Mayan Prognostications
The Maya were certainly a fascinating people, and perhaps it is their continued mystique as pioneering astronomers, writers, storytellers, and city-builders that makes the modern world look backward with wonder at the prophecies and warnings handed down from atop those ancient pyramids. To their credit, the Mayans also created the most accurate calendar that had ever existed, so their special expertise in predicting the motion of planets and plotting the passage of time lends the Maya extra credibility in the minds of those who ascribe supernatural knowledge of the future to their long list of accomplishments.
In fact, with the year 2012 fast approaching, popular conceptions about their "doomsday" predictions to warrant numerous books and films (both informational and fictional), festivals, and even inspire real fear - or hope - in those who choose to take the prophecies seriously.
The Prophecies of 2012
Mayan spiritual texts forecast many events surrounding the end of a series on the long-count calendar , occurring on approximately the 22n day of December, 2012. At that time, the earth was predicted to begin undergoing a day-long spiritual and cosmological transformation. The following list of seven prophecies are foretold to take place on this day:
1. The End of Times. The first prophecy describes a 20-year countdown, which began in 1992, coming to an end; this was the period during which humanity would feel compelled to readjust its priorities, and commit to a spiritual rebirth and renewal, or face disaster and destruction at the end of the world.
2. Inner Search. The second prophecy highlights the necessity of humanity to turn inwards in a self-reflective search for truth and greater harmony with its surroundings. An eclipse on April 11, 1999 was identified as symbolizing the shift in galactic energy which would affect the minds of all intelligent beings, bringing us all into greater alignment even without being consciously aware of it.
3. Climate Climax. Being expert astronomers, the Maya kept close watch on the planet Venus, and at one point decided they had identified a connection between its revolutions and the activity of the sun. Therefore, the prophets declared that after 117 spins, right around the time of 2012, the sun would being to heat up, and solar activity would jump many times, coinciding with a sudden and dramatic warming of the Earth.
4. Global Warming. Having their keenest astronomers closely watching the planet Venus, the Maya thought they uncovered a regularity that existed between the spin of our sister planet and the energy output of the sun. They predicted that after Venus's 117th spin, a great shower of energy would erupt from the sun, raising the temperature of earth which would by then also have been growing hotter as a result of internal forces.
5. System Crash. The organizations of man will come tumbling to an end. Man's corrupt societies will fall, and have to be replaced with new ones in closer harmony with the universe.
6. Fire in the Sky. To the Maya, comets were important harbingers of change, and the appearance of a heavenly fireball was accordingly predicted to occur as a signal of the momentous changes during the elapsing of the 2012 prophecies.
7. Worldwide Wakeup. The seventh and final prophecy makes it clear that no matter which path we choose, humanity is destined to arrive at a place of greater understanding and harmony, both within our communities and also in terms of our connection with the plant and animal life of Mother Earth. Therefore, despite Hollywood's take on the subject, no fiery doom was forecast by the Maya for the planet, nor did they view the 13th cycle's closing as an end - rather it was foretold to be a beginning, a fresh start for both all human souls and the biosphere as a whole.
The Maya were certainly a fascinating people, and perhaps it is their continued mystique as pioneering astronomers, writers, storytellers, and city-builders that makes the modern world look backward with wonder at the prophecies and warnings handed down from atop those ancient pyramids. To their credit, the Mayans also created the most accurate calendar that had ever existed, so their special expertise in predicting the motion of planets and plotting the passage of time lends the Maya extra credibility in the minds of those who ascribe supernatural knowledge of the future to their long list of accomplishments.
In fact, with the year 2012 fast approaching, popular conceptions about their "doomsday" predictions to warrant numerous books and films (both informational and fictional), festivals, and even inspire real fear - or hope - in those who choose to take the prophecies seriously.
The Prophecies of 2012
Mayan spiritual texts forecast many events surrounding the end of a series on the long-count calendar , occurring on approximately the 22n day of December, 2012. At that time, the earth was predicted to begin undergoing a day-long spiritual and cosmological transformation. The following list of seven prophecies are foretold to take place on this day:
1. The End of Times. The first prophecy describes a 20-year countdown, which began in 1992, coming to an end; this was the period during which humanity would feel compelled to readjust its priorities, and commit to a spiritual rebirth and renewal, or face disaster and destruction at the end of the world.
2. Inner Search. The second prophecy highlights the necessity of humanity to turn inwards in a self-reflective search for truth and greater harmony with its surroundings. An eclipse on April 11, 1999 was identified as symbolizing the shift in galactic energy which would affect the minds of all intelligent beings, bringing us all into greater alignment even without being consciously aware of it.
3. Climate Climax. Being expert astronomers, the Maya kept close watch on the planet Venus, and at one point decided they had identified a connection between its revolutions and the activity of the sun. Therefore, the prophets declared that after 117 spins, right around the time of 2012, the sun would being to heat up, and solar activity would jump many times, coinciding with a sudden and dramatic warming of the Earth.
4. Global Warming. Having their keenest astronomers closely watching the planet Venus, the Maya thought they uncovered a regularity that existed between the spin of our sister planet and the energy output of the sun. They predicted that after Venus's 117th spin, a great shower of energy would erupt from the sun, raising the temperature of earth which would by then also have been growing hotter as a result of internal forces.
5. System Crash. The organizations of man will come tumbling to an end. Man's corrupt societies will fall, and have to be replaced with new ones in closer harmony with the universe.
6. Fire in the Sky. To the Maya, comets were important harbingers of change, and the appearance of a heavenly fireball was accordingly predicted to occur as a signal of the momentous changes during the elapsing of the 2012 prophecies.
7. Worldwide Wakeup. The seventh and final prophecy makes it clear that no matter which path we choose, humanity is destined to arrive at a place of greater understanding and harmony, both within our communities and also in terms of our connection with the plant and animal life of Mother Earth. Therefore, despite Hollywood's take on the subject, no fiery doom was forecast by the Maya for the planet, nor did they view the 13th cycle's closing as an end - rather it was foretold to be a beginning, a fresh start for both all human souls and the biosphere as a whole.
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