| After the Spanish conquest of the ancient Mayan | | | | Throughout the book of creation, stories are told about |
| lands, most records of this ancient and mysterious | | | | how the Earth was transformed by these creators, |
| culture were destroyed. However the Popol Vuh, the | | | | and their knowledge passed on to Humankind, including |
| Mayan book of creation survived this destruction. | | | | the fabled Mayan Calendar. |
| What is the 'Popol Vuh," and how does it help us | | | | The Mayan book of Creation survived solely because |
| understand more about the prophesies of 2012? | | | | a Spanish Friar, Father Ximénez's kept and |
| "This is the first account, the first narrative. There was | | | | preserved the Holy book, in 1701. It is thanks to Father |
| neither man, nor animal, birds, fish, crabs, trees, stones, | | | | Ximenez, that the book of Creation survives, as all |
| caves, ravines, grasses, nor forests; there was only | | | | other writing was destroyed by order of the Church. |
| the sky. The surface of the earth had not appeared. | | | | We can surmise that the 'Popol Vu" view of creation |
| There was only the calm sea and the great expanse | | | | sounds similar to both the Bible's version of creation, |
| of the sky. There was nothing brought together, | | | | and to some believers is evidence that our creators |
| nothing which could make a noise, nor anything which | | | | may of come from outer space. |
| might move, or tremble, or could make noise in the | | | | Strange artifacts dotted around ancient Mayan lands |
| sky." | | | | do include the "Esperanza Stone," and ancient pillars |
| Then came the creators... | | | | which are not made from any materials currently |
| The creators of Earth came from the 'heavens," | | | | known on Earth. These ancient artifacts are thousands |
| probably related to Venus, as the planet Venus is the | | | | of years old, reinforcing this unorthodox theory of |
| focal point of Mayan astronomy, and the center point | | | | creation. |
| of alignment with many ancient Mayan monuments. | | | | There is no sound reason to deny that the Mayan |
| The creators, "first attempted to create humans so | | | | knew the exact birth date of Venus, as their fabled |
| that they may be praised and venerated by their | | | | Calendar started on this date. They also knew the |
| creation. Their first attempts (animals, mud man, and | | | | exact date of the Mayan "End of days," when Earth is |
| wooden man) proved unsuccessful because they | | | | aligned with the Sun and the center of the Universe, |
| lacked speech, souls, and/or intellect." | | | | which falls on the 21st December, 2012.- a once in |
| As the "Popol Vuh" ends these creators tried | | | | 26.000 year cosmic event. Yet, we only can surmise |
| unsuccessfully to create Humankind, but at the end | | | | what events the ancient Maya knew would happen on |
| created an intellectual species of Men and Women. | | | | the day of alignment. |