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  May 2009  
Spin into a Natural Time
by: Tanya by: Tanya KornobisKornobis
 
Do you ever catch yourself thinking, “Oh if I only had more time-"

Or do you somehow feel that time is speeding up?

You are not alone.


In the frenzy of a fast paced world it seems easier to be enchanted into a state of distraction and is seemingly more challenging to be in the here and now.

The beauty of nature, a bird singing a sweet melody, water gently cascading down a rock into a flowing river?These sounds and images can definitely nurture and nudge us into present moment awareness.

Breathing, yoga and meditation are all practices that are very vital in body/mind awareness as well.

As an adventurer, learning about the natural cycles of time, as we perceive it in our bodies and through the natural cycles of the sun, moon and planets may also begin a beautiful unfoldment into the journey of natural time!
 
THE NATURAL CYCLES OF TIME

For every one time we go around the Sun, the Moon goes around Earth 13 times.

The Earth revolves on its axis to create day and night.

The Moon revolves around the Earth through its cyclical phases. The cycle of the moon from new moon to new moon is called the synodic cycle. It is 29.5 days in length. The sidereal lunar cycle, measuring the moon from where it reappears in the same place in the sky, is only 27.1 days in length.
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So, 28 days is the average lunar cycle.

The Earth revolves around the Sun in 365 days.

When you divide the year up by Moons, you get 13 moons of 28 days each, plus one extra day. Each moon is 4 perfect weeks. Each year is 52 perfect weeks. These are the cycles that govern the physical aspects of life.


To find the spiritual aspects of time, we turn to the heavens. The brightest "star" in the sky is not a star, but the planet Venus. The cycle of the planet Venus is a 260-day cycle. The ancient Maya referred to the 260-day cycle as the Tzolkin or the Sacred Calendar. According to them, it is made up of smaller cycles of 13 and 20 days each turning together to create a 260-day cycle. This is an ever-repeating cycle, just like the Day, the Moon and the Year.

Our bodies are coded with the natural cycles of time. Men and women are cycling on a 28-day cycle known as the biorhythm. We have 13 joints to our bodies, which provide us with movement. We have 20 fingers and toes.
Thus, we are the embodiment of natural Sacred Time.

THE 13-MOON CALENDAR

The 13-moon calendar has been used as a guide for over 5000 years, by Mayan culture in South America and in Europe, Africa, Polynesia, China and the Middle East.

The International Chamber of Commerce actively supported the 13-moon calendar in 1931. In 1933, members of the League of Nations (now called the United Nations) petitioned quite a strong movement to change the calendar back to a regular 28-day calendar, as well. Mahatma Gandhi, well known for his actions in non-violence and conflict resolution also supported a 13-moon calendar change.

Could a 13-moon calendar be a key into discovering natural time?




Tanya Kornobis has found her home in the beautiful Madawaska Valley,
where she plays music, practices Reiki, yoga
and meditation with a dash of gardening on the side.
You can listen to her music at:


www. cdbaby.com/cd/boogiewall

or
www. boogiewall.com.

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