Who are we? Part 13
By: Seeker
One of the things that come from myth as well as religious texts that have come down to us from the past, is the concept that, in the past, things were better. That, once upon a time, there was a Golden Ages, when Gods walked the Earth and were known to us, or sometimes when we ourselves were as Gods, capable of thinking and doing things that have since been lost to us.
The Fall of Man is a story repeated in most of the old religions and civilizations for which we have records. The bible tells it twice – once when Adam and Eve fell from the Garden and again when God destroyed it all with a flood and Noah had to start things off again.
The Vedas, the history of those who became the Hindu race, tell of cycles of existence. They call them Yugas and tell us there are four descending yugas and four ascending yugas. In each half cycle there are the Satya (or Krita) yuga, Treta yuga, Dvapara yuga and the Kali yuga. In the Greek tradition these are the Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron ages – both lists are shown in descending order.
Walter Cruttenden wonders if maybe the old stories of ages and cycles may perhaps link into Precession and if maybe the yugas or ages are referring to the approach and departure from the companion to the Sun. He speculates that just as the energy of the Sun currently sustains us, affecting not only the seasons and weather but also our moods and vitality, perhaps the extra energy from another source as we grow closer to it would provide heightened awareness, extra energy with which to find and understand the world and universe around us.
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