does anyone else remember the first time they heard of the mayan 2012 prophecy?

Now, I have another question for you all...

What would you think if, back in 2005 or 2006, someone told you that Prince William's first son would be announced EXACTLY on December 2012???

At that time, what would you think about this information??

A show called "in search of..." hosted by Spock Nimoy back in the 70's. Great show for it's time.

I remember I heard about the end of the world when I was quite young. I don't remember the circumstances but I do remember talking about it in school in 4th or 5th grade. I thought "it's such a long time from now, I'll be 59 then, an old man". Funny I still remember that. Well, here it is and I don't believe the world will end but here we are. However, the world is not ending but transitioning from how we view ourselves in the universe. The shift is upon us and most people don't even recognize it. HaHaHaHa

Im 28...

I heard about it in a science class, It was highlighted in a film on mayan culture...

They didn't even go into detail, about it; But something inside me knew that the date had a huge significance...

Yep! This was my introduction as well. Started my obsession with 12/21... and can probably be blamed for my interest in conspiracy theories.

And thanks to the interwebz...

What happened to December 24th 2011? Cause that's what the 70s nimoy clip predicted but oddly I cant find it in this clip has this been edited?

I just finished watching it, it's at the very very end right before the end credits.

seriously? I didn't hear about this until a few years ago. Man I feel so left out.

There was even an earlier similar Twilight Zone episode:

The Twilight Zone (Episode #40): “A Thing About Machines” (airdate 10/28/60)

The Plot: Your machines are going to kill you.

The Goods: This season is quickly shaping up to be the one where Rod Serling played around with the structure of science fiction and the self-aware nature that writing in the genre can start to form week after week. If season 2 is seen as the sequel to season 1, Serling took to commenting on his own work (and the work of the other writers of course).

So what does he begin his tale of conspiratorial machinery with? Why, a broken television set, of course.

Bartlett Finchley (Richard Haydn) lives in a gorgeous home with all the modern comforts, but he’s pretty damned sure they are all out to get him. In a conversation with his television repairman (a grinning Barney Phillips who seems to return week after week for a new broken machine), he reveals his ultra-Luddite sensibilities by talking down to the day laborer, but when the door is shut behind him, he almost loses his mind with literal rage against his machines.

What works so well throughout this story is that it’s a ridiculously common sentiment. Finchley is played like a lunatic (who happens to be right), but we’ve all been in a position where our television reception is crappy, our cell bars are down to zero, and our computer freezes for no ascertainable reason. This is the glimmering, aureate age of the future – machines surround us, but we know very little about them.

So, yes, this episode is a great-great-grandfather of The Matrix. Finchley’s television might be displaying visions of Latin dancers who threaten him, but the machine itself isn’t going to stand up and attack (let alone build an elaborate system for control). But the idea is there. Machines are something we depend on, but with a profound lack of understanding, how can we ever really claim that we have conquered them?

On the other hand, his electric razor definitely attacks him. So stick to that five-bladed manual monstrosity.

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Back to the original question, I discovered my dad's book Chariots of the Gods when I was 11 in 1969, I believe it mentions 2012 ... or it piqued my interest and from there I was led to Edgar Cayce and all things Glpish.

I found the original broadcast. :)



Skip to the 1:11:00 mark for what I was trying to find.

2001-02 when going to college.. Had and AMAZING "outside the box" type teacher.. She was old, quite old.. 70 ?? Anyway, the first day of Ancient History class she told us, "forget everything you EVER knew about history." We went on to spend months studying JUST the Sumerians, cuneiform, Egyptians, Maya and Aztec etc.. Basically any culture that dates back to the beginning of "known" history.. She even touched on the "giants." Fun FUN class..