140 million people worldwide strongly agree that the Mayan prophecy means the world will end this year

I’ve been thinking about that poll, the one done by IPSOS for Reuters News. They surveyed 16,262 people in 21 countries and found out that:

One in ten (10%) respondents in 21 countries agree ‘the Mayan calendar, which some say ‘ends’ in 2012, marks the end of the world’ – 2% strongly agree, 8% somewhat agree. 

One in seven (14%) global citizens believe end of the world is coming in their lifetime

So, today I looked up the population of the earth and it was 6,840,507,003  in 2010 (and steadily rising so it’s more now) according to the World Bank.

That means that 10% of approximately 7 billion people or 700 million people worldwide believe that the Mayan calendar ends in 2012 and therefore the world will end. 

Even if you just take the 2% that, according to the IPSOS survey, “strongly agree,” you’re still talking about 140 million people.

That’s a lot of people believing the world is going to end this year!

A whole lot of people.

Sleep research: Longest dreams occur just before awakening

I remember reading somewhere that your longest dream occurs just before awakening. Evidently, as the night goes on, you start by dreaming a short dream, then a while later, you dream a longer dream, and so on. That means that if you don’t sleep a full night, you don’t get the opportunity to have your longest dream with the most information in it.  It also means that your longer dreams provide the most opportunity for communication from your subconscious and hence your soul. This may explain why getting enough sleep is the first step in furthering dream recall, which can lead to psychic information.

Dream recall improves with sleep

During the question/answer period at the end of a recent talk in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, one woman asked me what she could do to improve her ability to remember dreams.

Dream recall is important, because one way to improve psychic ability is through dream interpretation. Of course, if you’re not remembering your dreams, you’re losing out on that opportunity for soul communication, the basis of psychic ability.

I told her that, in my experience, the first thing to do is to make sure you get enough sleep.

Interest in December 21, 2012 Mayan prophecy greater than expected!

On the evening of Thursday, May 31, I spoke in Toronto, Canada on: Do Mayan Shamans Believe the World Will End on December 21, 2012?

I felt afraid that maybe no one was really interested in the 2012 Mayan prophecy anymore since 2012 has arrived and nothing’s happened. But, I guess, because December 21, 2012 is still in the future, more people turned up than I expected. In fact, we had a full house.

When the slide with the actual Mayan prophecy came up in my PowerPoint presentation, one girl even ran up to the front and took a picture with her cell phone! I guess people really want to know what exactly the ancient Maya had to say about December 21, 2012.

Near the end, I felt worried that the presentation might go longer than advertised. (There had been some technical glitches that slowed things down at the beginning. )Therefore, I said to the audience that I could just tell them what my next videotaped interview said instead of playing the video. (My PPT presentation had videotaped interviews embedded in it.)

“No!” they shouted, with a disbelieving laugh as if I had to be kidding, “We want to see it!” So, I played it.

I felt happy that I could present information they wanted!

Building blocks of life on earth could have come from space

Scientists studying meteorites on Australia and Antarctica have discovered that they contain adenine and guanine.

OK, before you go, “What!!!?”

And, “What does that have to do with life on earth?”

Let me explain that, as I understand the article at Learning Mind, of the 12 meteorites studied, 11 contained adenine, which is a component in building the “stairs” of DNA, and guanine, another key component of DNA, was found on eight.

Haven’t you wondered: “What started the evolutionary process?”

According to these scientists, the crucial components such as the adenine and guanine, could have landed on earth on meteorites and had an extraterrestrial origin:

Two of the 12 meteorites contain exotic particles that are very rare on Earth, thus demonstrating that the building blocks of DNA must have been formed in space. The discovery confirms the theory that a set of prefabricated sections on a meteorite or a comet could have given rise to life on Earth.

DNA has an extraterrestrial origin

That’s pretty exciting! By the way, by extraterrestrial, I’m pretty sure the scientists meant it to mean, “from outside the earth,” rather than “an alien on a spaceship.”

On the other hand, I don’t know about you, but for me, as soon as I see, “extraterrestrial,” I think, “aliens.”

Poll: 10% worldwide believe the Mayan prophecy predicts the end of the world on December 21, 2012

I had an experience while speaking in British Columbia in April, of a person who believes that the 2012 Mayan prophecy means that the end of the world will come on December 21, 2012. This person is one of the 10% worldwide, surveyed by Ipsos, who believe that the Mayan calender ends on December 21, 2012, which means that the world will end on December 21, 2012.

I referred to the Ipsos (Reuters News) poll yesterday on this blog. According to that poll:

“One in ten (10%) respondents in 21 countries agree ‘the Mayan calendar, which some say ‘ends’ in 2012, marks the end of the world’ – 2% strongly agree, 8% somewhat agree.”
One in Seven (14%) Global Citizens Believe End of the World is Coming in Their Lifetime, One in Ten Believe Mayan Prophecy is True (10%), Fear World Will End in 2012 (8%)

OK, so here’s my experience.

In British Columbia, we stayed at a hotel that serves a delightful complimentary breakfast that includes scrambled eggs, oatmeal porridge, and many bakery items. We also appreciate the helpful and friendly service in supplying this wonderful breakfast by the young woman who serves us.

Because of the fine selection on their “continental menu” and the wonderful service, we have stayed at this hotel many times. As a result, we have deepened our acquaintance with the young woman who serves us. Therefore, since I knew someone who had a condominium for sale in the area, I mentioned this to the young woman just in case she was looking or she knew someone who was looking for a condo to buy.

To my surprise, she replied that she couldn’t take on a huge commitment such as buying a home, because the world was going to end on Decmeber 21, 2012. I could have left the topic at that, but because we have come to know this woman over the years, I care for her and do not want her to live in fear. She also has two children and I don’t want young people to be frightened. This was no longer about the condo. It was now about her and her feelings of fear.

Therefore, I told her that I had travelled to Yucatan five times, that I had interviewed Mayan shamans and experts on the Maya, that I give presentations showing that the Mayan calendar does not end on December 21, 2012, and that, based on my research, the Mayan prophecy did not say that the world was going to end on December 21, 2012.

She let me say what I had to say, but I could see she still believed the world was going to end on December 21, 2012.

Poll: 14 % believe the world will end in their lifetime

According to a global research company Ipsos on behalf of Reuters News, 22% of the people in the United States agree with the statement that the world will end in their lifetime. Only 6% in France agree with the statement.

Furthermore, China is in the lead with 20% of their population agreeing with the statement that “the Mayan calendar, which some say ‘ends’ in 2012, marks the end of the world,” and Germany is tied with Indonesia at the bottom of the list with only 4% agreeing with the statement that the world will end in 2012, The United States at 12% and Canada at 9% are in the middle.

The poll also notes that fears over the end of the world due to the end of the Mayan calendar have led to heightened anxiety throughout the world.

These beliefs appear to translate into worry, as a similar proportion (8%) of global citizens agrees – 2% strongly, 6% somewhat – that they ‘have been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012.’ Most (92%) disagree with the statement (80% strongly, 12% somewhat). Those in Russia (14%) appear to have the highest level of anxiety, followed by Poland (13%), China (12%), Turkey (11%) and Japan (11%). Those in Great Britain (4%) are least likely to agree, followed by 5% in Germany, Australia and Canada.
One in Seven (14%) Global Citizens Believe End of the World is Coming in Their Lifetime

Events in the Toronto area a success!

I had a lovely time presenting speaking events in Toronto on Atlantis and 2012. I also spoke to groups in friends’ living rooms in St. Catharines and Meaford. As usual, I loved meeting so many wonderful, knowledgeable, kind, and interesting people!

Complimentary Thursday Evening Event in Toronto

If you are in Toronto, or traveling to Toronto for my events on Thursday and Saturday (May 31 and June 2), here is more information on the free event at Alternative Thinking.  

Topic: Do Mayan Shamans Believe the World Will End on December 21, 2012?

Location: Alternative Thinking Bookstore, 758 Bathurst St., just below Bloor.

Date: Thursday, May 31

Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Cost: Zero (0) Nothing

Description: This program will address three main points:

1. What are Yucatecan Mayan Shamans saying?  includes research garnered through interviews with Daykeeper Hunbatz Men and a Mayan shaman performing a spring equinox ceremony at Chichen Itza

2. What are Guatemalan Mayan Shamans saying? results from an interview with Dr. Robert Sitler, author of  The Living Maya: Ancient Wisdom in the Era of 2012 and Director of Latin American Studies at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, who has visited and studied the Maya for 30 years.

3. The original December 21, 2012 Maya Prophecy

If you are in the area and can make it, I look forward to seeing you there.

I will have books to sell there.

For further information, please click here.

Or copy and paste the following link in your browser:
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Carol Chapman speaks on Atlantis in Toronto

I’m going to be speaking in Toronto, Canada, next Saturday, June 2^nd, 2012. It will be an all-day event lasting from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Following, please find an outline of the event:

Atlantis and Its Colonies in Egypt and Yucatan

Atlantis and Its Colonies in Egypt and Yucatan is a day-long event organized into four sessions. Throughout, I will be showing a Powerpoint Presentation that includes photographs of my research in Egypt and Yucatan.

1^st Morning Session: The Location of Atlantis. In this session, we will look at:

• The many places that are supposed to be Atlantis
• Edgar Cayce’s psychic readings on the location of Atlantis
• The world during Atlantean times according to Cayce

2^nd Morning Session: The Strange People of Atlantis. This session includes three main topics:

• Overview of the types of entities, since Atlanteans were not all human beings
• A timeline, showing the progression of the types of entities over time
• Images of the different kinds of Atlanteans painted on the pharaohs’ tombs

1^st Afternoon Session: The Atlantean Migration to Egypt and Yucatan. In this session, we will examine the following themes:

• Why the Atlanteans migrated
• The Atlantean modes of transporation
• Images of Atlantean transportation in Egypt (the pharaohs’ tombs) and Yucatan (carvings in Mayan ruins)

 2^nd Afternoon Session: The Search for Evidence of Atlantis includes three areas that Edgar Cayce’s psychic readings identified as locations where the Atlanteans left records of their civilization and information on their power source, the mighty crystal:

• The Bimini Islands off the East Coast of Florida
• Egypt, by the Great Sphinx
• Yucatan—controversy over two possible locations

 At the end of each session, there will be time for a question/answer period.

 For more information and to register for the event, please click here.

Hope to see you there!