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It's the next big thing! The Year 2012 is the end of the Mayan calendar and
the hopeful annus mirabilis of New Age philosophy. Terence McKenna is one visionary
who thought the world would be changed by this date.
- Terence McKenna
- The ethnopharmacologist Terence McKenna (1946-2000) predicts, among other
things, that the world will end, rather, we will be so utterly transformed
as to be unrecognizable to ourselves, on December 21, 2012.
- Terence McKenna home
page seems to be an official site, with e-mail connections to TM, his publicist
and business agent. A trip to McKenna's reality, including his visions of
the end, can be reached at Hyperborea
- Another site is Terence McKenna
Land maintained by dmitri with pages devoted to the end
year 2012.
- McKenna's books are published by Blue
Water Publishing.
- Calculations of the endtime are based on his software Timewave Zero.
- Get more information at the Fusion
Anomaly website
- YouTube clip
of TM explaining TimeWave Zero and speeding up to the Year 2012 (10 min. 58
sec long)
- Mayan Calendar
- The "end" year of 2012 corresponds with the end of this current
cycle of the Mayan calendar. Their ritual calendar was composed of 260 days,
a sequence of 13 months consisting of 20 individually named days. This cycle
is then played against a cycle based on the phases of the Sun, Moon and Venus.
The result is a complex calendar that repeats itself every 3600 years. By
the current "Long Count" of the Mayan calendar, a great cycle ends on December
21st 2012.
- Crystal Links Mayan
Prophecies and the Mayan Calendar collects varied explanations of the
calendar and predictions associated with it.
- Global Oneness Commitment, submitted by Sam Michalak.
- This site contains a great deal of information about various religions and belief systems. The parts of the website that involve the Mayans and the year 2012 are under the even more wisdom section on the left side and are labeled, Mayan Calendar, and 2012-year 2012. The website is set up in a way that once you select the topic you want; it gives you a list of articles on the subject, each with a brief description, summarizing the article. The articles are not listed in any particular order and in most cases the articles cover a broad range of points about each topic. The site itself is easy to use and it is easy to find the information you are looking for. The only downside is that there are annoying advertisements that appear right in the middle of your desired information. (accessed November 12, 2007)
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- 2012 Unlimited:, submitted by Sam Michalak.
- Site A is the part of this website that concerns the Mayan Calendar and the year 2012. It was created in order to make people aware of changes that are going to be happening in the near future, many of which are farfetched with little scientific backing. Some of them include: time acceleration, DNA upgrades, a shift from the fourth to fifth dimensions, and a frequency rise on earth to a twelve hour day. Many of the articles about Mayan prophecy were either written or spoken by a Dr. Carl J. Calleman, a Swedish biochemist who has spent at least the past eight years studying and lecturing on the Mayan calendar. By far the most helpful article on the site is called "Our Future - According to Mayan Calendar". It gives a decent amount of information about the cycles and prophetical nature of the Mayan calendar. (accessed November 12, 2007)
- Survive 2012
- Robert Bast's site receives multiple reviews
- Survive 2012, submitted
by Valerie Heigel
- Robert Bast uses The Bast Theory, from his non-fiction novel, as
his basis for his prediction that the world as it is known today could possibly
end in the year 2012. This site is for anyone who is interested in the many
possible ways that the world as it is known may come to an end. Bast analyzes
the Mayan calendar, fractal time, and galactic alignments. The site is very
well organized. A site map in the left hand side of the screen contains separate
links that provide more information relating to the year 2012 such as pole
shifts, global pyramids, Nazca Lines, cosmic rays, and dragons. Although the
author of the site is clearly stating his point of view on the topic throughout
the entire site, he has posted comments from visitors that oppose his theories
and predictions, giving the web page and slightly objective view. (accessed
19 November 2005)
- Survive 2012: Ancient
Mayan Doomsday, Pole Shifts, and Evolution, submitted by Brian Schiffbauer.
- Robert Bast, Associate Professor of Early History at the University of Tennessee
revises the site that brings the Mayan idea of world extinction to light through
a series of arguments such as the shifting of the earth's magnetic poles creating
a global shift and evolutionary inconsistencies. The website is intended for
a mature audience. The ideas started 10,000 years ago through a series of
calculations; Mayans have set forth a date of the next cataclysm. Through
a series of links one can access and see an in-depth analysis of the Mayan
ideology. The website is credible and backed by Bast's vast knowledge of early
history and a Ph. D in Late Medieval and Reformation studies from the University
of Arizona. The site is culturally driven and has Mayan figures on its main
page. The style is logically organized but contains too many links. (Accessed
7 December 2005)
- Survive 2012, submitted
by Heather Schubert
- Robert Bast's website, based on and named from his novel in progress, is
strictly informational with no bias. He presents information then lets the
reader decide if it means the end of the world at the time. Bast explains
the Mayan calendar along with other end-time theories and why this information
pinpoints 2012 as the year the world will end. He also discusses other mythical,
geological, and scientific topics as possibilities of the end of the world
including dragons, Nazca Lines, pole shifts, and global pyramids and how they
could be considered warning signs of the end of the world. The website is
extremely organized and easy to understand and navigate. Each section has
an introduction, details, and chapters with links shown in a table of contents
at all times. The website seems extremely reliable and establishes credibility
for Bast by including a biography, contact information, and list of references.
(Accessed 14. Nov. 2005)
- Other Mayan Sites
- Adrian Gilbert Website, submitted by Darryl Overton.
- Adrian Gilbert is a author that studies eschatology and he writes numerous books on end time scenarios. He has written The End of Time and The Mayan Prophecies which both reflect on end time scenarios. He discusses his reflection on the end of time on the website homepage. His works show a fundamental focus on Ancient Mayan Prophecies and archaeo-astronomy with titles such as 2012 Mayan Year of Destiny and Signs in The Sky. He reflects on the fact that the Mayans had a superior understanding of astronomy and they also based their calendar system off their knowledge. With his numerous works on Mayan literature this website is a gateway to a wealth of knowledge and understanding of Mayan religion, culture and prophecy that can explain their beliefs that the end is December 21, 2012. (Accessed December 31, 2007)
- Several reviews of December 21, 2012 http://www.december212012.com/
- December 21, 2012, submitted by Chad Murawski.
- The Mayans created a very detailed calendar that accurately predicted different world events. The Mayan's calendar ends on December 21, 2012. Many historians interpret this to be the day when civilization is going to come to an end. John, the author of this site, has different articles with several different theories and predictions describing what could happen in the year 2012. He wants all who visit his site to become aware of the possibility of Armageddon being in the very near future. This site describes different events that are happening in the world today such as the war in Iraq or other natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and how they accurately relate to what the Mayans predicted. (November 13, 2007).
- December 21, 2012.com, submitted by Darryl Overton.
- What does the media say about the Ancient Mayan Prophecy? Or what does anybody say about them for that fact? December 21, 2012.com is a source with a wealth of information about the speculated day of doom. This site has everything from merchandise to a countdown for the year 2012. Many news sources, links, groups and videos are all available to discover more information about the December 21, 2012. Links are available on the homepage discussing leading to the theories of how the world will end to how world religions are influenced by the Mayan belief. This is the perfect site for those in frenzy over end times involving the Ancient Mayan Prophecies. (Accessed December 31, 2007)
http://merlin.allegheny.edu/employee/a/acarr/endlinks/koresh.html
This page last updated 1 January 2008
