The Fundamental Principle of Change
I wield the fourfold principle of birth, growth, harvest, and rest,
For this is the way of change through non-action.
The sun and moon rise and set at my command.
If heaven deviates from the cosmic principle, nothing can exist.
~Sangjenim~
Birth: Morning, Spring, Child, Cosmic Spring
Growth: Noon, Summer, Youth, Cosmic Summer
Harvest: Evening, Autumn, Adult, Cosmic Autumn
Rest: Night, Winter, Old, Cosmic Winter
I wield the fourfold principle of birth, growth, harvest, and rest,
For this is the way of change through non-action.
The sun and moon rise and set at my command.
If heaven deviates from the cosmic principle, nothing can exist.
~Sangjenim~
Birth: Morning, Spring, Child, Cosmic Spring
Growth: Noon, Summer, Youth, Cosmic Summer
Harvest: Evening, Autumn, Adult, Cosmic Autumn
Rest: Night, Winter, Old, Cosmic Winter
Cosmic one year: 129,600 Years
Early Heaven (64,800 Years): Cosmic Spring and Summer
Principle of Sanggeuk (Mutual conflicts)
Later Heaven (64,800 Years): Cosmic Autumn and Winter
Principle of Sangsaeng (Mutual life-giving)
The universe follows the cycle of birth-growth-harvest-rest or spring-summer-autumn-winter. This cycle, called the Cosmic year, repeats every 129,600 calendric years, a number calculated by Chinese scholar Shao Yung (1011-1077). At the beginning and end of each cycle, the universe is in a yin state of dormancy called the cosmic winter. On our planet, this manifests as an ice age. As the yang energy regains its influence, the cosmic winter changes to spring and new life and a new human species appear on the earth. We call the current stage of humanity homo sapiens sapiens. The time of cosmic spring and summer is one of growth and diversity during which many cultures and civilizations develop. It is also a time of conflict. Cosmic autumn is a time of returning to oneness, a time in which humanity harvests its diverse experiences and accomplishments to create a global civilization of harmony.
ReplyDeleteAt any stage of the cosmic year, the position of the earth's axis demonstrates the concurrent relationship between yin and yang. It is generally accepted that in the history of our planet there have been periodic changes in the earth's poles, magnetism, and orbit.
In anthroposophy, based on teachings by Rudolph Steiner, a cosmic year represents the platonic year, a period of 25920 years, known from astronomy and astrology as well. This is the time required for the Sun's position at spring equinox to traverse the complete zodiak. So each zodiakal sign covers about 2160 years. The year 747 b.C. marked the transition from Taurus to Aries and since 1453, the spring equinoctial sun is in Pisces. This cosmic cycle has a considerable influence on humanity in both physical and spiritual respects. For instance, the Aries period covered the Greek/Roman culture period ranging from the foundation of Rome (753 b.C.) to the fall of Byzantium (1453), whereas the Taurus period marked the Egyptian/Chaldaean era. Another example is human breathing rhythm: an average of 18 cycles per minute represents 18 x 60 x 24 = 25920 cycles per day. The number of daily sleep-wake-cycles of the conscious mind in an average human life time of 72 years adds up to the same platonic figure.
Remarkably, Shao Yung's cosmic year represents exactly five platonic years (5x25,920=129,600).
Vedic scriptures delineate a cosmic cycle of creation and destruction marked by 4 Yugas. There is considerable debate on the duration of one Yuga, varying from 1200 to 432,000 or millions years. Modern time Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri estimates the duration of two total cycles (an descending and an ascending part) to comprise 24000 years. According to Vamadeva David Frawley the Yuga cycle relates to the precession of the equinox, thus suggesting a relationship with the platonic year. In the interpretations of these and other vedic scholars, our modern times (1700-1900) have witnessed the end of the dark iron age Kali Yuga, a notion supported by Rudolph Steiner.
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