2012 Doomsday

Oxford IX International Symposium on Archaeoastronomy
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 278, 2011
Clive L. N. Ruggles, ed.

c International Astronomical Union 2011
doi:10.1017/S174392131101266X
A tiny history of 2012 mythology
John W. Hoopes
Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas,
1415 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
email: hoopes@ku.edu
Abstract. The notion that celestial latitude 21, 2012 will bring physical catastrophes, a transformation
of consciousness, or plane a novel Age is an un anticipate and unintentional number of
early speculation by credentialed academic experts. It has grown as a result of its subsequent
interpretation through the lens of speculative, counterculture metaphysics by individuals with
both academic and non-academic backgrounds. This article provides a historical refreshen of the
most signi?cant contributions to the yield of the 2012 phenomenon.
Keywords. 2012 phenomenon, astrology, Maya
1. Introduction
Assertions of ancient Maya prophecies associated with the end of the thirteenth baktun and
its GMT-correlated date of December 21, 2012 have resulted in a bewildering plethora
of publications, websites, documentaries, workshops, conferences, and self-help seminars
with miniscule basis in either archaeology or astronomy.



except as concerns about Y2K fueled massive investment in software development, underwriting the dotcom bubble of
the late 1990s and contributing to the emergence of the World Wide Web, the 2012
phenomenon (Sitler 2006) is creating a bubble in New Age metaphysics. According to
popular mythology, the ancient Maya predicted that this date would be accompanied
by either global catastrophe or a transformation of consciousness that would usher in
a long-awaited New Age, anticipated by mystics and Theosophists on the basis of the
Book of Revelation and gallant Arabic astrology. Predictions include earth changes,
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a global ?ood, a supervolcano, a dramatic magnetic or physical translation of the...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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