When is mayans prediction

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They developed many different kinds, including a cyclical solar calendar and a sacred almanac. They also measured time with something known as the Long Count, which were great cycles of 5, years. Somewhere along the way a rumor spread about the current great cycle, indicating it ends on December 21, This sparked the belief among some that the last of our days are upon us.

It's not the first time that the possibility of apocalypse has sparked the human imagination. Doomsday prophecies have a rich history, and believers tend to overlook the scientific evidence that disproves them. In this case, the doomsdayers fail to take into account the intricacies of Maya timekeeping. Indeed, the Maya predicted the world would most certainly not end in Earlier this year, archaeologist and National Geographic Grantee William Saturno discovered a series of numbers painted on the walls at a Maya complex in Guatemala.

The calculations included dates that go far into the future. See ultra-high-resolution, zoomable pictures from inside a newfound Maya chamber. The Maya were looking for a guarantee that nothing would change.

It's an entirely different mindset. That should be enough to soothe Maya-inspired worries about doomsday scenarios. But what about other potential agents of catastrophe—coronal mass ejections, a "killer planet," polar shifts?

On these possibilities, NASA can shed some light. People want to know about the existence of Nibiru, or Planet X, and whether it's coming to destroy Earth or not. Others inquire about alignment of the heavenly bodies, shifting of the magnetic poles, and bursting of solar flares. Nibiru does not exist. There are no special forces when planets align.

Don't worry about , and enjoy when it comes. Despite this emphatic professional pushback, anxiety over our impending demise persists. According to an article in the New York Times, a number of Russians have fallen under the apocalypse spell, snatching up essentials as December 21st approaches. The Reveller. The Optimist. ES Best. ES Mag. Follow us:. Password Please enter a valid password. Submit Submit. By Kit Heren.