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As Above, So Below
The Olmec and Mayan Dark Rift Spirituality Links ~ References of Interest
In 2006 a visitor to The Night Sky emailed a John Major Jenkins link referencing the dark rift in the Milky Way as a key factor in the alignment of 2012 and in the spirituality of the Olmec and Mayan peoples. In 2011 I came upon the essays of Thomas Razzeto that delved even deeper into why the dark rift and the specific date of December 21, 2012 were so important to the Mayans. While John Major Jenkins moved his focus from the dark rift onto the galactic equator and the sun’s 1998 exact crossing of it *, coining the term Era-2012 (36 years centered around 1998), Thomas Razzetto focused on the dark rift and on one exact day, 12/21/12. When reading both men’s research, it occurred to me that that all humans have a representation of the Milky Way’s dark rift within the center of their heads. As Above, So Below! My intentions here are to
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The Milky Way Showing the Galactic Equator
[ Return to Menu at top ] The Olmec and Mayan Dark Rift Spirituality To these ancient peoples the Milky Way was the Great Mother, and her dark rift the "cave of creation" or cosmic birth canal. The Galactic Bulge was the Womb of Creation, the highest Cosmic Center.
When these ancients looked up they saw a Sacred Tree or Cross formed by the Milky Way (vertical bar) and the ecliptic, the apparent path of the sun, moon and planets (horizontal bar). This was the Cosmic Crossroads.
The Olmecs influenced the Mayans. Both cultures had shamans who used a hallucinogenic substance from the poison gland of the Bufo frog. This allowed them to experience the “the invisible world” and make contact with spirit entities and travel out-of-the-body.
Contacting “the invisible world,” transformation, and rebirth are all significant in the spirituality of these two cultures. The Olmecs and Mayans were very adept astronomers who could determine when the sun would appear in the middle of the Milky Way’s dark rift and when the planets along the ecliptic would significantly line up creating a potent sacred cosmic cross. Thomas Razzetto points out that the sun within the middle of the dark rift has three rebirths:
[ Return to Menu at top ] More About the Image The following quotes by Thomas Razzetto give more insights about the above image. He used TheSky astronomy software to create the sky chart seen above.
Note: Both Venus and Mars are at a close approach to earth in 2012. Mars is closest on March 5, 2012 and Venus on June 5/6, 2012. This happens every 2yrs + 2mos for Mars and every 1yr + 7mos for Venus. Hmmm … To review the placement of the planets on 12/21/12 see the the sky chart above. Though the Mayans could not see telescopic Pluto, this agent of death and transformation appears near Mars (male energy) and is part of the sacred tree. (In 2012 Pluto also squares Uranus the planet of sudden change and the freedom urge.) The Mayans recognized and charted Mercury. This divine messenger inspires the mind, linking it to the soul, and appears during the 2012 December solstice near Venus (female energy) and is part of the sacred tree. BTW: On June 5/6, 2012 Venus transits the sun and completes an 8-year cycle of movement that forms a 5-pointed star in the heavens! At this time Venus also begins a new 8-year cycle and 5-pointed star. The 5-pointed Mayan star represents five cycles of the Mayan calendar, each 5,125 years long adding up to the Great Year of 25,525 years. One Great Year ends 12/21/12 and a new one begins. The Mayans call this new era ~ the Great Year beginning 12/21/12 ~ the Maya Fifth Sun.
Five makes possible the Ascension! [ Return to Menu at top ] How does the Milky Way's dark rift also known as the cave of creation relate to the cave center in the human head and the 12/21/12 alignment? The Ageless Wisdom, esoteric mystery schools and mystical traditions teach that it is within the cave, located in the middle of the head, that we connect with the spiritual world. The pineal gland is located here and activates our third eye or ajna center, allowing us to see beyond the physical into the realm of spirit.
Through imagination and meditative practice we enter the cave in our head and are able to make contact with the soul, our divine overshadowing self. By our use of the cave and soulic invocation we activate the light in this head center, building and strengthening the connection to the group soul. We come in contact with spiritual guides and teachers, great beings and the Christ consciousness *. Divine ideas are born within us. This cave of creation is our spiritual birth canal, our sacred space for rejuvenation and rebirth. The soul-activated light in our head's cave center, is analogous to the 12/21/12 alignment of the solstice sun (Sol) in the middle of the dark rift, the Milky Way's cosmic birth canal and cave of creation.
The above quote brings to mind the Olmec and Mayan peoples’ Sacred Tree or Cross, the cosmic crossroads of the Milky Way Galaxy and the ecliptic, the intersection of our solar system with the more inclusive consciousness of our galaxy, the intersection of our personality with our divinity. As above, so below. Note: In direct alignment with the dark rift and the bulging Galactic Center there actually is a constellation called Ara, the Altar. It lies south the stinger of Scorpius in the Southern Hemisphere. Maps 1, 2 Alice Bailey in the Labors of Hercules * associates this constellation with the aspirant, who in an act of detachment, places all upon the altar in order to more fully serve the soul. Ara's mythology / depictions
As our central luminary the sun or Sol moves into the cave of creation ~ the dark rift of the Milky Way ~ for a galactic rebirth, we are potently impressed to rise in frequency and enter our cave of creation to be enthroned by the soul for a spiritual awakening and the manifestation of divine ideas on Earth. [ Return to Menu at top ] A triple rebirth of the sun happens year after year in the years around 2012: 1.) Its daily morning rising after a dark night 2.) Its yearly winter solstice rebirth into more light each day and 3.) Its galactic rebirth in the center of the Great Mother’s cosmic birth canal, when father sun, our central luminary mates with the galactic mother, in the dark rift of our Milky Way Galaxy. In 2012, the sun centered in the Milky Way’s dark rift at the December solstice is also equidistant from Mars (male energy) and Venus (female energy), which are at a close approach to Earth. Pluto aligns with Mars, and Mercury aligns with Venus on the ecliptic arm of the cosmic cross. Pluto and Uranus are in a square to each other from 2012-2015. Venus completes its 8-year 5-pointed star movement in June 2012 and then begins a new 5-pointed star movement. The Mayan 5-pointed star Great Year ends at the 2012 December solstice and a new Great Year, the Maya Fifth Sun, emphasizing a fusion of both feminine and masculine energies begins. It is also important to note that December 21-28, 2012 is a “week of group impact” for the New Group of World Servers (NGWS). Every seven years in December, a certain great constellation which is ~ to our zodiac ~ what the zodiac is to the earth, pours its energies into the sign of Capricorn, which then flows into the field of human awareness. Alice Bailey: Esoteric Psychology Vol. II p. 196–197 This inflow of energy for the NGWS provides a huge spiritual awakening and greatly empowers all who are learning to work in group and share goodwill as their motivation. It is said that if the “festival week” falls at the period of a Full Moon it is most significant. December 28, 2012 is a Full Moon, making the new 7-year cycle of the NGWS beginning December 21, 2012 a powerful one. This 2012 Festival Video is both informative and inspiring. Note: A NGWS 7 year cycle also began in 1998, when the December solstice sun was exactly centered on the galactic equator * rather than in the the dark rift. Within humanity in the center of our brain and within the cosmos at the Crossroads of the Milky Way’s dark rift and the ecliptic, lies an archetypal pattern of spiritual rebirth that is potently being enlivened during this time. The 12/21/12 alignment is significant for the Mayan peoples at high noon, however this day’s alignment affects our whole planet throughout the day. It unites the transformative energy of Pluto, the freedom urge of Uranus and the male energy of Mars, together with the female energy of Venus and the divine inspiring messages of Mercury for a spiritual rebirth. The 12/21/12 alignment essentially culminates in a fusion of the outer (cosmos), the inner (humanity’s subtle body, individually and as a kingdom) and the other (ideal spiritual pattern / The Plan). This potent union of the objective and subjective worlds stimulates a great change within humanity and our planet. It leads to the emergence of the spiritual kingdom on Earth, to a new species of human ~ Homo luminous ~, and to the birth of a new world age.
It is written in the heavens and deep within our brain. Humanity and our planet are in the process of re-membering, of becoming who we truly are, divine and sacred. As above, so below. [ Return to Menu at top ] Links ~ References of Interest The following links are helpful in understanding the concepts presented above. Articles by John Major Jenkins Thomas
Razzeto’s website: 2012 Essays The
Pentagonal Cycle of Venus The
Fifth Sun The
Uranus-Pluto Square 2012-2015 New
Group of World Servers The Third Eye and the Pineal Gland Lucille
Cedercrans: The Nature of the Soul Glen
W. Knape: The Cave Center Blue
Pearl ~ References of Interest Between
Both Worlds ~ Homo Luminous [ Return to Menu at top ] I'd
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