The end of the world, according to the Mayan Calender
The sacred Aztec calendar is properly called the Eagle Bowl.
It represents the solar deity Tonatiuh.
The amazingly accurate calendar has been in use in various
forms for more than 2,000 years.
A Zapotec prophecy, based on the Eagle Bowl, states:
"After Thirteen Heavens of Decreasing Choice, and
Nine Hells of Increasing Doom, the Tree of Life
shall blossom with a fruit never before known in
the creation, and that fruit shall be
the New Spirit of Men."
The 13 Heavens and 9 Hells were each 52 years long (1,144 years total).
Each of the 9 Hells were to be worse than the last.
On the final day of the last Hell (August 17, 1987)
Tezcatlipoca, god of death, would remove his mask of jade
to reveal himself as Quetzelcoatl, god of peace.
In the mythology of the Aztecs, the first age of mankind
ended with the animals devouring humans.
The second age was finished by wind, the third by fire,
and the fourth by water.
The present fifth epoch is called Nahui-Olin (Sun of Earthquake)
which began in 3113 BC and will end on December 24, 2011.
It will be the last destruction of human existence on Earth.
The date coincides closely with that determined by the brothers
McKenna in The Invisible Landscape as "the end of history"
indicated by their computer analysis
of the ancient Chinese oracle-calendar, the I Ching.
The Mayan calendar is divided into Seven Ages of Man.
The fourth epoch ended in August 1987. The Mayan calendar
comes to an end on Sunday, December 23, 2012. Only a few
people will survive the catastrophe that ensues.
In the fifth age, humanity will realize its spiritual destiny
In the sixth age, we will realize God within ourselves,
and in the seventh age we will become so spiritual
that we will be telepathic.
Note:
I take interest in the Mayan Calender saga because I was born in
Belize, Central America.
Growing up, I visited the Mayan ruins as part of my school's trips & on frequent family vacations.
I ran up & down the steep steps of the sacrificial mounds to the top on many occassions.
The Mayan ruins in Belize are practically in my back yard, so to speak.
It is a subject which fascinates me.
At this present time the Belize Tourism Board is preparing to welcome
tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world who are eager to
participate in the festivities marking the end of the Mayan calender.
Detailed info. can be had at: www.greatdreams.com/end-world.htm
