may bring an alignment of the planets that re-aligns our hearts to each other and brings on a dynamic flow of energy. With that new found power we can unite and bring to life global human consciousness. For more information on fulfilling your destiny go to: http://bodysense.123numero.hop.clickbank.net/

Prepare for a brighter future by strengthening spiritually and physically. Relaxation training such as meditation, deep breathing and yoga will give us inner strength and peace. Exercise is physically and psychologically beneficial. Be strong and pass it on!

About the Author

Maria Beck is a licensed practitioner of Mind, Body, Spirit fitness programs using Pilates and Gyrotonic®. She has owned her own business for over 25 years and has published multiple articles on fitness, spirituality, life changes, and other subjects revolving around centered and healthy lifestyles. Please email Maria if you have any questions about this article at her website. http://www.bodysenseridgefield.com

Kabbalists Say: Prepare for 2012 by Becoming a Giver

Many people are making predictions about the year 2012. Some say the end of the world is coming. Some say the planet will undergo a transformation or humanity will experience a change in consciousness. Still others say that whatever you believe will happen on December 21, 2012, is exactly what you will experience at that time in history.

Why all the talk about 2012? That's year on the Gregorian calendar when the Mayan calendar abruptly ends. Why the calendar stops — or restarts —on December 21, 2012 no one really knows, although lots of people have theories. However, the idea that humanity or the world at large is about to undergo some sort of transformation does not represent a new idea. For instance, the ancient Jewish mystics predict a change as well, but the world transformation they see coming doesn't happen for another 231 years. That said, it's already in its beginning stages.

The Jewish mystics, or Kabbalists say that according to the Jewish calendar, the world's spiritual evolution can be likened to the seven days of the week. They equate the year 6,000 to the end of the sixth work day of the cosmic week and predict that that year marks the time when the world will enter Shabbat HaGadol, or the Big Sabbath, when 1,000 years of sacred time and space begin.

Currently the Jewish calendar has us at the year 5769. The Kabbalists would say, therefore, that it's about 12:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon, a time when Jews begin preparing in earnest for the Sabbath, which starts at sundown on Friday evening.

So, what does that mean for us? It means we must now begin preparing for the approaching transformative era. And when it arrives, we will experience "The World to Come," a time likened to what other traditions have called "Heaven on Earth" or "Peace on Earth."

The Kabbalists were clear that we should prepare for the coming era by changing our consciousness from a selfish one to a selfless one. To help prepare for 2012 — or the Jewish year 6,000 — we want to develop a higher consciousness that wants to receive not for our own sake but for the sake of giving to others.

The fundamental idea behind this constitutes a spiritual one. We want to learn to reconnect with God by behaving "like" God. The Kabbalists say God created the world to give us Divine gifts. If we focus our attention on giving, we can become givers as well. This removes the separation we normally believe exists between us and God — between Giver and receiver. When that separation is removed, we feel connected to God, which generates an overwhelming sense of peace. Of course, we were created as receivers of God's goodness, so we still want to receive — we just want to do so with the intention of giving, or sharing, what we receive with others.

Change starts a little bit at a time. When we change our consciousness, it has a ripple affect on the world around us. If we begin preparing for the year 2012 or 6,000 now, who knows, maybe we will simply create the predicted change rather than that change happening to us. In either case, we are sure to improve our individual lives and make the world a better place to live.

About the Author

The author of The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation, How to Mystically Manifest Your Physical and Spiritual Desires, Nina Amir is a journalist, motivational speaker, conscious creation coach, and the holiday and spirituality expert on Conversations with Mrs. Claus (www.thefamilyyak.com). Register for a Kabbalah of Conscious Creation teleseminar, purchase a booklet or workbook, or get more information at http://www.purespiritcreations.com .

2012: End of World or End of Reason?

When I hear or read about 2012 and the hype, hysteria and hilarity that increasingly surrounds that ominous year, I can't help but to remember the famous and funny line uttered by the Scarecrow and Dorothy as they meander along the Yellow Brick Road in the Wizard of Oz, "Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!"

We soon find out the the Lion is cowardly, the Tin Man is rusted, and all that awaits them on their journey is a bunch of singing pigmies wearing rainbow-colored outfits. Their fear of the forest, of course, was of their own creation. And in the ending we ultimately discover it all was but a dream anyway... "And you were in it too Toto...!"

Even though I am frequently asked by my customers and readers if they should really be concerned about 2012, to date I have conveniently skirted the issue by telling them to research the facts, read the relevant books, stay away from the obvious scams, and make up their own minds on whether they should be concerned, or not. Until now, I have not officially positioned myself regarding this rapidly approaching date.

Why? Because my philosophy is to balance reason with readiness, and to avoid at all costs peddling fear as a means to increase product sales or achieve personal gain. Frankly, I believe that Americans are tired of being told to be afraid anyway, and that we are suffering from our own form of crisis fatigue. Why make it worse with a bunch of 2012 propaganda?

As if we don't have enough to worry about already...

And yet, (and you knew this was coming), the year 2012 does present a strange and unique confluence of multiple predictions, events, prophecies, mythologies, and cosmologies. Indeed, it is arguable that no other time in history has seen such a bizarre merging of so many different, and wildly diverse, belief systems and predictions. From the end of the Mayan Long Count Calendar to religious predictions of the End Times...from the Solar Maximum and deadly Coronal Mass Ejections (CME's) to the I Ching and Timewave Zero...from the so called Galactic Alignment to the Precession of the Equinoxes and the Age of Aquarius, 2012 has become the sine qua non of futurist obsessions.

Indeed, 2012 is rapidly becoming Y2K on steroids.

Even a true-blue skeptic has to stop and scratch his head and ask if there is anything to all this 2012-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it stuff. There is just too much out there on 2012 to ignore (and I bet your entire 2009 salary -- dwindling though it may be -- that the media is going to pick up on the 2012 conversation soon and elevate it by an order of magnitude, with the History Channel taking the lead).

And so, that's what I did, I stopped and asked if there was anything to all this hype and threw myself into the relevant literature and blog sphere to explore and hopefully acquire a coherent understanding of this emerging 2012 collective obsession. To date, I've read most, if not all contemporary texts on the subject, and have thoroughly explored the electronic media, with daily doses of blog sphere research.

What I discovered both amazed and confused me. And I am concerned too. Let's look at each in turn.

Any attempt to research 2012 has to begin, and I would argue end, with the Mayan Long Count Calendar. The Mayans truly were (and are) brilliant mathematicians, astronomers, and time keepers. Their calendric system, which is based in large part on celestial observances, possesses a degree of accuracy and a depth of symbology that makes our Gregorian system seem sophomoric in comparison. The Mayans created this system more than 2000 years ago, by the way... Amazing.

It is way too ambitious to examine the Mayan Long Count calendar in detail in this short piece, although I do encourage you to look into it (fascinating reading). But what shocked me, and what is truly amazing is that the Mayan religion and mythology, their systems for keeping time, and even their architecture & hieroglyphs, are very similar to those of other ancient civilizations (Egyptian, for example), with whom they could have had no contact.

This strange synchronicity is difficult to explain, unless you consider the one thing that each had in common -- the sky. Is it possible that multiple cultures and civilizations, separated by both distance and time, can draw the same divination and conclusions from the same celestial observances? And if so, does this lend greater credibility to their time keeping system and its inner meanings? Was the Mayan Long Count really about impending disaster, or does it hold a deeper truth that, as yet, we have not discovered?

Facts: the Mayan long count calendar does end on the winter solstice on December 21, 2012, and it does coincide with a rare alignment of our rising sun positioned in the center of the Milky Way galaxy (from an earthly perspective), and both occur in the time of the Precessional transfer from the age of Pisces to the age of Aquarius, an event that only happens every 26000 years. (This 'alignment' is particularly interesting when you consider that the center of the Milky Way galaxy, frequently referred to as the 'great rift' is framed by four prominent stars that form an upside down cross; so, on the winter solstice 2012 the 'sun' will be 'hung' on a 'cross' as it aligns with the center of the galaxy, each rising and setting together. Now there is some symbolism to keep you awake at night.)

What does all this mean?

Well, it depends upon who you ask. Enter Confusion.

A good friend of mine, who is a very successful Hollywood actor in day time drama, once took a trip to the orient where he was introduced to a meal called 'Jambots'. Jambots is a combination of several favorite dishes all thrown into one pot and turned into a stew. The logic is simple -- if we take all our favorite dishes and combine them, the outcome must be a supremely tasty combination. How could it not be so?

"How did it taste?" was my obvious inquiry to my good friend. "Like shit." was his sober reply.

2012 has become, in my opinion, the modern day, End-of-Times Jambots. There are so many different but favorite religious beliefs, ancient (and poorly understood) mythologies and mysteries, conspiracy theories, belief systems, fears, pseudo-scientific conclusions, and just wishful thinking, all being thrown into the 2012 boiling pot that the true significance of this date, if there is one, has been completely lost in the stew...its been boiled away.

And because of this bizarre infatuation with apocalypse, every doom's day theory is being force-linked to this single year.

The Mayans MUST have been onto something, so...let's review Nostradamus' Quatrains to find a clear linkage to the date. Surely there are some biblical passages that we can link to the Mayan's wisdom and therefore declare that the rapture is imminent? Isn't there a rogue star out there (Planet X) that should make a pole-reversing, 1000-foot wave-creating fly by of the earth...and couldn't that be in 2012? Aren't the aliens overdue, you know, the ones that seeded humanity? And finally, and my favorite, aren't we all about to transform into enlightened beings with the power of levitation and telepathy (flying could be cool).

Wondering what I'm talking about? These are all 2012 predictions. Seriously...I didn't make them up.

Jambots!

Its almost as if we have an obsession, or perhaps a twisted desire to see the world come to an end in our generation, (incidentally, each generation since the dawn of man has thought that they would see the 'end of times' in their life; it must be hard wired into our DNA). I think fundamentally we all feel that the earth is changing, and that we, as a species, are off course. As Pogo says, "We have met the enemy and he is us." Perhaps somewhere deep inside our soul, in a place we don't want to explore, we all want the world to 'fix' itself, even if that means humans get 'thinned' in the process?

And that is exactly why I am concerned, and why you should be prepared for 2012.

There is an ancient zen proverb that I love, and it is simple: That which you are seeking, is always seeking you. This proverb is, in my opinion, a beautiful salutation to human capability and inventiveness, and communicates that if you hold to a vision, you can make that vision a reality. How very cool.

And how very dangerous...especially if so many people, indeed MILLIONS OF THEM, are holding to the vision that the world will end in 2012.

There is an emerging awareness in both the scientific and new age literature that groups of people can influence events simply through collective 'willfulness.' The phenomenon is referred to as 'collective manifestation.' Simply put, if enough people believe in a thing, whatever that thing is, they will influence the probability that that thing will likely occur.

For example, if the bible says that the Temple Mount has to fall before Christ will return, and millions believe that he will return in the age of 2012; well, then somebody has to go out there and destroy that darn Temple. Collective beliefs, especially if they are unreasonable and fanatic, foment action.

In other words, if enough people believe that 2012 = catastrophe, they can make it so.

That's disturbing...

Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

So what do we do?

Let me answer this question by ending with where I began...the Wizard of Oz. Even if Dorothy's story was just a dream, she still should have been in the storm shelter before the tornado hit.

It's always best to remain prepared.

Kevin Baum (http://www.survivaloutpost.com)