We are weeks away from 2012 and just a shred over a year from our supposed ending date of December 12, 2012. Will there be a major event that alters how the world functions? Probably not. On the other hand, as the time approaches will scientists be able to convince those that believe that it won’t happen; that we just simply turn over a new dawn a start a new cycle of earth rejuvenation?
It is broadly believed that modern humanity projects a messianic belief system, which is at the core of our upbringing, onto a civilization that had no such inclinations. The Ancient Mayan community had their deities, each one for a certain task, cycle, or rhythm, that appeared or reappeared based on the cyclic occurrences of their calendar which ran on an average period of 394 years.
The National Institute of Anthropological History in Mexico has been working feverishly to dispel the world of the notion that we will simply cease to exist. The Institute has identified over 15,000 Mayan symbols and has only found two references to 2012. The concern of the scientists studying Ancient Mayan texts is that as the date approaches there will be more incidents of panic and possible outbreaks of group suicides.