The Ashram at the Centre of the Galaxy

[Warning This Section Contains Subjective Esoteric Opinions!!] 

The 2012 alignment event and this nexus-like subject with regard to the winter solstice of 21-12-2012 involves some further astronomic explanations. Though we tend to view things from a very Earth centred perspective, by this point we have realised that we are dealing with a Sol based subject here. The only area of the topic that is Earth centric is that related phenomena called precession, in which we look at the manner by which our planet’s axis wanders over time through the constellations. Often visualised as the motion of a spinning top, the planet twirls rapidly, whilst its axis slowly traces a 360-degree circular pathway through the stars (visualise an extremely long laser beam from both poles into deep space).

Due to the Earth’s wobble, we gradually change position relative to the sun on the Equinox and Solstice days. These are the days on which the Sun resides in such a position that it will intersect the celestial equatorial and ecliptic planes. These positions can be more correctly referred to as equinoctial points, though for the sake of easing our now aching heads let us stick to the better-known term equinox. These points occur on the 21st day of every last month of a quarter during the year, and upon those days the sun spends an almost, but not quite, equal amount of time above and below the horizon from the perspective of any point on the planet.

The movement of the Earth’s axis (and by default the equinox) through its precessional cycle occurs at the rate of 1 degree every 71.5 years, approximately. Its total completion occurs once every 25,800 years, give or take a little. This vast cycle is know as either the Great Year or the Platonic Year, and is the driving force of the so-called progression of astrological ages.

With all of the knowledge now firmly embedded in mind, back then to the galactic alignment of Sol and the Milky Way’s centre we can now go. Once every 26,000 years the sun rises in alignment with the plane of the galactic equator, and in the line of sight toward the galactic bulge. This does not, for some of us rather surprisingly, suddenly occur on the date 21-12-2012. Actually, like most astronomic process, it takes a period of some years to initiate and complete. Due to the width of the sun the process will take 36 years for the winter solstice to cease occurring in alignment to the galactic equator completely. The precise alignment of the centre of the sun (its solstice point) with the galactic centre actually happened in 1998. As I have said elsewhere 21-12-2012 subject matter (the accurate understanding of it anyway) deals with a period of time in which 2012 is a hub rather than a one-day spectacular.

The new world speculated about in the cosmology and spiritual systems of the Mayans and other indigenous or ancient cultures merely begins to fix its structure in 2012, apparently. We have already been constructing it for several years now (God help us!) and it will remain relatively fluid until just after 2012 (perhaps to 2016?). At this final fixing point (whenever it is exactly), in my understanding of the subject, we will have chosen how our new world age will be and what forces will dominate. If dominated by material greed then the realisation of various horrendous prophecy regarding total annihilation of our species seem a reasonable, though undesirable, conclusion to me. If we have taken the path of global unity and taken to spiritual seeking on a mass scale, we will then hopefully see the realisation of the more positive ‘Golden Age’ prophecies. At this time neither outcome is fixed, we must be very careful in our conclusions, or indeed our attaching ourselves to any certain outcomes.

Just what is it that both ancient and modern wise-[wo]men and indigenous cultures see as being so significant about this cosmic event in particular then?

What could possibly be set to happen, or indeed be happening already, at this time due to it?

As usual, there are different camps with set views and those sitting firmly in the grey area in which their speculations overlap. There is the camp of researchers who hold that this is utterly a matter of physical cosmic forces. What I mean by this is that they see this huge cycle of cosmic time as ending with a spectacular natural phenomena with very much established scientific explanation. There are a few different such theories and each with its own merits. I will not detail them all in minutiae here as I think its been enough to take in already, but will provide a short list of candidates.

The first possibility is that some form of energy wave will hit us from the centre of the galaxy, in much the same way that certain stars fire out energy bursts from their poles causing havoc to anything in the path. Another is that perhaps intense gravity interaction with astral bodies on this plane will pull comets and other objects out of their orbits firing them at the inner solar system. Perhaps wholly unknown forces from the super-black hole might be having an incalculable effect. In connection with these theories are that some of the theorised energy interplay may be causing both the polarity of our Sun and indeed Earth to radically change, or even suddenly flip. This is by no means an exhaustive look at the more materialistic minded cosmic theories, most of which predict a massive catastrophe for life on earth.

On the other side of the divide, as ever, sit the spiritual and mystic minded researchers. It is for the spiritual folk that this article has been titled, rather tongue in cheek, as ‘The Ashram at the Centre of the Galaxy’. Actually, in truth, it is also so named partly for the catastrophism that is involved in many theories from both camps. The excellent book, ‘The Restaurant at the end of the Universe’ by the English chaos theorist Douglas Adams has of course inspired my title. In his book he takes humanities rather obnoxious habit of rubber necking and enjoying disasters to its ultimate extreme. At the end of all time and space the characters find themselves in a restaurant with a spectacular view of the end of everything, the final mega-catastrophe that destroys all life and existence, the restaurant is of course packed. This is something that any 2012 researcher understands; some of the hits to our sites are from people that would love tickets for just such an event. It would be naïve for us to say that everyone who watches this subject does so with a higher intent, or for self-education, many just want to hear about a spectacular cosmic car crash!

So what is it that the spiritual minded researchers are fixing their intensive, farsighted, gaze upon then?

Well though there may not be an actual ashram based in the centre of our galaxy, it is a fair metaphor for this discussion. At this time, many of the more mystic minded have concluded (by either mundane or supernatural means) that the alignment with the galactic centre brings an evolution of human consciousness, one that takes us toward becoming more spiritual and multi-dimensional beings. Rather like the ticking of a clock, the various cosmic phenomena are seen to mark numbers on the clock face, with this particular happening being the hands at 12 noon, pointing straight up to the divine engineer and heralding a new phase in its plan. As the clock strikes the final sound, a wave of new level consciousness is unleashed. This wave will then permeate all, or at least our portion, of existence. Humans will suddenly become enlightened beings, or depending on the researcher you ask, at least a certain percentage of humans will become enlightened beings. Most people in this camp agree that individuals will in fact have to be already engaged with the attempt of raising their consciousness by their own volition to be lifted upon the wave. An analogy for this is imagining the difference between a person standing in a strong river and one sailing on it, when a suddenly a large tidal surge arrives. One is carried along, the other one is drowned.

 I have set up my tent in one of those encampments firmly established in the grey area, just to clarify my bias. I find that the evidence is compelling for both physical changes on our planet as well as metaphysical changes to our refinement of conscious experience. Though I refer to my spiritual path as highly esoteric, neo-shamanism blended with Buddhism and coloured by striving for the ancient Law of One (no time to explain that here), my Buddhist training makes me highly sceptical of the idea that we can gain instant enlightenment by some outside process or event. I actually believe that the physical Earth changes will give us the opportunity to respond in such a way (compassionately) to the ensuing difficulties on the global populace, that we will have a unique opportunity to gain rapid enlightenment. Moreover, that as we do this we will encounter the ‘Wave of New Consciousness’ and that this spiritual energy will raise us even higher.

The Galactic centre is for me merely the hub of one level in a divine chaos fractal, each level’s hub being rather like a step-up or step-down transformer for divine energy. To find out more about my theories on this energy and its source, simply stick around.

Om Mani Padme Hum