I have Elton John’s
Rocket Man stuck in my head right now – and yes, I do know that the correct
lyrics describe zero hour as 9 a.m. Here on the west coast, the winter solstice
occurred at 3:12 a.m.
I don’t really like
to get into the whole Mayan “end of the world” hype with people, but the other
day I had a light bulb moment.
As I’m writing this,
the end of the world should have already happened. I knew it wouldn’t, but my
light bulb moment didn’t involve zombies and earthquakes anyway. It involved a
connection with Yule and a new period for the Earth.
The Mayan “end of calendar” and Yule both coincided on 12/21/12. In some Pagan traditions,
Yule is the day when the Sun King is reborn or when the Oak King defeats the
Holly King. Both the Sun King and the Oak King are bringers of light. They
signify the light defeating the darkness, when the days become longer and the
nights become shorter.
What if… just what
if… that’s what the Mayan end of the calendar meant? What if it meant that the
people of Earth are about to enter a time of enlightenment or lighter times?
Even if it’s not
what it means and it really is just the way the Mayan calendar was made, it’s a
nice thought isn’t it? It would be nice to see a more “enlightened” masses
where the majority of people focus on helping each other and the Earth.
That is my hope for
this year’s reign of the Sun God.
