tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104600450225406597.post7662418010882567164..comments2024-03-29T02:10:02.587-07:00Comments on Bad UFOs: Skepticism, UFOs, and The Universe: 2012: The "Cosmic Alignment" and the Maya Birth CanalRobert Sheafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15324537021429419111noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104600450225406597.post-25978312856767394702013-06-17T12:29:01.418-07:002013-06-17T12:29:01.418-07:00Actually, I (Ray Mardyks ~ galactic astrologer) co...Actually, I (Ray Mardyks ~ galactic astrologer) coined the phrase "galactic alignment" in relationship to 2012 and the Maya calendar. This has been documented by Professor John Hoopes on Wikipedia's 2012 Phenomenon page. It is indeed an astrological concept, but not astrology as understood by Mr. Sheaffer, and those who have never had an "astrological experience". For what its worth, the galactic alignment was composed of the solstices and equinoxes from circa 1987 (Harmonic Convergence) through December 2012, when the Sun, at the moment of the solstices, was "aligned" with the galactic equator, also known as the Milky Way. John Major Jenkins and others took my astrological concept, without ever understanding it, or having had the "experience", attributed the galactic alignment (my idea!) to the Ancient Maya (no evidence what so ever) and the rest is ... well ... not pseudoscience, but something even worse ~ pseudoastrology.Unknowablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684515203081628732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104600450225406597.post-81032284242284450302012-07-31T13:06:01.166-07:002012-07-31T13:06:01.166-07:00"But the Maya did point to the winter solstic..."But the Maya did point to the winter solstice of 2012 with their Long Count calendar for a reason"<br /><br />Because it started on August 11, 3114 BC and they use a modified base 20 to count forwards? Saying the Mayans picked a particular date moving forwards is like saying the Romans picked 2247 because that happens to be 3000 ab urbe condita.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104600450225406597.post-81552069129691103222011-12-05T18:24:21.674-08:002011-12-05T18:24:21.674-08:00Hi! Thomas Razzeto here. I just want to clarify a ...Hi! Thomas Razzeto here. I just want to clarify a few misunderstandings. First and foremost, I have never stated that the astronomy of 2012 will cause anything unusual to happen to us. I think that the Maya are using the astronomy as the foundation for their metaphor of transformation and rebirth. This is a timeless metaphor that meant something very important to them 2,000 years ago. Most people today will not care and do not need to care about it in the least. You all can safely ignore the Maya calendar and any predictions about what will happen to us in the time around 2012.<br /><br />But the Maya did point to the winter solstice of 2012 with their Long Count calendar for a reason and if you are curious about what that reason was, I have provided some links to my work below. And, by the way, I am not talking about the so called “Galactic Alignment,” which was a term invented - and precisely defined - by John Major Jenkins. That already peaked in 1998. What I point to is easily understood as the triple rebirth of the sun and the special configuration of the sacred tree. (I don’t use the term “alignment” unless I am discussing the so-called galactic alignment.) So for those of you that are interested, here are some links:<br /><br />Why the Maya Picked 2012<br />http://www.infinitelymystical.com/essays/why-maya-picked-2012.html<br /><br />The Actual Astronomy of 2012 in a Nutshell<br />http://www.infinitelymystical.com/essays/2012-nutshell.html<br /><br />Did Extraterrestrials Create the Maya Calendar?<br />http://www.infinitelymystical.com/essays/et-2012.html<br />(Nope, but it is an interesting question.)<br /><br />All my 2012 essays are here:<br />http://www.infinitelymystical.com/2012-essays.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104600450225406597.post-71721759655383707952011-04-28T12:43:23.282-07:002011-04-28T12:43:23.282-07:00Question: Have you heard of the release of ET Mess...Question: Have you heard of the release of ET Message Key sent to us from another civilazation in another galaxy? Well the NSA just released this doc 6 days ago. In it, it goes over what was sent to us almost 3 decades ago. Look it up and you will see that Spudnick recieved this msg and in it is very complicated math. Not all of it has been deciphered but what has been deciphered is what looks to be their periodic table among other things we have in common with eachother. They're heeere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104600450225406597.post-44996505281380751672011-02-20T06:50:30.032-08:002011-02-20T06:50:30.032-08:00If you are used to thinking about it from a sun-ce...If you are used to thinking about it from a sun-centered view instead of an Earth-centered one you will see why I was perplexed.Old Rockin' Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104600450225406597.post-77268527074122083172011-02-17T10:27:40.970-08:002011-02-17T10:27:40.970-08:00Mr. Bradley,
Well-said. I think it's one of th...Mr. Bradley,<br />Well-said. I think it's one of those cases of "a foolish consistency..."<br /><br />Old Rockin' Dave,<br /><br />"Align" doesn't mean "point to." It means "to appear to line up with." When they say that at the winter solstice of 1998, the Sun aligned with the Galactic Equator, they mean that the sun actually passed in front of that imaginary line where it crosses that other imaginary line, the ecliptic, at the moment of solstice. <br /><br />But an "alignment" doesn't usually mean "pass in front of" (that's an occultation"). When we say "Jupiter aligns with Mars," usually what we mean is that as the planets approach each other, as seen from earth, at the moment of their closest proximity they are "aligned." Typically, "aligned" planets can be several degrees apart.Robert Sheafferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324537021429419111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104600450225406597.post-60149726486411923062011-02-17T09:54:35.330-08:002011-02-17T09:54:35.330-08:00Something I don't get: the sun is basically sp...Something I don't get: the sun is basically spherical so isn't it essentially "aligned" with everything in *every* direction?Old Rockin' Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104600450225406597.post-19293608795350211052011-02-16T09:56:33.319-08:002011-02-16T09:56:33.319-08:00"When Faith clashes with Reason, Faith wins o...<i>"When Faith clashes with Reason, Faith wins out nearly every time."</i><br /><br />"The madman is not the man who has lost his reason. He is the man who has lost everything except his reason."<br /><br />- G.K. Chesterton.<br /><br />Mr. Gersten is not without his reasons, and he certainly has a logic that is internally consistent and defendable from his perspective. Of course, the only problem is that its disengaged at root from the truth.Peter Sean Bradleyhttp://www.peterseanesq.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com