On Oct 1, 12:14 am, Saint Isadore Patron Saint of the Internet
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>>> On Sep 30, 9:35 pm, turtoni
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>>> "Despite the publicity generated by the 2012 date, Susan Milbraath,
>>> curator of Latin American Art and Archaeology at the Florida Museum of
>>> Natural History, stated that "We [the archaeological community] have
>>> no record or knowledge that [the Maya] would think the world would
>>> come to an end" in 2012.
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>>> "For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end
>>> of a whole cycle," says Sandra Noble, executive director of the
>>> Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal
>>> River, Fla. To render Dec. 21, 2012, as a doomsday or moment of cosmic
>>> shifting, she says, is "a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot
>>> of people to cash in."
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>> Pretty cool picture. Must be awesome to see for real.
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> I went there in 1990 (could have been 89 - I'm just not sure).
> Anyway I was in prime condition then and climbed all the way
> to the top then went inside the little room at the top and a
> large velvet type moth (could have been a weird butterfly) I
> am pretty sure it was a moth. seemed to be sleeping on the
> roof of the room. I was totally straight (no drugs in me) and
> it woke up and flew onto the top of my head and I got this
> super tripped out feeling until it flew off my head and out
> the door of the room. I'll never forget that event or the
> trip there -- it was wonderful!!
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>> I think Tikal is one of the highest ruins.
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http://mayaruins.com/tikal/Tikal_InnerMap.html
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> Yep, it was the Temple 1 I was in the top of with the moth.
> I felt like I was tripping and peaking on a strong hit of
> LSD when that moth landed on my head - then when it flew off
> and out the door of the litle room I came right back to an instant
> being straight. It was one of the strangest thing I ever had
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That must have been pretty strange. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed
imagining your situation. And of course you are so lucky to have seen
those sites in person.
> - Tom
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> PS: Maybe I'm just a hippie tweaker but I really do have a strong
> inner feeling that 12/21/12 will be the end of human kind on this
> planet - with the unexpected death of my only daughter and blood
> relative on the 14th - I feel even stronger about this date being
> the end. I also feel like me and all who are close to me and of a
> good nature will pass on before that date of 12/21/12 also. Call
> me crazy but, that's how I feel now more than ever before.
Sorry for your loss. If you're spiritual then you might think that
your loved one's hope you have much happiness and peace on earth.
