Image1. Calculation of one end of the Mayan calendar cycle, precisely on December 21, 20122. Legends, literature, and ancient prophecy3. "Warning" or warnings of some environmental experts (environmentalist) and physicists that planet Earth would exceed the limit on the lives of its carrying capacity, which could trigger a mass extinction of life creatures that live on the earth's surface.Some followers of new age and environmentalist believe that the year 2012 is the deadline of the civilization that exists today. However, some others are more optimistic view, believing that in that year it would begin a form of spiritual transformation, and the civilization of mankind will achieve a higher level than is currently.The widespread myth that shrouded the year 2012 currently available not only by their diembuskan. Various writing (fiction or non), music, and movies also make 2012 into a number of increasingly covered the mystery:- Michael Drosnin, author of The Bible Code, published in 1997, claimed in the book is that based on algorithms (mathematical equations) derived from the codes in the Bible, an asteroid or comet will collide with Earth in 2012. But Drosnin states that it is not an absolute certainty, but only a probability that may occur.- Daniel Pinchbeck in The Return of Quetzalcoatl (2006) discussed the theoretical chance of a global revival of "inner strength of connected" (psychic connection) in the year 2012, which will create new horizons for civilization called "noosphere".- Dannion Brinkley in his book published in 2007, Secrets of the Light, which is a continuation of his book became a bestseller in 1995, Saved by the Light, claiming that in the year 2012 humanity will experience a "mental and spiritual transformation that has never occurred earlier, to coincide with the occurrence of major physical shocks on planet earth "(Brinkley 1996).In some works of fiction, predicted big changes will happen in the year 2012 was also appointed as the theme of the story:- Novel Metuselah's Children (1941/1958) and Time Enough for Love (1973) by Robert A.Heinlein describes various moments that will happen in the year, including the election of the character of Nehemiah Scudder for president of the United States, which would bring the leadership style "religious dictator" (Obama??).- Novel Dechiper (2002) stel Pavlou essay describes the rediscovery of the lost continent of Atlantis, and the shifting of the poles of the earth because of the influence of solar activity.- Roland Emmerich wrote, directed, once produced a movie called 2012, which would be circulated in July 2009. Storyline movie starring John Cusack and Amanda Peet initidak away from predictions about the year 2012.- Other film, Death Race, illustrates the year (2012) as the years of economic collapse the United States.The question is, where did all the speculation about the year 2012 it started?1. The Indians Mayan Calendar SystemMayan Indians of Central America are the regions inhabited what is now the Mexican territory, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Based on the calculation of the Mayan calendar, coinciding with the date of December 21, 2012 AD is Baktun to expiration cycle-13 (which has a 5126 year cycle of the calculation).According to Mayan mythology, each describing a single cycle length calculation of the age, where at the beginning of each period is a messenger of God would lower the pious, a kind of prophetic period of Indian-style, perhaps, along with the creature that became his followers.When the cycle ends in the year 2012 tomorrow, many people wondered what would happen?Metaphysical aura of the Mayan calendar system a lot of attention, especially the adherents of New Age and activists transpersonal psychology ("sects" the fourth of a lot of psychology examines the phenomenon of metaphysics). The Mayan calendar has an elegant calculation system that allows every event recorded in a linear relationship with other events and also adhere to the main calendar. Calculation of the Mayan calendar was mentioned more complex and precise than the Gregorian calendar we use today.Modern people who are still struggling with the calendar mitologik Amendment was then expanded the scope of Maya mythology and attributes it to the various scientific theories to reinforce the argument that in the year 2012 will indeed be there "things."2. Legends, literature, and ancient prophecyThe History Channel in a documentary coverage of their doomsday predictions related to 2012 quoting some ancient prophecy which can be connected with current events. For example, in 1940 several members of the Hopi tribe has warned would be the occurrence of a series of global disasters, including the third world war, increased temperature, geological upheaval, as well as drought and famine that everything will lead to the collapse of his civilization. Amongst the nine signs the final day by Hopi prophecy is the "spider's web covering the earth" and the emergence of "blue star".In South America, a small community of Indians Q'ero also predicted the end of the "world stage four" (the world today). Anthropologist Alberto Villoldoin find a community which represents the remaining descendants of the Incas in Cuzco region, Peru, in 1949. They believe that the earth has been approaching the "collection" universal. Similar to the Hopi prophecies, the geological disasters and chaos will also trigger a "cultural reintegration of the four corners."Another manuscript containing similar among other things:- The Book of Revelation, by John of Patmos.- The Sibylline Books.- The Quatrains and the works of Nostradamus Lost Book.- The Prophecy of the Popes, writings of Saint Malachy.- Timewave Zero is the work of Terrence McKenna the I Ching interpretation of prophecy.- The Orion Prophecy (2001) by Patrick Geryl and Gino Ratinckx3. Scientific SpeculationThe term "scientific speculation" is actually ambiguous, because of something that should not constitute a scientific speculation. The term is more to illustrate some of the background science that also enliven the story around 2012.NASA scientist who is also an atmosphere of global warming expert, James Hansen, since the 1980s have been predicting that the earth has been approaching the "tipping point" that may not be recoverable. The trend of global warming will trigger massive floods and menyemburnya methane gas from the north pole of land that had been shrouded in layers of ice. And all of it will happen faster than projections / estimates that there are now. In papers published in 2007, Hansen's report criticizing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that mentions that sea level rose as high as 59 cm. The actual number - according to Hansen - is reaching 25 meters.In another study, a physicist who studied the solar system alarming cycle of solar activity that would produce a "coronal mass ejections" exceeds normal levels. Sami Solanki, director of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, in 2004, says that current solar activity reached higher levels than eleven thousand years ("Except possibly for A Few brief peaks, the Sun is more active currently than at any time in the the past 11.000 years. ")The peak of solar activity is expected to occur in 2011 or 2012. These activities can generate enough force to extinguish the power grid and satellite communications. Although the Space Environment Center has operated a global warning system to cope with the potential for damage, the strongest effects of solar activity are still able to reach the earth in just 30 minutes.Speculation is also rife in the realm of geology and volcanology. No less than Time magazine article that mentions the emergence of lower anxiety after a series of earthquakes of December 27, 2008 until 2 January 2009 that accompanied the Yellowstone crater activity. Observations by seismographs at the University of Utah as well as satellite imagery by reading GPS (Global Positioning System) indicates the growth of the Yellowstone caldera - and this associated with the phenomenon Supervolcano (super volcano explosion) that the period of the explosion only happens once a year 600 000 to 700 000.Denial of Prophecy 2012Most astronomers and researchers Mayan culture has denied all the theories about the "doomsday 2012" heralded as a lot of parties. According to them, there is no archaeological evidence or records showing the classic Maya culture adds various predictions or fortune-telling in their calendar system is a long calculation.Astronomers from the University of Florida, Susan Milbraith, even more strongly again by saying that the people who exploit the Mayan culture to blow the issue of the Resurrection in 2012 actually had a personal or political interests disguised. Moreover, the core of the Milky Way that can only be seen by a telescope high berkuatan may not be observed by the ancient Maya Indians. This fact makes it impossible for them to make various predictions about black holes, the planet Nibiru, and so forth.
