| In one form or another, all religions and philosophies | | | | dramatically. This event would cause huge changes on |
| have taught about the ultimate destiny of man, society, | | | | the earth. Where there was water, the surface could |
| and the cosmos as they do about the first things or | | | | end up dry and other areas of land could be flooded. |
| origins. Many are bibical. The one receiving attention | | | | Many scholars believe the shifting of the polar ice cap |
| lately is the Mayan Long Count Calendar. It calculates | | | | would be slow ,taking a long period of time. |
| the date of creation as August 11,3114 B.C. The | | | | The reversal of the north and south poles are said to |
| calendar is 5,125 years old ending on December | | | | lead to earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. The |
| 21,2012. This date has caused various people to | | | | north and south poles can't change position only the |
| conclude that the year 2012 is the end of the world in | | | | magnetic poles which generally take thousands of |
| prophecy. Supposedly the Mayas received their | | | | years. |
| astronomical calculations from "Kulcan". Kulcan was | | | | A Gamma-ray burst from a distant supernova that |
| described as a white man with a beard from beyond | | | | would annihilate the world. |
| the sea. Some people think the Maya were predicting | | | | A worldwide nuclear war destroying the earth. |
| the end of a cycle and the start of a new cycle. | | | | Massive extinctions due to natural phenomenon. |
| The Hopi, a Native American tribe that lives in Arizona | | | | A flare-up of the sun causing disasters, planetary |
| believe that the world has ended numerous times. | | | | harm, weakened magnetic poles and an excess of |
| They believe we are approaching the newest "End" | | | | radiation. |
| and "Beginning" which is to come. | | | | The cosmic alignment of the Milky Way Galaxy with |
| Here are the 2012 predictions: a collision with the earth | | | | the sun and earth causing an unknown event to occur. |
| from a large object from space. It could be Nibiru or | | | | These are just a sample of 2012 predictions that are |
| Planet X. If Nibiru moves through our solar system the | | | | out there. |
| gravitational pull might cause the polar ice caps to slip | | | | |