the long count is only one of 9 underworlds that are laid on top of each other exponentially all ending on october 28th, 2011 (the 2012 date has been recently found to be inaccurate). each of these underworlds are projections of the tzolkin count (13x20) that all stem from the endpoint, which according to the mayan calendar will be the end of the process of devine creation. The different underworlds are as follows:
Universal - 13x20 kins (260 days duration) [?]
Galactic - 13x20(to the 0 power) tuns (12.8 years duration) [information technology]
Planetary - 13x20(to the 1 power) tuns (256 years) [industrialism]
National (Long Count) - 13x20(to the 2 power) tuns (5,125 years) [written language]
Regional - 13x20(to the 3 power) tuns (102,000 years) [spoken language]
Tribal - 13x20(to the 4 power) tuns (2 million years) [first humans]
Familial - 13x20(to the 5 power) tuns (41 million years) [first primates]
Mamallian - 13x20(to the 6 power) tuns (820 million years) [first animals]
Cellular - 13x20(to the 7 power) tuns (16.4 billion years) [matter: big bang]
the end of the world is not what is prophesized. it\'s the end of the world AS WE KNOW IT. the universal underworld leading up to the end date of all the underworlds (oct 28th 2011) will bring about the unity to the duality of man which dominated the national underworld, favoring western (left-brain) thought, followed by a universal spiritual blindfold in the planetary underworld, and now, currently a dualist galactic underworld favoring easter (rightbrain) thought, followed by a balance in the universal underworld. ok enough of this for now...
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adding on to that...i don\'t see the connection between the constant conflict between israel/palestine territory and the mayan calendar...maybe it\'s just me:confused:
understanding how the mayan calendar can be used prophetically (is that a word?) requires a fairly indepth knowledge of all the cycles of the calendar and how it applies to human history.