I know that the issue or predictions about the coming of the end of the world is nothing new. In fact, if you are a 40 something or older you are probably ridiculing any new rumors or predictions about the coming of the end of time because you surely have encountered a lot of this in your life and all of them turned out to be just big jokes. Remember the predictions in 1990's that the world will end by year 2000? It's now 2009 and the world is still alive and kicking, you are still here reading an article of another issue about the end of the world and this time it's about the coming of the end of the days in 2012. Or you could be one of those who believe that the world was supposed to end on 2000 but it didn't because you, you friends and many other people asked God to postpone it to the future. Whether you have a strong feeling that the end of the world is nearing or just curious what this another end-of-days-2012-thing is, or you're just a hardcore non-believer of things like this, you are still here reading this article because undeniably this topic still interested you.
The prediction about the end of days in 2012 is not as popular as those in year 2000 because year 2000 marked another millenium which was more easily comprehesible to the masses or ordinary people why something like end-of-days could happen. However, the 2012-end-of-the-world prediction is actually more striking because it has a basis on one of the most advanced ancient civilizations: Mayan Civilization or Mesoamerican Civilization. This civilization was so advanced in their time because they had a very impressive and accurate calendar systems and anything that had something to do with the stars and heavenly bodies and how they could be used in their daily activities. The Mayan even regarded the sun as a very powerful god. As can be seen today in museums and mesoamerican historic sites today, the lives of the these peoples revolved around the sun, stars and heavenly bodies. The Mayan civilization had dedicated scholars who studied the heavens and develop systems such as the calendar systems.
The 2012 The Movie is a film that depicts the unimaginable catastrophic events that will occur in 2012 as the fulfillment of the prophecy that the world will end or something overwhelmingly catastrophic will happen that will significantly change the world. This prediction is based on the fact that the Long Count of the Mayan calendar will end exactly on December 21, 2012. The Mayan calendar is based on 5 cycles of time with each cycle lasting 5,125 years which means that the Mayan calendar will end in 26,000 years. We are now at the end of the last cycle which means we are now closing to the end of the long 26,000-year period and according to calculation the end day exactly falls on December 21, 2012 of our Gregorian calendar.
The December 21, 2012 prediction of the Mayans also corresponds to the end date of the calendars of ancient civilizations of Aztec, Hpi, Hindu and Egyptian. At 11:11 am on that day, the earth, sun and the center of the Milky Way Galaxy will be in exact alignment with each other. On this day the earth will also undergo a Precession of the Equinoxes. These are the two very rare astrological events that occur only once in 26,000 years.
Because of these amazingly exact calculations that correspond to very rare astrological events, there are theories being talked about today which predict the coming of Planet X which will hit the earth on December 21, 2012. The flood in the trailer of 2012 The movie is actually a huge tsunami caused by the impact of Planet X on earth. Strong earthquakes will also detroy all cities in the world. There will be fire and unimaginable chaos. However, many don't believe that Dec. 12, 2012 is all about disasters and horror. Many thinkers believe that this date simply marks the beginning of the new age. In fact, some believe that 2012 is the beginning of the Golden Age just like Renaissance. There will be an uncreased understanding and renewed enlightenment. We will enter a new age where we open our eyes to the true meaning of life and where people look beyond race and religious differences, hate and greed.
Will the world end in 2012? Will a gigantic tsunami in 2012 The Movie Trailer happen on Dec. 21, 2012? I believe it will not. There is no scientific proof that a huge comet or planet will hit our world in 2012. The Mayans were genius in predicting the exact date of the exact alignment of the earth, sun and the center of the Milky Way galaxy despite of their primitive instruments. But that is all there is to it. They just predicted it because it is just a matter of calculation. The end of the world is way far complicated for them or any anyone alive in the world today. The end of the world is as unfathomable as how the universe begun.
