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Mayan timekeeper says world WON’T end in 2012… as it’s only a calendar change
"There are two sides to the story: The one that we know is this apocalyptic meaning that has been given to the Long Count. The other side of the story is the Mayan side, which you rarely see on media articles, because they never interview my own people.
When I grew up during my training I never hear the word “end of the world” from the elders or spiritual leaders. For them it’s a joyous event, not an apocalyptic event. What is coming is the end of a calendar and the beginning of a new one. It’s cyclical. This has happened before. According to the elders it’s the fifth time it’s happened."
When I grew up during my training I never hear the word “end of the world” from the elders or spiritual leaders. For them it’s a joyous event, not an apocalyptic event. What is coming is the end of a calendar and the beginning of a new one. It’s cyclical. This has happened before. According to the elders it’s the fifth time it’s happened."
- Mayan expert Leonzo Barreno
Many consider it a joke although others are scared we might never live to see next year thanks to the Mayan calendar’s ‘apocalyptic’ prediction. But Mayan expert Leonzo Barreno, of Saskatchewan, Canada, says the ‘apocalypse’ concept is a false interpretation of the Long Count calendar.
The University of Regina journalism professor said Mayan elders taught him that December 21 this year simply marks the start of a new calendar.