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A woman soaks up the sun after its rise at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, in southern England, as access to the site is given to druids, New Age followers and members of the public on the annual Winter Solstice, on Dec. 21. Doomsday hour is here and so still are we. According to legend, the ancient Mayans' long-count calendar ends at midnight Thursday, ushering in the end of the world. Didn't happen. "This is not the end of the world. This is the beginning of the new world," Star Johnsen-Moser, an American seer, said at a gathering of hundreds of spiritualists at a convention center in the Yucatan city of Merida, an hour and a half from the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza.
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A reveler, dressed as a unicorn, celebrates the sunrise during the winter solstice at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in southern England, on Dec. 21. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and the longest night of the year.
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People cheer as the sun rises as druids, pagans and revelers celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge on Dec. 21, in Wiltshire, England. Predictions that the world will end today as it marks the end of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the ancient Maya calendar, encouraged a larger than normal crowd to gather at the famous historic stone circle to celebrate the sunrise closest to the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year.
Kieran Doherty / Reuters
Druid Arthur Pendragon hugs a reveler during the winter solstice at Stonehenge on Salisbury plain in southern England, on Dec. 21. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and the longest night of the year.
AP reports -- As the sun rose from time zone to time zone across the world on Friday, there was still no sign of the world's end — but that didn't stop those convinced that a 5,125-year Mayan calendar predicts the apocalypse from gathering at some of the world's purported survival hot spots.
Many of the esoterically inclined expected a new age of consciousness — others wanted a party. But, in some places said to offer salvation from the end, fewer people showed up than officials had predicted — much to the disappointment of vendors hoping to sell souvenirs. Continue reading.
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there are some really hilariously funny things about this maya apocalypse. This site:
www.2012-is-over.com
sells "Survivor" T-Shirts for all Doomsday survivors :-)
This is the worst apocalypse EVER!
AH!! But the Mayan calendar stopped on 12/21/2012 which is today. That means there is no tomorrow. :-)
I'km bored. When do the fireworks start?
Maybe not the End of the World, but during the late hours of Dec. 20th and continuing through Dec. 21st, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has recorded a series of CMEs flying over the solar limb. The source of the clouds appears to be multiple blast sites on the farside of the sun. This means Earth is not in the line of fire. The increasing pace of farside activity, however, suggests that the Earthside might not be far behind. Stay tuned for changes - http://www.spaceweather.com/
People will see what they want to see.Every day is a gift.According to experts, those who truly believed in this, are those who are desperately lonely folks.Overwhelmed by pressures in their life and seeking true relief.
As other prophesies that predicted the end of the world have come and gone, this one can now be added to the list.Another target date will be chosen soon. In some ways, 12/21/2012 was the end of the world for so many, who passed away. Just as it was the beginning for so many, who were born on that day.
The circle of life has gone on.Perhaps each of us might look at this opportunity to reflect on the Mayan culture's unique view of looking at their way of counting time.Which literally goes into the billions of years, beyond even the age of our universe.
If they, who created a calender that takes in such a vast view of time, can appreciate the width, breathe and length of its passage, compared to the life of one man, perhaps we might also consider the life of those around us. To treasure each day, sunrise and moonrise the time we have been blessed with to share with those we love. After all, yesterday is gone, tomorrow is not promised.Only each moment in today is in our grasp.As one woman stated being interviewed,"I hope something will happen, to make me a better person." If people want to be a better person, they must do the hard work themselves. Baby steps each day.Be the type of person, they person they would like to meet. It starts with all of being more wiser in our choices and how we use them.Including reaching out to those who could use a friend.