"The Mayan calendar is about the evolution of consciousness, not the end of the world"

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From the point of view of Mayan Majix, a website representing prophetic, scientific and spiritual information about the Mayan Calendar since 1998, the film "2012" misinforms and distorts the true meaning of the Mayan sacred calendar, which is about transformation, not the end of the world. Equating the Mayan Calendar to doomsday, "2012" is likely to create a Y2K scenario prompting global fear and anxiety. Mayan Majix sees a positive, optimistic outcome as the end of the Mayan Calendar unfolds.

A recent National Geographic magazine article titled "2012 Prophecies Sparking Real Fears, Suicide Warnings" supports Mayan Majix's concerns about inflating global anxiety. In this article, NASA astrobiologist David Morison states, "I've had two teenagers who were considering killing themselves because they didn't want to be around when the world ends," and "Two women in the last two weeks said they were contemplating killing their children and themselves so they wouldn't have to suffer through the end of the world."

In response to the doomsday hype, Mayan Majix strives to set the record straight as to what the Maya themselves have to say about 2012. Featured prominently on the website's home page is a video excerpt from the DVD "The Mayan New Dawn," in which Mayan Grand Elder Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj gives the following message to humanity. He says, "do not believe all the things that you hear from all these people who are threatening the world...my brothers and sisters, my message is not to be afraid...take this message and spread it throughout the world." Don Alejandro is the head of the National Mayan Council of Elders of Guatemala, Day Keeper of the Mayan Calendar, a 13th generation Quiche Mayan Priest and a Grand Elder of the Continental Council of Elders and Spiritual Guides of the Americas. He is also an international lecturer on Mayan culture.

Founder of Mayan Majix, the late Ian Xel Lungold traveled the world speaking to people about the optimistic message of the Mayan Calendar. A key point Lungold would make in his presentation is that the Mayan Calendar accurately describes the evolution of consciousness. This understanding came while studying with Dr. Carl Johan Calleman, who authored the books, "Solving the Greatest Mystery of Our Time, The Mayan Calendar" and "The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness." Ian often assured his audiences that, "It's not a coincidence. We're on a schedule...this pattern shows that things are getting better and better. No matter what it looks like at the time, we are evolving. And the situation is getting better and better and better. This will go forward into our future, too, because ethics is scheduled to overcome power."

According to Lungold, "it's not time that is speeding up, it is creation...there is more happening in less time and that's been the pattern for 16 billion years. More and more is happening in every moment than ever was available before in any civilization. When more is possible in every moment, there are more possible outcomes which open the door to things called miracles." Lungold's point is that as we approach the culmination of the Mayan Calendar, opportunities will increase to consciously evolve from our current global challenges to a more balanced, sustainable and ethical world. This evolution toward a higher consciousness is what is being called the "Shift of the Ages," or as the Maya describe the shift from the 4th to the 5th Sun where consciousness will fundamentally be different than it is today.

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Mayan Majix began in 1998 with the primary goal of educating people about the Mayan Calendar and the evolution of consciousness with particular emphasis on how to apply the sacred Mayan calendar to one's life on a daily basis. The website offers the Mayan Calendar in six languages and enjoys a wide international audience. They offer educational videos, articles and provide a hub for other Mayan calendar sites to share their research. For more information on

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CONTACT: Michael Shore of Mayan Majix, +1-501-520-4222, mike@mayanmajix.com

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