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How the 'Mayan Apocalypse' came from a New Age magic mushroom trip

How the 'Mayan Apocalypse' came from a New Age magic mushroom trip | Archaeology News | Scoop.it
The 'prophecy' does not stem from the Mayans at all.

 

Instead, the beliefs come from two New Age books in the Seventies and Eighties, says a British academic.

 

“There is no central belief,” says Wilson, “It varies from the ideas that Earth’s magnetic poles might shift, to the idea of a ‘galactic council’ visiting Earth. There’s no one, definite idea - it mirrors the New Age beliefs from which it comes.”

 

“It’s become part of a lot of religious movements. For instance, ‘The Galactic Federation of Light’ believes that ‘Planet X’ will make a close pass by the earth in 2012 – causing a deep transformation of human life on Earth.

 

 

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Historical mapping project nears completion

Historical mapping project nears completion | Archaeology News | Scoop.it

A 40-YEAR research project to map York’s historic past is finally nearing completion.

A series of maps showing how the city developed from Roman times to the present day is set to be published, along with essays by leading academics.

Dr Peter Addyman, chairman of York Civic Trust, had the idea of creating the cartographic study of the city’s development when he founded York Archaeological Trust in 1972.

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