caithness massiv: Mel Gibson, The Maya, 2012, and the Transit of Venus

Mel Gibson

So I was reading all about the new Mel movie in Time, Apocalypto. It seems lame, so I'll probably laugh at it this summer. I mean seriously, is he really thinking about the same things the Mayans were? First of all, the movie hero is named "Jaguar Paw" and it seems like Gibson is obviously putting way too much effort into the damn sex appeal of his characters.

But what gets me is that lots of people are really giving the year 2012 big hype because it's only 6 years away. It's just the right time for all of our stupid capitalists to start making $$$ off the next "end-of-the-world" scenario. Of course, people will also start writing books and whatnot. Hey, why not publish a website or two?! survive2012

Enough with the bullshit capitalist agenda. If you are smart, you will not buy into any of this nonsense. 2012 is not going to bring the end of the world, and NO, the Mayans did not habitually sacrifice loads of people ( the Aztecs did ) in order to appease the gods... so if you decide to see the mel movie, just know that all his sacrifice hype is unfounded and glorified HOLLYWOOD.

The Mayans

I'm not scared about 2012 --- I'm actually quite intrigued. Countless generations have known about the Mayan civilization. Many that have studied their culture ( or what we know of it ) can say for sure that Mayans have a major prophecy that's seemingly just around the bend. One thing bothers people about the Mayan calendar,... it stops on December 21st, 2012 A.D

So after lots of reading, you begin to see that --- since the Maya had nothing else to watch BUT the stars --- they were very good at predicting the travel of various planets, moons, and stars. They made a calendar that was more advanced than our Greek system also. However, they made the same mistake that thousands of cultures make -- overconsumption and patriarchy.

Hundreds... thousands even... of years is a long time to be alive as a culture on the planet, however. Egyptian, Mayan, Aztec and other civilizations have proven the staying power of an organized human culture. And no doubt, the current First-World countries like USA and those in Eastern Europe have only just begun to witness major phases of the Earth's evolution. BUT---this time there's almost 6 billion people !!!

The Transit of Venus

If you've done any research on Mayan calendars, you'll probably run into a paper by John Major Jenkins describing the cycles of the sun and whatnot. You may also find a paper by Will Hart that talks about the Birth of Venus, etc. Believe what you want, and always remember that cosmic events DO happen, and they are very much related to our every day life. Day/Night -- the Seasons -- etc... are ALL a part of the moving, changing universe.

Unfortunately, as western thought has evolved, we have completely lost what the true concept of time should be... "The Mayan concept of time was radically different than the European and particularly the Euro-American with its growing perception of time as a digital readout. The Mayan calendar was a self evidencing model of reality that encompassed an array of sequences and cycles."

Well, I'm a firm believer that we are ALWAYS living in one of the most important times. Yet, it's undeniable that we are also living in a time that many cultures including the Maya, Hopi, and others have predicted as a major universal time of evolution. Let's get ready for the next 13,000 years and make them amazing!

So, if you have any plans in 2012, make sure you take a minute in June to remember the Transit of Venus. It may just be the beginning of the next great chapter in the universe.