2012 Doomsday? (13.0.0.0.0 4 Ajaw 3 K'ank'in)

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Here is some thoughts about the upcoming date of December 21, 2012. You must have heard about that date being a supposed end of the world or some other big event. Come on, there are two major movies out that try to depict what may happen. Plus, here are some others trying to convince humanity. Journalist Lawrence Joseph forecasts widespread catastrophe in Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation Into Civilization’s End. Spiritual healer Andrew Smith predicts a restoration of a “true balance between Divine Feminine and Masculine” in The Revolution of 2012: Vol. 1, The Preparation. In 2012, Daniel Pinchbeck anticipates a “change in the nature of consciousness,” assisted by indigenous insights and psychedelic drug use. However, there are also leading scientists that are also trying to get the word out that it is very unlikely that anything like that is to happen. The buildup to 2012 echoes excitement and fear expressed on the eve of the new millennium, popularly known as Y2K, though on a smaller scale, says Lynn Garrett, senior religion editor at Publishers Weekly. She says publishers seem to be courting readers who believe humanity is creating its own ecological disasters and desperately needs ancient indigenous wisdom. "Maya civilization, known for advanced writing, mathematics and astronomy, flourished for centuries in Mesoamerica, especially between A.D. 300 and 900. Its Long Count calendar, which was discontinued under Spanish colonization, tracks more than 5,000 years, then resets at year zero. Looks like we really have is a super cool calendar that runs for more than 5000 years and then automatically resets itself. WOW! Mark Van Stone from famsi.org writes in part: "2012 does hold particular significance in Mayan scholarship. Those of us who study the ancient and modern Maya — anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, linguists, historians, amateurs, collectors — have been anticipating the end of the Maya Great Cycle for some time..." You can read the rest Here and or get more input to impress your friends with. They will be amazed at your "deep" knowledge...
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