Mar
Official Countdown To The Mayan 2012 Calendar
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The Mayan 2012 Calendar ends, of course, in 2012, but what does that mean for you? Incase you haven’t heard there is growing concern over the meaning of the calendar ending, does it mean that the world as we know it is going to end too? Well, most people that are talking about 2012 are talking about the theories that the world will end in December of 2012. The 2012 Official Countdown is actually an online program that’s meant to prepare people for what could happen come 2012.
Even though the calendar is thousands of years old it’s still significant because of those that wrote it. The Mayans were a very advanced and intelligent civilization, they were known as great mathematicians and astronomers. The last day recorded on the Mayan calendar is labeled as a “day of movement”, a day where the world changes so much that we cannot even begin to comprehend what it entails.
One of the scariest coincidences about the 2012 doomsday theories is that they all point to the same date, December 21, 2012. The ancient philosopher Nostradamus, the Mayan calendar, and the Christian Bible all seem to have the same basic outline of what the end of the world will be like, or when it will occur.
There are many possibilities for how the world will actually come to an end. Some scientists say that there will be a massive polar shift that will devastate the earth and wipe out civilization, there could be massive flooding and natural disaster, asteroids hitting the earth etc. Other people are concerned with so called “phantom planets” that may disrupt the earth’s gravity field, which would also cause massive damage that may be impossible to repair.
Some believe that once the day passes the world will have entered into a new era where life will never be the same again, whether this is good or bad change it’s impossible to say at this time. One thing that most scientists and philosophers alike can agree on is the fact that there are just too many unknowns out there to make one solid prediction. The only thing that we know for sure is that the world will change without our influence, and we’ve got to get prepared for what could be coming our way.
As of right now it’s all speculation, there is no telling what’s going to happen come December 21, 2012. It’s possible that nothing will happen, then again it’s possible that all these horrific events could come true and leave millions of people without food, water, shelter, or a government to take care of them. If this is true those that have learned to take care of themselves are the only ones likely to survive. So what the Mayan 2012 Calendar can mean for you is, literally, life and death!
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Dec
Insider Secrets To The 2012 Calendar
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The 2012 calendar has given rise to a debate all around the world – is 2012 the end of civilization? It is true that there are facts, but sometimes fiction tends to take over facts resulting in debates, controversies and speculations. If the issue is regarding the end of the world, it is sure to generate curiosity and panic. Several philosophers and experts are claiming that December 21, 2012 is the final day of ultimate deliverance.
According to the Mayan calendar, 2012 will bring an end to humanity, civilization and all forms of life in the world. The same is mentioned in the Aztec Calendar 2012. For some people, it is the Prophecy of the Apocalypse as others call it Armageddon. In the past also, there were many such claims about the end of the world, but nothing of that sort happened. But, this time, there are several fascinating facts that are indicating doomsday in 2012.
The 2012 Prophecy finds its roots in the early tribes of the Mayan and Aztec culture. These tribes originated the values regarding the formation and existence of the world that we know of today. The calculations of the Mayan calendar and the Aztec readings were formed more than 5000 years ago which evidently show that the world ends on December 21, 2012.
The Mayans were very intelligent and used numerous mathematical systems and calculations to develop their calendars. They developed two inter-related calendars with certain numbers and numerological standards. One calendar is the shorter version and another is the longer version. The shorter version of the calendar consists of 260 days in a year, which includes thirteen periods of twenty days each as we have twelve months of 30-31days. It is still not clear why the Maya opted for 260 days. However, there are certain theories behind this selection. One popular theory is – the calendar includes 13 20-day periods as both number 13 and number 20 are said to possess magical powers. Again, doubling the days of the calendar, the number of days becomes 560 days. 560 days is the same as three eclipse half-years. And lastly, even though this is a contentious thought, 260 days is roughly the duration of human growth and development. Considering all these factors, these Maya intellectuals probably created the ritual calendar of 260 days. Every single-day of this ritual calendar represents a particular plant, animal and natural force.
Another co-related calendar was the solar calendar (or long count calendar) that the Maya developed. This calendar was 365 days long with 18 periods of 20 days and an additional five days. These last five days were “days without name” and considered unlucky.
The Maya civilization predicted that their calendar would end on December 21, 2012. Now, it is still to be seen whether or not the world as we know will be affected by these prophecies when the 2012 calendar completes it’s cycle.
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May
2012 – Surviving a Natural Catastrophe in a Luxury Shelter
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“After the Storm” – Imagine a natural disaster of extreme proportions, such as predicted by Mayans for 2012. You are lucky enough to have entered a luxurius underground shelter. Surviving the underground is the primary concern for victims of a disaster. However, while underground, careful planning has to be done for when the time comes to emerge above ground. The nature of the disaster would most likely dictate the course of action throughout the whole ordeal.
If it is a nuclear fall-out or similar radiation induced catastrophe, one will be faced with the ultimate next genesis: lack of vegetation, polluted atmosphere, no rule of law, etc. If it is a chemical attack or terrorism, perhaps a somewhat different situation will take place.While underground, someone, like the site manager – or an “after the storm” committee, would coordinate efforts to equip all underground occupants with the best possible training to face the new environment, the new life. Activities may include farming under extreme conditions, water purification, 1st aid, etc. Again, the social interaction should have created a team-like mentality whose main purpose is survival of the species.
How Mini-societies Address the Human Psychology of Living UndergroundThe philosophy of creating a mini-society precipitates the cultivation of an environment which mimics the normal way of living as practically as possible. To that end, a luxury mini-society type of shelter will be equipped to provide various facilities and programs that would offer its occupants solutions, not only on the survival aspect but also on preserving social interaction and personal engagement. Below is a list of resources and activities that would satisfy these tasks:
- Library – Resources to educate members; classes will be held – utilizing library resources, to educate and promote social interaction; how to show compassion to each other’s concerns, to be forgiving to one’s mistakes, to help each other as needed, and so on
- Emergency drills; members will be educated as to the various levels of support, e.g., site management, medical expertise, equipment, etc; classes for CPR, and other emergencies will be held on a regular basis
- Quality of Life related; classes on exercise and nutrition will be held on a regular basis to achieve maximum energy, nutrition and health balance; regular data gathering on vitals for each member, such as weight, BP, etc; communicate and analyze these data for each member and compare to the shelter’s average
- Preparation for “After the Storm”; classes will be held – utilizing library resources and personal experiences, to educate members on “how to” achieve a new beginning when above ground; areas of interest will be established upon analyzing the nature of the disaster
- Comfort Promotes Civility; luxury engineering and design must take survival underground to a higher level; such a shelter is a living community where the prevailing thought is to design an environment as close to the natural above ground environment as possible; exercising equipment found in brand name gyms, such as elliptical trend mills, are placed in the shelter to promote social interaction, health maintenance and hence civility within the confines of the community; areas for studies, relaxation and games are included to facilitate the community oriented feel
Conclusion – Natural disasters, or acts of terrorism have shown to bring the best out of people and most go beyond the simple call of duty. Perhaps it is within the human nature to do good, to create, and yes to survive – to keep going, that brings people together. So far, disasters have proven to be temporary phenomena, not big enough to win over humanity. We cannot sit passively and expect that nature will take care of humanity, at infinitum. We have to do our part. Hopefully, this guide makes for a small, but meaningful contribution towards the ultimate goal: preservation of our species.
2012 – Surviving a Natural Catastrophe in a Luxury Shelter
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May
Surviving 2012 – 3 Things the Experts Won't Tell You About …
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In this article you’ll learn how to prepare to survive 2012. We’ll talk about why it’s so important to have lots of canned food available, the reason you need to have a survival bag ready and why it’s so important to know so much about the different 2012 scenarios as possible.
Let’s dig in to it… You need lots of canned food – When year 2012 arrives, it might very well be that case that you cannot leave your house for months. If this happens, it’s important that you’re able to feed yourself and your family. You must also have lots of water if the water supply is shut down. The great thing about canned food is that you can eat it cold if you have to and if it’s possible, canned food is quite easy to warm up.
You need to prepare a survival bag – Another scenario is that you for some reason are forced to leave your house within minutes (in case of fire or earthquake for example), in this case, a survival bag that you can grab on the way out, will very likely be what separates you (and your family) from those who doesn’t survive.
You should know every possible outcome of 2012 – Your chance of surviving a disaster improves greatly if you know what you’re dealing with. Surviving 2012 isn’t just a matter of having the right skills, it’s also a matter of knowing what to deal with.Learn everything there is to learn about 2012 and you’re well on your way to surviving 2012.
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May
Just What is the 2012 Doomsday Prediction? Did the Mayans Really …
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“The end of days” are the words the Bible uses in Revelations, many interpret this to mean the end of the world. Other prophecies in other books also talk about the end of the world. Many sources, like the Mayan calendar, also talk about 2012 being the end of the world. In fact the Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012.So just what Is The 2012 Doomsday Prediction?
This date, December 21, 2012 has led some scientists and philosophers to believe that this is the last day of civilization. It is only a theory and it could be the Mayans just stopped at 2012 and intended to pick it up later. Still the question remains based on this and other predictions, is December 21, 2012 the “end of days” described in Revelations?
Is “the end of days” an actual end of the world or does it represent a changing period. Is it a change where society as we now know it will end, where our lives, civilization and society will move off in a new direction? Even today changes are happening in our society that could foreshadow a great chaos in the years ahead: a great civil unrest unless the current trends are altered.
Likewise the earth is changing, some say it is climate change, and yet it is undeniable that we are seeing more devastating earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods on a scale that is sobering. All of this has been going on for some time at an increasing pace.
Is it time to just resign yourself to the situation, to give up and be swept away by the tides of history? Of course not, we can be the ones who rise to the occasion and survive even as the world and society are undergoing cataclysmic changes. We must learn to trust and rely on our abilities and instincts as we enter these times.
Some say that such changes are good, that even a forest fire strengthens the trees by killing insects and the underbrush that pulls water and nutrition away from the big trees: is this what is foreseen by the prophesies?
Are the Mayans and the Bible speaking of the same events? How about Nostradamus? He too made predictions about the end of days. Is all of this just coincidence or are these prophecies here to guide us into the new era? Remember, there are always those who will overcome and survive even when everything is falling apart.
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Apr
Doomsday redux: Y2K came and went; next, 2012 | 2012Newsletter.com
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TODD FINKELMEYER | The Capital Times | tfinkelmeyer@madison.com | Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:15
If you’re looking for a can of freeze-dried turkey tetrazzini that has a shelf life of 25 years or need a handbook on emergency food storage and survival, the website 2012Supplies.com has you covered.
The much-hyped theory that the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012 — a premise that is often attributed to the fact that the Mayans’ 5,125-year-long calendar ends on that date — has spawned a virtual industry, including movies, television shows and websites that variously entertain, explain and help one prepare for the impending cataclysm.
It’s not the first doomsday prediction, and likely will not be the last, as Peter Sobol, a historian of science, told an audience of about 50 last week at UW-Madison’s Space Place. In his presentation, “2012 and All That: A History of the End of the World,” Sobol surveyed more than 2,000 years of history to identify the many previous, incorrect, doomsday predictions — from the apocalyptic literature in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Daniel penned around 165 BC to the 16th century astrological predictions of a great flood to the Y2K computer bug that was supposed to create widespread chaos.
It’s difficult to say when, exactly, folks started pinpointing 2012, but it was likely shortly after Jan. 1, 2000, when it became clear Y2K would not bring down humankind. The movie “2012,” released in November, certainly ratcheted up public awareness and fanned the flames of hype.
The most recent predictions of impending doom are generally tied to the Mayans, an ancient civilization that dates back more than 4,000 years and is recognized, in part, for its highly advanced mathematical and astronomical systems. “Some innocent guy probably said, ‘Hey, look, the Mayan calendar flips over in 2012′ — and that started the ball rolling on all this,” says Sobol, who notes the Mayans themselves never predicted doom and gloom for 2012.
There’s been so much buzz surrounding these end of the world theories that NASA felt the need to devote a page on its website to debunk such predictions.
One of the most popular search phrases on the NASA site is “2012 end of the.” Brian Dunbar says it was important for NASA to address an issue that virtually all scientists view as much ado about nothing. “If we ignore the topic, then people think it’s because we’re hiding something,” says Dunbar, who manages the NASA website.
“People are coming to us looking for information,” adds Dunbar. “So we’re trying to set the record straight — the world is not going to end.”
NASA scientist David Morrison, who hosts a website called Ask an Astrobiologist, told the Los Angeles Times just before “2012″ was released that two years ago he got a question a week about end-of-the-world predictions. Now, he gets a dozen a day. “Two teenagers said they didn’t want to see the end of the world so they were thinking of ending their lives,” he told the Times.
Earlier this month, History (formerly known as The History Channel) promoted a week long series of shows as “Armageddon Week.” Some of the programs that aired included “Doomsday 2012,” “Nostradamus Effect: The Apocalypse Code,” “The Bible Code II: Apocalypse and Beyond,” and “Mayan Doomsday Prophecy.”
Sobol found the connections between 2012 and Nostradamus, a 16th century French physician and alleged predictor of the future, especially laughable. Sobol says Nostradamus’ predictions go up to the year 3793. “So for the History Channel to call this the ‘Nostradamus Effect,’” says Sobol, “is to completely misrepresent Nostradamus.”
On a dedicated page on the NASA website titled “2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won’t End?” scientists set the record straight about claims that: a brown dwarf planet called Nibiru or Planet X or Eris is headed on a collision course with Earth (astronomers would have been tracking such a body by now); the Mayan calendar ceases to exist on Dec. 21, 2012 (it actually just starts over, like the Julian calendar does each year on Jan. 1); the earth and sun will align with the approximate center of the Milky Way galaxy on Dec. 21, 2012 (this is an annual event of no consequence); the magnetic polarity of earth will shift (unlikely to happen in the next few millennia, and even if it does, it’s not expected to affect life on earth); giant solar storms will hit (solar flares can affect such things as satellite communications, but these cycles have occurred throughout history with little significant impact).
Sobol says a fundamental dislike of science may cause some to gloom on to destruction stories. “There are people who don’t like science, who don’t get science, and who want to see this way of understanding the world shown up,” he says. Sobol believes others simply use the topic as a form of entertainment. “It’s like going to a horror movie,” he says.
Sobol, who taught history of science courses at UW-Madison from 1985 to 1995 before changing careers to work in computer technical support for Wisconsin Public Broadcasting, has one prediction of his own.
“I predict on New Year’s Day 2013 or thereabouts, we will all sleep in and have a good laugh with our morning caffeine,” says Sobol, who holds a PhD in the history and philosophy of science. “And I also predict that before the day is over, someone will want you to know that the end of the world is nigh.”
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Apr
Doomsday 2012: The End Of Days | 2012 Mayan Prophecy
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Do not expect any “prove of disastrous consequences” as the previous reviewer did – take this documentary at face value – please read the Editorial Review.
I personally believe that the History Direct has done an outstanding job delivering this documentary – it is quite remarkable to cover so many topics within only 50 summary, including the predictions of the Mayan Civilization, the medieval predictions of Merlin, the Book of Revelations, the Chinese oracle of the I Ching, a web-bot crawling the internet to predict the future, balanced analysis of doomsday predictions by respected scholars, views of skeptics, etc.
This is a brief historical overview of available informational materials such as predictions about a possibility of a “doomsday” in December of 2012. Please do not expect any miracles from a 50-minute DVD, yet it is an brilliant source to grant you with the topics for a further investigate, if you are interested in researching and studying this matter in depth. Overall, no one can be 100% certain about the future, yet we can be prepared spiritually to withstand an unexpected natural disaster, if any.
Doomsday 2012: The End Of Days | 2012 Mayan Prophecy
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