World Ends Tommorow

THE world will end in 2012 – that’s what a growing number of people believe.

Here Nick Pope, an expert on mysteries and conspiracy theories, takes on the doom-mongers.

ON December 21, 2012, the Mayan calendar comes to an end and so, fear some, do we.

To be more precise, the date marks the end of a 5,125-year cycle of this ancient calendar. 

 

Nick Pope ... former MoD
UFO investigator

Little is known of the Mayans — a Central American civilisation skilled in mathematics and astronomy — but many believe this ancient culture had secret knowledge that enabled them to predict when the world would end.

Google the phrase “2012 end of the world” and you will find millions of references to this belief.

There are many different and odd theories about what exactly might happen.

Some believe a mysterious celestial object known as Planet X, or Nibiru, is returning to our solar system and will bring cosmic catastrophe.

Others think a rapid “polar shift” — a sudden reversal of the Earth’s rotation — will bring global destruction.

Some theories talk of planetary or galactic alignments, others say there will be a reversal of the Earth’s magnetic polarity.

There are other weird theories doing the rounds about what might happen in 2012 too.

As reported in The Sun last summer, former oilfield executive Ian R Crane has predicted that a “false flag alien invasion” will be staged at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games — a faked event that will enable the authorities to declare martial law and usher in a new world order.

The New Age community takes a different view of the 2012 predictions.

They don’t think the world will end in a literal sense, but that there will be a spiritual transformation.

The language is woolly and the science decidedly dodgy, but there is talk of a shift in consciousness and the dawning of the Age Of Aquarius

The 2009 Hollywood blockbuster movie 2012 told the story of people trying to survive global catastrophe.

It included references to the Mayan prophesies and among the taglines for the film were “We were warned” and “Find out the truth — search 2012”.

The most amazing example of how widespread beliefs about 2012 have become involves NASA. The space agency got so many questions about it they put extensive material on the Frequently Asked Questions section of their website.

Entitled “Beginning of the end or why the world won’t end?”, the section begins by assuring readers “nothing bad will happen to the Earth in 2012”