It is just as true that the health of all beings depends on being attuned and in synch with the cycles of the universe. Many of the pathologies of modern society can be attributed to a kind of time-sickness. One way this manifests is in sleep disorders and adrenal weakness. In this time it is essential for us to harmonize ourselves with the cosmic cycles. The Mayan calendar reflects the actual movements of not just the moon, but also the planet Venus, the Pleiades, and the precession of the equinoxes, a cycle just short of 26,000 years.
Time perception is integral to consciousness.
The Gregorian calendar is an artifice which separates us from nature's cycles and which we would do well to discard quickly. The Gregorian calendar is linear, but time and the universe are geometric, multi-dimensional and spiral. Terence McKenna supports this view in Invisible Landscape, and has released calendric computer software entitled Timewave Zero. Calendars can either bring us more in tune with time, or distort and obscure our perception of time. Maps either enhance or inhibit our perception of the earth.