It’s amazing how much hype the year 2012 is getting in the media and in our pop culture. It seems that our society is obsessed with the end of the world and destruction of society.
The year 2012 is the end of the Mayan Calendar. This has caused many to propose the end of the world as we know it and the possible destruction of mankind. I recently saw the movie 2012 based on this notion. The movie was entertaining although a bit contrived. The story is that the Mayan’s somehow knew that in the year 2012 the sun would change and cause destruction on Earth. In 2009 the sun begins to create new particles that act like microwaves, heating up the Earth’s core and causing mass destruction. In 2012 earthquakes, volcanoes, a shift of the Earth’s poles, and floods destroy pretty much the entire planet. Mankind and our culture only survive by going into giant submarine “arks” that ride out the deluge. The highlight of the movie is when one of the characters states that we are only human as long as we are able to keep our humanity through compassion, implying we didn’t deserve to survive if we didn’t “act” human. This was a very touching moment.
For those that understand Toltec Spirituality (the basis of the Mayan religion), the end of the Mayan Calendar signifies a new “Sun”. The Toltecs taught that there were epochs in history that are signified by different spiritual energy emanating from the sun, creating a new spiritual climate in the world. This is similar to the astrologic idea of Ages or the Gnostic idea of Aeons. This is not a destruction of the world, but a new paradigm spiritually that deserves a whole new calendar.
I personally am looking forward to 2012 because if the Mayan’s were right, this will be the culmination of a new energy in our world that will continue what has already begun: the resurgence of the Divine Feminine, a renewed focus on spirituality, and a continuation of enlightenment and liberation for all beings.
