As I understand it, the solar recession (er...did I spell that right?) ocurrs in a (roughly) 26000 year cycle, which is in keeping with the larger natural cycles also tracked by the Mayan calendar. So in a sense, this is exactly the kind of thing they were predicting. If you really want to geek out on it, check out "Fingerprints of the Gods" by Graham Hancock, who makes the argument that this sort of thing is why the ancients built big monuments: so that there would be long standing edifices to educate us in understanding these processes, even after their culture had gone. Also "The Mayan Factor" by Jose Arguelles, who references Carl Jung's ideas in synchronicity as well as the i-ching to make his point of what the whole Mayan calendar system means. Super fun compelling stuff. Peace.
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As I understand it, the solar recession (er...did I spell that right?) ocurrs in a (roughly) 26000 year cycle, which is in keeping with the larger natural cycles also tracked by the Mayan calendar. So in a sense, this is exactly the kind of thing they were predicting. If you really want to geek out on it, check out "Fingerprints of the Gods" by Graham Hancock, who makes the argument that this sort of thing is why the ancients built big monuments: so that there would be long standing edifices to educate us in understanding these processes, even after their culture had gone. Also "The Mayan Factor" by Jose Arguelles, who references Carl Jung's ideas in synchronicity as well as the i-ching to make his point of what the whole Mayan calendar system means. Super fun compelling stuff. Peace.