The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) reported that the Judeo-Christian perspective of the apocalypse led to an easy interpretation of the Mayan vision of cosmic cycles as well as resulted in the alleged prophecies of the end of the world.
Experts say cited by INAH in a statement, "It was discovered that the Mayan writing meant end of the cycles, among other things, when the Mayan writing was began to be deciphered; thereafter it became an easy interpretation from the Western thought's perspective, connecting this to an apocalyptic vision of the world's end."
Mario Aliphat and Rafael Cobos, the two Mayan experts agreed that it was the western messianic thinking that twisted the world view of ancient civilizations such as the Maya.
Aside from that, they mentioned, it made it possible for the "modern prophets" to commence projecting the assumed "end of the world" from the end of a period along with the beginning of one other, which generally corresponds to an account in the Mayan calendar. The experts will meet so as to talk about the prophecies of the Mayan.
At the VII Round able of Palenque, in a town of the same name which is nearby the archaeological site in the Mexican state of Chiapas, a special session will take place - 60 experts in Mayan culture will meet from November 27th to December 2nd "to ascertain Mayan prophecies about 2012".
According to experts, among the 15000 known Mayan glyphic texts, only two mention the year 2012; the 1st of these quotations is in the 6th monument within the El Tortuguero archaeological zone, in the town of Macuspana, and then the next, in the town of Comalcalco, both in the state of Tabasco.
The author of a guide to the Mayan calendar and the epigrapher, Carlos Pallan states that the ancient Mayan time comprised of concrete cycles wherein animated beings with names are used to personify them, for example, baktun or referred to as the 400 years cycle was represented by a mythological bird.
The Mayan rituals were developed to make the next cycle beneficial plus there's "certain emphasis" that in 2012 a calendar cycle would occur, that's been "the root of the confusion," he said. Cobos and Aliphat agree that the entire Mayan ritual system was trying to forecast the ideal or the wrong dates for planting, harvesting, and even war by means of astronomical observation.
The Calendar and Cycles Of The Mayan
Experts say, the Mayas made new cycles having long duration, which in turn made it possible for them to determine dates from earlier, mythical as well as future times.
For the Mayas, a cycle was made up of 400 years and each was made up of 13 cycles, leading to a total of 5200 Mayan years (5125 based on the Gregorian calendar), and in line with that account, the present era ends on the 23rd of December 2012 and a brand new one will begin.
Experts also said that the Mayans believed that the end of each era the cosmos regenerates, hence completing a cycle of creation.
Experts will discuss many different aspects of the research with regards to the interpretation of the hieroglyphics plus some aspects of the Mayan calendar in the Table of Palenque.
Experts say cited by INAH in a statement, "It was discovered that the Mayan writing meant end of the cycles, among other things, when the Mayan writing was began to be deciphered; thereafter it became an easy interpretation from the Western thought's perspective, connecting this to an apocalyptic vision of the world's end."
Mario Aliphat and Rafael Cobos, the two Mayan experts agreed that it was the western messianic thinking that twisted the world view of ancient civilizations such as the Maya.
Aside from that, they mentioned, it made it possible for the "modern prophets" to commence projecting the assumed "end of the world" from the end of a period along with the beginning of one other, which generally corresponds to an account in the Mayan calendar. The experts will meet so as to talk about the prophecies of the Mayan.
At the VII Round able of Palenque, in a town of the same name which is nearby the archaeological site in the Mexican state of Chiapas, a special session will take place - 60 experts in Mayan culture will meet from November 27th to December 2nd "to ascertain Mayan prophecies about 2012".
According to experts, among the 15000 known Mayan glyphic texts, only two mention the year 2012; the 1st of these quotations is in the 6th monument within the El Tortuguero archaeological zone, in the town of Macuspana, and then the next, in the town of Comalcalco, both in the state of Tabasco.
The author of a guide to the Mayan calendar and the epigrapher, Carlos Pallan states that the ancient Mayan time comprised of concrete cycles wherein animated beings with names are used to personify them, for example, baktun or referred to as the 400 years cycle was represented by a mythological bird.
The Mayan rituals were developed to make the next cycle beneficial plus there's "certain emphasis" that in 2012 a calendar cycle would occur, that's been "the root of the confusion," he said. Cobos and Aliphat agree that the entire Mayan ritual system was trying to forecast the ideal or the wrong dates for planting, harvesting, and even war by means of astronomical observation.
The Calendar and Cycles Of The Mayan
Experts say, the Mayas made new cycles having long duration, which in turn made it possible for them to determine dates from earlier, mythical as well as future times.
For the Mayas, a cycle was made up of 400 years and each was made up of 13 cycles, leading to a total of 5200 Mayan years (5125 based on the Gregorian calendar), and in line with that account, the present era ends on the 23rd of December 2012 and a brand new one will begin.
Experts also said that the Mayans believed that the end of each era the cosmos regenerates, hence completing a cycle of creation.
Experts will discuss many different aspects of the research with regards to the interpretation of the hieroglyphics plus some aspects of the Mayan calendar in the Table of Palenque.
