These are the kinds of questions that keep me up at night...particularly on New Year's Eve and I can only assume tonight on New Year's Day.
There are many theories by noted scholars as well as people who are full of bunk (I know someone who hates that word).
According to the Popol Vuh, a book compiling details of creation accounts known to the K'iche' Maya of the Colonial-era highlands, we are living in the fourth world. The Popol Vuh describes the first three creations that the gods failed in making and the creation of the successful fourth world. In the Maya Long Count (calendar), the previous creation ended at the start of a 13th b'ak'tun.
The previous creation ended on a long count of 12.19.19.17.19. So, of course, guess what? Another 12.19.19.17.19 will occur on December 20th, 2012, followed by the start of the thirteenth b'ak'tun, 13.0.0.0.0, on December 21st, 2012.
I don't know. I guess we'll see. Right now, with the help of one of my best friends and her commitment to online research, we are supposedly living in the time of trial on Earth, and the time of great purification. Maybe this means 2012 will be a great turning point for all of us. Maybe no more war, only peace. Maybe no category 5 hurricanes or huge tsunamis. Quien sabe? I don't. I guess we'll see. For now, I'll continue to read a lot.
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