THE PAINTED VERSION OF MAYAN OWEL CALENDAR

 

 

 THE TRUE SNONE SCULPTED MAYAN CALENDAR

 

SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF MAYAN CALENDAR

Name	Meaning†
Pop	mat
Wo	black conjunction
Sip	red conjunction
Sotz'	bat
Sek	?
Xul	dog
Yaxk'in	new sun
Mol	water
Ch'en	black storm
Yax	green storm
Sak	white storm
Keh	red storm
Mak	enclosed
K'ank'in	yellow sun
Muwan	owl
Pax	planting time
K'ayab'	turtle
Kumk'u	granary
Wayeb'	five unlucky days
† Jones 1984

With the development of the place-notational Long Count calendar (believed to have been inherited from other Mesoamerican cultures), the Maya had an elegant system with which events could be recorded in a linear relationship to one another, and also with respect to the calendar ("linear time") itself. In theory, this system could readily be extended to delineate any length of time desired, by simply adding to the number of higher-order place markers used (and thereby generating an ever-increasing sequence of day-multiples, each day in the sequence uniquely identified by its Long Count number). In practice, most Maya Long Count inscriptions confine themselves to noting only the first five coefficients in this system (a b'ak'tun-count), since this was more than adequate to express any historical or current date (20 b'ak'tuns cover 7,885 solar years). Even so, example inscriptions exist which noted or implied lengthier sequences, indicating that the Maya well understood a linear (past-present-future) conception of time.

However, and in common with other Mesoamerican societies, the repetition of the various calendric cycles, the natural cycles of observable phenomena, and the recurrence and renewal of death-rebirth imagery in their mythological traditions were important and pervasive influences upon Maya societies. This conceptual view, in which the "cyclical nature" of time is highlighted, was a pre-eminent one, and many rituals were concerned with the completion and re-occurrences of various cycles. As the particular calendaric configurations were once again repeated, so too were the "supernatural" influences with which they were associated. Thus it was held that particular calendar configurations had a specific "character" to them, which would influence events on days exhibiting that configuration. Divinations could then be made from the auguries associated with a certain configuration, since events taking place on some future date would be subject to the same influences as its corresponding previous cycle dates. Events and ceremonies would be timed to coincide with auspicious dates, and avoid inauspicious ones.

The completion of significant calendar cycles ("period endings"), such as a k'atun-cycle, were often marked by the erection and dedication of specific monuments (mostly stela inscriptions, but sometimes twin-pyramid complexes such as those in Tikal and Yaxha), commemorating the completion, accompanied by dedicatory ceremonies.

A cyclical interpretation is also noted in Maya creation accounts, in which the present world and the humans in it were preceded by other worlds (one to five others, depending on the tradition) which were fashioned in various forms by the gods, but subsequently destroyed. The present world also had a tenuous existence, requiring the supplication and offerings of periodic sacrifice to maintain the balance of continuing existence. Similar themes are found in the creation accounts of other Mesoamerican societies.

The Mayan calendar is a system of distinct calendars and almanacs used by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and by some modern Maya communities in highland Guatemala.

These calendars can be synchronized and interlocked, their combinations giving rise to further, more extensive cycles. The essentials of the Maya calendric system are based upon a system which had been in common use throughout the region, dating back to at least the 6th century BC. It shares many aspects with calendars employed by other earlier Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Zapotec and Olmec, and contemporary or later ones such as the Mixtec and Aztec calendars. Although the Mesoamerican calendar did not originate with the Maya, their subsequent extensions and refinements of it were the most sophisticated. Along with those of the Aztecs, the Maya calendars are the best-documented and most completely understood.

By the Maya mythological tradition, as documented in Colonial Yucatec accounts and reconstructed from Late Classic and Postclassic inscriptions, the deity Itzamna is frequently credited with bringing the knowledge of the calendar system to the ancestral Maya, along with writing in general and other foundational aspects of Maya culture.

FEW OF NOSTRADAMUS PREDICTIONS

NOSTRADAMUS PREDICTIONS HAVE BEEN WRONG TOO

 

Year:	Quatrain:	Prediction:
1580	6-2	:]   After civil war ended in 1580 France gloomy.
1607	8-71	:(   A failure, no Inquisition of astrologers 1607.
1607 of the liturgy	6-54	:(    Liturgy or not, a clear failure, no event inTunis.
1609	10-91	:(    No papal-election: Paul V. was pope 1605-21!
1660	X-100	:|     From 1661French King Louis XIV rules supreme.
1700	1-49	:(    No Turkish advance: in 1699-1700 retreat!
1703	6-2	:]    1703 King Louis XIV wins Spanish Succession War.
1727  October	3-77	:(    No Egypt capture of Persian ruler in 1727!
1732  22nd of June	Preface	:(    No wipe out of human race: from 1713 on peace!
1792	Epistle	:(   Persecution began rather than ended in 1792.
1999  7th month	10-72	:]  Apocalypse from heaven, meteors, WW3? WTC 2001?
3797	Preface	?   Predictions valid 2242 years ahead to 3797?

 2012 THE MAYAN CALENDAR  PROPHECY

Now we have  few words about the people that lived in Central America until the Spanish conquests. Apart from Aztecs, the mayan civilization represents an important period of the Mexican history. Located in the Yucatan province, Mayas had powerful shamans who were studying the cycles of the universe. They believed an accurate observation of the stars and planets would allow them to predict the future. Actually, they did! Long before these events happened, Mayan shamans foresaw Christopher Colombus' arrival and the end of their civilization.

Another prediction made by the shamans directly concerns us, today. They believed that an important event would happen in 2012, precisely on December 21st.

This prediction would have no importance if it wasn't confirmed by science. Thanks to technology and complex calculations made by advanced computers, astronomers confirm what Mayan shamans felt, giving credit to their prediction.

We know today that on 21 December 2012, planet Earth and the Sun will be exactly aligned with the center of the galaxy, the Milky Way. Scientists are not sure, yet they think this could cause magnetic turbulences. Concretely, this possibly means the happening of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and such. Actually, that's exactly what Mayan shamans prophesied.

This is the topic which is making a buzz on internet right now: is december 2012 the date of the apocalypse? Are we already doomed and will a giant comet strike planet earth? Is anyone sure about this??

Many predictions from all over the world including the mayan calender and nostradamus predictions and ages tend to agree on one point: the world should change within the next few years. Some believe it will be a dramatic event and they call it doomsday. Some prefer to believe in an era change, withplanet earth surviving.

I'm making this lense to explore the passionnating subject of 2012's predictions. From Mayas to Nostradamus and from mythology to science, I will try to be as complete as possible to make sure you won't miss anything about the "2012 apocalypse".