The Times of India website, on the 29th of January 2009, comments on growing speculation of the possible doomsday event surrounding the Maya calendar and its 2012 deadline.
The year 2012 is claimed by some with New Age beliefs to be a great year of spiritual transformation. Now, fuelled by a crop of books, websites with countdown clocks, and claims about ancient timekeepers, many see it as an expiration date for earth: December 21, 2012.
The date marks the end of a 5,126-year cycle on the Long Count calendar developed by the Maya, the ancient civilization known for its advanced understanding of astronomy and for the great cities it left behind in Mexico and Central America. Speculation in some circles about whether the Maya chose this time as they thought something ominous would happen has sparked a number of doomsday theories.
But take the fact that December 21, 2012, coincides with the winter solstice, add claims the Maya picked the time period because it also marks an alignment of the sun with the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, and you have the makings of an online sensation. Type “2012” into a search engine and you’ll find survival guides, predictions and stuff to wear, including T-shirts with slogans such as “2012 The End” and “Doomsday 2012.”
There is always money to be made from scaring people. The only problem they have is creating new threats that gullible people will believe. No doubt we will hear more and more about this as we get closer to the deadline.
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