It ain't towertalk unless you think your tower is going down. It does NOT
call for an end to the world. No one really knows why the calendar does not
continue.
Scholars, scientists and mystics disagree about what we should expect on
Dec. 21, 2012, when the Maya's "Long Count" calendar marks the end of a
5,126-year era.
Widespread catastrophe, creation of a "true balance between Divine Feminine
and Masculine" or a "change in the nature of consciousness," assisted by
indigenous insights and psychedelic drug use are just some of the media
hype.
Most scholars bristle at attempts to link the ancient Maya with trends in
contemporary spirituality. Maya civilization, known for advanced writing,
mathematics and astronomy, flourished for centuries in Mesoamerica,
especially between A.D. 300 and 900. Its Long Count calendar, which was
discontinued under Spanish colonization, tracks more than 5,000 years, then
does seem to reset at year zero.
Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of
Mesoamerican Studies says all the end of world and similar hype is "a
complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in."
Part of the 2012 mystique probably stems from the stars. On the winter
solstice in 2012, the sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way
for the first time in about 26,000 years. This means that "whatever energy
typically streams to Earth from the center of the Milky Way will indeed be
disrupted on 12/21/12 at 11:11 p.m. Universal Time.
Scientists doubt the ancient Maya extrapolated great meaning from
anticipating the alignment - if they were even aware of what the
configuration would be. Astronomers generally agree that "it would be
impossible the Maya themselves would have known that," says Susan Milbrath,
a Maya archaeoastronomer and a curator at the Florida Museum of Natural
History. What's more, she says, "we have no record or knowledge that they
would think the world would come to an end at that point."
University of Florida anthropologist Susan Gillespie says the 2012
phenomenon comes "from media and from other people making use of the Maya
past to fulfill agendas that are really their own."
All the above from some of the 1,980.000 hits I got on Google for 'mayan
calendar end of world prediction'.
So don't hold your breath and now to the important stuff.
I too used an aluminum 2 inch 6061T6 20 foot .375 wall mast with a TH7 in
Portland OR for years without a problem but do agree that a good steel mast
like chromalloy is a better choice; I used it because it was available for
the right price. I would not trust the aluminum with much wind load in
sustained high winds like the coast where I now live.
Don W7WLL
----- Original Message -----
From: "John E. Cleeve" <g3jvc@jcleeve.idps.co.uk>
To: <nf4l@nf4l.com>; "'Bill Aycock'" <billaycock@centurytel.net>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Loran Tower
So, if that prediction is correct, then it's hardly worth renewing my
subscription to the human race then! John G3JVC
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: 05 May 2010 18:05
To: Bill Aycock
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Loran Tower
It's a reference to the Inca calendar. It calls for the world to end on
that date.
73, Mike NF4L
Bill Aycock wrote:
> Please-- What is the significance (meaning) of that insignificant (size)
> cryptic statement?
> Bill--W4BSG
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>> ...it will all end on 12/21/2012 ;-)
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