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No Mayan Apocalypse in 2012 … But There’s Alot of Other Interesting Stuff Happening
NO MAYAN APOCALYPSE IN 2012
Contrary to a widespread myth – as parroted by the History Channel, the movie and Internet buzz – and contrary to all of the hype from Mexican tourist agencies, the Mayans did not prophecy that the world would end on December 21, 2012.
Initially, there are many dates recorded on Mayan calendars which are well beyond 12/21/2012. The 2012 date was apparently only found on a single Mayan inscription.
And the Mayan elders themselves are having none of it.
As AP noted in 2009:
Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly “running out” on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it’s not the end of the world.
Or is it?
Definitely not, the Mayan Indian elder insists.
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Chile Pixtun, a Guatemalan, says the doomsday theories spring from Western, not Mayan ideas.
But you don’t have to believe just any Mayan elder.
Similarly, Ricardo Cajas – president of the Colectivo de Organizaciones Indígenas de Guatemala – said the date did not represent an end of humanity or fulfillment of the catastrophic prophecies, but that the new cycle “supposes changes in human consciousness.” (Translation).
And Maya Grand Elder Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj is the leader of the National Mayan Council of Elders of Guatemala, Day Keeper of the Mayan Calendar, 13th generation Quiche Mayan Spiritual Leader, the “roving ambassador for the Maya”, a founder and Grand Elder of the Continental Council of Elders & Spiritual Guides of the Americas, an Extraordinary Ambassador in the Guatemalan government representing the indigenous pueblos, and an international lecturer on Mayan culture.
While Oxlaj certainly warns about man-made problems, he says that December 21, 2012 is not the end of the Mayan calendar:
Contrary to popular belief the living elders of the Maya do not agree that December 21, 2012 is the end of their calendar. A new “Sun” represents the beginning of a new Long Count cycle in the calendar system of approximately 5,200 years, which they say may not happen for many years.
Indeed, some Mayan spiritual leaders are angryabout the whole 2012 apocalypse myth because it mischaracterizes Mayan beliefs.
MAYBE 2012 WILL BE A GOOD THING
New Age folks claim that Earth will be exactly aligned with the center of our galaxy on December 21.
I’m not sure whether or not that’s true. For example, a Cornell astronomer says that the Earth is frequently aligned with the galactic center.
But even assuming it’s true, is it necessarily a bad thing? What do other ancient cultures say?
Ancient Yogic texts claim that the center of our galaxy emits some type of frequency or radiation which helps humankind to evolve.
Indeed, they claim that – the closer Earth gets to the center of the galaxy as it travels around its around the galactic center – the happier and more evolved we become.
(I’m not promoting the ancient Yogic view; merely pointing out that a very old tradition – which, like the Maya closely studied the stars and had time-keeping systems spanning tens of thousands of years – had positive associations with the center of the galaxy.)
DON'T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER
Although the whole Mayan 2012 thing is fake, that doesn’t mean that what happens in space can’t effect us.
As I’ve previously noted, the Sun affects many more aspects of our lives than scientists had realized.
For example – believe it or not – what happens inside the sun can change the rate of radioactive decay in particles on Earth. And solar activity could render virtually nuclear power plant a ticking time bomb.
In 2008, scientists said that the sun’s solar wind is at a 50-year low. Since the solar wind shields Earth from harmful radiation originating outside of our solar system, such occurrences could affect us.
The same year, scientists discovered that we were being bombarded by high-energy cosmic rays from an unknown source outside of our solar system. More interesting still, scientists aren’t sure whether the cosmic rays came from a conventional object or something more esoteric … like dark matter.
And Nasa scientists have recently discovered that black holes – like the one at the center of our galaxy – have “pulses” of radiation, and that our galaxy’s black hole has at times put out much more radiation than it is currently emitting.
Nasa has also pointed out:
The Sun – in fact, our whole solar system – orbits around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Indeed, before you get too cocky in doubting that things further away than our Sun can affect the Earth, you may wish to note that a region of space in the Centaurus Supercluster is so dense and has such a massive gravitational pull that it is pulling our entire galaxy and all of the nearby galaxies towards it at the speed of 1,000,000 miles an hour.
What does this mean for us?
As I noted in August:
The science of the affect of space events on Earth is in its infancy, and that there are many fascinating discoveries in our future. When scientists understand all of the ways that the Sun and Earth [and other regions of our galaxy and beyond] interact, we will know alot more about the Earth and our place in the universe than we do today.
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Oh Jesus! Infinite re-hypothication of nubile Mayan virgins.
Now there's something to look forward to at the end of the universe!
Any idea on what the shelf life of soylent green is? I'm looking to diversify into people and food and it seems like the perfect way to hold physical without yolks, chains, and fields.
Silly e_ --- nobody has ever managed to keep any around long enough to find out! Don't you know how YUMMY it is? Why, it tastes ..... even better than chicken!
To quote our friend 'L':
"Sweet Baby Cheeses."
Instead of participating, I enjoy watching from a distance these days.
Ah, L --- do you ever hear from her nowadays?
My contacts with her have been sporadic.
Every once in a while. She's doing well.
"New Age folks claim that Earth will be exactly aligned with the center of our galaxy on December 21. I’m not sure whether or not that’s true. For example, a Cornell astronomer says that the Earth is frequently aligned with the galactic center."
Any two points in space, like earth and the galactic center, are always aligned.
...aligned with the galactic center, just how far is it from Earth? Millions of light years ? Wait, didn't they say galaxies circle around center of [our] universe, so billions of light years; better yet, sub-universes circle around the central universe, now we are talking, trillion of light years...
Got it, it is a finance quest, bullish.
Go to the head of the class! The geometric theorem is worded as "two points determine a line". So yeah, the earth is always "aligned" with the galactic center or any other point in space.
It's a slow day at the end of the world as we know it when intergalactic cosmic musing takes over from Ron Paul rants or gold bitches! posts on ZH. The usual trolls must be hibernating.
Everyone else is already well-positioned for the solar flares to come.
Not a New Ager, but the alignment you reference is three points, both poles and the galactic center. From what I've read on the Mayan calendar, the longest cycle is that of the Earth's axial precession, roughly 26,000 years (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precession). I don't know however, if its start/end position is aligned with the galactic center. The fact that they had a calendar to measure it though is fascinating.
It's all about Saturn, Saturn is the Helios, the black Sun...Kronos. The Mayan's were talking about Saturn. Look at NASA, Saturn V rockets, Apollo missions. Saturn is "Father Time", it (Saturn) controls time...time is money...the dollar sign "$" is a sin wave. Why is the "Sabbath" on Saturday?. Why does the Pope wear his "Saturn Hat"? Beware of the coming "Golden Age" that's the Mayan's are talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3dZBCC0fYk&list=FLSetZz2ehVUHH0okMyqu4-A&index=349&feature=plpp_video
nice little video - but the naming of the week's day after the planets comes from the ancient Babylonians, all other cultures just took it over, together with the 360 degrees of a circle, the twelve months (brought down to ten and then back to twelve by the Romans), etc. etc.
and the "saturn hat" is just a recent nickname, a remnant of the "galero" which was just the hat of that age with a different colour per rank
Another amazing fact from the duh! files...
I was pondering that same point. I decided he probably meant that the earth (and the entire solar system) is currently alligned with the plane of the Milky Way galaxy, rather than being a little above or below the plane, as it often is. (?)
The plane of the Milky Way galaxy is more of a thick band than a one dimensional line. This band protects the solar system from galactic radiation coming from other galaxies. When the Earth is above or below this plane, it is exposed to high levels of radiation.
Maybe the Fed will pump more money into the system like they did for the Y2K lunacy.
It may not be the end of the world but its one hell of an excuse to party!
"13th generation Quiche Mayan Spiritual Leader"
What, you can make quiche from hearts cutt out of the captured enemies??
Who knew?
Who Knew:
http://tiny.cc/nwcus
Real men eat Human Heart Quiche!
...and that's what Mayans did? They ate hearts after they kill humans on the altar? No.
All is fleeting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWVshkVF0SY
Python (Monty).
when it comes to science we should all be good Buddhists. a good Buddhist doesn't worry about the big questions, he concentrates on the path before : the good Buddhist walks with head down to avoid stepping accidently on any small creature : some interpret this to mean that the good Buddhist does not to mean to harm another life : in reality the good Buddhist never harms another living thing unintentionally : to accidently harm another living thing out of carelessness is a far worse sin : our world economy is a hell of unintended consequences, or as Einstein said god does play dice with the universe : all things are programmed, to be in accord with the program is to be a good Buddhist, which is what we should all strive more in matters of science
Buddhist's believe in reincarnation. You must be careful as you could be reborn as your victim.
So if you cripple someone in this life time you could be crippled in your next lifetime.
Easier to be kind to people when you think that you could suffer the consequencesd of you actions in the next life.
Life is a Buddhist raffle, and you must be present to win.
Who gives a fuck about that calendar !
If you are going to commit suicide, please, leave me what you got.
Thanks.
Why wait? Take their money now.
Start one of these.
http://eternal-earthbound-pets.com/
Brilliant! I wonder how much business they do.
LOL
from the FAQ
Q: How do you ensure your representatives won't be Raptured?
A: Actually, we don't ensure it, they do. Each of our representatives has stated to us in writing that they are atheists, do not believe in God / Jesus, and that they have blasphemed in accordance with
Mark 3:29, negating any chance of salvation.
Wow! can you really blaspheme in such a way that God won't even forgive you? Is it like a particular cuss-word that you have to use, or do you fuck the wrong chick, or something? ... wonder if I'm over the limit. Does God have a web page where you can check your current blaspheme-level, if you're trying to keep it down?
From Terms & Conditions:
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Is there any sort of insurance or Rapture-CDS for this type of a default ? What about really close haircuts ? What if I stub my toe during the rapture, and then get left behind, is ther insurance for that event too ? What if I forget about the rapture...and don't make it to the liftoff...there should be all sorts of insurance riders...it sounds like a solid business.
seriously, is that for real? it's frekin genius, but there's no way that's real. i guarantee you though, people still pay them. hilarious.
yep. wish I would have thought of that business model.
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