Ancient calendars and Feng Shui

The latest issue of my newsletter briefly speaks to the history of the calendar as we approach the Year of the Rabbit.  It’s fascinating that the ancient world, whether Western or Easters or Middle Eastern all seem to have a 12 month calendar.  As long as there have been women, this should not be surprising. Between a woman’s period and observations of the longest and shortest days, the year forms itself and divides very nicely.  But I did turn up on interesting fact which contradicts much of what has been discussed & wrtten about in the New Age movement for years.

The Mayan calendar ends in 2012.  What this implies has often been interpreted as ‘the end times’ or whatever.  Yet if one looks into Mayan mythology, one find that the date actually marks the beginning of a new cycle, not an ending.  The same is true in the Vedic tradition, as we are ending the cycle of  the Kali Yuga, The ending of that period is predicted to be very unpleasant, as the demon goddess Kali is is finally defeated and we enter a new Yuga, the Satya Yuga.

What does this have to do with Feng Shui? I hear you ask.  Quite simply, the effective use of Feng Shui to remove blocks to harmony and prosperity helps anyone/everyone get through the hard times we are witnessing.  And we’re just beginning! You might want to sign up for the newsletter just to keep one viewpoint in your pocket.

Is Time Flexible?

Time is one of our most interesting concepts.  Depending who you talk to about time, you can find opinions ranging from a) it is an illusion and does not really exist, to z) it is a fixed entity by which we measure all sorts of things.

Some folks say that time is ending (those who follow the Mayan calendar.) Others (i.e. Greg Braden) suggest it is slowing down.  Those in some of the more esoteric studies suggest that multiple levels of reality exist simultaneously.  All very curious, all sorts of inrigue.

From the world of Feng Shui, one principle held true always is that we have but one thing constant in our existence – and that constant is change.  If change is all prevalent, then can we leave time out of it?  No.  So what is the answer – or is there one at all?  If we look historically we see that our use and definition of time has changed over time. (Ah hah!)

My experience of time leads me to believe that time is flexible.  How can time be flexible?  Because my personal experience of time has shown this to be true. The prime example:  When I worked in an art gallery, it took the same amount of miles to go from home to the gallery.  Time of day was the same and almost always, the traffic was the same.  Yet on those days when I would leave home in a foul mood, or angry, or dissatisfied because I was leaving a couple of minutes late, I would ALWAYS arrive late at the gallery.  Yet on those days when I left the house late, and drove normally while singing a song, or just singing (in other words feeling good) I would ALWAYS arrive early.

I began to test this observation and in every case found it to be true.  I suggest you try it and see how time fits into your life.  It need not be mine, but you may find something very interesting about your stay on our planet.