Prophecies about 2012 as the year that the world will end have spread out in the past and present times. In ancient civilizations, the Mayans have predicted 2012 as the end of the earth’s current cycle, and such that the world will go through astounding change. Modern day movies and documentaries have been putting up front doomsday prophecies such as 2012 Apocalypse (2009) and Nostradamus 2012 (2008). All have depicted possible events that could happen which may be an uproar of different natural elements causing the destruction of so many lives – as 2012 may be the end of the world.

One of the theories that these various sources have stated is that there will be a shift in the magnetic poles of the earth by the near end of the year 2012– caused by the destruction of natural resources (mining). This can trigger a solar flare – which is likened to the earth experiencing a surge of billions of atomic bombs being thrown at once.

Another popular notion that brought hype to 2012 as the end of the world is the Web Bot Project – which is a series of automated bots that search for internet specific keywords, patterns and web chatter that give clues to upcoming worldwide major events. George Ure, one of the creators of the said project has claimed that the study has predicted the Sept 11 attacks in New York City and other natural disasters that have devastated millions of people. He has also concluded that the project has predicted the year 2012 as the ultimate world’s doomsday.

Could these end of the world theories – old or new – be something that we should take heed and prepare for? There is still a great need to shed more light regarding what the collective people should motion for – as the year 2012 looms near.

Theories Revolving Doomsday

Various media sources have expressed different views regarding the apocalyptic 2012. Movies and documentaries based upon studies made have shown possibilities such as massive solar storms, shifting of magnetic poles, raging earthquakes, and deathly volcanic eruptions which are due to happen all at once on 2012. These phenomena have been supported by how the ancient Mayan civilization has predicted that 2012 is the end of the earth’s cycle. Environmentalists have pointed out that the end is near due to man’s destruction of nature. Scientists have studies regarding possible comet collisions and the alignment of a black hole in the universe due on 2012.

New Age Theories

New Agers support the evidence given by the Mayan Long Count Calendar regarding the end of the earth’s cycle as to a worldwide consciousness shift. The specific date of December 21, 2012 is a time wherein the earth and the sun will have a certain alignment in space which is predicted to cause a great change for the planet. Semir Osmanagic, in his book the World of Maya, proposes that “when the cosmic energy is allowed to flow throughout our tiny planet, we will be raised to higher level by vibrations.” So in this New Age theory, the year 2012 is not a catastrophic and deathly event for all of us, but a change into a new era for mankind.

Choose your pick, Doomsday or New Age? For whatever happens to the future of mankind and the world, it is up to time to tell us.