TEOTWAWKI

Well, here it is the middle of January already and I’m already behind on my goal of regular updates for this here blog. But as the old saying goes, better late than never – I suppose. 2012 is, of course, a very special year. As we all know, the world will end on December 21st of this year.

So — will it be the end of everything? No one really knows, but one thing is for sure – December 21st of this year is the day time as we know it will end. At least that’s what the Mayas believe. The Maya’s had a rather complicated method of keeping track of time, based on three separate calendars. One of these calendars, and probably the most important, holds the “Long Count,” the period from the beginning until the end of time. On December 21st, 2012. the Long Count expires. Time will be up for the Universe and it will be the end of days.

A lot of people believe that a lot of significant events over the years collate with the Mayan Calendar system, making the 2012 doomsday, arguably, the most scientific end of the world prediction ever.

Whether you believe or not, there’s some interesting things about 12/21/12. On that day, the Sun will move to a unique spot in the sky, and hold still for a while, since it is solstice day. The Sun will sit precisely on the crossing point between the Milky Way and the galactic equinox, forming a perfect alignment with the center of the galaxy. (There are a number of mathematical lines that we use to define coordinates in space: one is the axis of the Milky Way; another is the cosmological ecliptic, the axis along which the constellations travel.)

They Mayas knew a lot about stars and astronomy – they calculated the exact duration of a year to a thousandth of a second – much more precise than anyone did for many thousands of years. They were able to predict every solar and lunar eclipse until this day. They also knew where the galactic equinox and the exact center of the Milky Way crossed; they called this point “the Sacred Tree.”

If a Maya tells you the world will end in 2012, I wouldn’t just brush it off…

Since all the Mayas’ books and most everything else was burned when the Spanish ransacked the land in 16th century, we don’t have any insight into what the Mayas thought might happen when the calendar ends. So what will (or won’t) be on December 22 is pretty much an open question. Since the Mayas had a philosophy of the cosmos that saw the cosmos as the true mother of things and believed that the cosmos is all around us, and within us and that every plant, animal and every man is sheer cosmos, I personally like the theory that December 21st will be the day that the inner cosmos is reconnected to the divine outer cosmos. The Sun will mount its unique position to form a gateway between the Universe and the souls of every living creature on Earth. Our linear concept of time will crumble, and with it, fear and hatred will vanish. It will be purification at it’s very best, when everyone is soaked in cosmic understanding and divine love.

Some doomsayers foresee doom and destruction — December 21st will be the day the Earth is destroyed; some think it will be because of a nuclear war, some say it will be the biblical judgement day and others claim the Universe will just go zzzap! and be gone…

Will it or won’t it — maybe it all depends on your point of view. I read a quote once that said something like what the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. Anyhow, keep you eyes and ears open, I’m sure you’ll hear about it in the media – I wonder how they’ll report it? However, I’m becoming a little more skeptical – Claire just bought tuna fish at COSTCO that’s good until 2015…
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