Mayan Calendar

Astrologists Gathering In New Orleans Hold Answers To Election, Economy And End Of The World

AP | STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 05.24.2012

NEW ORLEANS — Will President Barack Obama win re-election? Will the world end Dec. 21, as some say the Mayan calendar predicts? Will the economy...

(R)evolution in San Francisco: Ana Castillo Seizes the Reigns of Feminist Spirituality for 2012

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 05.17.2012

Lisa Paul Streitfeld

It was clear to many in the room that she was providing the missing feminine voice capable of renewing the Goddess Movement on a global level after it disappeared underground following the backlash of its New Age commercialization in the '80s.

PHOTOS: Strange Mayan Glyphs Yield Their Secrets

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 05.11.2012

"For the first time we get to see what may be actual records kept by a scribe, whose job was to be official record keeper of a Maya community. It's li...

Mayan Calendar, One In Ten People Believe December 21 Is Doomsday

Posted 05.04.2012

The Mayan calendar will cycle back to zero on Dec. 21, 2012 for the first time since 3114 B.C. and people around the world--from Argentina to Asia and...

Substantial Number Of People Believe World Will End This Year

Posted 05.03.2012

A new Reuters survey found that one in 10 people believe the end of the world will occur in 2012, and one in seven believe the world will end in their...

Dream Homes for the 2012 Apocalypse

Harmon Leon | Posted 05.30.2012

Harmon Leon

The Mayan calendar predicts that 2012 will be the apocalypse: the end of the world as we know it! So start stocking up on all those bottles of water; we don't want another Y2K on our hands, do we?

David Moye

WATCH: If The World Ends, She's Killing Her Cat

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 03.23.2012

There are approximately nine months left of the current cycle of the Mayan calendar before it ends and -- if you are a believer -- before the world en...

WATCH: NASA Scientist Takes On 2012 Doomsday Scenarios

Posted 03.12.2012

By: Natalie Wolchover Published: 03/09/2012 09:26 AM EST on Lifes Little Mysteries Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have put out a...

Armageddon: 1,000,000,000 A.D.

Seth Shostak | Posted 04.29.2012

Seth Shostak

Is apocalypse merely a fantasy that will never happen? Like self-making beds, or carefree hair? Of course not -- there will be an end to life on Earth.

Hopeful Prophecy Enacted Part 2

Jacob Devaney | Posted 04.18.2012

Jacob Devaney

If we dare to dream bigger and envision a better future on the planet, we have a lot to learn from the elder cultures of this land.

Hopeful Prophecy Enacted

Jacob Devaney | Posted 04.09.2012

Jacob Devaney

The Mayan 2012 prophecies are usually seen through a Christian, Indo-European lens as armageddon or apocalyptic whereas the Mayan version of what is coming our way in 2012 and beyond is quite positive.

What's Your Purpose? Much More Than Your Job

Lissa Coffey | Posted 03.24.2012

Lissa Coffey

In the west, we think of yoga primarily as a form of exercise. Although physical postures make up one branch of this philosophy, yoga in general is so much more. The Sanskrit word "yoga" means to yoke, or to unite. The purpose of yoga is to experience the connection we have with the divine.

Better Than Mayan Calendar, and Perhaps Even Less Probable: Overfishing to End in 2012

Carl Safina | Posted 03.12.2012

Carl Safina

A federal law, as amended in 2007, required all U.S. fisheries to have management plans, and catch limits that would end overfishing by 2012. And look what year it is!

WATCH: Mexican Warlock Predicts Obama's Reelection Chances: Is Another Term In The (Tarot) Cards?

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 01.04.2012

The presidential election is 11 months away. President Obama is rising in public opinion polls. But his chances of reelection are all but hopeless, at...

Why The End Of The World Is NOT Happening

The Huffington Post | Ileana Llorens | Posted 01.05.2012

Those of you planning to party like it's the end of the world can stop right now. The Mayans were wrong, OK? The apocalypse isn't going to happen. Not...

What 2012 Means

Luis J. Rodriguez | Posted 03.05.2012

Luis J. Rodriguez

The year 2012 then is not to be revered, feared, demonized, or exalted. It's not really a date. It's a presence we are all in.

Top 10 Myths About 2012

Mitch Horowitz | Posted 03.05.2012

Mitch Horowitz

The ancient Mayan people maintained a complex system of calendars, which ended with this year, 2012. This anomaly has caused many to wonder whether the great calendar-makers foresaw an apocalypse in our era. The truth is more complex.

Is The 2012 Apocalypse Real?

Jason Boyett | Posted 03.04.2012

Jason Boyett

Now that it's actually 2012, the year in which those fictional events supposedly were to have taken place, you may be wondering: Is the Mayan calendar a real thing? Were we warned? Is 2012 the end of the world?

What Does The Book Of Revelation Really Mean?

Greg Carey | Posted 03.02.2012

Greg Carey

No academic interpreter of Revelation understands the book as a roadmap for the future. Instead, Revelation originally spoke to the conditions of its own time and place.

Maya Brace For 2012 Apocalypse, Tourist Boom

Joshua Berman | Posted 02.29.2012

Joshua Berman

There are hundreds of theories about the supposed apocalypse predicted by the Maya for 2012, but the implication for Guatemala, southern Mexico and Belize is clear and immediate: more visitors.

What Makes Wisdom So Threatening?

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 02.13.2012

Dr. Cara Barker

The issue is beauty, wisdom, love. If there is a better time for this than now, I'd like to know. This year has been a grinder for pretty much everyone we know. Some days, what we value the most can seem very far away, hidden.

Jaweed Kaleem

Believers In Mayan Prophecy Prepare For 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 12.14.2011

In the last few years, Lonny Sundvall has developed a peculiar morning ritual. "The first thing I do when I get up: check the U.S. Geological Surv...

David Moye

Countdown To Armageddon: Will End Of Mayan Calendar Bring Doomsday?

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 12.21.2011

No one knows exactly what will happen on Dec. 21, 2012 -- the day that the Mayan calendar runs out -- but it's safe to say there will be a lot of hype...

Mayans Never Predicted World To End In 2012?

Reuters | Pepe Cortes | Posted 02.06.2012

By Pepe Cortes PALENQUE, Mexico (Reuters) - If you are worried the world will end next year based on the Mayan calendar, relax: the end...

Mayan Expert Say Dec. 21, 2012 Is A Big Day ... But Not For The Reason You Think

Newser.com | David Moye | Posted 12.01.2011

Cool your jets: The Mayans did not predict the world will end in 2012, or so says a German expert. Sven Gronemeyer yesterday shared his reading of...