{"id":995,"date":"2009-05-20T18:46:50","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T18:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/2009\/05\/20\/examiner-3\/"},"modified":"2009-05-20T18:46:50","modified_gmt":"2009-05-20T18:46:50","slug":"examiner-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/examiner-3\/","title":{"rendered":"EXAMINER: The risks of believing that the Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"q\" id=\"q_1215ffe2a6e8bf60_0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<h1>The risks of believing that the Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012!<\/h1>\n<div style=\"width: 330px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 35px; float: left; padding-right: 5px;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>May 19, 9:16 PM\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Alfred Lambremont Webre<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><strong>Seattle <\/strong><\/strong><strong>Exopolitics Examiner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; font-size: 10px; color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"292\" src=\"http:\/\/image.examiner.com\/images\/blog\/wysiwyg\/image\/CALLEMAN_1a_-_DOW_JONES.jpg\" width=\"250\" \/><br \/>\nCalleman: Dow Jones Index Jan 1, 2008 &#8211;<\/div>\n<p><strong>EXOPOLITICS FORUM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This article by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calleman.com\/\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Carl Johan Calleman<\/a><br \/>\nis published as part of an ongoing Exopolitics Forum on issues relating<br \/>\nto exopolitics and Solar Cycle 24, 2009-2020.&#0160; Other articles in this<br \/>\nSolar Cycle 24 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\">Examiner.com<\/a> Exopolitics Forum series on include:<\/p>\n<p>1.&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner%7Ey2009m5d16-EXOPOLITICS-2009--ET-Contact-with-Barbara-Hand-Clow-Exopolitics--Mars--Alfred-Lambremont-Webre\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\">EXOPOLITICS: 2009 &amp; ET Contact with Barbara Hand Clow; Exopolitics &amp; Mars &#8211; Alfred Lambremont Webre<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/2012%20may%20bring%20the%20%e2%80%9cperfect%20storm%e2%80%9d%20%e2%80%93%20solar%20flares,%20systems%20collapse\/\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\"><script>&lt;!--\nD([&quot;mb&quot;,&quot;2012 may bring the \u201cperfect storm\u201d \u2013 solar flares, systems collapse\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003e3.&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;\\u003ca href\\u003d\\&quot;http:\/\/will%20there%20be%20%27wild%20card%27%20extraterrestrial%20ufo%20landings%20worldwide%20in%202012%20or%20beyond\/?\\&quot; target\\u003d\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; onclick\\u003d\\&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\&quot;\\u003eWill there be \\u0026#39;wild card\\u0026#39; extraterrestrial UFO landings worldwide in 2012 or beyond?\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003e4.&#0160;&#0160;&#0160; \\u003ca href\\u003d\\&quot;http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner%7Ey2009m2d25-Open-extraterrestrial-UFO-contact-will-occur-during-Obama-years-says-time-acceleration-researcher\\&quot; target\\u003d\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; onclick\\u003d\\&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\&quot;\\u003eOpen extraterrestrial (UFO) contact will occur during Obama years says time acceleration researcher\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003e5.&#0160;&#0160;&#0160; \\u003ca href\\u003d\\&quot;http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner%7Ey2009m5d9-201213-NOAA-predicts-solar-cycle-24-weakest-since-1928-with-1-trillion-damages-in-worst-case\\&quot; target\\u003d\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; onclick\\u003d\\&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\&quot;\\u003e2012-13: NOAA predicts solar cycle 24 \u201dweakest since 1928\u201d with $1 trillion damages in worst case\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003e&#0160;\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eThe risks of believing that the Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012!\\u003c\/b\\u003e\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eby \\u003ca href\\u003d\\&quot;http:\/\/www.calleman.com\/\\&quot; target\\u003d\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; onclick\\u003d\\&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\&quot;\\u003eCarl Johan Calleman\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;About eight years ago \\u003ca href\\u003d\\&quot;http:\/\/alignment2012.com\/\\&quot; target\\u003d\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; onclick\\u003d\\&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\&quot;\\u003eJohn Major Jenkins\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\nand I had a debate about the meaning of the Mayan calendar end date\\nfocusing especially on whether the energies of the Long Count ends on\\nOctober 28, 2011 or December 21, 2012. This still remains the most\\nimportant question anybody interested in the \u201c2012 phenomenon\u201d is faced\\nwith, but while at the time the debate might have seemed theoretical,\\nor even hairsplitting, it is now a question that has very significant\\nand practical consequences as to how we relate to the future. While\\nmany would like to sweep the end date question under the rug or sit on\\nthe fence, no one can do so with their intellectual integrity intact.\\nSince that debate Jenkins has appeared on a History Channel documentary\\nwhere December 21 2012 is presented as a predetermined \u201cdoomsday\u201d when\\nthe world is going to come to an end. I get quite a few letters,\\nsometimes from young people that worry that the world will come to an\\nend at this date since they have seen this documentary posted on\\nYouTube. While most knowledgeable people would probably reject this way\\nof presenting the Mayan calendar it is still important to ask the\\nquestion who benefits from it. I feel there are indeed many people,\\nalso apart from the participants in such documentaries that benefit\\nfrom the claim that the Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012. Thus, I\\ndo not think that it is an accident that we do not hear of the October\\n28, 2011 date in public media. To begin with, as far as I know no one\\nwho adheres to the end date of October 28, 2011 has ever presented this\\nas a predetermined doomsday and thus unduly associated the Mayan\\ncalendar with fear.&quot;,1]\n);\n\/\/--&gt;<\/script>2012 may bring the \u201cperfect storm\u201d \u2013 solar flares, systems collapse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/will%20there%20be%20%27wild%20card%27%20extraterrestrial%20ufo%20landings%20worldwide%20in%202012%20or%20beyond\/?\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\">Will there be &#39;wild card&#39; extraterrestrial UFO landings worldwide in 2012 or beyond?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.&#0160;&#0160;&#0160; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner%7Ey2009m2d25-Open-extraterrestrial-UFO-contact-will-occur-during-Obama-years-says-time-acceleration-researcher\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\">Open extraterrestrial (UFO) contact will occur during Obama years says time acceleration researcher<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5.&#0160;&#0160;&#0160; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner%7Ey2009m5d9-201213-NOAA-predicts-solar-cycle-24-weakest-since-1928-with-1-trillion-damages-in-worst-case\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\">2012-13: NOAA predicts solar cycle 24 \u201dweakest since 1928\u201d with $1 trillion damages in worst case<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>The risks of believing that the Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calleman.com\/\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\">Carl Johan Calleman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;About eight years ago <a href=\"http:\/\/alignment2012.com\/\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\">John Major Jenkins<\/a><br \/>\nand I had a debate about the meaning of the Mayan calendar end date<br \/>\nfocusing especially on whether the energies of the Long Count ends on<br \/>\nOctober 28, 2011 or December 21, 2012. This still remains the most<br \/>\nimportant question anybody interested in the \u201c2012 phenomenon\u201d is faced<br \/>\nwith, but while at the time the debate might have seemed theoretical,<br \/>\nor even hairsplitting, it is now a question that has very significant<br \/>\nand practical consequences as to how we relate to the future. While<br \/>\nmany would like to sweep the end date question under the rug or sit on<br \/>\nthe fence, no one can do so with their intellectual integrity intact.<br \/>\nSince that debate Jenkins has appeared on a History Channel documentary<br \/>\nwhere December 21 2012 is presented as a predetermined \u201cdoomsday\u201d when<br \/>\nthe world is going to come to an end. I get quite a few letters,<br \/>\nsometimes from young people that worry that the world will come to an<br \/>\nend at this date since they have seen this documentary posted on<br \/>\nYouTube. While most knowledgeable people would probably reject this way<br \/>\nof presenting the Mayan calendar it is still important to ask the<br \/>\nquestion who benefits from it. I feel there are indeed many people,<br \/>\nalso apart from the participants in such documentaries that benefit<br \/>\nfrom the claim that the Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012. Thus, I<br \/>\ndo not think that it is an accident that we do not hear of the October<br \/>\n28, 2011 date in public media. To begin with, as far as I know no one<br \/>\nwho adheres to the end date of October 28, 2011 has ever presented this<br \/>\nas a predetermined doomsday and thus unduly associated the Mayan<br \/>\ncalendar with fear.<script>&lt;!--\nD([&quot;mb&quot;,&quot;\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eContinues at: \\u003ca href\\u003d\\&quot;http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/examiner\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner%7Ey2009m5d19-The-risks-of-believing-that-the-Mayan-calendar-ends-December-21-2012\\&quot; target\\u003d\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; onclick\\u003d\\&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\&quot;\\u003ehttp:\/\/www.examiner.com\/\\u003cWBR\\u003eexaminer\/x-2912-Seattle-\\u003cWBR\\u003eExopolitics-Examiner~\\u003cWBR\\u003ey2009m5d19-The-risks-of-\\u003cWBR\\u003ebelieving-that-the-Mayan-\\u003cWBR\\u003ecalendar-ends-December-21-2012\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003cbr clear\\u003d\\&quot;all\\&quot;\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e&quot;,0]\n);\nD([&quot;ce&quot;]);\n\/\/--&gt;<\/script><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Continues at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/examiner\/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner%7Ey2009m5d19-The-risks-of-believing-that-the-Mayan-calendar-ends-December-21-2012\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/<wbr \/>examiner\/x-2912-Seattle-<wbr \/>Exopolitics-Examiner~<wbr \/>y2009m5d19-The-risks-of-<wbr \/>believing-that-the-Mayan-<wbr \/>calendar-ends-December-21-2012<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The risks of believing that the Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012! 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