Feng Shui: Water-Snake Year 2013-14 Correspondences

People's unique Birth Year Energies can be adjusted to changing Qi energy-patterns via 5 Elements Feng Shui. Improved, health, fortune and prospects may ensue for those complying with Heaven's Law whilst here on Earth, of their own free-will.
In China and the Far East the Snake is considered a 'lucky' Birth Sign. There, family planning frequently takes Year Animals and Elements into account when choices are made.
Water: Snake Year 2013-14 Year Element
Water Correspondences
Water's Wealth connexions are many (e.g. current accounts, currency, floatation, cash-flow and income-streams). Communications (see above) physical and verbal are linked similarly (e.g. stream-of-consciousness accounts, word-flow, gushing compliments etc). Use the South East 'Wealth' Sector of rooms and dwellings for placements, rather than the North (Helpful People) Sector, for maximum effectiveness during this period.
Crystals and Minerals:
River-bed pebbles are useful for display during this period. Agate, Opal (particularly Fire Opals) and Topaz have auspicious links to the Snake Sign. Crystal/mineral boats, water-features, bowls, fish and figurines can activate appropriate sectors of locations.
Backgrounds:
Metal backgrounds (colours, materials etc) will also encourage healthy Qi-flows within dwellings during this period as Metal supports Water in Feng Shui (tanks, taps, pipes and pans confirm this, Metal even melts and flows when heated). As Water supports Wood, materials of this nature can be highlighted in foregrounds similarly.
Colours
Black (Big, Sea/Salt Water); Blue (Small, Fresh/Drinking Water).
Materials:
Mirrors, plastics, glass (plain and coloured), natural crystals, silk.
Motifs, Images and Motifs:
Snakes, Taiji Symbols, water-features, Aquaria, the 'Chan Chu' (3-Legged Toad or Money-Frog) crystal-boats and ships, Fish, Lakes, Rivers, Landscapes (especially Water-Colours).
Designs
Serpentine, waves and wavy patterns (especially in pastel colours) Willow-patterns and coiling, undulating meandering designs are particularly appropriate.
Scenes and Tableux:
Particularly appealing at this time should be Bodhisattva Kuan Shi Yin, Daoist Immortal and Shaolin Temple Patron Deity's images and statues (particularly Aquarian water-bearing ones). Traffic-flow, communication and travel use, Roads, Streets, and Street scenes also represent Water in Feng Shui terms. Photos, replicas and even drawings can be part of these via 5 Elements Feng Shui's 'resemblance' principle.
Overall
Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui consider the influence of Year Animals and Elements in their forecasts and cures. Both play life-long roles (although Elemental influences are still relatively unknown in the West) affecting people and events.
Regarding infants born and nurtured during this period, 5 Elements Feng Shui may help balance and harmonise their initial and later environments. Older Snakes (and others) sharing Water as their Year Element can also benefit from 5 Elements Feng Shui, like individuals of all Birth Year Animals and Elements.

Alongside Chinese Metaphysics, Astrology andl Feng Shui Peter Allsop M.Ed's interests also include Anti-aging Longevity Training, 5 Elements Qigong and Daoism.
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Lucky Feng Shui Gems, Crystals and Minerals for Snake Year 2013-14

Gem, Crystal and Mineral are extremely popular as their polished, bright, multi-faceted forms heighten positive and diminish negative energies wherever located. Frequently used as Feng Shui remedies and 'Cures' they have serious good-luck and wealth attraction potential during Snake Year 2013-14 considering it has wealth-linked Water as Year Element.
The Snake itself is an ongoing Chinese luck and good fortune symbol(forget western Biblical traditions of 'wicked serpents'). The Feng Shui principle of 'resemblance' assists those eager to improve their prospects during this period in surprising ways.
Mineral Money Magnets
Feng Shui wealth-enhancers aka 'money-magnets' from the Gem, Crystal and Mineral kingdom obviously include Diamonds. Traditionally graded in 'Waters' these symbolise the 2013-14 Year Element's wealth associations.
Feng Shui's 'resemblance' principle means Iron Pyrites and Citrine (aka the Merchant Stone' as it brings wealth to businesses)also assist here as their appearance is similar to Gold. Quartz too has much to offer as it magnifies and amplifies energies of materials displayed alongside it for these purposes.
The 'real thing' would be ideal but too expensive for most to even consider. 'Resemblance' however means glass and plastic imitation Diamonds (even photos and artwork) function equally well. Found only in Herkimer USA (but available from Crystal Shops and suppliers everywhere) Herkimer Diamonds, inexpensive Quartz crystals with a particularly pleasant appearance, function as both energy amplifiers and wealth-attractors. Even plastic copies of Quartz crystals enhance the energies and effects of other crystals and objects they are placed next to!
The South East 'Wealth' (or Wood) sector of locations is where Crystal 'wealth attractors' should be deployed during this period as Water 'supports' Wood in 5 Elements Feng Shui. To further encourage your prosperity to grow add Topaz, Aventurine and Agate to your displays.
'Mock' Mineral Money Makers: 'Resemblance'
As real Diamonds aren't needed and glass or plastic copies work equally well (similarly diamond pictures or photos) these are fortunately cheaper and easier to find. Thanks to the 'resemblance' principle an old store promotion supplied me with some extra-large plastic diamonds.
Gold and Silver ingots were once used as Chinese Currency. Thus, stage props like fake gold-bullion bars and even 'Stage-money' are also excellent for weath-enhancement purposes, similarly old Chinese coins (copper rather than plastic copies).
Objects for Wealth Enhancement Purposes
Metal and Crystal Dragons (Chinese not Western) and Crystal Treasure Ships have clear Water/Wealth connexions, likewise wealth-growing Crystal Trees (especially Agate ones). The 3-Legged Toad or 'Chan Chu', particularly when pictured sitting on piles of coins, is always a popular water-linked wealth-attractor.
Love and Romance Luck
Place clear and Rose Quartz samples together in rooms and dwellings' S.W 'Relationship' sector to improve your fortune in this area (as we know, Quartz amplifies energies of adjacent crystals). Polished cabouchons, solid pieces of matrix or 'points' are all equally useful for this. Assist your endeavours further by adding Rhodonite, Pink Morganite and Rodochrosite to your displays.
Business and Career Luck
Kept next to till or computer Citrine, the 'merchant stone' via the 'resemblance' principle (thanks to its golden colour) can enhance your prospects and generate 'feel good' vibes, especially when placed in locations' North Business Sector. Pyrites placed next to mobiles and laptops will absorb negative energies to assist you further.
For General Protective Purposes
Particularly if placed around the foot of the bed, Blue Calcite, Haematite (the polished black variety in particular) and Black Tourmaline will provide positive protective support during Snake Year 2013-14.
Displays
Mirrors and Quartz both are both Yin Metal which supports Water and its Wealth Associations in 5 Elements Feng Shui. Displays reflected by the former and supported by the latter may prove particularly effective in the background during Yang Water Snake Year 2013-14.
To encourage wealth and prosperity to flow into your life, display fake diamonds on desktops during Yang Water Snake Year (2013-14). Add some fake Gold ingots, bars, Pyrites, a Horse-Shoe Magnet and 3-4 Chinese Coins (Yang-side up) linked by a red thread. Some Quartz and a 'Chan Chu'/Three-Legged Toad would also be ideal!

Feng Shui Consultant Peter Allsop M.Ed.publishes 'Red Dragon Martial Arts Ezine' free online. Peter's interests include Longevity Training, Iron Shirt, 5 Elements Qigong, Daoism, Chinese metaphysics and Astrology, alongside gem and crystal Feng Shui.
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Senior Student of GrandmasterYap Leong, Peter also teaches Shaolin Kung Fu and Qigong in Yorkshire and Derbyshire U. K. as Shaolin Fists International Area Instructor for the region.

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How Feng Shui Predictions Are Made for 2013

Feng Shui annual predictions come from a variety of sources. We can talk in very general terms when it comes to global predictions, or directionology as it relates to the individual house, as well as some observations specific to the person based on their own birth date.
In the Year of the Snake, it's bound to be a good year for some people, but not necessarily those born in the Year of the Snake, such as the years 1953, 1965, 1977, or 1989. For example, we have five different types of Snake people (Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, or Metal Snakes). If it sounds a bit like Chinese Astrology, that is because the two predictive arts work really well with each other. In a general way, we can say that the Year of the Snake may be even more challenging to people born in the Year of the Pig because those two signs are always in opposition to each other.
On a larger scale, we can refer to the Snake and Pig directions as being more vulnerable to accidents or mishaps in the Snake Year. When referring to any kind of map, these directions are relative to the center point, so of course there will be overlapping influences. The Snake direction is S/SE and the Pig direction is N/NW. If you did not know before, now you know that the zodiac signs relate to both time and direction!
If you were trying to locate these directions in relation to the country you live in or the state you live in, these directions would be relative to the geometric center of the country or state.
These predictions can be taken down to an individual city or in the common domain of a Feng Shui practitioner, your very house or business.
While Chinese Astrology imparts a 12 year repeating cycle inside a grander 60 year cycle, in Feng Shui we have a 9 year repeating cycle as well as 20 Year Eras. So for instance, the same annual energy which will come to your bedroom in 2013 is the same energy that resided there in 2004. If your bedroom is in the southeast, then 2013 may be more romantic encounters. The annual Five Yellow Star is residing in the center (not technically a direction) and this has many Chinese metaphysicians concerned because the 5 Yellow Star is associated with disasters and pain in the current times we live in. To have that kind of energy in the center of every structure or in the center core of every city or country, it can suggest a tendency of more upheaval, arguments, strife or accidents. And since we live in Period 8 (from 2004 until 2024), this combination of "earth" energies can also suggest a higher incidence of earthquakes or other natural phenomenon related to the earth which could include drought or landslides or anything extreme related to the earth.
The 5 Yellow Star is related to set-backs or delays and yet we can't honestly say that everyone on the planet will be harnessed to this kind of energy with no escape. This is where the individual destiny and the individual house come into play. For example, one person may live in a house where the annual 2 star of sickness and health may be at their front door in 2013 (Southwest) and their prospects for the year may not be as good as someone whose front door welcomes the annual 8 wealth star (Northeast) in 2013. In Xuan Kong Fei Xing (Flying Star School) the age of the house may still determine more of what the occupant's experiences will be than the annual cycles. But annual cycles will act as a trigger for more dormant energies. As a theoretical example, the direction of south will be associated with a greater potential for a fire accident in 2013 and if that annual force joins an area of a floor plan already vulnerable to a fire, then the annual cycle may just be the last straw. In contrast, the annual 9 fire star could join positive energy and actually bring great fortune to someone. This is why a competent and comprehensive evaluation has to be performed, discovering the uniqueness of each property.
One aspect of uniqueness to 2013 will be that the annual "star" in each direction will match the inherent element for each of the eight basic directions. For example, the annual 1 star will be in the North in 2013. Both the 1 star and the North resonate with the water element. The annual 7 metal start will be in the west and west is inherently a "metal" type direction. What this is going to do is intensify both positive and negative influences of each direction.
Historically, these passages of time were taken so seriously that the Chinese emperors would wear robes in the color associated with the season or grander cycles of the time. My best advice for anyone really interested in their potential for the year, is to enlist the services of a highly trained astrologer, Feng Shui master or Nine Star Ki diviner to look deeper into the stars and what they have to say for you personally, transcending the superficial. Otherwise, the general predictions are just that, general.

Kartar Diamond has been consulting professionally since 1992 and she has a wealth of resources for you on her website, http://www.FengShuiSolutions.net Kartar Diamond is the author of Feng Shui for Skeptics, The Feng Shui Matrix, and The Feng Shui Continuum. She also has a Feng Shui Tips series in e-book format and a Case Study Club for students and fellow practitioners.
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Feng Shui Aromatherapy

Feng shui literally means 'wind water' and is a term first coined by Guo Po (276-324 AD) in his book entitled 'Zangshu'... "Qi rides the wind and scatters, but it is retained when encountering water".
Wind corresponds to Wood in the five element model upon which feng shui is based, the other four elements being Water, Fire, Earth, and Metal. It is through a system of correspondences that feng shui practice aims to balance the five elements, and in so doing it achieves it's purpose of delivering health and harmony.
Feng shui aromatherapy is all about enabling the essential balance that leads to well-being and harmony. Essential balance is a state of being that we all experience from time to time, to a greater or lesser extent. We can tell when we are balanced when we feel healthy and happy.
We also know that we can avoid putting our health and happiness in danger by doing the right thing e.g. eating sensibly, exercising moderately, getting enough sleep, getting the work/rest/play/family balance right and having good intentions... but the twists and turns of life often intervene to knock us off balance. Sometimes we can even be our own worst enemies and then have to suffer the consequences!
Maintaining a balanced five element energy state or correcting, by degrees, elemental energy imbalances... these are the aims of feng shui aromatherapy.
The origins of feng shui aromatherapy go back thousands of years, to the times of the three legendary Emperors of China. The first of these Emperors - Fu Shi (c.3322 BC) - defined the secrets of energetic life with the 8 Trigrams. The second - Shen Nung (c.2788 BC) - classified the properties of plants according to yin/yang balance and five element correspondences. The third Emperor - Huang Di (2697-2574 BC) - described the internal energy model that creates, controls and sustains physical form and function.
The combined knowledge given by these three legendary Emperors allows us to firstly, determine anyone's five element essential balance from birth; secondly, categorise essential oils from plants according to their yin/yang and five element properties; and thirdly, create blends of essential oils that enable the balance that leads to well-being and harmony.
Blends of essential oils are formulated according to our 'personal energy signature' created at birth. The quality and quantity of this personal energy, created at birth, circulates within our body (the meridians used in acupuncture) to determine how we function and how well we function. Feng shui aromatherapy is, therefore, truly holistic aromatherapy!

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December 21, 2012 - A Portal Opens

This date has stirred so much emotion, confusion and anticipation around the world. So many felt threatened by the forecast of doom and gloom. It is not surprising that resourceful and enterprising groups found an opportunity for profit, capitalizing on the fear and naivete of so many. Hollywood did its share of fear-mongering.
To prepare for this dreaded day, there are rumors that some countries have actually built "bunkers" for the safety of some. It is foolish to think that a country can save all its citizens. But some chosen groups need protection. For the general public, the internet is flooded with information on how to survive and live through December 21st. There are some brave seers that dare pinpoint the dangerous zones that will be most affected, even to the extent of completely disappearing from the face of this Earth.
Did the Mayans really predict the end of the world? Actually, the Mayans were not the only ones who had prophecies about the dawn of a great shift.
Prophecies from the Hopi Indians
It is believed that the Hopi prophecies of the coming earth changes are among the most ancient and accurate.The Elders came forward since they believe that man has reached a point of no return. It is their hope that man will return to a simpler and more spiritual way of life. The Great Shift has actually begun.
Reflect on the weather pattern these past few months. You won't read about these in newspapers. There are reports of tornadoes spinning the wrong way, there are places in Mexico where the ground temperature is heating up above 200 degrees. Over a seven-day period in early June 2012, 772 earthquakes were recorded on the California-Nevada border near Mammoth Lake. Skeptics will say there is an earthquake everyday but it is too low to feel it.
Simon Hunt writes:
"In an unprecedented and totally unexpected way, Hopi Elders for the first time in history have openly shared their sacred, and heretofore secret prophecies with the world. Robert Ghost Wolf, noted Native American Prophet and author arranged for two Hopi Elders to appear for three hours on the nationally aired Art Bell show (out of Pahrump, NV) and freely discuss their sacred, and heretofore secret prophecies."
Carrington Event of 1859
Going back to some historical data, in September 1,1859, a powerful solar storm was observed by British astronomer Richard Carrington. Its effects were felt from the Rocky Mountains to Cuba where the northern lights were visible. There was a collapse of the telegraph communication around the world. There were reports of sparks showering from telegraph machines and setting papers ablaze.
The event happened without warning in the midst of an average solar activity cycle. Some thought it was the end of the world. But Carrington spotted the true cause for these bizarre happenings-a massive solar flare with the energy of 10 billion atomic bombs which spewed electrified gas and sub-atomic particles towards earth. This resulted in a geomagnetic storm, thus the name Carrington Event.
Ice core samples have determined that the Carrington Event was twice as big as any other solar storm in the last 500 years. What would be the impact of a similar storm today? According to a 2008 report from the National Academy of Sciences, it could cause "extensive social and economic disruptions" due to its impact on power grids, satellite communications and GPS systems.
According to NASA report, more severe eruptions/solar storms than the Carrington event may be in store for us.Yet,with this possibility and with the advanced technology of the 21st century, the government and the general public seem to show an apparent lack of awareness of this threat.
Are solar flares a random phenomenon? With the use of supercomputers, patterns of solar flare cycles were discovered. Is it just coincidence that these cycles correspond with the periods in the Mayan calendar? The long count calendar is based on astronomical calculations of the solar year, and in terms of our calendar, it extends from 3114 BC to December 21, 2012.
Can solar storms wreak havoc on earth? In 1989, a solar storm knocked out power in Quebec province of Canada. This disabled the communication system- computer systems, traffic signals and air traffic. There was a massive disruption of everyday life. The province was plunged into darkness due to massive power outage.
A similar event occurred in Sweden in 2003. A solar storm knocked out the country's electrical grid. This proves how life can grind to a halt in the face of a massive power outage.
Astrophysics and solar storms
Massive amounts of gases are emitted from the solar corona during a solar storm. This corona is the outer layer of the solar atmosphere, visible at sundown as a pearly faint halo that extends to a great distance. Experts refer to these as " mass coronal projections". These electrically charged masses spew hot plasma into space at speeds of millions of miles per hour. If these particles enter the Earth's atmosphere, they can provoke magnetic storms and polar lights, which affect the geomagnetic field and thus all life on Earth. It is scary to think that its effects can go deep into the cellular level of all living things, especially mankind.
"The explosions, called coronal mass ejections, are as powerful as billions of nuclear explosions and can affect radio communications, electrical power systems and satellites orbiting Earth."...MSU Solar Physics Group
Currently, there is an increase in solar activity. It is believed that at certain times, the Earth's orientation may make it vulnerable to particle bombardment. It is observed that the electromagnetic fields of Earth are weakening and so is the heliosphere, the protective sheath of energy put out by the sun. This makes our planet increasingly susceptible to transformative effects of cosmic radiation and solar winds.
"Cosmic rays are the fastest matter known to man. Some cosmic rays are moving at more than.999999 times the speed of light."..Astrophysics.com

To the Mayans, the Sun is significant. Their observation that our galaxy contains a central sun is scientifically accurate. Astrophysicists confirm that this " central sun" that Mayans refer to is the black hole phenomenon which is thought to be at the center of our galaxy and around which the entire solar system orbits. Such orbit takes 225 million years.
"A black hole is a region, where the gravitational pull is so strong that even light cannot escape from it. This celestial object is formed at the end of a star's life cycle. There are many interesting facts regarding black holes in space"... buzzle.com/black -holes-in-space
Scientists observed that in recent years radiation has been detected at increasingly short intervals directed towards Earth. These are referred to as GRBs- gamma ray bursts. They believe these originate from the farthest reaches of our galactic center- from the black hole.
"Until recently, GRBs were arguably the biggest mystery in high-energy astronomy. They were discovered serendipitously in the late 1960s by U.S. military satellites which were on the look out for Soviet nuclear testing in violation of the atmospheric nuclear test ban treaty.As recently as the early 1990s, astronomers didn't even know if GRBs originated at the edge of our solar system, in our Milky Way Galaxy or incredibly far away near the edge of the observable Universe."NASA
The White Light- a new era of spiritual dimension
The Mayans and followers of other indigenous cultures like the Hopi Indians of Arizona add another dimension to this prediction. The prophecy is about a new era as the Solstice portal opens on December 21,2012. Such an interpretation has also been offered by contemporary Mayans and followers of other indigenous cultures with prophecies about this time. Does this has anything to do with the white light Carrington referred to?
Some believe that a cosmic electromagnetic force and gamma radiation will have far-reaching impact on the human body. There is supposed to be a beam of radiation from the Milky Way and synchronizes with the solar cycle. This could transform, re-encode the double helix of our DNA. Are human beings as they are today be re-structured?
There are also proponents of a spiritual awakening, raised consciousness and non-believers will perish. Perhaps a calamity of never before seen magnitude will teach mankind a lesson. It will not be because of an cosmic-electromagnetic force that will all of a sudden elevate mankind to a new level of consciousness and awareness.
After all, humanity is all about opposites- perfection-imperfection, truth-false, good-bad, truth-hypocrisy, love-hate, brotherhood and sisterhood, ambition or lack of it. Looking back into history, mankind has made great strides into progress and of course retrogress. What is man without love and emotions- these are our driving forces.
The world today is more aware of spirituality. It is believed that a portal opens for many to enter into a new dimension of spiritual awakening. There is hope that with this awareness, man will learn to be in tune with the forces of nature, respect the earth and all life on this planet. This is beneficial to the continued healthy survival of Mother Earth. This " awakening" may hold the key to peace and goodwill among mankind and among nations, regardless of spiritual beliefs and cultural differences.
2012: The End of Time Patricia J. Heavrene
"Options for 2012: Impending doomsday disaster? Global financial market collapse? Earth changes? Or perhaps a consciously held combination of all three? What about an impending quantum shift, the presence of higher human or divine values in the commerce and exchange of relationship? What about the possibility of a world-changing tsunami of consciousness? And if the latter is my choice, what are the steps necessary to have that call to consciousness heard and made manifest?"
Ref: MSU Solar Physics Group
NASA
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/cosmic_rays.html
www.buzzle.com
Patricia Heavrene

Bonnie Moss writes to inspire and to motivate her readers to explore the depths of their heart and soul and make a difference in this world. She draws from personal experience and her interest in spirituality. Visit her website: http://goldencupcafe.tripod.com

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The Universe Becomes A Reflection

We as human beings all possess the inner and outer states of deep consciousness through a deep and spiritual connection with the cosmos and the stars. What state you are in, what state of mind or state of consciousness, will determine how the universe and reality around you appears. Everything is reflected as a mirror of your own life. When you feel joyous and happy, the world and life around you will seem happy. But when you are upset or disturbed, the world will become a chaotic place that is out of order. It is all a matter of the reflection that comes from within yourself. This appears as a largely obvious and apparent sign of how greatly the human minds influence the environment by thought alone.
The cosmos has always existed, but not until intelligent life arrived has there been anything to perceive it, to admire it, to realize and study its existence in reality. You can see that the universe, while always present, depends on perceiving to exist. It is the same with the many other etheric and psychic realms as well. Their importance of the state of existence comes from the perceiving by any entities that use them. Otherwise, their existence is a pointless one if there is no one to use and explore them. This theory can also be summed up from the question, "If a tree falls in the forest with no one around, does it make a sound?" It all depends on the perceiving. Where does this perceiving come from? Your perceiving of the universe stems from thought.
The power of thought is a great power indeed. Cities have been built, great empires risen and fallen, kings crowned, books written, wars started, all by the process of human thought. Never underestimate the power of thought, because it become a powerful tool in your inventory to utilize for your benefit and life improvement. Once we start looking from new eyes, a different perspective, we notice how influential our mind power has upon the world. We find new realms and new experiences merely from an inner reflection of the self. The reality that you see as reality is a mirror that shows what you think and perceive of the world. You can begin to change that reality, taking out the unwanted and negative parts, once you see that you possess the power to do so. It all begins in the mind with a single spark of the neurons, then it jumps to more and more neurons, spreading through the mind and spirit as a whole. So it is the same with thought and action in our physical world. One thought spreads to more and more minds to create a huge impact.

Misty Woodard is a psychic teacher and spiritual counselor, and has been doing psychic healing, spirit channeling, and clairvoyance for over fifteen years. She offers more information and secrets to discovering psychic realms at her website Unlocking Mystic.

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Did the Mayans Predict the End of the World?

In the next few weeks, you are going to see the date December 21, 2012 A LOT! The reason this will be all over the news and the internet is because of one reason and one reason only... Death!
Death? What does that have to do with December 21, 2012? Because according to some people, that will be the date of the end of the world. As humans, from the beginning of time, we have all thought about our impending death. As I am writing this and as you are reading it, we are both... dying. We know at some point, we are going to die. It maybe 30 years from now, it maybe tomorrow, it maybe 5 minutes from now but no matter what, we will die. We just don't know when. We WANT to know, we just don't, with the exception of a few terminally ill patients. This is why there are traffic jams of people "gaping" at the latest accident, or so many hit movies that all revolve around the basic premise of someone dying either by accident or murder or sickness. This is also why you are going to see a ton of articles in the next month of the end of the Mayan calendar and what it means to us. Let me give you a little background of the latest prediction of the end of the world...
The Mayan civilization was a very advanced people with complete cities, temples and language. They were very much into astrology and used the stars to devise a calendar that as extremely accurate. That is where the prediction comes from. Their calendar mysteriously ends on December 12, 2012. Why?
Could it be they just didn't feel like going that far into the future thinking they will extend it before it ended? Or was it something else? Did they see something in the stars that we haven't?
Some people believe they were visited by aliens and were told of a mysterious planet X that would hit the earth and destroy it. Others feel perhaps they saw an asteroid on target to hit the earth. Yet others believe they were given a sign from God or a higher power.
We each need to prepare in our own way for our own demise. Whether it is by the end of the world by a major event or by natural causes, we need to prepare.
I am using the Mayan Prediction of the end of the world as a motivator for myself to become a better person and get right with my maker. Do I think the end of the world will come December 21, 2012? No I don't. But it sure is exciting to read about the different theories and what could happen isn't it?

Please take a look at my predictions and give me your thoughts and comments here... http://www.mayanendofworldprediction.com

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