Welcoming the Mayan 6th day (flowering) of the Galactic Underworld

by dreamshark

The actual beginning of the 6th day was earlier this week, Thursday 13Nov08, which was also a full moon. And not just a full moon, but a super moon – meaning that our satellite was at it’s closest orbit to the planet earth (also called perigee). According to this Super Moon Table, we will be enjoying another 2 super moons in a row, so be prepared. Aside from higher tides, what can a super moon bring? Depending on who you talk to, we might have expected some crazy earth quakes or tidal actions, or a stronger pull on our psyche.

Of much greater interest is the beginning of the 6th day, the day of flowering in the galactic underworld cycle. We will spend 360 days basking in this cycle where awakening, unfolding, and opening up to new possibilities is the order of the day. Are you ready for a galactic flowering? There is one more night cycle before the final day, the 7th day (fruition) which will close on the glorious date of winter solstice 2012. Also, the 9th and final underworld (universal) will begin it’s cycle of days in 2011 as we count down to the 2012 end date of the calendar. Of course, the dates are not universally agreed upon by Mayan scholars, so it’s hard to say if Calleman got the dates right, or John Major Jenkins.

The Mayan calendars strike me as pretty complex, or maybe just tightly interlocked in a fashion I have never recognized in our own mundane calendarics system. Interested in exploring a bit more? See day 6 flowering, which started on Tzolkin Date: 13 IMIX.

The Mysterious I Ching

by dreamshark

I have always been interested in divination and philosophy and things of that nature. When I was younger I flirted with the I Ching. Considered an ancient Chinese classical text, it’s been dated back 5000 years. The asking and generating a response process is deceptively simple (got a question? 3 coins with differentiated sides – you know, heads and tails?), plus a book for hexagram definitions and you’re ready to go. But then comes interpreting your answer – wow! The possibilities were overwhelming to me. Too complex, too much study required, no simple thing at all. I Ching interpretation made tarot cards look like a piece of cake, comparatively. But I really do love pattern recognition and interpretation, and that is definitely what the I Ching is about. The book is described as a symbol system used to identify order in chance events. Plus, one of my favorite authors, Terence McKenna, connected his own studies of the I Ching with historical patterns and the Mayan end date of 2012. So, I am going to undertake a bit of study on this fascinating subject. I plan to start with this seminal book, translated by Richard Wilhelm.

The I Ching

Amazon: I Ching book of changes
Amazon: I Ching workbook
just looking for the fun part? Ask a question and see what this free online I Ching oracle predicts

Happy 2008: 4 years to the Mayan apocalypse

by dreamshark

Welcome to 2008. It’s blustery and cold here, but not unseasonable. The Mayan apocalypse is actually slated for winter solistice 2012, so I guess that puts us just under 4 years until the end of a world age.