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Riviera Maya - the dawn of a new era
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Kuartos.com on 22 February, 2008 08:49:00
 
The cosmic vision of the ancient Maya, the first celestial observers, reflected
in their pyramids and ceremonial centers, reemerges at the start of a new
millennium with surprising significance for the western world.
The Maya chose December 21, 2012 as the last date in the Long-Count calendar,
due to the fact that they had foreseen that on this day a great chapter in the
history of mankind would come to an end.  Today, modern astrologers support this
theory: after 2000 years in the Age of Pisces, we are entering the Age of
Aquarius.
Maya astronomers were particularly interested in the movements of the stars. 
From their observatories they noticed that the winter solstice sun was moving
slowly towards the Milky Way and calculated that on the dawn of the
aforementioned date, it would be found in the dark rift that extends within its
center.   The Maya represented this great event in their art and mythology.
They depicted the sun as the First God that implants a new era in the womb of
the Cosmic Mother or Milky Way.  As a result of this discovery, they created the
Long-Count calendar-- used to define long cycles and place in context remote
historical dates.  Its longest period (5, 125 years) corresponds to the Great
Maya Cycle of Creation, that comes to a close on December 21, 2012 of our
Gregorian calendar.
Modern scientists find the sophisticated vision of these ancient people truly
remarkable.
They were able to predict with great precision this remote and important
astronomical event --an alignment that occurs only every 26, 000 years.  Equally
astounding was their ability to envision its regenerative effects upon humanity:
while the past cycle was one of creation, the new will be one of culture and
spirituality with a social and ecological conscience.   The coming Era promises
to be truly beneficial for our growth.