Ancient Prophecies of the End of Civilization

I think I have another experience to share. Just a few days ago I had a dream where I saw things that happened in the very distant past(probably millions or even billions years ago!) I had looked into the accounts and evidence of global catacalysms that occurred in the past, and that I think gave me a better understanding of the cycle nature of existence. Just a few nights ago in a dream the Golden Sun Bird of Sanxingdui came to me again(It’s been a long time since he/she/it last did, and I’m not sure what should be the correct pronoun for the Golden Sun Bird because that being never appeared to me in a human-like form,but only as a symbol not dissimilar to the artifact found in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Sun_Bird) The Golden Sun Bird came to me and asked me to follow it. I followed the Golden Sun Bird through a tunnel(I can’t really describe how it looked like, it seemed like something of the spiritual world) Then I came to the sight of Atlantis, where the major city was shaped in concentric circles just like descriptions of the place state, and how it was being destroyed by a mega-tsunami. I also saw that many land masses around the world sank below the sea during that time, and that was what later became known as the Great Flood. I had known about the story of Atlantis for a while, so I asked if there was something else that I could see. “What do you want to know?” The Golden Sun Bird asked. “Is Atlantis the first civilization to ever exist on the surface of the planet? Or were there even earlier ones that came before it? ” “The Atlanteans certainly weren’t the first one to exist,but they thought of themselves as being the first one. ” The Golden Sun Bird answered, “While the number is finite,it is hard for you to know how many exactly had there been. They almost always lost their way and became so arrogant before meeting their end. We have always been trying to educate them, but they would still meet their inevitable fall. There is a natural order of things. ” I then asked, “What about the dinosaurs? They were real, right? And they died out around 65 millions years ago? But how come there is almost no description of these animals in ancient texts? ” The Golden Sun Bird said, “There is no record of such in your civilization because this was long before the advance of your race. Your ancestors only recorded what they knew and saw, but your scientists today are smart,they found out about major catacalyms that took place in the very distant past, and that different lifeforms exist in the world during different times. However, they failed to recognize the deeper essence behind the events, and only use their knowledge as a tool for acting out their prides. ” I was then shown the scene of Cretaceous era just before the K-T Extinction,the event where an asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. Contrary to the usual depiction of the prehistoric world, where no intelligent race capable of building a civilization existed during that time, in that vision I saw that there was an advanced civilization which existed alongside the dinosaurs. I couldn’t make out the features of the builders of that civilization, but had what appeared to be major cities,as well as advanced technologies like flying machines. Some of which looked interesting similar to the triangular-shaped UFOs reported by some people in UFO sightings. “Do they know what was going to happen to them? ” I asked the Golden Sun Bird. The Golden Sun Bird said that they actually did,in fact they tried to stop the asteroid from hitting the Earth at one point. They were confident that their technology was going to save them and the creatures on Earth from a possibly tragic fate, but as fate would have it, the projectile they launched with their most advanced equipments was still not powerful enough to stop the asteroid. The Golden Sun Bird told me that despite having advanced technology, this civilization had become so corrupt and immoral that it had forgotten the eternal truth. Soon after, the asteroid hit, brought great devastation to the surface of the planet as many people may know,and the civilization that existed at that time also perished. As the world plunged into darkness,almost all living things died. However above a ruined world I saw something I didn’t anticipate. Even though the sky turned dark due to the ashes brought up by the impact,there was a shining mass in the sky which emitted bright lights and it seemed to be absorbing the energy of certain living beings into it. The Golden Sun Bird said that this was to lead the spirits of those who followed the spiritual principles away from disaster. Those who survived would also be given a chance to start over,passing on their knowledge to a new civilization. The Golden Sun Bird also mentioned again that modern scientists have only found out about the phenomenon which major cataclysm had occurred at the surface level,but failed to realize the deeper essence behind these events. They tell people that we are the first civilization on Earth,and that is a misassumption all other previous civilizations had made when they reached this point in their history. The civilizations on records of our ancestors are the more recent ones that existed closer to our era, but the moral of their stories is pretty much the same. I asked the Golden Sun Bird if I could be shown more of these deep secrets of the past, but I had a sense of drowsyness that I felt myself being pulled back into my body(I didn’t even know exactly where I was) I soon woke up laying in my bed and realized it was a dream. I wondered why the Golden Sun Bird came to me,since I don’t think I have thought about this a lot lately. I tend to get lost with my life in the material world and that’s something I still need to work on. Since when I woke up it was still nighttime,I wanted to find the Golden Sun Bird again, but I wasn’t sure how to. Although I’m not sure who exactly is the Golden Sun Bird since it only appears to me as a symbol, I believe I could trust it since it had a really warm presence. I don’t remember dreaming about anything unusual later that night. I wanted to share this because I felt it was a really enlightening dream experience, and it seems to confirm to me that major catastrophes do not just come randomly as mainstream scholars may claim.

There is apparently no known surviving accounts of ancient writings in Japan which tell of prophecies that is to come at the end of this age,however I do want to share a message which the Japanese friend of mine relayed to me not so long ago about a dream she had that could have portrayed the upcoming end of this age of human civilization from a Japanese perspective, to which she put as follows, “At first it may appear as nothing out of ordinary has happened,except for the increase in frequency of natural disasters such as earthquakes,volcanic eruptions, as well as tsunamis. The Japanese people,throughout our history have been battling such natural disasters,may not think of them as anything of great significance at first,for our country is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire. However,as time goes by,Chaos will become so rampant and devastating that it becomes unmanageable for the Land of the Rising Sun. The government would call for international assistance,however it would be of little to no help because the rest of the world is also experiencing the Great Cataclysm,of which no one in this world can really escape from… Mt. Fuji will lose its former beauty and morph into a fire-breathing monster that devour things with ash,so too will many other. Rains of the ominous,fallen stars will pour down from the sky,ruining civilization. Still many more aspects of the Great Retribution would follow… The people of Japan have always remembered the Great Amaterasu, but that’s not enough. For the Japanese have commited atrocities under her name,and never admitted those mistakes;ancient knowledge which had been passed down are mainly used for the purpose of entertainment,commercial goods and to fuel the very core of capitalism… The purpose of Tenson Korin and the establishment of the Imperial Order was to enlighten the Japanese people, but cleary that purpose has long been forgotten…Only those who follow the True Path will be lead away by the Kamis before the islands which Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to would finally be destroyed. ” So I think this message is very interesting because it came to her at a time of great turmoil in the world,and it does sound like somewhat of a warning to us all. It looks like as if having the symbols of the Religion of The Sun alone is not enough,but it’s important that we remember the deeper meaning and essence behind them,instead of using such symbols only for worldly purposes. In fact,at its extreme, they can lead to some horrible things(like how Nazi Germany hijacked the symbol of the 卍 and how the Japanese were overly-obsessed with the idolized image of Emperor Hirohito and the distrorted view he represented on the propaganda during WWII. Looks like someone or something prompted them to hijack the symbols and elements of the Religion of the Sun for their wicked purposes)so I think we really need to be aware of that. We need to understand the real spiritual meanings behind the Religion of The Sun so that we can progress along our spiritual journey and not be tempted by the use of its symbols and elements for worldly purposes or the prompt for us to do so. To really learn and practice in order to transform from within. I believe the dream my Japanese friend had is clearly a warning to our time,and it reinstates that an end to our current era is inevitable.

Here is what I found about how humans came in to existence on this planet according to the Agganna Sutta(a Buddhist scripture), I found the story very interesting and somewhat different from many other stories where humans were created by a god or many gods.

The Buddha said that sooner or later, after a very long time, there would come a time when the world shrinks. At a time of contraction, beings are mostly born in the Abhassara Brahma world. And there they dwell, mind-made, feeding on delight, self-luminous, moving through the air, glorious — and they stay like that for a very long time. But sooner or later, after a very long period, this world begins to expand again. At a time of expansion, the beings from the Abhassara Brahma world, having died from there, are mostly reborn in this world. Here they dwell, mind-made, feeding on delight, self-luminous, moving through the air, glorious — and they stay like that for a very long time.

They floated above and around the Earth. At this time, there were not yet seen the Moon and the Sun, there were not yet Night and Day, there were not yet names and identity or female or male. The creatures were only known as creatures.

At that period, Vasettha, there was just one mass of water, and all was darkness, blinding darkness…. And sooner or later, after a very long period of time, savory earth spread itself over the waters where those beings were. It looked just like the skin that forms itself over hot milk as it cools. It was endowed with color, smell, and taste. It was the color of fine ghee or heated butter and it was very sweet, like pure wild honey (1)

Some of the creatures of light (the Abbhasaras) who had curiosity and a greedy nature began to dive and taste the savory Earth’s substance. At that moment, the creature found out that it tasted so delicious. Thus, greed started to seep in and it ate the substance voraciously, greedily, also calling its comrades (who were flying above and on earth) to join in the feast. Not long afterwards, the creatures began to eat greedily, and due to the huge amount of the mud substance they could feed on it for a very long time.

As they ate and ate, their luminous body began to be coated by the mud substance, formed a coarser body, then suddenly, the sun and moon were seen, so were the stars, and also Night and Day began on Earth. The logical explanation of this was that the creatures were the self-illuminating, so blinding and luminous that they didn’t notice the Sun. The Earth was covered in their light. So, when the materialization took place, the light faded inside their newly conceived ‘body’ of mud and thus the night and day became apparent to them. Then, as the night and day became apparent, seasons and years also appeared.

Their body was still coarse and roughly shaped. Thus, after a very long time, the mud-like substance began to be exhausted. Then, mushroom-like plants began to grow so fast that they replaced the mud-like ocean. The creatures began to devour them as well, and they also found it delicious, like sweet honey and milk. Their body hardened more and details began to turn finer.

After another very long time, the mushrooms also began to be exhausted, replaced by cassava or turnip-like plants. They also began to devour them night and day, and thus they began to notice differences amongst them. As the changes of their bodies varied between each other, the concept of difference arose. The concepts of the beautiful and the ugly were born. The beautiful scorns the ugly and they became arrogant because of their appearance.

Then, after the turnips, the earth was grown with rice plants. The first rice plants were without husk and kernels. The sweet and honey-like rice flourished seeds abundantly. The people consumed them for a very long time. But there are people who became greedy and lazy. They took more rice than they needed for one day’s meals. They began to take two, four, eight, and sixteen days’ of rice reserves as they were too lazy to take rice everyday. Owing to this, many other creatures began to store and hoard the rice. The generation time for rice plants became slower and slower. Usually, it took only one night for the plant to grow and be ready to be consumed, but by the karmic power the plant began to grow more and more slowly. Also the rice grew in kernels and husks, scattered, which the creatures must work, nurse, maintain, harvest, and cook in order to obtain the white rice.

By this time, the body of the creatures had become finely evolved. There was already the distinction between male and female. The man became preoccupied with women and vice versa. Then, as they were deeply attracted to each another, passion and desire was aroused, and they engaged in sexual relationships. The people who saw a couple engaged in sexual activity scolded them, and usually the couple were forbidden from entering the village for a certain period of time. Owing to this, the indulgent couples built closed dwellings where they indulged in sexual activity.

The Khattiya Caste (Rulers)
The rice plants, as mentioned earlier, began to grow in separate plots and people began to divide lands and tend each other’s cluster of rice fief. They became preoccupied in tending their own field. Then, as the evil and greed were aroused, there were people who begin stealing others’ crops. At first, the others only warned the culprit and the culprit promised that he would never repeat it again. But when it was repeated several times, the people began punishing him with fist, stones, and then sticks. That is the origin of punishment forms. Then, people began to think that they were too busy to heed every crime and abuse that happened in their society. They grieved on the rising of evil amongst their people. But most of their time had already been invested in tending their fief. So, they appointed someone to rectify what is right and what is wrong, give warnings to those who need it, give punishment to those who deserve it, and in return, they will give him a share of their rice. So, they went to the fairest, ablest, most likeable, and most intelligent person and appointed him to do the judging and passing out sentences on the reward of a share of rice. The appointed person thus agreed and the people bestowed upon him the title : ‘Maha Sammata’ meaning: The People’s Choice. Then, they bestowed also the second title: ‘Khattiya’ meaning the ‘Lord of the Rice Field’, and finally the third title: ‘Raja’ which means ‘Who gladdens people with Dhamma (or Truth)’. This order was created by the people’s wish and need, based on the Dhamma and not from others. The Buddha stated again that Dhamma is indeed the best of all things.

The Brahmin Caste
Then, amongst the people, some of them begin to think like this: “Evil deeds have risen amongst us, such as: theft, lies, murders, sexual abuses, punishment, and banishment. Now let us set aside evil, unuseful, and impolite things.” The word Brahmins came, as it meant: “They who put aside Evil and unwholesome things” (1). They set up retreats and huts in the forests and meditated there. They came to the city at morning and evening only to gather food and after finishing gathering food, they returned to their huts and meditations. People noticed this and ‘Those who meditated’ were called ‘Jhayanti’ or ‘Jhayaka’.

There are other people, who can’t meditate or dwell in huts in the forest. So, they settled in the cities, did not meditate, but compiled books. The people called them ‘Ajjhayaka’ which meant ‘They who don’t meditate’. At first the Ajjhayaka were viewed lower than Jhayaka but in the Buddha’s time, the Ajjhayaka had been viewed higher in status than the Jhayakas.

The Vessa (Traders) and the Sudda (Hunters)
Among the people who had settled and had family, some began to adopt various trades.

The remainder of these people preferred the work of hunting. The Sudda caste came from the word ‘Sudda’ which means: ‘They Are Base Who Live By The Chase’ [1].

All of the castes, from Brahmin, Khattiya, Vessa, and Sudda originated from these people, and not from others; in accordance to the Dhamma and not by others.

The Ascetics
But from the four clans, there were people who were not satisfied with their living, left their home and became celibate ascetics. These are the origin of the fifth caste formed from all the four castes’ people who left their lay life and became an ascetic.

The Buddha then concluded his discourse to Vasettha and Bharadvaja: (Due to the governance of Dhamma which became the root of all castes and people) anyone, from any the caste, who did demerit and wrongdoings, lived a bad life of speech, thoughts, views, and wrongdoings, they would end up after their death, in the realm of sufferings, hell, loss, and torture.

But anyone, from any caste, who did merit and good deeds, lived a good life of speech, thoughts, and deeds; had the right view, after their death, they would end in the realm of happiness and heaven.

Anyone, from any caste, who did both merit and demerit, lived a good and bad life of speech, thoughts, and deeds; had either a right or a bad view, after their death, they could end in the realm of suffering or the realm of joy.

Anyone, from any caste, who lived a life of disciplined deeds, speeches, thoughts, who had trained and developed himself in the seven factors of Enlightenment, then he would attain the eradication from the (stains/dust/dirt/filth) of mind in this current life.

Anyone, from four castes, who became a bhikku (Monk), arahant, who had eradicated stains of Mind, had done what must be done, had relieved himself from burden, who had attained freedom, who had broken the bondage of birth, who had been freed due to knowledge; then they would be declared as the best from all of them, in accordance to the Truth (Dharma) and not from the basis of not Truth (adhamma).

The Buddha quoted, “Dharma is the best thing for people In this life and the next as well.”

The Buddha quoted the verses of Brahma Sandakumara: “The Khattiya is the best among those who maintain their lineage; He with knowledge and conduct is best of gods and men.” then, the Buddha asserted that the verse is indeed true, according to the Dhamma, profitable, and true.

The Khattiya’s best among those who value clan; He with knowledge and conduct is best of gods and men.”

Thus the discourse ended with Vasettha and Bharadvaja rejoicing in hearing the words of Buddha.

Thank you for this impressive video Lara and team, for its content of joining all the dots together and for the professional production. Very well done by all the team.

It’s incredible to have so many similarities in these prophecies across different times and cultures. It certainly makes a strong case for heeding the warnings and it’s disconcerting to consider how far into the Kali Yuga we are now.

It makes me wonder how near the end are we now? What will I live to see? Do I meet the standard to be spared the horror of the end? What am I doing each day to make sure I get off the wheel of samsara? The stakes could not be higher!

Thank you for such a sobering call to reality.

I think people feel the stronghold of evil in the world but rarely do we see the microcosm of it within ourselves, rarely asking where am I like that in my life and that’s something that I struggle with in my own personal searchingl.

I found it very interesting how you explained everything moves in cycles as there is an illusionary idea that everything will keep going. I was looking at a hibiscus plant near my home and how the flowers would unwind from a bud, bloom and then whither away and fall on the ground returning to the earth from which they came and all that happened within time.

It must seem very unusual how estranged we have become from our own existence, even though being surrounded by this message of cycles through the cycles of day and night, summer and winter, the trees and the plants as they grow, fruit and seed, to then repeat on a different cycle, which I feel you said with warmth and kindness when you said “summer doesn’t last forever”.

I also really appreciate all that you have done to renew this message left by the ancients to let people know, as sorrowful as it may be to digest the reality of it all, its a message of great care from you and Mark.

I wish everyone the strength and courage to see, face and overcome the darkness within, and be uplifted.

Great work Lara! .

Those quotes at the end are fantastic. Talking about the steam rising and the weather changing; this is exactly what we are seeing today. Something that stood out in those quotes was how people won’t be prepared for the end when it comes and how this is in our nature. People not being prepared or preparing for anything is entirely accurate in my experience.

It is a tragedy that life is made difficult for people who live with values and principles in the dark age; hopefully these people will attain a great learning experience and reach to the divine.

Thanks for putting in the time to research and present this valuable information.

So here we are……at the end of the Age as the Great Kali Yuga draws to a close. We are here now to bear witness to the transformation. The Light will return and the old ways will be practiced again, but first the cesspool must be drained. This time it will be ice and cold. As the mini ice age approaches. The cold will bring great disruption. Many lands will be abandoned, massive migrations will occur. Crops will fail, and starvation, war, and pestilence will become commonplace. As the cold increases, the volcanoes and earthquakes will bring the Ring of Fire to life. Most humans will not make it.

Of course you are wondering……When will this happen? I have that answer. During the 2020s events will unfold, and by the 2030s, there will be total collapse, and wise men and prophets will be gone.

This is all part of the natural cycle. Although is seems like a great tragedy, it is actually a great blessing.

Soon the Light returns as Mother nature bats last.

A message of truth and.. a reality check for humanity. Time seems to be running out for this humanity, but I still hear ‘hope’ in your message Lara and Mark. Despite that which is unfolding in this day and age (of iron) and even though it is described as being part of the overall ‘cycle of life’, it seems current societies have eroded and so a new cycle and age is needed. It sounds to be a very difficult time, a time of mass destruction (as history has proven 4 times over)… Thank you for this message…

Thank you very much, Lara and Mark, for this video and the information. It is impressive that various cultures from different parts and ages of the world give a similar message about the destruction of this world.

It is scary that the time run out very quickly, if there is any, as the catastrophe is ahead of us.

From the other side, we live in a dark, negative and materialistic age, away from even the basic spiritual virtues of Sun, in such massive way that it is shocking. So it is fair to happen

I’ve just watched this amazing video again.

It seems that the message is very clear and has stood throughout time. And, we certainly don’t need to look very hard today to see how poorly people treat each other and their lack of respect for our planet and its creatures.

I heard that quote recently too Geraldine, about the greatest wonder. it’s so true.
And it’s very scary that it seems time is running out.

Thank you so much for this very sobering, but motivating, video.

I find that the evidence on this topic is very clear, hopefully it sinks in deeply.

Thanks Mark and Lara, I enjoyed every moment of this video.

Thank you Lara and everyone who’s helped this video come together.

The presentation here showing the similarity between those ancient quoted messages is something striking.

Some of those quotes at the end of the video ring so true with things happening in the world, even if some of these things are not recognized as such by people today. That in itself though is one of those major signs, people having lost touch with ‘right and wrong’, feeling spiritual principles, and the awareness of the existence of things beyond normal perception.

An interesting aspect to some of those quotes, mentioned already even back then, is (if I may paraphrase very generally) that people won’t ‘believe’ it until it happens. I can also see how by then it will literally be too late, there will not be the time, because it simply takes time to make those great changes within us. So even if we wanted to, that would not be enough. I guess that’s the whole point of a warning. To bring the knowledge of the reality of an upcoming event so that in the current moment someone can act more seriously and strongly.

I also hear the accent you put on how carefully some ancient people tried to pass on this knowledge to future generations, to us. Though in the noisy whirlwind of the modern day life this legacy is but a whisper, even if there were those who’d worked so hard in the past to pass on the need to… ‘repent’, that is in the true sense.

Some of the quotes which I wasn’t familiar with, like the Norse ones, were inspiring to hear. Amazing job on finding those and bringing them together in the way you did Lara.

I had to watch the video a few times to let its message sink in properly.

Life these days is very immersive and distracting that you tend to forget about the state of the world and the suffering that goes on if you don’t look beyond everyday life. It’s far easier to ignore this, let along consider the destruction of all that is around us. In a way, this reminds me of the times of Noah when he was building his ark and people mocked him and were in disbelieve of a catastrophe coming. The same seems to be applicable today.

This video is a good reminder of the times we live in and what is ahead. Many cultures before us knew and wrote about it to warn us and that we have a way out.

Thanks for gathering many resources and creating this wonderful video. There is a lot to reflect on and I’m hoping it will help others to grow in understanding too.

Hi Lara,

Like others have said, it is a very sobering video, but yet I am very thankful that it was made, and thanks to Mark for the guidance in producing it. Listening to you, and seeing how the same message was repeated across the globe by so many different cultures and reading the ancient texts, which could have been written now, is what is really striking and shows the dire state our humanity has fallen into. And what is awaiting it. Also, one the last sentence in the Kolbrin is what really stood out to me as important:

“But come, the day surely will, and in accordance with his nature man will be unprepared.”

It reminded me of a passage in the Mahabharata, a sage asks yudishtera questions by a lake, and one question is:

“What is the greatest wonder?”
“The greatest wonder is that each individual knows that Death is the ultimate truth and yet believes that maybe he is immortal.”

That sense of false security, of ‘in the end, it will be alright’ seems to cloud the true reality that, no it is not, ignorance is not bliss.. It seems so important then to be able to understand those cosmic principles and enact and live by them and remove the darkness within so that consciousness can be truly liberated from the wheel of life.

Thank you so much, Lara and Mark!

It is so sad to see us as a Humanity not being able to perceive and understand reality.

Talking for myself, I know I need to make bigger efforts in order to help myself and be prepared to help others; however, I get too easily distracted by virtually anything in life! A post like this one helps me remember more often time is really fleeting and opportunities disappear as easily as they come.

This is a very serious video Lara.

Thank you, and Mark, for taking the time to bring our attention to the messages from the ancient texts.
To read the texts properly I pressed pause, and was moved by how so many traditions, from all parts of the planet, all have the same message.

To me, your video shows how utter futility in the way that society demands that we live. To me, it shows that we must do better, we must change and finally, how we must prepare ourselves spiritually.
Like your other presentations, there is a lot of information to absorb and reflect upon!