“The Long Count is a conception of time as an endless path. Each cycle of the calendar is a small portion of the path from generation to generation, "said the website of the Ministry of Culture of Guatemala.At midnight local (in 2 hours GMT) on Wednesday 06/06/2012, begins to spend the year 5128 of the fifth sun set in the solar calendar of the ancient Mayan culture, whose purpose, according to evidence found on monuments, sphinxes and plates, provides 'a change of era' for humanity.
The Guatemalan scientist Ivan Azurdia told Efe that "at midnight on December 21, 2012, the planets of the solar system will stand vertically on the darkest part of the mouth of the Feathered Serpent (deity named Quetzalcoatl Kukulcan by the Mayans and Aztecs) and will align to the holy places of the Maya world”. Although this date is commonly associated with apocalyptic disasters and even the end of the world, the spiritual guides of the Mayan Mexico and Guatemala, scientists who study this phenomenon and NASA experts denied these versions and gave explanations based on scientific and philosophical perspectives.
What will happen on December 21, 2012, Azurdia said, is "scientifically supported an astronomical event in Western point of view ', which was predicted hundreds of years ago by the Mayan astrologers.The scientist, who in recent years has specialized in studying the Mayan calendar, said that this phenomenon, according to the ancient wisdom of indigenous and explanations contained in the monuments of culture, predict “a change of season.''
It is a shift from fourth to fifth cycles. Together, the five give a total of 26,000 years, and reaching that date, the “Platonic year” of the measurement time will be reached within the measuring cycles higher, "said Azurdia.As for the philosophical perspective, he added, the Mayans speak of “the rapid changes” to the world and humanity, which more than fatalistic predictions have to do with an opportunity to awaken to the sacred life. "The Mayans, who made great advances in these areas, related to a philosophical point of convergence.
To celebrate the beginning of the last years of the fifth sun and the announcement of the new age, spiritual ceremonies will Mayan priests in holy places, while the Guatemalan Institute of Tourism will launch a program of activities to attract more visitors to the country.
Source: http://exame.abril.com.br
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