
The Actual Astronomy of 2012 and the Sacred Triple Rebirth of the Sun
The Richard Syrett Show is on CFRB in Toronto, Monday thru Thursday 10PM to 1AM (EST). He covers a wide variety of topics. On Wednesday, August 27, 2008, Richard and I spoke on air for 50 minutes about both the actual astronomy of 2012 and some possible metaphysical aspects. This interview is presented in three parts without any commercials or news breaks.
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The Actual Astronomy of 2012 and the Sacred Triple Rebirth of the Sun
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Note: To my knowledge, as of July 2008, the description of the special event of 2012 as presented in this interview is my own unique view. I did the original calculations that shows that the galactic crossing of 2012 will last just over 15 hours and I researched the time that the crossing will peak. From this, I calculated the start and finish times. The time of the winter solstice is easy to look up and the time of the sunrise and sunset is easy to look up as long as you know your latitude and longitude. John Major Jenkins traced the birth of the Maya Long Count calendar over 2,100 years ago to a small town in southern Mexico named Izapa so this is the location that I used.
Many 2012 researchers talk about the special galactic alignment that happened in 1998 and I agree that this was an important event. While most of the other researchers that I know about do not go beyond this 1998 alignment, I take things further and focus on the exact astronomy that unfolds throughout the day of December 21, 2012, which is seen metaphorically by the Maya as the sacred triple rebirth of the sun. With the understanding that this event is paramount to the Maya, it is easy to understand why they ended their calendar on this exact day. But then the question becomes how did they know. Indeed, how did they know?
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There are no transcripts available but here are some highlights:
The interview starts with me painting a mental picture of what the Maya will see unfold throughout the day of the winter solstice, December 21, 2012. The sun will cross the plane of the galaxy over a 15-hour period from predawn to sunset. This crossing, which is a metaphorical rebirth of the sun in a 26,000 year time frame, embraces two other rebirths of the sun: the moment of the winter solstice and also the moment of the sunrise. This combined event is the sacred triple rebirth of the sun and it only happens like this once every 26,000 years.
Other points covered in part one:
How did the Maya know this astronomy? They say they were told by an extraterrestrial.
A description of our galaxy and the plane of the galaxy is given.
Did the Maya really focus on the winter solstice? Yes, they built an important ball court that is aligned with the location of the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice.
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