Mindpix Corporation Announces Co-Production with ZZYX Entertainment LLC PR Web

From Equities.com:  Mindpix Corporation Announces Co-Production with ZZYX Entertainment LLC

Orlando, FL (PRWEB) November 18, 2012

Mindpix Corporation (OTC Pink: MPIX) is pleased to announce that they have signed a Co-Production agreement with ZZYX Entertainment LLC, for the production and distribution of their December 21, 2012 Concert Event called “The New Beginnings 12-21 Concert”. The New Beginnings 12-21 Concert will be a Live Global musical festival event from around world. December 21, 2012 marks the end of a “World Age” in the Mayan culture. Mayan elders do not prophesize 12-21 as the end of the world but rather a time of transition highlighting the importance of how we choose to enter the future ahead. We will ask the question “how can we create positive change and a better planet for our children and generations to come?” This event will seek to unite people in a common cause, through the universal language of music, asking people to take action for positive change around the planet and to raise funds for charities who are affecting change everyday. The Live event will be streamed around the world with special premium programming available on a pay for view basis. More details on the concert including: locations, performing artists, celebrity contributors, beneficiary charities and how to view the event will be released over the next two weeks.

Armando Almirall, President and CEO of MPIX states; “I am extremely pleased to announce that we have aligned with ZZYX for our 12-21-12 New Beginning Event. ZZYX is an ideal production partner with a rich portfolio of projects that we are also exploring. Rick Garson, the founder of ZZYX as well as the creator of such television specials as the Billboard Music Awards and more, is an iconic Executive Producer. We cannot be more pleased having Rick lead our production team on this and future projects to come. "

ZZYX Entertainment (http://www.zzyxentertainment.com) is a full service media company founded to create and produce global media events. ZZYX has a unique perspective in conception, executing and monetizing of media properties, providing a total solution to develop, produce, market and distribute broadcast television programming. The ZZYX team member credits include the creation and/or production of the Billboard Music Awards, the Blockbuster Awards, America’s Party Live New Year’s Eve TV Specials from Las Vegas, Super Bowl TV Specials, World Music Awards, and the Global Harmony Concert Series which launched with Divas in Beijing – “the premiere cultural event of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games”.

Rick Garson, the Chairman and CEO of ZZYX states “12-21-2012 is an Equinox event that only happens every 26,000 years. This is a once in a millennium opportunity to kick-off of a 365-day awareness campaign with multiple events to bring people together. Change starts with one. This global event can literally reach hundreds of millions of people worldwide. People talk about doing good, but few do. This kick-off concert event and the ongoing campaign will give all of us the opportunity to help make a difference. This has been a personal mission of mine and I am excited at the opportunity to join forces with Mindpix who share the same passion to help make a difference through the universal language of music.”

“The New Beginning” theme originated in Mayan history, celebrating the ending of the current Mayan 'long count calendar' – the oldest and most accurate calendar in the world. This event only occurs every 5,126 years and will officially take place on the 21st of December 2012. This December 21, 2012 date marks not only this year's Winter Equinox but also the precession of the Earth, which many believe is the alignment of planet Earth with the very center of the Milky Way galaxy. Experts say this alignment only occurs once every twenty six thousand years.

Armando Almirall, President and CEO of MPIX continued to state, “This is a wonderful occasion for a global celebration. Music is the common, unifying and harmonious expression that all humans share and hopefully seen by millions. We also see this as a significant revenue-generating event through pay-for-view access to a premium live stream event. We will be donating a significant portion of the proceeds to charitable organizations. We are working with ZZYX to create a formal board and foundation in this regard and look forward to announcing more details in the very near future. Our vision is for this webcast to be a model for other, similar, musical events in the future celebrating the opportunity we all have to create positive change in our world.”

Doomsday 2012 Hoax: NASA Scientist David Morrison Debunks End Of World Theories

From HuffPost World News:  Doomsday 2012 Hoax: NASA Scientist David Morrison Debunks End Of World Theories 

Is the world going to end right in the middle of the upcoming holiday season? While that wouldn't be good for retail sales, many people feel that Dec. 21, 2012 is a date that will linger in our minds forever -- assuming we all survive the calamities that are supposedly headed our way.
The ancient Mayan civilization calendar is believed to end this year on Dec. 21. And somehow, through word-of-mouth, movies, books, the Internet, etc., a cult-like belief system has sprung up in our culture suggesting any number of awful things will take place on that date.
Some of these include:

• An unknown planet on a collision path with Earth.
• A close encounter between Earth and a black hole in deep space.
• More natural disasters around our planet.
• A shifting of Earth's magnetic poles.

But where did all of these rumors actually start?
Many believe it goes back thousands of years to the ancient Sumerian culture who reportedly discovered a twelfth planet they called Nibiru -- aka Planet X -- which was predicted to have a close encounter with Earth in 2003.
When that didn't happen, a new Doomsday was moved to December 2012.
On the other hand, there are some who believe the December date heralds not doom and gloom, but a more positive transformative experience for Earth and its inhabitants.
It all sounds rather sketchy, especially to a scientist.
"It's all a hoax, and it's based on absolutely no factual information. None of the things that are supposed to happen are real, and so it's kind of hard to even have a scientific discussion about what they're worried about because there's no science there," said David Morrison, a leading space scientist and director of the Carl Sagan Center for Study of Life in the Universe at the SETI Institute in California.

While SETI scientists are involved with the ongoing search for extraterrestrial intelligence, they also want to quiet any fears the public has about the alleged Doomsday.
To that end, Morrison created a special Doomsday 2012 Fact Sheet in September that's posted on both SETI and NASA websites.
According to this fact sheet, "opinion polls suggest that one in 10 Americans worry about whether they will survive past December 21 of this year."
"Think about that. It means when you walk down the street and look around, there are 25 million people who presumably have no stake in anything because their world's going to end in [December]. That is scary," Morrison told The Huffington Post.
When Morrison was researching information for his Doomsday fact sheet, he didn't find anything that confirmed that the Mayans left us any dire predictions.
"The Maya scholars I've talked to say flat out they did not make any such predictions. The question then is does their calendar end? Well, that's not true, either, because there are written references to dates that are hundreds of years in the future, which indicates the calendar must keep going," he said.
"So, this is not a Maya thing -- they don't think anything bad's going to happen, and it's only meaningful if you believe the Maya could predict the future."
Morrison assured HuffPost that he's not building a bunker in his backyard to protect himself and his loved ones.
"I am not. And that's a whole other thing that's part of this mythology about how the government has been frantically building bunkers to house millions of people underground -- the elite, of course, not the rest of us. And that's just crazy."

There is, however, one part of this whole Doomsday scenario that the NASA/SETI scientist is very concerned about.
"I think it is wrong to put out a website or make a YouTube video in order to frighten children," he said. "That is something we should be truly offended by. And my main concern is that children have said they are contemplating suicide. A science teacher in Stockton, Calif., said the parents of two of her students told her they were planning to kill the children and themselves in a family suicide before the 21st of December.
"For children who are asking, 'Will Christmas come this year, Daddy?' I think that's evil," Morrison said.
That's also a concern of Jonathan Alpert, a New York City-based psychotherapist and author of "Be Fearless: Change Your Life in 28 Days."
"I have adults who see me and have beliefs that the world is ending, and they have kids, so it permeates into the kids' thinking," Alpert told HuffPost. "They're instilling fear in their young ones. Kids learn from adults, so if you're a kid and you witness your parents getting frenetic and anxious around the end of the world, and they're hoarding water and this and that, then naturally you'll develop a similar response."
Alpert says that, even though scientists reject the Doomsday scenario, it still affects people.
"In a way, it's like a folklore," Alpert explained. "People want to feel like they're part of something. They want to believe in things, even if those things are somewhat outrageous. There's a feeling of belonging-ness."
To help parents and children cope with any Doomsday issues, Alpert offers some advice.
"I would say stick with the facts. Kids are impressionable and easily influenced and ideas can be perpetuated in an unhealthy way, so parents should certainly take an active role in knowing what their kids are being exposed to and subsequently re-educating their kids."

 

Ancient Mayans subject of locally produced film

From OnlineAthens (GA):  Ancient Mayans subject of locally produced film

The key to understanding Mayan creation mythology resides in Athens.
Well, sort of.
Standoff Studios, an Athens-based film production company, just finished work on a film called “Mayan Blue” that literally dives into the ancient history of the Mayan civilization in present day Guatemala.
Deep beneath the waters of Lake Atitlan in the Central American country, a lost city of Maya has hid submerged for about 2,000 years. A local diver discovered the ruins in the 1990s, but the Guatemalan government kept his discovery quiet for many years.
The discovery, the film’s writer/producer Hamilton Craig said, was “pretty hush-hush down there.” Most people hadn’t heard of it, he said, as Guatemalan authorities wanted to prevent looting of the historical site.
“We lucked into finding out about it,” Craig said.
About five years ago, the Standoff Studios team were busy producing a TV show about diving. Filming took them regularly down to Guatemala, where they met the site’s discoverer, Roberto Samayoa.
Work on “Mayan Blue” began in earnest in 2010 and continued through 2011.
“Mayan Blue,” directed by Rafael Garcia, features the academic work of American and Guatemalan archaeologists. The resulting film, featuring underwater cinematography as well as explorations into many dry Mayan historical sites, unveils this found city’s place in the ancient Mayan’s creation myth.
Spoiler alert: It’s rather important.
“It’s without a doubt a unique site,” Craig said.
He feels they’ve made an important contribution to the archaeological canon concerning the Mayan civilization.
“It’s archaeological. So the archaeologists can hypothesize,” he said. “Can they prove anything definitive? No. But we can create some strong possibilities through ancient texts and murals.”
As the end of the world, per the Mayan calendar, approaches, Craig said they aren’t rushing the film out to audiences to capitalize on the apocalyptic hubbub. The film’s findings, Craig said, are tied to the calendar, which stops on Dec. 21, but represents the opposite end of the cycle.
Standoff Studios is currently entering “Mayan Blue” in film festivals across the world, and is also in negotiations with TV companies for the rights.
“Mayan Blue” will screen in Athens “as soon as the opportunity arises,” Craig said.

 

Ancient Visions of a 2012 Eclipse

From Reality Sandwich:  Ancient Visions of a 2012 Eclipse

[Note:  Tropical dates given in this article are Gregorian unless otherwise noted.]

Get ready for a full solar eclipse coming to your planet on November 13, 2012.  This will be the final full eclipse of the current 13-baktun cycle of the Mayan Long Count, and that is just the beginning.  The significance of this event transcends even Mayan cosmology, in which, as we will see, it is deeply integrated, speaking to a unified planetary vision of natural cycles, harmonic mathemagics, and the opportunity for a radical cultural renewal.
Evidence for human interest in recording natural cycles goes back 35,000 years or more.  The earliest known artifact to express a substantial mathematical awareness, with the potential to be used in a properly "calendrical" fashion, is The Ishango Bone.  This baboon fibula was incised with 168 tally marks, and inset with a crystal, around 25,000 years ago in equatorial Africa, near the headwaters of the Nile river.  The exact purpose of the Ishango Bone is debated among scholars, but the inscribed intervals suggest its usefulness in integrating a number of factors.  The level of sophistication may be very advanced; its set of four consecutive prime numbers (11, 13, 17, 19) in particular, has generated a great deal of speculation.  The notches are arranged into three columns, two of 60 marks, and one of 48.  It has been suggested that the intervals of 60 each record a cycle of two lunar months, and the notch-lengths and spacing of all three columns may indicate the changing phases.  Also, the number 168 is a perfect multiple of 28, a number sacred to the moon in many traditions around the world, including the indigenous Igbo of Africa.
It may also be significant that in addition to the 168 incisions, the bone's inset crystal is believed to have been used to make incisions itself.  The creative potential of the crystal is then, in a sense, the bone's 169th element, introducing the sacred moon number thirteen (13 x 13 = 169).  The numbers 168 and 169 are the only consecutive multiples of 28 and 13 smaller than their common product 364 (= 28 x 13).  This "plus one" relationship of 168 to 169 also relates the product of 13 and 28 with the solar year:

28 x 6 + 1 = 13 x 13

13 x 28 + 1 = 365

These same mathematical phenomena are evident in advanced calendrical computations, many thousands of years later, and on the other side of the planet, in the few surviving hieroglyphic books of the Maya.  The book known as the Paris Codex contains an almanac of years composed of thirteen 28-day intervals.  Conspicuous in this almanac is the repeated presence of the number 168.  These supposed "distance numbers" have been discussed at length by scholars, but remain an enigma, with no clear consensus emerging as to their purpose.  Less remarked upon, but also significant, is the almanac's base day, which is 12 Lamat, the 168th day of the Mayan ritual calendar.

Out of the several hundred almanacs in the 3 principal Mayan codices, only one other utilizes 12 Lamat as its base [1].  This is the Eclipse Table of the Dresden Codex.  This Eclipse Table demonstrates such accuracy and sophistication in its ability to predict eclipses that it is one of the most widely appreciated examples of intellectual achievement by the Maya, or any of the world's ancient cultures.  According to the evidence of Michael Grofe's insightful, detailed analysis, as incredible as it may seem, the Maya who constructed this document were capable of predicting eclipses with an accuracy that stretches modern computer programs to their limits [2].

In addition to beginning with day 168 of the ritual calendar, the Eclipse Table also incorporates the "plus one" day 169.  This is conceptualized in a simple fashion, by equating the base of the table, 12 Lamat, with zero, and thereby equating 13 Muluc -- kin 169 -- with day one.  The significance of this kin is then emphasized on the page following the table, which associates 13 Muluc with a series of large astro-numerically significant intervals.  The number 169 also plays a role in the introductory section of the Eclipse Table, in the form of a column of 13 consecutive 13s.  This column relates to the 364-day almanac of the Paris Codex, probably as a method for integrating eclipses with a number of other celestial cycles over a period of 130 years [3].

Although the Maya offer us the most definitive, precise examples, these same patterns are found throughout the ancient world.  One of history's most mathematically sophisticated calendrical traditions existed among the Essene Jewish community at Qumran during the final centuries of the BC era.  The principal calendar of this community was of 364 days, which incorporated, to at least some degree, cycles of 13 and 28.  Of paramount importance to this calendrical tradition was the cycle of priestly courses, which determined the rotation of responsibility for the administration of temple activities among the 24 priestly divisions of Israel.  Each division succeeded in turn for a period of one week, defining a full 24-week cycle of precisely 168 days (= 24 x 7).

The ritual importance of the number 168 is also evident in 14th century England's chivalric Order of the Garter.  Like King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table, this order was organized by the number 13.  Furthermore, the order's founder, King Edward III, is said to have worn a mantle embroidered with 168 garters, with one additional garter -- the 169th -- worn around his leg.

Thousands of years earlier, the neolithic culture of England had constructed megalithic monuments demonstrating an impressive astronomical awareness.  The earliest stage of construction at Stonehenge included a circle of 56 stations (= 28 x 2), known today as the Aubrey holes.  This circle is believed to have functioned as an eclipse calculator through integrating cycles of 13 and 28 days [4].  During this same period, another megalithic site known as Woodhenge was built just two miles to the west, composed of 168 distinct post holes.

More intriguing connections to these matters are found in the Egyptian legend of the death of Osiris.  According to Plutarch's account of this legend, after an important interval of 28 years (being either his age or reign) Osiris met his destiny at the hands of his adversary Set (Typhon) on the 17th day of the month Athyr.  As Plutarch further relates, Set is associated with eclipses and a polygon of 56 sides [5], suggestive of the Aubrey holes just mentioned.  According to the calendars of Plutarch's time, the date of Set's "eclipse" of Osiris -- 17 Athyr -- corresponds to November 13.  (This concerns the Alexandrian/Coptic calendar of Egypt and the Julian calendar of Rome.  The correlation is within one day of November 13 by tropical Gregorian reckoning for 100 AD, approximate date of Plutarch's Moralia.)

Incredibly, November 13 also corresponds to both the first day of the Mayan Eclipse Table (in 755 AD), and to the full solar eclipse of 2012, the last such event of the Mayan calendar's famous 13th baktun.  Just let that sink in for a moment.

Before going further, it is important to acknowledge some of the complex subtlety inherent in Mayan astronomy, as exemplified by the Eclipse Table.  The Mayan Long Count date at the base of the Eclipse Table is 9.16.4.10.8.  In the traditional correlation (which I fully accept), this actually corresponds to November 10, 755 AD, meaning day one of the table -- 13 Muluc -- would correspond to November 11.  According to astronomical models, however, November 12-13 would more accurately synchronize to the new moon at this time.  The main body of the table appears to address this discrepancy with the inclusion of "warning stations".  The recorded intervals of the table identify individual days, but each interval is accompanied by three consecutive day-signs, which define a three-day range in which an eclipse might be expected.  This three-day leeway, and the associated astronomy, has played a significant role in debates over the calendar correlation, with many scholars proposing a shift of two days (familiar through various references to either December 21 or 23 as the end of the 13th baktun), such that November 13, rather than November 11 would be day one of the Eclipse Table.

In my studies of Mayan timekeeping, I have come to realize that such discrepancies are typically deliberate (note that "warning stations" are exceedingly rare in Mayan almanacs), and, far from indicating any sort of imprecision, often act as windows into insights even more profound than the literal reading would suggest.  Therefore, one might view the November 11 correlation as particularly relevant to the traditional count, and the November 13 discrepancy as a sort of initiatory mystery.

With this in mind, it is worth taking a look back at the year 2010.  At this time the traditional Mayan day-count demonstrated the exact same relation to the tropical year as it did in 755 AD, the year of the Eclipse Table's base date.  That is, November 11, 755 AD (Gregorian) and November 11, 2010, were both 13 Muluc in the traditional count.  This type of synchronization with the tropical year has a probability of occurring once in 260 years.  (A similar synchronization with the strictly 365-day haab occurs every 52 years.)  Although an eclipse did not occur on either of these two dates, the year 2010 was notable for a full lunar eclipse that took place on the day of its southern solstice, exactly two years before the end of the 13th baktun.

This two-year interval highlights another famous discrepancy known as the Dreamspell.  The Dreamspell is a modern interpretation of the Mesoamerican ritual calendar, which, while popular, has not been taken seriously by many scholars.  Interestingly, however, during the final years of the 13th batkun, the discrepancy between the two counts is such that a day in the traditional count will be followed 2 years and 2 days later by its Dreamspell equivalent.  Therefore, November 11, 2010 -- the traditional day 13 Muluc -- is followed 2 years and 2 days later by November 13, 2012, when the Dreamspell day 13 Muluc and the final full eclipse of the 13th baktun coincide.

The formulation of the Dreamspell did not arise out of a conscious effort to manifest this particularly remarkable synchronicity; it is based on a reading of patterns and discrepancies in the monuments of ancient Palenque and the colonial era books of Chilam Balam.  To simplify, the main criteria places the baktun shift of 2012 in a year named 7 Cauac, signifying 'the time between incarnations', in conjunction with a discrepancy of 47 days.  The canonical Solar New Year of the ancient Maya (as distinct from their 365-day haab) corresponds to July 26, which was observed throughout the Yucatan and the Chilam Balam tradition.  The final such Solar New Year of the 13th baktun occurred on the traditional day 12 Eb, 47 days before 7 Cauac.

This New Year was determined by observing solar zenith (no shadow) at the latitude of Edzna, a pioneering Mayan astronomical center, where the courtyard of the main acropolis contains a gnomon for the purpose.  Edzna shares this latitude, and a number of other characteristics, with the great city of Teotihuacan in central Mexico.  Both cities are laid-out in a virtually identical manner with respect to horizonal astronomy, and both experienced early stages of construction at virtually the same time.  This early stage corresponds roughly to the Long Count's transition from the 8th to 9th baktun, a date memorialized in the books of Chilam Balam as the beginning of the pyramid-building phase of Mayan civilization.  This baktun shift of 41 AD occurred in a year in which the July 26 zenith at Edzna also coincided with the beginning of the 365-day haab of the Classic Maya, on the traditional day 7 Cauac -- an astoundingly uncommon convergence of factors. [6]

The coincidence of 7 Cauac with July 26 in the first year of this important era of Mayan history also entails the occurrence of 13 Muluc on November 13.  Furthermore, the phases of the moon during this year also correspond to the Eclipse Table and 2012, placing the new moon within one day of Nov 12.  In 41 AD, however, the eclipse did not occur with 12 Lamat / 13 Muluc, but one month earlier.  This indicates a whole other level of synchronization, having to do with the 26,000-year cycle of stellar precession.  In the 1971 years between 41 AD and 2012 the the fixed stars have shifted with respect to the tropical year by approximately 28 days, describing the arc of Earth's orbit over one lunar month.  The stellar configuration of Earth's November skies today, corresponds to the configuration of October 2000 years ago.  Therefore, according to a galactic frame of reference, the solar eclipses of the 41 AD and 2012 baktun shifts are nearly identical.  

This phenomenon is intrinsically related to the human understanding of precession.  The measurement of eclipses in relation to the fixed stars is one of the chief means by which Hipparchus was able to introduce the concept to Old World astronomy, and it has been suggested that a similar approach was taken by the Maya, with the Pleiades star cluster -- important throughout Mesoamerican cosmology -- as their point of reference [7].  The luni-stellar alignments of 41 AD and 2012 are such that both years witnessed eclipses with the sun, moon, and Pleiades all in alignment. (The eclipse of May 20, 2012 had its own set of remarkable circumstances, which I have explored elsewhere.)  To appreciate this, on the evening of November 13, whether you are in a position to view the eclipse or not, notice that the Pleiades (that unmistakable glittering jewel) will be rising in the east just after the sun sets in the west.  Reflect that you are witness to the same celestial patterns as the great moon sages, 5 baktuns past.

(Note that all 4 of these solar eclipses -- April 19, 41 AD, October 14, 41 AD, May 20, 2012, and November 13, 2012 -- are either total, annular, or hybrid, meaning, as opposed to partial eclipses, they all exhibit a perfect alignment between sun, moon, and Earth.)

This 5-baktun cycle is approximately equivalent to one thirteenth of a full precessional cycle of 26,000 years, which takes us back to the Ishango Bone origins.  Recalling that this artifact was discovered at the headwaters of the Nile, it is interesting to consider that according to Egyptian cosmology "an intricate logic links the moon with the Nile through the number 28." [8]

We have seen one aspect of this "intricate logic" in the eclipse of Osiris by Set, and, through profound synchronicity, its connection to 2012 and the reckoning of the Maya.  There is yet more.  The Egyptian calendar of Plutarch's time -- the Alexandrian, or Coptic calendar -- is still maintained by traditional groups in Egypt to this day, as is a structurally identical calendar in Ethiopia.  These calendars usually observe New Year's Day on September 11, as they did in 2012.  Recalling that the Dreamspell discrepancies highlight an interval of 47 days related to July 26 and 7 Cauac, notice that the Coptic New Year of September 11 occurs exactly 47 days after July 26, and September 11, 2012 was 7 Cauac in the traditional Mayan calendar.

What is the agency behind these incredible synchronizations?  Is it all just a case of apophenia, or does there exist some common thread of intention or attunement?  I will leave it to the reader to decide, but can't suppress my amazement at the outlandish degree of correspondence.  The numbers, the cycles, the timing; I hope I have done them some justice.  There is currently a popular strain of scholarly backlash against myths of "peaceful stargazers" and the "noble savage", such that promoting the wisdom of indigenous traditions, or suggesting that ancient people attained levels of achievement that we cannot appreciate today, is liable to elicit accusations of naivety, prejudice, or even racism.  It is not my intention to romanticize ancient or indigenous people, but there exists a potential for harm in this backlash; it can be invoked by those who really are prejudiced, who do have ulterior motives, who, for whatever reason, are threatened by the idea of ancient wisdom.

For 5 baktuns indigenous cultures have been under threat.  For 5 centuries they have faced extinction.  The shift of the 13-baktun cycle is not just another date on just another calendar.  It marks a singular opportunity for people of good faith to recognize, and reflect on our collective connection to the ancient world and the cycles of nature.  Far more than a simple tally of days, the Long Count represents a truly remarkable intellectual and spiritual legacy.  And it's not over yet.

One cycle gives way to the next.  The thirteenth baktun ends, Baktun Thirteen begins; and we ride the wave of a new 13-moon cycle.  The November 13 eclipse occurs on the Dreamspell equivalent of 13 Muluc, interpreted "13 Moon".  As anyone remotely familiar with the Dreamspell knows, the "13 Moon" calendar is its principal touchstone.  This 13 Moon calendar is essentially the same as the 13 x 28 almanac of the Paris Codex, the chief difference being the day of the New Year.

The base of the Paris almanac is believed to correspond to that of the Eclipse Table, and marks the beginning of five 364-day years (364 x 5 = 260 x 7).  Over these 5 years the 364-day cycle shifts with respect to the tropical year by 6 or 7 days, a discrepancy addressed by the almanac's green correction numbers.  Within this 6 or 7-day interval is November 8, which is 260 days -- one cycle of the ritual calendar -- before July 26.

From the "13 Moon" full solar eclipse of November 13, 2012, if we add the 260-day discrepancy, and then apply the 5-year Paris almanac to the Dreamspell, we arrive at the first day of a 13 Moon year, beginning on the day "13 Moon".  A full lunar eclipse occurs on the following day.  Welcome to the New Time!

Endnotes

[1] Bricker, Harvey M. and Bricker, Victoria R., Zodiacal References in the Maya Codices,       from The Sky in Mayan Literature, ed. Anthony F. Aveni, 148-183, Oxford University Press, 1992: 153-154

[2] Grofe, Michael John. 2007. The Serpent Series: Precession in the Maya Dresden Codex. PhD dissertation, Davis: University of California, 2007: 142-143

[3] Grofe pp.154-157

[4] Sir Fred Hoyle suggested a method of calculation involving 4 markers around the circle. Two of these markers, corresponding to the lunar nodes, would be moved on a yearly basis. Of the other two, one would be moved two holes every day, completing a full circuit in 28 days, while the other would be moved every 13 days.  (Gregg, DP, The Stonehenge Codes: A New Light on Ancient Knowledge?, 2010: 212-213.)

[5] For his discussion these matters, see Plutarch, "Isis and Osiris", translated from The Moralia by Frank Cole Babbitt, vol. 5 Loeb Classical Library 1936: 103-109, 75
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[6] Although July 26, 41 AD was 7 Cauac, the first day of the Classic haab occurred 2 days earlier on July 24.  This reflects different traditions of "year bearer" observation, which shifted over time.  Edzna played a crucial role in recording these shifts, and according to the Chilam Balam tradition, the first day of the haab in 41 AD would indeed have fallen with 7 Cauac on July 26.  Note the relation of the 2-day year-bearer shift to the 2-day "warning station" discrepancy of the Eclipse Table.  My discussion of Edzna is based on the work of Vincent Malmstrom, and it should be noted that while invaluable, Malmstrom's chronological analysis is based exclusively on the non-traditional (GMT+2) correlation, and is not 100% consistent.

[7] Grofe p.108

[8] Quote from Krupp, E. C., Echoes of the Ancient Skies: The Astronomy of Lost Civilizations, Courier Dover Publications 2003: 18.  See Plutarch p.105.  I discuss this more in-depth in my article "Planetary Culture of 13 Moons Part I: The Ancient Artifacts".

 

December 21, 2012: The Operetta

From NBC Southern CAlifornia:  December 21, 2012: The Operetta

While all of us can name a few dozen very important, very specific dates from the past, and why those dates mean what they mean, there are far fewer future, still-to-come dates that possess the same gravitas or garner our interest.

Of course, right? Because the future hasn't yet happened (spoiler alert).

Then there's Dec. 21, 2012, or, as many people know it, the end of the Mayan Long Count Calendar.

The date has assumed a tremendous amount of mystique over the years, both via sober historical study and razzmatazz action films (two areas that don't bump up against each other enough, in our book). Is Dec. 21 simply another day, or is it an ending, a beginning, a transformation, or something we can't predict?

The legend that precedes it can make it difficult to remember that this date is a real square, with a number in the corner, on our calendars.

"The Edge of Forever," a chamber operetta "inspired by the ending of the Mayan Long Count Calendar," is scheduled for, you guessed it, Friday, Dec. 21. As would make sense. Also, it's a one-night-only performance, which again fits the theme of being on the edge of forever.

Elizabeth Cline is the writer and director while Lewis Pesacov of Afro-pop band Fool's Gold created the music. The show will include traditional strings and percussion as well as eight-sine oscillators, conch shell trumpets, and other offbeat instruments that will change up the tonal and emotional character of a traditional operetta.

And the show's themes? There are a few, as suits the epic topic, but look for references to Mayan beliefs and culture as well as "the moment of transition" that the calendar predicts.

Tickets are $12. The operetta will take place in Los Feliz at the Philosophical Research Society.

Where will you be on Friday, Dec. 21?

 

When Is The Apocalypse? December 21 Mayan Prediction Explained

From International Science Times:  When Is The Apocalypse? December 21 Mayan Prediction Explained

When is the Mayan apocalypse? We've heard for years that the world will end in 2012, according to ancient calendars and predictions, but now that doomsday is just over a month away the question is: what will the apocalypse entail and when exactly will it happen?
The ancient Mayan calendar was unlike any modern calendar. The Mayans considered the concepts of 'time' and 'date' as intermingling spiritual cycles. Their calendar itself was a sacred object, with each day getting its own spirit.
So why are talking about the Mayan calendar? Because it ends on December 21, 2012 CE. It is believed by many, including a number of living tribes in America and around the world, that Dec. 21 will bring the end of our world and the "regeneration" of a new earth. Apocalypse.
If you're asking, "What did the Mayans know?" the answer is "a lot." Their civilization perfected a form of astrology based on the cycle referred to as the Precession of the Equinoxes. This 26,000 year cycle detailed the Earth's passing through all 12 zodiac signs, each one lasting 2,000 to 2,150 years and representing a single cosmic year.
In addition, the Mayan developed methods of architecture, art, math and science based along the same principles, and built stone pyramids and monuments based on specific computations. The reason for this heroic effort, many believe, was to leave behind a warning that the Apocalypse would come in 2012.
The Mayan's predicted that the end of the current cosmic year will bring with it new age and creation in the form of a worldwide apocalypse. The prophecy was also allegedly confirmed by Mayan King Pacal Voltan, who believed that the end of the world would occur on our December 21, 2012, the Winter Solstice.
If you're having trouble believing the predictions of long-extinct Mayans and their King, then get ready for a bombshell: modern science confirms the Apocalyptic prophecy, and even tells us exactly what time it will happen.
On December 21, 2012 at exactly 11.11 PM Universal Time (AKA Greenwich Mean Time) the sun will be positioned exactly in between earth and the center of the Milky Way. According to American Academic Lawrence Joseph, when this happens "whatever energy typically streams to Earth from the center of the Milky Way will indeed be disrupted."
What exactly will occur when this happens on Decmeber 21 is unclear, but some believe that gravitional, magnetic and solar energies could be dramatically altered, causing worldwide national disasters while weakening the earth's magnetic field to allow solar radiation to penetrate the atmosphere.
In "The Mayan Prophecies," authors Adrian Gilbert and Maurice Cotterell argue that "long-term sunspot cycles" could actually flip the planet's magnetic field.
The end of 2012 also marks the transition from the current zodiac age of Pisces to the age of Aquarius. While Pisces (fish) has come to represent Christianity, religion and order, Aquarius could bring the end of the civilization of the beginning of something new, possibly through violent change.
However, others believe that the age of Aquarius will bring a "Golden Age," through a radical change in civilization and a departure from Pisces society. The word apocalypse can also signify a transition between ages (possibly a violent one), rather than simple the end of everything.
Of course, not everyone believes the world will end on December 21. Mayanist scholar Mark Van Stone has even argued that "there is nothing in the Maya or Aztec or ancient Mesoamerican prophecy to suggest that they prophesied a sudden or major change of any sort in 2012," adding that the concept of a Mayan apocalypse is a completely modern invention.
Susan Milbrath, curator of Latin American Art and Archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History told USA Today,"We have no record or knowledge that [the Maya] would think the world would come to an end."
Executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies Sandra Noble takes the perspective even further, telling USA Today, "For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle."

Mayans on '2012 Doomsday': Not happening at all

From Ground Report:  Mayans on '2012 Doomsday': Not happening at all 

 As December 21, 2012 soon approaches, the Mayans have weighed in on the talks of "doomsday." To the Mayans, this is not true and that the talks of the world coming to the end are misinterpretations.

 

As December approaches, one should be weary of the date December 21, 2012 or 12/21/12. So far, this has significance as it is the alleged date of “doomsday” according to the Mayan calendar. In short, we're supposed to be expecting the world to come to an end on that date. However, the thought of the world ending, let alone on that date, has been met with skepticism and rejection. Apparently, the Mayans themselves don't believe that the world is coming to an end on that date. The Mayans of Guatemala weighed in on the use of the Mayan calendar and had their views on things.

 

The Mayans do not seem at all that pleased with how the Mayan Calendar and the “Mayan doomsday” were interpreted. In fact, the Mayans have started speaking out against it. They claim that the doomsday theory is just an effort to profit off of inaccurate interpretations. 

 

 Felipe Gomez recently spoke with the French news outlet Agence France-Presse (AFP). He is the leader of a group of Mayans called the Oxlaljuj. According to the group, the doomsday talk is just an excuse to use misinterpretations as a means to drive up tourism. In short, they called up for an end of the myth of doomsday. According to them, the talk of doomsday was very disrespectful to the Mayan culture.

 

Instead of having anger directed to the westerners, the Mayans are directing anger at their own country's government.

 

Gomez isn't the only Mayan speaking out against the misinterpretation of the calendar. Christina Coc of Belize, who is of Mayan blood, dismisses the thought of the world ending on December 21. Coc explained that this “doomsday” is actually an end of a 5,000 year cycle.

 

In short, Mayans have given their two cents on the so called “end of the world.” The answer is “not happening” which seems to be unanimous.

 

Perhaps the Mayans could link up with some other people and exhibits to help them further debunk the myth. One example would be with the curators at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The museum is launching an exhibit to dispel the doomsday myth. Another example would be the students studying at Rutgers-Camden who have to study for their course in “The End of the World.”

 

According to one religion professor at the school, regardless of the possible apocalypse, they still have to study for their final exams. The professor explains that interest in thinking about the apocalypse has been within American pop culture for a long time.

 

Perhaps December 21, 2012 isn't the end of the world. The Mayans have certainly weighed in on the subject and strongly disagree that the world's going to end, let alone on that date. For the students at Rutgers-Camden, they still have to study for finals.