Reality or heresy?
Is the world going to end in Armageddon or are we going to evolve into higher beings or is it all a hoax, just like Y2K was? We take a hard look at Year 2012
From a mere curiosity standpoint, 2012 is a year full of "happenings". Firstly, the Mayan Long Count Calendar ends on December 21, 2012 (the calendar spans almost 25,800years) and predicts that the alignment of the Sun, the Milky Way, the Earth and the Dark Rift will herald the beginning of a "new world". In 2012, in astronomical terms, the Sun conjuncts with the intersection of the Milky Way and the plane of the ecliptic. The Milky Way, as most of us know, extends in a general north-south direction in the night sky. The plane of the ecliptic is the track the Sun, Moon, planets and stars appear to travel in the sky, from east to west. It intersects the Milky Way at a 60 degree angle near the constellation Sagittarius.
The Maya called the Cosmic Cross, formed by the intersecting Milky Way and plane of the ecliptic, the Sacred Tree. The trunk of the tree, the Axis Mundi, is the Milky Way, and the main branch intersecting the tree is the plane of the ecliptic.
Mythically, at sunrise on December 21, 2012, the Sun — our Father — rises to conjoin the center of the Sacred Tree, the World Tree, the Tree of Life! And also on this day, the Sun touches the Dark Rift, which is located near the Galactic Center.
According to the Mayans, the Dark Rift is the cosmic womb: the place of dead, transformation, regeneration and rebirth. Hence, their prophecy and the end of their calendar.
Apart from the Mayans, there are innumerable inputs from varying sections announcing December 21, 2012 as the apocalypse — blending together seamlessly to create an almost-perfect doomsday pot-boiler. I present a few of the leading characters below:
Nibiru or Planet X
The Sumerians first laid claim to a 12th planet in our galaxy which they called Nibiru (Planet of the crossing — aka Planet X). This planet is claimed to have a 3,600 year orbit of our Solar System and brings with it great destruction every time it gets closest to Earth. The next time this is likely to happen is 2012. This theory suggests that Nibiru is the real cause of climate changes, volcanic activities, and intensification of the seismic activity etc and will ultimately lead to the melting of the glaciers and will also cause great floods (the flood during Noah's time is linked with the passing of Nibiru).
Polar Shift Theory
Geophysicists know that the Earth's magnetic fields are changing dramatically to the extent that we may have to make new compasses in a few hundred years. They also believe that it is possible for the earth to experience a "polar shift" if the Sun's magnetic field gets close enough to the Earth. NASA predicts that during 2012, as the Sun reaches the end of the current 11-year sunspot cycle, it will reverse its own magnetic poles, as well as emit harmful charged particles (known as solar storming) which may further amplify the effects of the shifting magnetic fields on earth. If this were to happen, the mantle of the earth would shift in a matter of days or perhaps even hours, causing worldwide disaster, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters.
Kaliyug to Satiyug
The Hindu belief is that in the slow, spiraling journey of the collective Man towards "final mergence" or nirvana, He must transgress cyclically through the four yugas before He reaches His final destination. His final mergence coincides with the
end of the universe of this creation. The transition from yuga to yuga is marked by a change of polarity and hence tumult.
2012 is seen as the time when the Earth's polarity and magnetic fields will change. This further coincides with the recent ending of "kali yug" in 2004 and the beginning of "sati yug", which is the fourth and final cycle that some claim will end in 2012.
I Ching
Written in 2,800 BC and revered even today, the I Ching has become an oracle for doomsday. The highs and lows of the I Ching graphs, coined the "Time Wave Theory", seems to have accurately mapped numerous world events such as the fall of the Roman
Empire, the discovery of the New World and the World Wars of the 20th century. What is interesting in the context of the 2012 doomsday melee is that it too comes to an end on December 21, 2012.
Web Bots
Then there is the "technological" prediction of the devastation that will occur in 2012. The Web Bot Project was developed in the late 1990s to assist in making stock market predictions. The Web Bot Technology uses a system of spiders to crawl the Internet and search for keywords, and then takes snap shots preceding and following the key words. This snapshot is sent to a central location where it is then filtered to define meaning.
In 2001, the project found that it could accurately predict other global trends apart from just stock markets by tapping into the "collective unconscious" of the universe and its inhabitants. The Web Bots present an interesting time concept as well as an unusual concept of a "tipping point" regarding the past, current, and future. In 2001, the Web Bots predicted 9/11. The Web Bots also predict great destruction and global annihilation in 2012.
Is it a coincidence that so many prophecies came to the same exact date and time for something cataclysmic to happen i.e December 21, 2012? The medieval predictions of Merlin, The Book of Revelation, the tribes of the Hopi and Cherokee Indians as well as various other religious sects are all canvassing 2012 as the year the earth will end.
Where does this leave us? How far do we take this? If hearsay is to be believed, nations and states are already building underground bunkers and stocking them with life supporting necessities. Should we all pack our bags and take extended leave?
Well, not yet. There is the other aspect to this "world change" which needs exploration.
Just as many predict Armageddon in 2012, there are as many organisations and sects that profess that we are nearing a time of spiritual awakening. That as a species, we will ascend into the "Golden Age".
What is astonishing with these predictions is that they too come from all over the world and from across all religions. The names given to this evolutionary rising are many, from "revelation" and "Ascension", to "becoming one with Gaia" and "rebirth". They all proclaim the same message to humanity — that we need to seek God within us to reach our final destination or "heaven".
There are countless books written by various authors — PHDs, engineers, healers, researchers, scientists, alien conspiracy theorists and the like. There are fascinating theories about our genetic make-up and how our DNA is changing so as to be able to "ascend". There is proof of the changing frequency of the Earth, called the Earth's Hum (which has rapidly risen from 7.8 cycles to 11). There are interviews and videos with prominent "mediums" or "channels" that bring word from the spirit world as to how to prepare for the "date with destiny". There are Alien conspiracy-theorists leading us to believe that it was aliens that first seeded the earth with life and that they will now return to either save/destroy the world.
Basically, there is information on just about any and every position one wishes to take on the entire 2012 episode — from the mundane to the extraordinary and I am quite certain that each "expert" is in a position to present enough data to support and add credence to their claims.
Now I am not sure where to draw the line myself — I must confess that I am intrigued, especially as even the major religions of the world seem to be drawing parallel conclusions about the year 2012. From the Meso-American civilisations who draw their prophecies from the galactic alignments and their references to "Quetzalcoatl" and "Kukulcan" to the Christians who quote the Bible (Book of Revelation) to portend to the same "ascension" or "rapture" to the fifth dimension, to the cosmically-conscious societies that hail the rising of The Morning Star (Venus) associated with the Second Coming of "Christ Consciousness" via the "uncoiling" in the serpentine double-helix strands of DNA to the Hindu mystics who believe that the synchronisation of the brain-heart cycle to the rising Kundalini will be magnified by the energy released by the alignment of the Milky Way, Sun, and Earth. The symbol of the Ouroboros in mythology where the snake eats its own tail speaks of the consummation of this Alpha and Omega cycle, the beginning and ending of time. Again, the Mayan End-Time refers to the release of a bursting, twisting, uncoiling serpent of light residing in the constellation Sagittarius, rising out of the Mouth of God, the bulge in core of the Milky Way, striking the Earth on the Winter Solstice, December 21, 2012.
2012 certainly seems to be at the heart of the "extinction" versus "salvation" battle. Is the world going to end in Armageddon or are we going to evolve into higher beings or is it all a hoax, just like Y2K was? People are going to have to make up their own minds and choose their own sides.
I, for one, would like to use this opportunity to reflect on our lives and the effect we are having on our environment.
Whether the Mayans had the knowledge and cognitive powers to predict the end of the world is debatable, but the depletion of our natural resources, global warming, erosion of the ozone layer, indiscriminate destruction of forests and natural environments, global climatic change, terrorism and inhumane conduct of our species are all very real and tangible deeds — and if we keep going at this rate, then our world will most certainly end. Maybe not in 2012, but definitely at some point soon thereafter.
Is the world going to end in Armageddon or are we going to evolve into higher beings or is it all a hoax, just like Y2K was? We take a hard look at Year 2012
From a mere curiosity standpoint, 2012 is a year full of "happenings". Firstly, the Mayan Long Count Calendar ends on December 21, 2012 (the calendar spans almost 25,800years) and predicts that the alignment of the Sun, the Milky Way, the Earth and the Dark Rift will herald the beginning of a "new world". In 2012, in astronomical terms, the Sun conjuncts with the intersection of the Milky Way and the plane of the ecliptic. The Milky Way, as most of us know, extends in a general north-south direction in the night sky. The plane of the ecliptic is the track the Sun, Moon, planets and stars appear to travel in the sky, from east to west. It intersects the Milky Way at a 60 degree angle near the constellation Sagittarius.
The Maya called the Cosmic Cross, formed by the intersecting Milky Way and plane of the ecliptic, the Sacred Tree. The trunk of the tree, the Axis Mundi, is the Milky Way, and the main branch intersecting the tree is the plane of the ecliptic.
Mythically, at sunrise on December 21, 2012, the Sun — our Father — rises to conjoin the center of the Sacred Tree, the World Tree, the Tree of Life! And also on this day, the Sun touches the Dark Rift, which is located near the Galactic Center.
According to the Mayans, the Dark Rift is the cosmic womb: the place of dead, transformation, regeneration and rebirth. Hence, their prophecy and the end of their calendar.
Apart from the Mayans, there are innumerable inputs from varying sections announcing December 21, 2012 as the apocalypse — blending together seamlessly to create an almost-perfect doomsday pot-boiler. I present a few of the leading characters below:
Nibiru or Planet X
The Sumerians first laid claim to a 12th planet in our galaxy which they called Nibiru (Planet of the crossing — aka Planet X). This planet is claimed to have a 3,600 year orbit of our Solar System and brings with it great destruction every time it gets closest to Earth. The next time this is likely to happen is 2012. This theory suggests that Nibiru is the real cause of climate changes, volcanic activities, and intensification of the seismic activity etc and will ultimately lead to the melting of the glaciers and will also cause great floods (the flood during Noah's time is linked with the passing of Nibiru).
Polar Shift Theory
Geophysicists know that the Earth's magnetic fields are changing dramatically to the extent that we may have to make new compasses in a few hundred years. They also believe that it is possible for the earth to experience a "polar shift" if the Sun's magnetic field gets close enough to the Earth. NASA predicts that during 2012, as the Sun reaches the end of the current 11-year sunspot cycle, it will reverse its own magnetic poles, as well as emit harmful charged particles (known as solar storming) which may further amplify the effects of the shifting magnetic fields on earth. If this were to happen, the mantle of the earth would shift in a matter of days or perhaps even hours, causing worldwide disaster, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters.
Kaliyug to Satiyug
The Hindu belief is that in the slow, spiraling journey of the collective Man towards "final mergence" or nirvana, He must transgress cyclically through the four yugas before He reaches His final destination. His final mergence coincides with the
end of the universe of this creation. The transition from yuga to yuga is marked by a change of polarity and hence tumult.
2012 is seen as the time when the Earth's polarity and magnetic fields will change. This further coincides with the recent ending of "kali yug" in 2004 and the beginning of "sati yug", which is the fourth and final cycle that some claim will end in 2012.
I Ching
Written in 2,800 BC and revered even today, the I Ching has become an oracle for doomsday. The highs and lows of the I Ching graphs, coined the "Time Wave Theory", seems to have accurately mapped numerous world events such as the fall of the Roman
Empire, the discovery of the New World and the World Wars of the 20th century. What is interesting in the context of the 2012 doomsday melee is that it too comes to an end on December 21, 2012.
Web Bots
Then there is the "technological" prediction of the devastation that will occur in 2012. The Web Bot Project was developed in the late 1990s to assist in making stock market predictions. The Web Bot Technology uses a system of spiders to crawl the Internet and search for keywords, and then takes snap shots preceding and following the key words. This snapshot is sent to a central location where it is then filtered to define meaning.
In 2001, the project found that it could accurately predict other global trends apart from just stock markets by tapping into the "collective unconscious" of the universe and its inhabitants. The Web Bots present an interesting time concept as well as an unusual concept of a "tipping point" regarding the past, current, and future. In 2001, the Web Bots predicted 9/11. The Web Bots also predict great destruction and global annihilation in 2012.
Is it a coincidence that so many prophecies came to the same exact date and time for something cataclysmic to happen i.e December 21, 2012? The medieval predictions of Merlin, The Book of Revelation, the tribes of the Hopi and Cherokee Indians as well as various other religious sects are all canvassing 2012 as the year the earth will end.
Where does this leave us? How far do we take this? If hearsay is to be believed, nations and states are already building underground bunkers and stocking them with life supporting necessities. Should we all pack our bags and take extended leave?
Well, not yet. There is the other aspect to this "world change" which needs exploration.
Just as many predict Armageddon in 2012, there are as many organisations and sects that profess that we are nearing a time of spiritual awakening. That as a species, we will ascend into the "Golden Age".
What is astonishing with these predictions is that they too come from all over the world and from across all religions. The names given to this evolutionary rising are many, from "revelation" and "Ascension", to "becoming one with Gaia" and "rebirth". They all proclaim the same message to humanity — that we need to seek God within us to reach our final destination or "heaven".
There are countless books written by various authors — PHDs, engineers, healers, researchers, scientists, alien conspiracy theorists and the like. There are fascinating theories about our genetic make-up and how our DNA is changing so as to be able to "ascend". There is proof of the changing frequency of the Earth, called the Earth's Hum (which has rapidly risen from 7.8 cycles to 11). There are interviews and videos with prominent "mediums" or "channels" that bring word from the spirit world as to how to prepare for the "date with destiny". There are Alien conspiracy-theorists leading us to believe that it was aliens that first seeded the earth with life and that they will now return to either save/destroy the world.
Basically, there is information on just about any and every position one wishes to take on the entire 2012 episode — from the mundane to the extraordinary and I am quite certain that each "expert" is in a position to present enough data to support and add credence to their claims.
Now I am not sure where to draw the line myself — I must confess that I am intrigued, especially as even the major religions of the world seem to be drawing parallel conclusions about the year 2012. From the Meso-American civilisations who draw their prophecies from the galactic alignments and their references to "Quetzalcoatl" and "Kukulcan" to the Christians who quote the Bible (Book of Revelation) to portend to the same "ascension" or "rapture" to the fifth dimension, to the cosmically-conscious societies that hail the rising of The Morning Star (Venus) associated with the Second Coming of "Christ Consciousness" via the "uncoiling" in the serpentine double-helix strands of DNA to the Hindu mystics who believe that the synchronisation of the brain-heart cycle to the rising Kundalini will be magnified by the energy released by the alignment of the Milky Way, Sun, and Earth. The symbol of the Ouroboros in mythology where the snake eats its own tail speaks of the consummation of this Alpha and Omega cycle, the beginning and ending of time. Again, the Mayan End-Time refers to the release of a bursting, twisting, uncoiling serpent of light residing in the constellation Sagittarius, rising out of the Mouth of God, the bulge in core of the Milky Way, striking the Earth on the Winter Solstice, December 21, 2012.
2012 certainly seems to be at the heart of the "extinction" versus "salvation" battle. Is the world going to end in Armageddon or are we going to evolve into higher beings or is it all a hoax, just like Y2K was? People are going to have to make up their own minds and choose their own sides.
I, for one, would like to use this opportunity to reflect on our lives and the effect we are having on our environment.
Whether the Mayans had the knowledge and cognitive powers to predict the end of the world is debatable, but the depletion of our natural resources, global warming, erosion of the ozone layer, indiscriminate destruction of forests and natural environments, global climatic change, terrorism and inhumane conduct of our species are all very real and tangible deeds — and if we keep going at this rate, then our world will most certainly end. Maybe not in 2012, but definitely at some point soon thereafter.
