2012 ~ Let Us Shift Together

Mayans of the classic period (250 to 900 AD) were prolific writers of books. Tragically, those books, which conveyed precise information about the culture’s history, mathematics, astronomy, and prophecy, were burned by the thousands at the hand of Hernan Cortez and his fellow Spanish Conquistadores in the early 1500s.

Along with more valuable plunder, four of those ancient manuscripts, or codices, were spared and sent to the King of Spain as novelty gifts, where they were displayed in various locations throughout Europe. Eventually, one of the rare books found its way to Vienna, where it was procured by a private collector and donated in 1740 to the Royal Saxon Library of Dresden, Germany.

The 800-year-old Dresden Codex, as that particular Mayan textbook is now called, is best known for its incredibly accurate astronomical predictions and dire prophetic visions of the future. On the last page of the codex—a page symbolized by the arrival of a celestial water-bearer—the Mayans wrote of a day when time as we know it would cease to exist.

That day is almost here. 

Click here to read more of what Eric Rankin has discovered.