· Its last passage was observed and recorded by numerous civilizations and cultures around the world. Most historians dismiss these writings and pictograms as mere mythology.
· Its next passage and the crossing of the galactic plane, and the effects thereof, have been foretold in the prophecies of numerous civilizations, cultures, religions, and individuals throughout history. These include Sumerian writings, Egyptian prophecy, Mayan prophecy, Hopi prophecy, Buddhist prophecy, the Christian Bible (especially Revelations), the Kolbrin Bible, Edgar Cayce, Mother Shipton, Nostradamus, and many others.