Mayan Calendar & December 21 2012

A long forgotten method of counting the days and seasons in ancient times, the Mayan Calendar has recently re-emerged as a source of fascination, curiosity, controversy and even fear. The primary reason for its re-appearance in the public consciousness is the apparent significance of the impending date of December 21st 2012, seen by many as the day foretold by the Mayans to be Judgement Day, or the day on which the world will end.

The Mayans are an indigenous people of Central America, residing mainly around the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. They were a leading race of people in the early part of this millennium and architectural discoveries show them to be an advanced, cultured and creative people. Their pictorial alphabet and other drawings that survive have been interpreted and much about the Mayans is known prior to the Spanish conquest of Central America.

Among the systems that we now understand from the Mayans was their calendar, which was very advanced and shows an excellent understanding of the movements of the sun, moon and changes in the seasons. It is incredibly accurate, in certain cases even more so that calendar systems that emerged centuries later.

The Mayan Calendar consists of three time periods that could be viewed almost as three dials on the same watch, each relating to a longer time scale. Specifically, the Long Count relates to very long periods of time, covering thousands of years. The Haab covers a period very similar to a standard 365 day year. And the Tzolkin covers approximately a fortnight. Each of these are finite counting systems so at certain times arrive at starting/ finishing points, similar to our New Year’s Day or the first day of a new century or millennium.

The Mayans were a superstitious people and the end of one of these cycles, called a Calendar Round, which is approximately every 52 years, was seen as an unlucky time and one during which the Mayans sought to avoid doing anything that might bring disaster or tragedy upon them. It was considered a very unlucky time to be born.

Why December 21st 2012 is now so much in the news and popular discussion is that it represents the starting/ finishing point of an even greater cycle, the Long Count (see above). It is the first time in the history of a calendar system dating back over 5,000 recorded years when the Long Count will return to zero. Some have suggested on this basis that the Mayans are thus forecasting the end of time, or of life as we know it. Can this be true? Only time will tell..

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2012 The Return Of The Elohim And Nibiru

difference between Sedna, Eris, and Planet X. one of which is considered Nibiru?

I had problems with finding which is which. Different pages have different information and different names. Does anyone know the difference between Sedna, Eris, and Planet X. which is the largest and those are the same. What did the ancient people believed that Nibiru?

Sedna and Eris are dwarf planets (Eris is the largest of the two, larger than Pluto) orbit the Sun beyond Neptune. Both are too young to have been seen by ancient astronomers. "Planet X" is a generic name given to any hypothetical planet. Nibiru was originally the Sumerian name of a bright object in the sky, maybe Jupiter, maybe something else. Now, however … … Fictitious system is a member of the Sun, presumably five times the size of Earth and must pass close enough to cause catastrophic damage on 21.12.2012. We know it's fiction, for several reasons: 1. An object five times the size of Earth would be visible in telescopes decades before the court came to the coast. No object has been, despite decades of observation by millions of amateur and professional astronomers. 2. Such an object would also have a significant effect of gravity on nearby objects, like the rest of the planets affairs, and refused to follow its planned orbit. In fact, the planet Neptune was discovered in the errors in the orbits of the planets known predicted. Because planets are where they are supposed to be calculated is not large invisible object in the drawing of his way. 3. Nibiru advertisers change their forecasts every time a false prediction is age. Nibiru was originally scheduled to appear in 2003, now is supposed to be in 2012, so who knows what they're going to give 2013? Do you remember the predictions of the end Y2K world? 2012 doomsday predictions are so accurate. The people behind the hysteria of 2012 are there for the money. They sell many books and videos to people they do not know better. Many of them said the same in 2003 and 2012 Earth survived when elected by the importance which is the Mayan calendar. When it is 2012 and we are still here, simply choose another time and sell more books and videos.

Nibiru – NASA – SOHO – A reply to dumb people!!!