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Calendar Reform
The prophet Daniel predicted that the future Antichrist would endeavor to change the
calendar. This understanding is taken from Daniel 7:25, "He will speak against
the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws."
The World Summit on Peace and Time convened at the University for Peace in
Costa Rica on June 22-27, 1999. The University for Peace is run by the United
Nations and the Chancellor is Robert Muller, a former assistant Secretary-General of the
UN (Muller credits Djwhal Khul, Alice Bailey's guiding spirit, as the inspiration for his
World Core Curriculum for education- go to http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/timeline.html#metatop
year 1934). The purpose of this summit was to prepare a Declaration on Calendar Reform as
well as seven accompanying Articles of Resolution. The final goal is to change the
calendar from its present "artificial" twelve month year to a more
"natural" thirteen month year that more closely parallels the lunar and
biological cycles. Kofi Annan and the Dalai Lama also expressed support for the project
and it was attended by Maurice Strong, the secretary-general of the UN's 1992 Earth Summit
in Rio de Janeiro and highly regarded New World Order heavyweight. The proposed calendar
is declared to be the new "Calendar of Peace," and the results and declarations
of this summit have been submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations and to
the Vatican.
Of course a bigger thorn in the side of the New Age movement, and presumably an
irritant to the future Antichrist, is the fact that our present calendar is now set up to
date from what was considered the year of the birth of Jesus Christ. Every time an
individual writes out a check or signs a document he or she is acknowledging the amount of
time that has passed since the earth's Savior was born. When the Antichrist does make his
public appearance and gains the necessary power he may indeed initiate calendar reform,
perhaps changing it to a thirteen month year, and most likely doing away with our system
that dates from the year of Christ's birth.
Here is a report on the World Summit on Peace and Time, from http://www.earthascending.com/core/bolon2.htm
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:44:06 -0600
WORLD SUMMIT ON PEACE AND TIME
SUMMARY REVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS
The World Summit on Peace and Time convened at the University for Peace, Costa Rica, June
22-27, 1999 (Crystal Moon 24-Cosmic Moon 1), for the expressed purpose of concluding the
matter of Calendar Reform, (see position paper, "Calendar Reform and the Future of
Civilization"). The Summit was called on behalf of the people of the Earth to ratify
the Declaration of Calendar Reform, and, organized as Seven Commissions, to prepare the
seven articles of Resolution to accompany the Declaration.
Over one hundred people attended the Summit, including some fifty invited Commissioners
and at least an equal number of planetary kin, followers of the World Thirteen Moon
Calendar Change Peace Movement. Letters of acknowledgement were sent on behalf of Kofi
Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Federigo Mayer Zaragoza, Secretary General
of UNESCO; HH the Dalai Lama; and by Jonathan Granoff of the Lawyers Alliance for World
Security. Though they were not able to attend, both Dr. Alfredo Sfeir-Younis, World Bank
Special Environmental Representative to the UN, and Lama Gangchen of the United Nations
Spiritual Forum contributed relevant documents and statements of support.
The Summit opened with a prayer ceremony by Rev. Yusen Yamato, followed by the opening
address of Dr. Rodrigo Carazo, former president of Costa Rica and founder of the
University for Peace. In attendance with Dr. Carazo was Gerardo Budowski, acting Rector
and representative of the newly appointed President of the University for Peace, Maurice
Strong. Following her welcoming remarks, Mrs. Lloydine Argüelles introduced her husband,
Dr. José Argüelles, who formally convened the Summit with a prepared statement,
"Calendar Reform and the Future of Civilization," outlining the Summit's
purposes and objectives. Finally, Dr. Ashok Gangadean, of the Global Dialogue Institute,
the Summit's On-site Coordinator, laid out the ground rules for the Seven Commissions.
By defining the process of Deep Dialogue as the means of differentiating between egoic
language and the higher "logos," Dr. Gangadean made an inspiring invitation to
get to the serious task faced by each of the Seven Commissions, to write up a one-page
article of resolution for each one of the seven areas covered by the Commissions: Time,
Education, Wealth, Biosphere, Spirituality, Peace, and Art and Culture. Dr. Gangadean
elaborated on the technique of Deep Dialogue at the mid-day meeting of the second day.
For the better part of the next four days, the Seven Commissions went to their tasks. The
lunch time furnished the main central gathering point for all to come together. But it was
the small groups that provided the central activity of the Summit. Each Commission
appointed a facilitator and a secretary, as well as someone who was bilingual to translate
between the two main languages, Spanish and English. (Other languages represented included
Japanese, Russian, Bulgarian and Portuguese, as well as various Indigenous languages such
as Quiche Maya, Quechua from Peru, and Mapuche from Chile.) Participation in the
Commissions was more or less voluntary. Interestingly, the smallest Commissions were
Wealth and Peace, while Art and Culture, Time, Education and Spirituality gathered greater
numbers. The idea at first was that the Commissions would consist of an inner cadre of
invited Commissioners, and an outer circle of planetary kin who were to hold the space.
However after several sessions, most of the groups melted these boundaries.
On the morning of the third day, Roberto Poz, Day Keeper and priest of the Quiche Maya,
from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, offered a ceremony to all the participants, who now also
included long-time Chancellor of the University for Peace, and former assistant Secretary
General of the United Nations, Robert Muller. This ceremony, though traditional in form,
offered an opportunity for all voices to speak from the deepest place within. The result
was a powerfully cathartic and catalytic event in which historical wounds and
misunderstandings were brought into the open, shared and healed. Before returning to their
work on the Commissions, the participants were given a personally guided tour by Robert
Muller of the archeology and history of the site of the University of Peace, concluded by
a walk to his near-by residence.
The following day, after observations and remarks on the Deep Dialogue process by Dr.
Gangadean, the participants took the general afternoon session to vocalize all of their
issues and concerns. While this was at times a painful and grueling process, the overall
effect was highly beneficial. On the next day, the fifth day of the Summit after a Women's
Healing Circle, the Commissions were all seriously at work. Finally at four o'clock in the
afternoon, the final plenary session was convened for the sole purpose of hearing the
Seven Articles of Resolution. The first three Commission reports were read by a single
representative. However, the last four groups invited all members of the Commission to be
present for the report. The response for all the reports was overwhelmingly positive.
Over the next two days, the reports were fine tuned and edited. As the Seven Articles of
Resolution now stand, each one is the product of one group of Commissioners. This means
that each one of the Articles is genuinely the result of the will of the people, a
resolution put together, for the most part, by people who had never met or gathered in
this way before. The seriousness of tone and practical suggestions put forth for
implementing the Calendar Reform speak to the truth and timeliness of the Reform itself.
The final and sixth day of the Summit was the largely ceremonial conclusion and the only
part of the event that did not occur at the University for Peace. Beginning with a
performance by the Aztec Dancers in the patio outside, the remainder of the ceremonies
occurred inside the historic Fanal Theater in downtown San José, the capital of Costa
Rica. Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris, who facilitated the Commission on the Biosphere, gave the
opening address, which elaborated on biological metaphors for the current planetary rite
of passage, marked by the World Summit on Peace and Time.
Following Dr. Sahtouris' Address, Mrs. Lloydine Argüelles formally read the Declaration
of Calendar Reform which was ratified by common consent of all the participants. Dr. José
Argüelles called forth the self-selected Leaders of the two Peace Emissary Teams, Mr.
Martin Zoller of Bolivia, for the mission to the United Nations, and Mr. Vandir Natal
Casagrande of Brazil, to head the mission to the Vatican. These two were joined by a third
special Emissary to Libya, Mr. Reinhart Ruge Co-President of the World Parliament
Association. The Rev. Yusen Yamato served as the silent witness to this solemn occasion.
With the formal presentation of the "Declaration of Calendar Reform and the Peoples'
Moral Referendum," (the Seven Articles of Resolution), to these three
representatives, the work of the World Summit on Peace and Time entered its next phase,
the notification of Calendar Reform to the World Leaders beginning with His Excellency Mr.
Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Holiness Pope John Paul II of the
Vatican, and His Excellency Moammar Qhadafy, President of Libya. These Missions are to be
completed by Gregorian July 17, 1999, Cosmic Moon 21.
To celebrate the conclusion of the Summit, the Youth Orchestra of Costa Rica played an
inspired selection of symphonic music, followed by the group Kurime, who performed
folkloric ballet and traditional music of Costa Rica. After the musical performances, the
Costa Rica Coordinating Committee of the World Summit was honored on stage, followed by
the presentation of Certificates of Honor to all those who participated in the World
Summit on Peace and Time.
The conclusions to the Summit are summarized in the formal "Declaration of Calendar
Reform and Peoples' Moral Referendum." The matter of Calendar Reform has now been
dealt with by representatives of the People of the Earth. This has been the only recourse
possible since previously in this Century, the Nations had their opportunity and
defaulted, while the Vatican had left the door open to reform. The People have now had
their say affirming the moral and scientific need for a Calendar that is in harmony with
the cycles of nature and which is perfectly represented by the thirteen moon 28-day
Calendar of Peace.
The World Summit on Peace and Time was organized to accommodate a diverse cross-section of
humanity, making as few conventional demands as possible upon their participation.
Everything about the event was intended to elicit the free will response of all those in
attendance. Scientists, artists, lawyers, educators, spiritual elders, indigenous leaders
and people of all walks of life, young and old, were fully involved in the Summit, each
one holding equal power and place. A list of all participants will be made available as
soon as possible.
People's Declaration of Calendar Reform and Moral Referendum
World Summit on Peace and Time
University for Peace, Costa Rica June 22-27, 1999
In recognition of the existence of a planetary moral emergency, and in order to preserve
the biosphere, to minimize suffering, and to eliminate the scourge of war, thus assuring a
new time of justice and a genuine culture of peace on Earth, we, the delegates of the
World Summit on Peace and Time, do hereby authorize the Declaration of Calendar Reform and
its attendant Resolutions constituting the People's Moral Referendum; and that to achieve
the universal ends which this Declaration of Calendar Reform encompasses, we do hereby
call upon the highest level leadership of the United Nations and the Vatican to begin to
implement this People's Declaration of Calendar Reform and Moral Referendum by joint
proclamation of intent to Reform to all the peoples of the Earth, on the first day of the
Magnetic Moon, White Resonant Wizard Year, old calendar, July 26, AD 1999.
Thus, do we solemnly and sacredly declare, that whereas the Gregorian Calendar was
instituted by papal decree in the year AD 1582, and henceforth adopted by virtually all
nations as the common world standard; and that
Whereas by rational discourse and common sense, it has been determined that the Gregorian
Calendar does not represent a true or accurate standard of measure nor belong to any
systematic science of time, and hence, is worthy of reform; and that
Whereas the League of Nations proposed such reform to be effective January 1, 1933, and
again January 1, 1939, both of which efforts were inconclusive; and that
Whereas the United Nations opened debate on calendar reform without closure in AD 1956;
and that
Whereas in 1962, the Vatican II Council issued a "Declaration of Calendar
Reform," being unopposed to a new perpetual civil calendar, we, the delegates of the
World Summit on Peace and Time, on behalf of all the people's of the Earth regardless of
race, creed or religious belief, and on behalf of the biosphere, the terrestrial life
support system, in order to assure peace, freedom, equality, justice and a new beginning
in a new time, do hereby abrogate the use of the Gregorian Calendar, and authorize its
immediate replacement as the common world standard, the biologically accurate measure of
the perpetual, 28-day thirteen moon calendar, henceforth known as the Calendar of Peace.
We further affirm that objections previously sustained against the "null" day,
henceforth known as the "day-out-of time," are no longer justifiable in light of
the course of events in the second half of this century, and that, whereas the peoples of
the Earth having tested the nature of this day-out-of-time through common sacred
observation and celebration, declare that this annual day-out-of-time, old calendar, July
25th, the 365th day of the new 28-day thirteen moon civil calendar year , henceforth be
declared to be the annual day of universal pardon and forgiveness and for the exaltation
of festivals of peace through culture.
In recognition of the fundamental change and unparalleled opportunity augured by the
Calendar Reform, on behalf of all the people of the planet Earth and its biosphere, and in
accord with the principles of equality, justice, harmony and peace represented by adoption
to the even 28-day thirteen moon measure of the new Calendar of Peace, the World Summit on
Peace and Time hereby authorizes in the form of Seven Articles of Resolution constituting
the People's Moral Referendum, changes to civil society world-wide, as determined and
decreed by the Seven Commissions of the World Summit on Peace and Time, and that these
Articles of Resolution reflect the common good as determined by the following seven areas
of human endeavor and concern: Time, Peace, Wealth, the Biosphere, Education, Art and
Culture, and Spirituality.
Presented on behalf of all of the Commissioners and the Planetary Kin delegates of the
Seven Commissions of the World Summit on Peace and Time, dated: Gregorian June 27, 1999,
Cosmic Moon 1, of the new Calendar of Peace.
Following are the Resolutions of the Seven Commissions in the form of Seven Articles
appended to this Declaration of Calendar Reform.
Article I. Resolution of the Commission on Time
Article II. Resolution of the Commission on Education
Article III. Resolution of the Commission on Wealth
Article IV. Resolution of the Commission on the Biosphere
Article V. Resolution of the Commission on Spirituality
Article VI. Resolution of the Commission on Peace
Article VII. Resolution of the Commission on Art and Culture
Articles of Resolution FOLLOWS
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