The World Tree 2012 - 2013 As we approach the infamous date 21-12-2012 more and more members of the global community are seeking information on the topic of a possible impending major event. One of the greatest concerns that has circulated the planet during the last few years is that collective ancient data sources indicate a possible catastrophe on the horizon. The problem is that many of the grim predictions are not actually researched, but are rather just fear porn speculation. That does not mean there is no genuine cause for concern however.
In the latest book by the U.S. based Maya Calendar scholars Dr. William Gasper & Dr. Jose Jaramillo, we are taken on a wild ride through a mass of data that tends to support the case for a warning from ancient history regarding a cyclical period of disasters that troubles are planet. It is fair to say that they have gone to great lengths to gather a wealth of relevant information that supports the central thesis, that being a real reason for our world to seriously consider preparation for a global disaster of some kind.
The central domains of study are astronomy, astrology and cosmology. The researchers dig down into the cosmic wisdom records of such cultures as the Egyptians, Scandinavians, Mayans, Hungarians (Magyar), Lakota, Hebrew, Romans and others. By means of this wide net of investigation they were able to locate interesting overlaps in belief and even in actually terminology. As with them I must say that I do find it of note when words in disparate cultures seem to have links by means of cosmic phenomena they describe. These researchers have gone to great lengths that I have not previously seen by others, literally searching in dozens of cultures languages to seek data. I think that any reader will appreciate the thorough efforts in that direction, no matter what they make of the conclusions.
It is probably in respect to astronomy and astrology that the two researchers give the most convincing case for a message being passed down the ages to modern mankind. Not only do they present a convincing case for their suspicions, but also they go to great lengths to present pictorial representations of their theories to better clarify for readers. Again in this area of the subject they have looked at multiple cultures far and wide, as well as within religious texts, especially those of the bible. There is some interesting de-codification work to show us how texts from the bible and even glyphs from ancient Egypt have actually been hiding information about events in the sky. In many areas they find the world tree presented again and again, clearly being a very important idea for the people of the ancient world this along with the idea of pillars of the sky, to which they reasonably attribute the magnetic and directional poles of the Earth.
There is so much astronomical information packed into this books extrapolation that I literally can't think of any fair way to summarise it without being unfair to the actual amount of work they have quite obviously done. There is so much material jam packed into this part of the book that I can fairly say it is a useful reference book for anyone with an interest in how the ancients viewed the heavens and what important lessons we can learn from their understanding of the sky. This book could save the reader many hours of independent research should they be needing to find such data for a study of their own. There is a lot of data to consider but it is well worth the time to study it seriously with an open and enquiring mind.
For me the most enjoyable part of the book come in its final four chapters. This is where we are taken into a deep look at the legendary Mayan leader named Lord Kinich Janaab Pakal II, crowned 11th king of Palenque in 615AD. I found it fascinating to learn about this historic figures obsession with keeping important records of his future descendants even those of a time well distant. Through his life he utilised both stone and gold in his quest to preserve the records of wisdom that had come into his hands from even wiser masters that preceded him, including the importance of the half degree precession period of 36 years and a final 12 years of heroes journey, both of which become important in respect to 2012. This great visionary, Janaab Pakal, was able to perform a wide range of incredible feats including predicting his own time of death, as well as laying down numerous prophecy for the distant years to come.
Both the tomb and the notorious Lid of Pakal are analysed in some depth. Most readers here will best know the lid of Pakal's sarcophagus from ancient alien theories of Eric Von Daniken, suffice to say this book does not go down that path. The number 144 and also 144,000 show up in very interesting ways and call to mind both the Maya use of these in cycle lengths and other systems such as biblical prophecy also using these numbers. Of course the mathematical content is much beyond just this but is again to lengthy for me to easily summarise, it is however well worth reading.
This is not a book about the end of the world, but it is a book warning us that or civilisation may well be teetering on a precipice, that we may well be able to prepare for a inbound major event if only we listen to the message from our ancient forbears. Although I don't necessarily agree with every point made, or follow every connection posited, I do agree that we must take the message from our forbears as well worth analysis. Why did ancient cultures from all around the planet go to such lengths to encode messages for distant times in the future. How can it be coincidence that just as the prophecies come to their time we see very real corresponding events happening on our planet. This book is not always an easy read as it is quite technical, but if you are serious about gaining knowledge on the astronomic side of 2012 prophecy then you will certainly want to add this one to your library. Save yourself hundreds of hours of research and use this as a reference manual on 2012 related astronomy lore.
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By Bruce Fenton
