Year 1: Natural Mysteries

Essay on time:

"Years, Eras and Epochs are spirals forever moving forward but always curving back towards where they are coming from. These spirals come in many sizes. They spiral together and apart. Time is always in motion.

Planetary, geological, ecological and anthropological times all tell the story of our world. Since time is measured in so many different ways it is hard to really know about all of the divisions in depth. However, it felt good to realize that I was aware of the most commonly mentioned cycles of time.

The geological eras are always used as points of reference in any scientific study. It’s interesting to know that these happen in correlation with the passing through a plane of dust that lay in the center of our galaxy. Knowing that this dust is in the layers of the stone that makes up the surface of the earth is astounding.

Historical eras are important for social studies and historians. Although so much has happened in the history of humans it is easy to see the divisions that lead to the next step of history. It’s amazing that it can be broken down to such simple but accurate grouping.

The religious epochs are often spoken of in churches and in some social study classes. It seems though that many of the religions would actually overlap in their influence over society. It would be interesting to see how other, less mainstream, religions fall into these segments.

Renaissances offer insight into the cycle of thought and are important points of reference for those looking into the future. The fact that humans learn in cycles is easy to understand when looking at these steps in creative growth. It seems that just as we run ideas into the ground and new set of ideas seem to crop up from nowhere.

There are a few units of time that I had never heard of. The Zodiacal Aeons are a bit confusing. These seem to be a very complicated way to classify sections of times. Mayan Baktuns are interesting in their intricacies. I liked how they predicted the end of the world in a few years.

The most astonishing factor in all of these is the reoccurrence of the importance of the year 2012. This seems to really drive home the idea that 2012 really will be a “Jackpot Year”. It remains to be seen if the year lives up to it’s potential of being a powerful convergence of so many magickal elements. It’s exciting to know that this will happen during my lifetime!"

Friday, June 22, 2007