Book Excerpt – End of the World 2012

End of the World 2012:
The Latest Up-To-Date Information on the Mayan Calendar, the Alignment with the Galactic Center, and the December 21, 2012 Mayan Prophecies – Will the World End in 2012?

Chapter 6:
Prophecies of a New World from the Maya

To find out more about the Maya prophecies of a new world, we went to visit Dr. Robert K. Sitler, an authority on the Maya and also the Director of the Latin American Studies Program at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. He is also the author of The Living Maya: Ancient Wisdom in the Era of 2012.

We talked with Dr. Sitler in his home. I liked that he was dressed casually in a cotton long-sleeved blue top, cotton trousers and sandals. There was something about the way he sat in a relaxed manner, that made me feel instantly comfortable in his presence.

I had first read about Dr. Sitler in an article he wrote, which was included in the book, The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies, and Possibilities. Of all the articles in that book, his seemed to be one that appeared to address the actual Mayan prophecy that had originally started all the conjecture about the predictions of doomsday or, conversely, awakening.

Therefore, I felt grateful for the opportunity to interview him, because he seemed to be one of few who actually knew something about the Mayan prophecies and their origins.

Since I considered him to be a treasure trove of real information on the Maya and the Mayan prophecies, I first started by asking about prophecies of a new world.

I told him that I had heard, in my travels while filming the Yucatan Travel Movie that especially the Maya in the Tulum area were talking about something that was going to happen in “2000 and a little bit.” So, I asked Professor Sitler if he knew anything about this.

The Tulum Mayan ruins overlook a gorgeous white-sand beach. Photo by Miriam Balsley

Maya Prophecies of a New World from the Tulum Area

He replied, “Certainly one of the richest prophetic traditions in the Maya world—that particular area, starting at Tulum and going to the south and west from there, you’re in an area where people sometimes refer to themselves as ‘mas ehual’ [My best phonetic guess at how to spell what Dr. Sitler said, which is probably a phrase in Spanish, but it could also be Mayan.].

He continued, “These are the descendants of the rebels who fought the Caste War in the late 1800s and have been extremely resistance to assimilation into the Hispanic culture.”

By the way, as I mentioned earlier, in the Caste War the indigenous Maya fought the Spanish in an attempt to regain control of their ancestral lands. The Maya lost.

Dr. Sitler continued, “They have very strong prophetic traditions, most of which involve a war, and this time, instead of being brutally defeated, they would emerge victorious from the war. There would be a new world with Maya sensibilities in place.”

I had heard Alfred Rordame describe how Vedic Astrology predicted an opportunity for understanding the mysteries. Now, I heard Dr. Sitler talk about the prophecies of the Maya of the Tulum area, which involved a new world in which a Maya view of the world would predominate.

So far, I hadn’t heard anything about the end of the world.

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Where to find happiness?

Here’s an interesting observation as a result of my interview with 2012 expert Robert K. Sitler, Ph.D. He told me how he’s always sad when he comes back to the US from Guatemala or Yucatan where he’s been visiting with modern-day Maya.

I said, “Did I hear you right? Aren’t they very poor and live in one-room mud and wattle houses? Shouldn’t you be happy to get back to civilization?”

He said that I had heard him right. He is sad because they have such a richness of spirit, family and intimacy. In comparison, returning to the US feels cold, lonely and as if most people are depressed. He said that many modern-day Maya are very happy even though they have little material possessions. He said that their children are also very happy even though they don’t have toys but only use natural objects like stones and sticks for fanciful play.  They also revere the natural world in which they live.

Here’s my experience. On my way down to the Winter Star Party, every restaurant where we stopped that also had a gift shop, I wanted to buy something such as marble Easter eggs, bowls with rabbits painted on them, and stuffed bunnies for Easter. We decided to buy these items on the way home from our week of star gazing.

However, after the friendship, conviviality of fellow amateur astronomers as well as living in nature in a rustic cabin – we also lived by nature’s rhythms since we couldn’t use electricity after dark to preserve our night vision – I felt so content within myself that on the way home from the Winter Stay Party, all the things I thought I needed and wanted to buy meant nothing to me.

Was it because of the intimacy, friendship and closeness to nature – the way the Maya live – that I did not need things to make me happy?

Very interesting is all I can say!

Carol Chapman —

2012 Movie Includes Dr. Robert K. Sitler

Yesterday, I had a delightful interview with Robert K. Sitler, Ph. D., Director of Latin American Studies at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. I first learned of Dr. Sitler from his excellent article, “2012 and the Maya World” in the book, The Mystery of 2012.  

Dr. Sitler has visited and studied the Maya for over 30 years and brings direct knowledge of their culture and their perspectives on 2012. It was a great interview – about an hour and half in length – which I can incorporate in my 2012 movie.

Thank you, Dr. Sitler.

Carol Chapman —