What is 2012 About?
The Mayan Aztec Calendar ends and restarts on December 21, 2012. The calendar is exactly 25,625 years composed of five cycles. Each of the five cycles is 5,125 years. We are in the last of the Five Cycles, which ends on December 21, 2012 completing the whole cosmic cycle of 25,625 years. This is an amazing time we're living in!

These Five Cycles are located in the middle of the Aztec Mayan Calendar Sun Stone. They are represented by four distinct symbols within the four central rectangles. The frame around the four rectangles (cycles) represents the last Fifth Cycle (current cycle) giving it special significance. It signifies the fusion of the previous four cycles and the completion of the whole Great Cycle of 25,625 years.

The last (current) of the Five Cycles began in 3113 BC and ends (resets) on December 21, 2012. Thereafter, a new Great Cycle of five cycles begins starting from the First Cycle of 5,125 years.

What day in 2012? December 21, 2012.

What did the Aztecs and the Mayans say about December 21, 2012 - the last cycle?
The final Fifth Solar Cycle (current cycle) of 5,125 years is called Caban in Maya and Ollin in Aztec. It has multiple meanings including: consciousness, synchronicity, movement, shift, evolution, clue tracking, navigation, and earthquake. According to the Aztecs, the current Fifth Cycle is ruled by the solar god of war (no wonder nations are always at war!) I hope that with the ending of this cycle there will be no more war.

What did the Aztecs say about the previous Fourth Cycle that ended in 3113 BC?
Astonishingly, they said that civilization ended with The Great Flood. This is consistent with other great ancient cultures around the world such as the Sumerians. It is also amazing to see that this is also the time when historically the earliest civilization started to flourish along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Is it Mayan Calendar or Aztec Calendar?
The Sun Stone is Aztec, however, the calendar is originally Mayan from whom the Aztecs based their calendar at a later time. So, the calendar is both Aztec and Mayan.

Will there be Doomsday, Apocalypse, or The End of The World in 2012?
According to the Aztecs, as depicted on the Aztec Sun Stone each of the Five Cycles ends in destruction. A new cycle begins afterwards. Each time there is a different type of destruction. For example, amazingly, the Fourth Cycle ended civilization with a Flood in 3113 BC. The coming cycle is supposed to end in earthquakes according to the Aztec Sun Stone.

I really hope nothing happens, but I believe there's a 50/50 chance that something might or might not happen. These odds are not good enough for me, so I believe it is wise to to prepare extra water, food, and other necessary items just in case. If nothing happens you can consume it later on and use equipment when camping. If something happens you will have a valuable resource during an emergency.

How to prepare for 2012?
I believe the best way to prepare is first and outmost is to purify your heart and to live a righteous life no matter what happens. We cannot escape the death of our bodies, but we can escape the death of our souls.

If you want to save your body I recommend:
1. Clean water supply
2. Non-perishable/long-shelf life food supply
3. Evacuation plan including alternate routes, shelter
4. Tools: at least a sharp knife, fire starter, water filter, cooking utensils (pretend you're going camping for a while)
5. Seeds, medicinal herbs, super foods, vitamins
6. Being high enough to escape a large scale tsunami in an area that is not prone to earthquakes, landslides, and fires.

These are just the basics, but there are complete books out there on how to prepare.

Scientific Evidence for Doomsday 2012
The magnetic poles have been moving at an increasing speed for some time now. If you look at the latest images of the auroral ovals you will see that they are no longer at the usual center of Earth's rotation. It means that they are destabilizing and possibly getting ready to either reverse positions or shift and stabilize at a new location. Historically polar shifts are associated with extinction level events.

The Sun is expected to enter it's solar maximum peak at the end of 2012 beginning 2013 according to latest scientific research. A large solar flare can disable the global electrical grid and all satellite communication for months. Not having electricity for this long would create a big disaster in a society that is so heavily dependent on it.

Natural disasters not only have been increasing in frequency, but also in magnitude.

The planet's temperature has been increasing and melting the ice caps at a rate faster than what the scientists previously anticipated.

We are also at the threshold of a human-caused mass extinction of animal life due to pollution, destruction of wild habitats, and over consumption, not to mention our own self-destruction brought about the global nuclear war, disaster, or pandemic.

Latest Astronomical Evidence and Ancient Wisdom 2012
Our solar system travels in a backward sine wave motion through the Galactic Plane of our galaxy - The Milky Way, known as the Cosmic Serpent to the Ancients. It is represented in the Aztec Mayan Sun Stone Calendar around its circumference by two deities (day and night) inside of serpents. Each time our solar system passes the Galactic Plane (aka galactic equator) of the Milky Way is half of the 25,625 year cycle. Last time it passed was around 10,000BC - ending of the last Ice Age!

A full "S" sine wave is created when our solar system passes the Galactic Plane (Galactic Equator) three times. It completes the Great 25,625 year Cycle on December 21, 2012 when our solar system aligns with the Galactic Plane for the third time.

When this cosmic alignment occurs on December 21, 2012, the alignment of the Divine Cross of our Milky Way galaxy and the Mundane Terrestrial Cross of our solar system produce the Eight Spoke Wheel aka the Eight Rayed Star, as we pass the Galactic Equator. This is a significant astronomical and astrological alignment that marks a New Era. Like the Swastika, it is one of the most sacred ancient symbols called the Dharmachakra in Sanskrit literally meaning "The Wheel of Dharma" or "The Wheel of Life."

The 8 spokes of Dharmachakra represent Ariya magi - The Noble Eightfold Path. Each of the 8 spokes represents: 1. Right view 2. Right intention 3. Right speech 4. Right action 5. Right livelihood 6. Right effort 7. Right mindfulness 8. Right concentration. The Noble Eightfold Path, also known as the Middle Path is the last of the Four Noble Truths - the principal teachings of the Buddha. He described it as the way leading to the cessation of suffering and the achievement of self-awakening. It is used to develop insight into the true nature of reality and to eradicate hatred, delusion, and greed. ~ Paragraph added on July 5, 2012

What is the hidden meaning of the Swastika?
Swastika is also one of the most sacred symbols found in ancinet cultures all over the world. It literally means "to be good" in Sanskrit. However, what the swastika really represents is the same thing that the core of the Aztec Sun Stone represents - the Five Cycles of time. There are four quadrants spinning in counter clockwise directions - just like in the Aztec Sun Stone you have Four Cycles moving counter clockwise. The Fifth cycle is the framework for the previous four.

What did the ancient Chinese say about 2012 and 2013?
2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon and 2013 is the Year of The Water Snake.

With cross cultural analysis of the Book of Genesis we find that before the original sin the serpent of Eden was a dragon or a lizard and not a snake since it had legs. The legs were removed by Elohim (incorrectly translated as Lord(s) in the Bible), as punishment for tempting Eve. Only then it became a belly-crawling snake.

Following the same sequence it is quite amazing that after The Year of The Dragon we have the Year of The Snake that follows it in Chinese astrological tradition.

The Chinese civilization was created by Fu Xi and Nuwa - two snakelike siblings who survived the Great Flood - the most recent destruction around 3113 BC according to the Aztecs.

Another cross cultural analysis of the Western Zodiac reveals that we will be entering the sign of Ophiuchus on December 21, 2012 - The Snake Bearer or The Snake Wrestler. This coincides with us entering the Chinese Year of the Snake in 2013. Ophiuchus was the only human to become a star in the Zodiac.

The ancient Chinese book of I Ching points at December 21, 2012 in the graph known as "Timewave Zero" created by Terence McKenna.

Conclusion: Words of Wisdom 2012 and beyond

No matter what happens we need to think positive, but not complacent. We need to be wise, strong, and aware. We must not live as if there's no tomorrow and we must be thankful for today. It is wise to be prepared for an emergency situation at any time, but especially now. The fear of death is worse than death itself. In the long run we cannot save our bodies, but we can save our souls: not by praying to idols, but by being righteous. Only time will tell what will really happen on December 21, 2012, but no matter what happens let this experience shape us to be better people - more loving, more conscious, more righteous, more peaceful and wise - people in tune with Nature, the Eternal Spirit, and ourselves. ~ Conclusion written on July 5, 2012