A Timeline for the 2012 Meme
February 25, 2010
Ever wondered when and how the whole 2012 thing entered our consciousness? Here’s a (non-comprehensive) overview of how it all fell into place:
- Ancient Times – the Mayans (or some earlier civilization) created the Long Count calendar, which ends on Dec 21 2012
- 1897 - Joseph Goodman (Mark Twain’s first editor), published a paper proposing the 3114 BC start date
- 1937 - J. Eric Thompson publishes the GMT (Goodman Martinez Thompson) Correlation, confirming the 3114 BC start date, and therefore the Dec 21 2012 end date
- 1975 – several books are published that refer to 2012, including The Transformative Vision by José Argüelles and The Invisible Landscape by Terence McKenna
- 1996 - Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock first suggests the idea of 2012 being the End of the World in the form of a global cataclysm
- 1998 - Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 by John Major Jenkins introduces the concept of a Galactic Alignment
- 2000 – The launch of Survive 2012, the first website devoted to the 2012 doomsday scenario. Geoff Stray’s compendium of all things 2012, Diagnosis 2012, followed shortly after.
- 2006 - Decoding the Past: Mayan Doomsday Prophecy airs on the History Channel, the first of many similar documentaries
- 2006 - 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl by Daniel Pinchbeck
- 2006 – 2012 Forum website launched
- 2008 - Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization’s End by Lawrence E. Joseph
- 2009 – The Hollywood blockbuster movie 2012 causes discussion of the topic everywhere from CNN to Playboy magazine
Selling Fast! Survival Submarine Spots!
February 18, 2010
As usual with these types of site: caveat emptor! Before you part with your $1 million fee, make sure the deal is legit. Although the writing and style of this site passes most BS tests, it is a little bit strange that these highly trained naval officers (no mention that they have ever operated a submarine…) do not supply details or pics of the submarines, which would surely help them sell seats…
Operation Aquarius is a team of highly trained naval officers who have used their connections, and pooled their resources to purchase a decommissioned submarine, and we are presently working on acquiring two more. All three will be specially refitted for the sole purpose of surviving the Apocalypse. Because stored food, medical equipment and supplies are of such great concern, we will only have room on each sub for twenty (20) non-crew passengers.
They claim to have sold out the first sub. If this is the real deal, then it is very exciting for the 2012 survivalist niche. Unfortunately, projects like these are adverse to publicity… So it’s unlikely we’ll ever learn more about this endeavour.
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