Roll on 2012!!!

2012 The End of the world is nigh!! Or is it??

By Ciara Fitzgerald

If recent weather conditions didn’t prompt you to thinking that Armageddon has arrived I don’t know what will! Yes I exaggerate, but between the snow and the next fall of snoa nad the predicted sall of snow for January it got  me wondering about 2012 and not the Hollywood blockbuster. Real life disasters don’t last for only 90 mins and aren’t created by CGI effects! But could all this bad weather be a symptom of Global Warming and are we on a slow countdown to annihilation??

2012 is now considered as the end of the world. And yes, this particular theory has been recycled more times than a cities water supply! The whole theory on this date is kind of based on the The Long Count Calendar of the Ancient Mayans which ends on Dec 21 2012. There isn't much information regarding what the Mayans thought would occur in 2012, but the consensus of opinion is that there will be great change. To some people this means a positive, spiritual change. Others consider that a catastrophic event may have been predicted. The Mayans had an incredible vast amount of knowledge regarding our Solar System. And they, like many ancient cultures, including the Inca’s, or the highly respected (in his day) seer Nostradamus from France, believe the world will end on this date. They studied the skies all their lives and became very proficient astronomers and astrologers. The difference between the two is one studies the position of the planets; the other studies how these planets affect our lives. Is Astrology an exact science? I believe it is, the real stuff now, not your rag sheet star scopes. I do believe the position of the stars create an energy force, that effects our moods, our personalities. And to those, like the ancients, who are extremely well versed in this subject, can determine a great deal of information regarding future possible outcomes. This is my belief I must stress, before you all start calling me a blasphemes heathen or something, I’m entitled to my beliefs too!! Some people even believe there is a hidden code in the bible that God planted, to warn us of a doomsday event like a comet hurdling through space in direct line of impacting Earth on Dec 21 2012. I have to ask if this was the case, could he not have just told us on page one! You know.."and on the seventh day he rested, but not before he giveth the exact day, the whole earth thing goes belly upeth” That would have been nice!

One thing is for absolute definite. Our ancient man certainly had tremendous knowledge on such matters. They we’re incredibly intelligent and extremely resourceful. These guys’ knew a thing or two, that’s all I’m saying. I’m certainly no doomsday fanatic, but I am fascinated and intrigued about ancient civilisations, and prophecies that may have come true. Imagine thousands of years ago, you know before sliced bread, and ancient man after a hard day picking berries and slaughtering wild buffalo, comes home and studies the sky all night, cos there was no football, Desperate Housewives or X-Factor to watch. And there, in his little cave, he maps out the planets, and somehow predicts future events; he couldn’t even begin to comprehend! How cool is that!

Anyway, nobody knows what’s going to happen, except maybe a select few, and their not telling! The government know I tell you!!!!!!!! I’m loving the theory about the planet Nibiru which has been described by the ancients as a planet that returns about every 4000 years. This return date is now expected to be in the year 2012. Could this really be true?? Some people feel that the governments around the world have knowledge that this 12^th planet is going to crash into us! And they’re keeping schtum! Now as a major conspiracy theorist here, I believe that!! This is a popular theory that involves a planet with an elliptical orbit. This planet is supposed to pass through our solar system every 3600 years. The main part of this theory is based on an ancient drawing. There have been statements made that Nibiru should become visible in the sky by November 2009!!! Quick go take a look now! Some people are even suggesting that it is visible already from Antarctica.  Now, of course, tis only a theory, and probably a very flawed one at that! But sure all we need is a zany group of really talented misfits to go into orbit and blow up this rogue suicide planet!

So what could end the world?? And no, John and Edward winning the X-Factor or even if V-Wagner himself wowed us all with his..er..talents would only have ended music as we know it, not the world! Here are a few things to consider, while you’re searching Ebay for the best deals on underground bunkers and gas masks!

• And Asteroid or Meteor or Comet Shower. They wiped out the world once, who says it can’t happen again? But we have the added advantage of Bruce Willis now, the dinosaurs did not!
• A Coronal Mass Ejection, which is pretty much a Solar Flare in layman’s language. One of these babies and we’re all toast, even factor 1,000,000 sun cream won’t save us from that one
• A Magnetic Pole Shift. Pole reversals have been happening on average once every 400,000 years, the most recent one being 730,000 years ago. Hardly yesterday, so my guess is where due!
• An explosion from the black hole in the centre of our galaxy. Now I’ve been in many a hole in my time, and take it from me, they’re nasty things!
• A Religious Apocalypse or Judgement Day. Well that theory has been here since the dawn of organised religion, probably to keep us all from sinning. But we also have Arnie, to protect us, so I feel safe enough on that score.
• An Alien Invasion. Well, now we’re talking a real possibility! I’ve seen all 11 Star Trek Movies, and I’m telling you, we’re not alone!
• A Gamma Ray; NASA believe a 10 second burst from one of these could deplete the Earths Ozone layer completely. So without our protective ozone, ultraviolet radiation from the sun could kill of the life on the land and the surface area on our oceans and lakes and disrupt the food chain, so much so, it would take at least 5 years to recover. In the meantime, we all get sun cancer or starve to death. Personally I would prefer a solar flare, sounds quicker.
• We also have cosmic rays to worry about, which pretty much is the same thing as our Gamma-ray buddy there
• A Flu Pandemic however might not be so far fetched or unlikely. It’s not necessarily Swine Flu either. We are due a major pandemic. The last one in 1918 killed 50 million people and that alone was the main cause of death for soldiers in World War One. Being killed by the enemy was only number two.
• And of course, possibly the biggest threat of all. World War Three. With tensions still rising between the Koreans and India and Pakistan, it makes the possibility of Nuclear or Biological war all the more real. There are bunkers still being built in places like Russia, like The Yamantau Complex which will hold 60,000 people, so they’re preparing. I do fell a little safer though, now that George W has his finger off the button.

Right then, I do hope I have not driven you all into the depths of despair! And I hope I haven’t started a mad stampede to the supermarket for canned food and bottled water! Whenever or IF ever the world ends, one thing all of us must do. Live each day, as it was the last, and enjoy everything you can. Life is a precious commodity and we are so lucky to live it! Now go and treat yourself to something small or something big and remember The End Of The World Is Nigh!!!!! (teehee!!)