Unless you’re living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve read, watched, or heard about December 21, 2012.  The Mayans, I-Ching, and numerous other ancient civilization have left artifacts or texts that have been translated to be pointing to this day as the “End of Times.”  This isn’t the first time the world has experienced talks of the end of the World.  But what is interesting to me, is this time seems to have an awful lot of scientific and theoretical evidence that, at the very least, raise questions:

• Our magnetosphere appears to be at its weakest point in recorded history;
• The sun is due for its Solar Maximum in 2012 (period of greatest solar activity in the solar cycle)
  
• Evidence of the magnetic poles shifting
• Significant climate change with global warming
• Numerous ancient civilizations pointing to this time period as a time of big change
• The galactic alignment where our sun lines with the center of the galaxy (26,000 year event)
• A supposed 12^thplanet, Nibiru, discovered by the ancient Sumerians due to pass through our solar system

Hollywood and the entertainment world are presenting scenarios through feature films, TV programming, and even National Geographic documentaries.  All of these scenarios have one common theme: The World is going to end Dec. 21, 2012.  If you search, most of the results are going to support these fears.  But if you really look hard, you actually will find much more empirical evidence that debunks what so many believe.

David Morrison, an astrobiologist for NASA, has started a site called “Ask an Astrobiologist.”  The site is dedicated to answering questions that site visitors send in about the end of the world.  If you read through the site, you will see many questions regarding the bulleted list I provided above.  In a nutshell, all of the information is VERY unlikely to ever happen. 

The so called “galactic alignment” where the sun crosses the plain that aligns with the center of our Galaxy isn’t going to happen in 2012.  It actually happened 3 million years ago and won’t be occuring again for another 30 million years.  Instead, what the Mayan refer to, and the rest of the world following suit, is the sun aligning with the center of the Galaxy in relation to our view here on Earth.  From our perspective it appears we are crossing the plain of the center of the Galaxy…but we’re really not.  Refer to this site for info: http://the2012deception.net/?p=15

On top of David Morrison, NASA itself is spending some of its precious budget on a public crusade to debunk the 2012 theoriesin hopes to dissipate some of the fear.  And though some insist that this is part of some government conspiracy to cover up the truth, the bottom line is if something like Nibiru was to exist, even the novice astronomer would be able to see the 12^th planet at this point in time.

Now the movie commercials tell you to Google “2012”.  And if you do, you find all the information I’ve already mentioned.  Now…try Googling “Debunk 2012.”  Low and behold- tons of information debunking every single theory of a looming Doomsday in 2012.

I find it fascinating that different civilizations appear to point to this specific day in 2012.  I find it fascinating that our planet seems to be going through changes at this time too.  And even more fascinating that the Sun’s Solar Maximum happens to be in 2012.  But I’m not quick to believe all the hype.