Carl Calleman is a Swedish scientist who studied toxicology and then went into cancer research. These days he is well known for his research into the Mayan Calendar, and particularly for being dismissive of the popular End Time date of 21 December 2012. Carl’s research has led him to believe that 28 October 2011 is the specific date that the Mayan calendar “ends”. It is important to understand that Carl is not predicting the end of life on earth. What he is suggesting is not that far removed from what a lot of us feel, that we are about to undergo, or have already started undergoing, a gradual but intense transformation toward a higher consciousness, sometimes termed Christ Consciousnesses. Carl has obviously done a lot of work on the Mayan Calendar. I’m not going into the details of the calendar here. If you are interested you can read all about it on his website, MAYACAL. It looks impressive, all his research, but I want to look closer at the man before I get carried away with the predictions. .

Carl Calleman’s Astrology Chart

Carl gives us his birth data in the first line of the biography on his website, “I was born in Stockholm, Sweden at noon May 15, 1950”. As an astrologer, I wish it was always this easy! I’m not doing a full reading here as I want to simply determine if the man is genuine or a charlatan. Saturn was rising just below the horizon when he was born, so he got a reasonable dose or pessimism from the start. Finding his way into prediction of the end times is a fine expression of this aspect. This is an extremely important part of his chart, because Saturn was stationary, stopped in its tracks. So very strong Saturn themes imprinted int he soul, fear, restriction, shy when young.

When older, Saturn turns good, it’s a late bloomer. Now the positive Saturn is being expressed, the wise teacher, the mentor. Serious study on serious topics. He feels a great responsibility to share his knowledge. Saturn is on a star called Coxa, on the back of the Lion. Along with it’s neighbor the fixed star Zosma, it was known by the Sumerians as Kakkab Kua, the constellation of the God Kua, the Oracle. Robson says it gives the ability to prophesy.

Moon trine Ascendant is a good sign, intuitive and well balanced emotionally. Moon on the fixed star Hamal gives patience and “slow success through hard work” according to Robson. Well this fits well with Saturn rising. The hard work paying off later in life. The Sun and Mercury both trine Mars is an indicator of a very sharp intellect. Driven to achieve the goals, enthusiastic debater, keen to get the message across, very effective at self promotion, healthy ego. Carl doesn’t mind cashing in on the hard work either. Jupiter rules wealth and it is on a fortunate star for a scientist. Ebertin says that Deneb Adige in the Swan is “favorable for artistic and scientific pursuits which are carried out with the aim of gain.” Robson mentions “an ingenious nature and a clever intellect that is quick at learning” for this star. So with Jupiter here, ruler of higher education, morality and philosophy, Carl appears to be the real deal.