The Mayan Calendar

The Mayan Calendar

The "Long" Mayan Calendar

The Mayan Calendar which is said to end December 21st 2012 is their longest existing calendar. Although the Mayan civilization were said to own a number of calendars marking much smaller time periods, this particular Mayan Calendar marks a date which some believe is a time of great change and the starting point for a new way of life, while others consider it the end of days.

The Mayan Calendar and the Galactic Alignment

On December 21st, year 2012 marks the end of the Mayan calendar, but it also marks a great astronomical event in which the Earth, the Sun and the center of the Milky way galaxy become perfectly aligned. This is known as the Galactic Alignment.

Why was this time period so important? Why after all these years, far past the height of the Mayan civilization, does the calendar suddenly end?

Quetzalcoatl, said to be born in 947 AD, a god of the Maya which has been tied to the 2012 phenomenon, is a half man half serpent god which was responsible for much of life in the times of the Maya. It is said at some point Quetzalcoatl will return to earth, many believe that is when the 2012 Mayan Calendar will end. What sort of fate does Quetzalcoatl hold for us in the year 2012? At the end of the Mayan Calendar, 12/21/2012, at the peak of the Galactic Alignment, will Quetzalcoatl make his second appearance? In the Bible, in the book of Revelations, Jesus is said to make his second coming, so why can't Quetzalcoatl?

The Mayan Calendar is just one more example of the 2012 phenomenon. Right along with Nostradamus, Web bot, the Hopi tribe and many other cultures, the Mayan make the mark at December 21st, year 2012.