A friend writes, “Andrea, I have been wanting your opinion on something as I believe that you may be the person who stands the greatest chance to be knowing the answer.  In December of next year there is supposed to be an alignment of the planets which is extremely remarkable, supposedly having a profound effect on all of us.  Can you tell me anything about it? ”  I responded with the below links and said, ” I know about the Mayan Calendar ending December 21, 2012 and some crazy fundamentalists equate that to the ending of the world which of course it is not going to be. It’s rather an evolution of consciousness. In this final cycle of the Mayan Calendar, it is said that time is compressed and large numbers of people will awaken to Unity consciousness sufficient to tip the balance and bring in the New Earth.  Here are some things others have said on the topic, others I feel in tune with.

Gregg Braden Clarifies Meaning of Apocalyptic 2012 Date
The year 2012  per Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Even the Maya are sick of Mayan Calendar 2012 hype