The union between science and spirituality: the 13 moon synchronization and the Museum of Tomorrow

The Thirteen Moon Calendar: A Path Toward Cosmic Consciousness

The starting point for understanding the importance of the Thirteen Moon Calendar lies in recognizing the artificial nature of the official calendar that we currently use in all countries of the world: the Gregorian calendar, definitively introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.

To historicize our calendar—to acknowledge that it originated at a specific historical moment—is essential, because it allows us not only to contextualize it and understand the historical, political, and economic processes connected to its adoption, but also to reflect on the fact that humanity has not always used this calendar. In doing so, we stop normalizing its use and taking it for granted.

This calendar also carries part of Roman history—the story of the emperors Augustus and Julius Caesar, from whom the months of August and July derive their names. It is the history of a specific civilization located in a particular part of the world—the Western and European one—which, however, was universalized through imperialism, as it was imposed upon the entire globe.

Indeed, Pope Gregory sent numerous priests to various parts of the world to destroy documents from other cultures that did not contain the Gregorian calendar proposed by the Catholic Church.

The word calendar comes from Latin and means tax collection book; in fact, the Gregorian calendar has transformed human beings into units of consumption. All the holidays marked in this calendar correspond to commercial transactions: holiday equals purchase.

We have become accustomed to thinking that the birthday of someone dear to us necessarily means buying them a gift.We have been trained to conceive of time in economic terms: an hour of time is equated with a certain amount of income.

Our society is deeply unequal: very often, those who work the hardest are the ones who earn the least. And what if this were a reflection of the irregularity of our calendar?

All the comfort our society offers merely fills our existential void—the disconnection from nature—which manifests in many ways, including through our disconnection from the biological clock.

The impact of the Gregorian calendar on our society has caused the spread of a false sense of abundance, equated with excess money; of the fear of death; of false spirituality, reduced to a superficial practice that never touches our deepest being; and of sexual taboos, which have alienated us from the totality of our sexual energy, leaving us only a fragment of it—sex itself.

Masculine and Feminine Energies

The Gregorian calendar considers only one planetary motion: the Earth’s revolution around the Sun. According to it, one year corresponds to the solar year—the time it takes Earth to complete its orbit around our star.

For this reason, it only acknowledges masculine energy—an energy that has nothing to do with men per se, since every human being possesses both masculine and feminine energy, which are two universal principles.

Masculine energy is the energy of movement, light, and the Sun. It represents strength and the impulse to act and create.

In contrast, feminine energy is that of the Moon—it embodies shadow, emotion, and intuition.

By ignoring the Moon in our current calendar—the Moon’s orbit around the Earth—we have suffered certain consequences as a society. We have been conditioned to fear darkness, as if it were something to avoid. Even dark skin has become a source of racism and discrimination.

We have also been taught that everything must always go well, that our lives must be wonderful—and we are pressured to make them so. Yet, in truth, we know that happiness and sadness alternate, that life is like a carousel with constant ups and downs.

The shadow holds great power: it allows us to pause, reflect, and trains us to face life’s challenges.

Of course, adopting a reflective attitude toward ourselves means going through a long and sometimes painful phase of discouragement—but it is also important to remember that this is followed by a period of harvesting the fruits that ripen during the most introspective and meditative times.

A Wider Vision of the Cosmos

We must consider not only the Moon’s motion around the Earth but also the movement of the entire solar system (the ensemble of planets guided by the Sun) around the galaxy.

We have a very narrow, Earth-centered view of the cosmos—one that feeds our ego. We believe we are the only form of life in the Universe. Yet we can grasp how small we truly are by remembering that, seen from outer space, our entire solar system appears as just one star—like the countless ones we gaze upon in the night sky.

Beyond our Sun, which is itself a star, the Milky Way contains between 220 and 400 billion other stars.

The Discovery of the Thirteen Moon Calendar

The Thirteen Moon Calendar was an unexpected revelation—a discovery that allowed me not only to find answers to many questions I had long been researching but also to connect my favorite themes: sexuality, femininity, the balance between masculine and feminine energies, the critique of the patriarchal and colonial system and its connection to capitalist expansion, the evolution of human beings toward a higher and more spiritual stage of humanity, the existence of “other” life forms within our solar system and galaxy, the continuation of the spirit after “disincarnation,” the concept that reality reflects what we hold within us, that our thoughts create reality, the phenomenon of synchronicity, and the idea that human beings vibrate at a certain frequency—and that it is precisely that frequency which we attract from the outside world.

It also reaffirmed the need to establish a closer relationship with nature—because nature is what we are, and no conflict can exist between us and it.

The Thirteen Moon Calendar paved the way for new fields of research, such as the history of our solar system’s origin and the union of science and spirituality—something I had already encountered through the transpersonal psychology of Stanislav Grof and which I decided to explore further during my visit to the Museum of Tomorrow (Museu do Amanhã) in Rio de Janeiro

The Museum of Tomorrow

The Museu do Amanhã offers a five-part experiential journey—a true voyage through the mysteries of the Cosmos, Earth, Nature, and Culture.

The atmosphere within the museum is vibrant and deeply moving; I could also feel a strong sense of spirituality. It is as if the conception of the Museum of Tomorrow were part of a broader project—a higher mission—aimed at awakening awareness of our cosmic nature, and at the same time protecting our Planet Earth and Nature, of which we humans are an inseparable part.

It also conveys the consciousness that the separation between science and spirituality is an illusion perpetuated by Western, European, capitalist, and colonial society.

The exploration of the Museum begins with the realization that we are part of a vast, ancient, and ever-evolving Cosmos. We are cosmic beings.

Have you ever thought about the fact that Earth is part of a solar system—one among many planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto)—and that our system lies within the Orion Arm, one of the Milky Way’s spiral arms?

The Milky Way itself is located near the Andromeda Galaxy, within a concentration of more than 50 galaxies called the Local Group.

A spiral within another spiral—all part of an infinite Cosmos.

Do you think Earth occupies a privileged place in this order?

In reality, there is no center of the Universe—it is expanding continuously in all directions.

Cosmology and the Story of Everything

Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?Cosmology seeks to answer these and many other fundamental questions of our existence.

Emerging as a discipline in the 20th century—after the formulation of the Theory of Relativity—cosmology investigates the composition and development of the Universe, analyzing astronomical observations to understand its structure and evolution.

For many centuries, only mythology and philosophy attempted to explain the totality of the Universe, until Einstein and Hubble demonstrated that the whole could be explained through the laws of physics.

Modern cosmology was born from the discovery that the Universe is constantly expanding and that galaxies are moving away from one another.

The Big Bang theory, however, is not exhaustive—it does not explain the physical factors that may have initiated the original expansion. Among the alternative theories, the Big Bounce model suggests that what we call the Big Bang was merely a transitional phase—the beginning of a new expansion following the collapse of a previous Universe.

As for the Universe’s future, this model proposes that the cosmos, characterized by an infinite, cyclical pattern of contraction and expansion, will continue to expand forever. Thus, the Universe would be eternal and dynamic—without a specific beginning in time—perhaps having always existed.

We Are the Earth

Another principle to remember is that we are made of the same elements as the Earth itself. We share the basic code that defines all living beings and are an inseparable part of the planet’s rich biodiversity.

We possess an incredibly complex brain, capable of creating a vast diversity of cultures.

The “Four Oceans” section of the Museum of Tomorrow reminds us that there are many similarities between human beings and the elements of nature. One of these is the flow of water—of rivers, oceans, and tides—and the movement of winds. Our nature is fluid and flexible: the more we follow the currents and flows of life, the closer we come to our True Essence.

The Churinga and the Message of Tomorrow

The museum’s permanent exhibition ends in a poetic and delicate way.

At the center of the final hall stood a Churinga.

Since the dawn of humanity, we have used tools to transform and adapt the world to our presence—hammers to break stones, rakes to till the soil. But the Churinga has a symbolic purpose: in Australian Aboriginal tribes, elders use it to tell younger generations the stories, myths, and legends that make up the heart of their culture.

Telling a story does not mean merely recalling what has already happened—it also means shaping what is yet to come. In this way, the Churinga symbolizes the Museum of Tomorrow itself, whose mission is to be a bridge between past and future, built on the pillars of sustainability and coexistence, through our collective efforts in the here and now.

Our actions—no matter how small—can change the world. Every moment, we make choices about how we live.

If we connect with the planet and with each other, we can become a bridge to a sustainable future. Each of us creates our own Tomorrow—and together, we build the Tomorrows we desire.

It was in that precise moment that I felt Rio de Janeiro had truly given me everything I had been seeking. I saw myself reflected in the past—in the last three years of reflection on who I truly am, of study and research into the workings of the world and of consciousness—and I remembered one of the fundamental milestones in my evolutionary journey: “When the Impossible Happens” by Stanislav Grof.

Letting Go of the Ego

Understanding that we are part of something greater—a Whole we can only become aware of once we let go of the ego.

Letting go of the ego means purifying our emotions, naming what we feel, and observing ourselves without identifying with those emotions. It means healing the traumas that anchor us to the past and allowing ourselves to live fully in the present.

Thank you for reading.

See you soon,

Ylenia