A lot of discussion has been going around about this date and the Mayan calendar. Even Mayan descendants disagree on how to interpret it. I was channel surfing and as I hit one channel, I heard something about it, so I stopped to see what it was.
National Geographic had a show that followed the journey of a scientist as he tried to figure out exactly why the Mayan calendar ended. His travels took him all over the world to try and prove/disprove that something will happen on Friday.
First he wanted to see if anything catastrophic had occurred before the Mayans started keeping calendars. He found evidence of a pole shift. It wasn't an instantaneous shift. It took a long time. How long depends on whether you're a Creationist or Evolutionist.
The Mayans were excellent astrologers. Every night they would check the skies and chart the stars. They became very good at predicting climate changes. According to the experts in the show, Mayans were very accurate in predicting things based on the stars, but not so great at keeping themselves alive.
Many Mayan experts were interviewed. Various countries were visited along with Mayan ruins. Their worship of 13 gods was discussed. I found out they were a rather bloody bunch of people. They had a version of a basketball type game. The losing team's captain was beheaded. When they started having problems, they began human sacrifices and contaminated their own water supply with the dead bodies.
What I learned is that the calendar doesn't seem to specifically say the 21st. It's inferred due to the numbers of the month and year. It could actually be tomorrow or the end of the month. There are only 3 surviving complete Mayan codices left. Each one is preserved in a different country. The show went to Dresden, Germany to view the Dresden Codex.
It was very colorful. The last page showed a cayman, one of their gods, pouring water out over mankind. The expert said it could also signify blood. No one seems to be able to agree about which it is. Though this paper gives evidence that it is blood. That's kind of a horrific thought. It's also known as The Grand Deluge. The searching scientist, whose name I can't remember, then began searching for a reason the earth might flood since this seemed to be the more accepted school of thought. This, of course, led to global warming and a trip with someone whose named I missed, but he's been studying ice melts in Greenland which I believe is where they went.
The ending conclusion was Mayans predicted major, life-changing climate changes that are enormous and fast. Their calendar ending signals another major change. No one knows what that major change is supposed to be. Flooding is assumed by many though others argue it's blood. How it happens is unknown. At the end of the show, there seemed to be more evidence of something happening than not. Not one scientist could give a definitive answer. To be honest, I was kind of hoping for a definite "yes" or "no".
I'm in no way saying Nat Geo is right or has all the answers. I'm just sharing what I saw and heard. I, personally, blew it off as another Y2K thing (and yes, I did small preps for that). After seeing the show, my thinking was, "Pfft. Nothing is going to happen."
But what if something does?
Nothing is going to happen.
But what if something does?!
Goodness, stop it. Nothing is going to happen!
But. What. If. Something. Does.
I decided that even though I do have some smaller preps done for long-term power outages, I am going to do what little I can just in case. If nothing happens - great. I have things stored for later use. If something does happen - I'll hopefully survive whatever it is and have something to fall back on for a bit assuming we live through it.
I decided I'd rather be prepared than be caught with my pants down figuratively speaking. Plus, since I'm trying to move to a more self-sufficient lifestyle, I will be buying these items at some point anyhow.
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