Theme Week, Part E!

Jeremy’s Sametime Status Proudly Presents: The End Of The World Week! The world may end on December 21 2012 due to a destruction of the earth’s magnetic field. You have 4 Years, 10 Months and 13 Days to reverse your polarity.


So I guess Superman flying backwards around the planet is going to cause this?


Close, but not quite. The working theory at one point was that a brown dwarf star existing just past the orbit of Neptune (the existance of which has since been largely debunked due to the discovery of Pluto), will have a serious effect on the severity of the Sun's 11-year sunspot cycle. So much so, that it will destroy the Earth's magnetic field, and induce what Emmanuel Velikovsky called an "ELE": an Extinction Level Event.


Interesting...so that's it?


Actually, no. This particular end of the world date is one of the most popular theories in existance today.

• Patrik Geryl predicts a pole reversal in which the North and South poles switch and cause the earth to start rotating in the opposite direction.
  
• Michael Drosnin, author of "The Bible Code," found a hidden message in the first five books in the Bible. From this, he was able to determine that a comet will crash into the earth in 2012 and annihilate all life.
  
• Kev Peacock predicts that the Sun's magnetic field will reverse, and induce a reversal of the Earth's magnetic field. This will cause massive geothermal and tectonic catastrophes. Apparently, this will also cause the Lost City of Atlanta Atlantis to resurface.
  
• Vijay Kumar predicts that World War III is most likely to happen in 2012. This will be followed by a permanent state of spiritual elevation. He states that "Beyond 2012 it shall only be harmony and peace all over." It will be called "the golden period." Bhagwan Kalki, a spiritual master of the highest order, will deliver humanity from today's ills. Good to know.
  
• Lastly, ancient Mayan calendars predicted a "Great Cycle of the Long Count" of 13 Baktuns or 5,125.36 years. Many interpreters believe that the Mayans expected that the universe would last precisely that length of time. That is, they anticipated the end of the world at 13.0.0.0.0 in their notation. This is the Winter Solstice, 2012.
  

Well, that seems pretty definitive. It was nice knowing you.


Same to you. It's been a pleasure sharing Theme Week with you.