Hot! How The Mayan Calendar Was Brought To The World's Attention In 1987 From The Guardian

Jose Arguelles in 1987, foretelling what would happen in 2012.

It is not yet clear what, if anything, the fabled date of 21.12.12 will bring us, but for some people it will signal the end of a 25 year shift in consciousness that began in 1987.

Published in the Guardian on 17 August 1987

According to American artist and author Jose Arguelles, August 1987 signalled the beginning of the last 25 years of a 5,000 year cycle. He organised what became known as the "Harmonic Convergence ' - a world wide meditation to welcome the dawning of a new Mayan millennium.

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The new era of consciousness was welcomed by such proponents of New Age philosophy as Shirley MacLaine, and was even referenced in Doonesbury on August 14 . John Vidal went to Glastonbury to find out about the Mayan calendar and the new age - click on the article below to read his report in full.

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Sadly, not everyone was welcome at the dawning of a new age - the that a "hippy convoy" was moved on from Glastonbury amid fears it would disrupt the day.