71-year-shift

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Part 1 - The axis of cosmic time (Antares + Aldebaran)

For the ancient cultures of our world the stars were their way of connecting up with the heavens and they aligned their temples and pyramids to particular stars in order to align them with the archetypal energy the star represented for them, but also so that they could keep track of cosmic time.

Every one of these cultures had their own myth / story which they externalized onto the stars in the form of zodiacs, some being of 13 signs (mayans, druids) or 12 (greeks, egyptians). Today the traditional zodiac is usually in the form of a 12 sign zodiac, and the 13 sign zodiac is more rarely used.

In addition to this, there are 2 schools of thought in regard to the size of each constellation and how many days they last - the traditional version is:

12 signs of 30 degrees = 365.242 / 12 = 30.437 days each

However in reality the size and length of each zodiacal sign is actually of a different length, and in order to be accurate with my calculations I decided to work with this zodiac instead - made of:

13 signs of different lengths ( see graphic below )

note: scorpio is the tiny segment between Lib. and Oph. and lasts only 7 days

Within these constellations are a group of 4 bright stars, that our ancestors paid particular close attention to as they also happened to be very close to 1/4 year apart. They are the stars you can see in the graphic above on the outer circle: Fomalhaut, Aldebaran, Regulus and Antares. In the Persian tradition they are known as the 4 Royal stars.

In my investigations of the intricacies of the the Mayan long count, I found that 2 of these stars were aligned to the Spring and Autumn equinox in 3114bc - Aldebaran and Antares. During the same time period the Kali yuga also began (3102bc) and being only 12 years apart from the beginning of the Mayan long count, were also acknowledging the alignment of Aldebaran and Antares, and therefore this pin points that era as most certainly being a powerful time cosmically speaking.

Graphic of number of days between alignments of the Sun with the 4 Royal stars in 3114bc

Adding the days between Aldebaran and Antares, via Regulus and Fomalhaut, the total days are:

Aldebaran - Antares (via Regulus) = 83 + 99 = 182 days

Aldebaran - Antares (via Fomalhaut ) = 90 + 93 = 183 days

365.242 / 2 =182.62 days = 1/2 year

The totals equal almost exactly half a year and it is for this reason that out of the 4 royal stars, that Aldebaran and Antares were chosen to keep track of cosmic time. I like to call this alignment the Aldebaran / Antares axis and it is from studying these alignments further that I have come to the conclusions that I present here.

Step 2 - Fitting it all together as the larger fractal pattern

In general the time it takes for the Sun to align with a Star and then realign with that Star again on the same day of the seasonal year (365.242 days - also known as tropical year) is measured by the difference between the seasonal year and zodiacal year (365.256 days - also known as sidereal year)

The zodiacal year is slightly longer than the seasonal year as after 1 year the Sun has moved along its orbit around the Galactic center, and therefore the Earth has to orbit further around the Sun to reach the same alignment again. The time difference is:

365.256 - 365.242 = 0.014 days (or approx 20 mins)

By dividing this number into the 2 year lengths we can find the time it takes for the cycles of the seasonal and zodiacal year to resynchronize.

365.256 / 0.014 = 26,090 years approx

365.242 / 0.014 = 26,089 years approx

Therefore after roughly 26,000 years the Earth in relation to the Sun and Stars completes 1 cosmic cycle. This cycle is known today as the cycle of precession, and there are many different opinions on its exact length. In ancient times it was known by many names - the Great cycle, the Platonic year, or cycle of the 13 / 12 ages depending on which zodiac your using.

graphic of 13 / 12 sign zodiac

In order to know how long it takes for a star to shift 1 day in its alignment with the Sun and Earth, an approx average can be found by doing this calculation:

26000 / 365.2424 = 71.19 years (rounded to 2 decimals)

So far these calculations have been approximations, and generally these figures are always shown as being such. However I wasn't satisfied with the lack of accuracy in these calculations and felt that with the help of the ancient Mayans and utilizing the StarCalc program I could find a more exact number to work with.

Below you can see the sky at midday on the days in 3114bc and 2012ad, when Aldebaran (upper pair of graphics) and Antares (lower pair of graphics) are aligned with the Sun perpendicular to the ecliptic and celestial sphere (right ascension) combined.

alignments of Aldebaran and Sun

alignments of Antares and Sun

Due to the curvature of space the angle of the alignment between the stars in the left and right graphic differ, as it depends on distance to the ecliptic and the angle at which the Earth is spinning. Though the Earth spin aspect doesn't change the position of the Star in relation to the Sun, as it is only the Earth in this respect which spins at a different angle (so the Earth's angle only effects our view of how we see the alignment in the sky, not the actual alignment).

The days on which the alignments above occur are as follows:

(upper left) Aldebaran in 3114bc = 21 Mar (Gre.) or 16 Apr (Jul.)

(upper right) Aldebaran in 2012ad = 31 May (Gre.)

(lower left) Antares in 3114bc = 19 Sep (Gre.) or 15 Oct (Jul.)

(lower right) Antares in 2012ad = 30 Nov (Gre.)

From this data it is possible to calculate the total number of days shifted from 3114bc - 2012ad:

Aldebaran = days between 21 Mar & 31 May = 71 days

Antares = days between 19 Sep & 30 Nov = 72 days

At first I wondered why there were 2 answers (71 and 72 days), but after more investigations I found that, because of something called "longitudinal displacement" (see graphic below), and the effect of the position of the Perihelion and Aphelion on the length of the seasons, that Aldebaran had actually changed position in the galaxy and Antares had not. This is also understandable due to the distances of the 2 Stars.

Aldebaran is 68 light years away (therefore closer - and the effects of its orbit more visible)

Antares is 325 light years away (therefore distant - and the effects of its orbit less visible)

graphic = external source ( http://www.tenspheres.com/researches/fourstars2.htm )

To confirm these figures again I have made further graphics to display the changes in position of all 4 of the Royal Stars relative to the 4 seasons of the year, and included the alignment of the Sun when its crosses the Galactic Equator (G.E.) close to the Galactic center, for further proof that the ancient Mayans knew far far more about celestial mechanics than most researchers believe today. {see below}

Graphic - position of Stars and size of seasons in 3114bc

Graphic - position of Stars and size of seasons in 2012ad

Note: overall changes between 3114bc and 2012ad are,

decrease of length of time between Fomalhaut and Aldebaran from 90 to 89 days

increase in length of time between Regulus and Antares from 99 to 100 days

constant of 21 days remains between Antares and G.E. point.

Graphics of sky at midday on days when the Sun crosses Galactic Equator

(left) = 3114bc - - - (right) = 2012ad

The days on which the alignments above occur are as follows:

(left) G.E. in 3114bc = 10 Oct (Gre.) or 05 Nov (Jul.)

(right) G.E. in 2012ad = 21 Dec (Gre.)

From this data it is possible to calculate the total number of days shifted from 3114bc - 2012ad:

G.E. = days between 10 Oct & 21 Dec = 72 days

Image - shows the Galactic Equator (diagonal line)

Note: both the equation for G.E. and Antares give this answer of 72 days, and they remain being 21 days apart when aligned with the Sun over the cycle of the Mayan Long count.

Consider also the fact that they dont move much in the heavens (indeed the Galactic center doesn't move at all), and it can be understood clearly why they were chosen for measuring periods of cosmic time.

Conclusion - the genius of the Mayans (advanced time science)

How did they know all of this advanced knowledge of the great cycles of time? From these alignments it cannot be ignored that the ancient Mayans pin pointed precisely from the beginning until the completion of the Long count keys alignments, and considering I can only work this out using a program called StarCalc, how did they know the same information, as you cant see a Star when its aligned with the Sun, its too bright !

They aligned the beginning of the Long count in the time frame when at Spring equinox 3114bc, Aldebaran and Sun aligned perpendicular to the ecliptic and celestial sphere (right ascension) combined.

and also aligned it at Autumn equinox 3114bc, when Antares and Sun aligned perpendicular to the ecliptic and celestial sphere (right ascension).

In addition they aligned the completion of the Long count in the time frame when at Winter solstice 2012ad, the Sun crosses the Galactic Equator.

With all this data and figures backed up by modern calculations, based on the beginning and completion of the Mayan Long count it is clear that both schools of thought were as accurate as each other, and in fact as we can see they come up with same answers.

Therefore since the Stars have precessed by 72 days over 5125.363 years (length of Mayan long count):

5125.363 / 72 = 71.19 (rounded to 2 decimals)

71.19 x 365.2424 = 26000 years

or approximately every 71 (whole years) the Stars precess by 1 day ( 71 x 72 = 5112 years )

71 x 365.2424 = 25932 years

IN LAKECH :-) ;-)