The DVD Prophecies of Nostradamus: 2012 by Larson Hill
Before
I get deep into the June 30 History DVD release
of Nostradamus: 2012, I have a personal story
to share. A while back, maybe ten years ago or
more, I was standing inside a phone booth while
on a road trip vacation to the culturally cool
Canadian city of Montreal, when "boom" - a wild
looking, wide-eyed middle aged lady put her hands
on the glass beside me. Naturally it scared the
crap out of me, kind of like a George Romero zombie
moment, but I leaned out of the booth to find
out what she wanted. No, it wasn't money. No,
it wasn't to let me know a huge steel safe was
falling out of the sky toward me. Actually, it
was to warn me that the world was going to end
in 2012. True story.
I'll never forget it. Why? Well, you see, at the time all of the end of the world scenarios were directed at the year 2000 and this was the very first time I had heard of the 2012 doomsday prediction. But keep in mind, that was a decade ago, so the moment played out more like the Clarence Beaks phone booth scene in Trading Places (see it if you haven't) than a street debate about the fate of the world come 2012.
But since then I've come to learn that there's
more to the 2012 debate than I once thought,
which, in the end, could leave doomsday egg
on my face after my first 2012 encounter. Was
she crazy or was she on to something most of
us take for granted? That's the central question
that's posed in Nostradamus: 2012, which comes
with a variety of answers and theories that
definitely make you stop and seriously wonder
about the fate of humanity and the world come
2012.
Like
any skeptic of doomsday scenarios, I went into
Nostradamus: 2012 expecting much of the same
type of fear mongering prophecy that's often
used as ratings grabbing entertainment. This
time, however, was different, as the 94 minute
History special offers up a detailed investigation
into the many cultural, religious, and scientific
theories that suggest there may be a major cataclysmic
event on December 21, 2012 that will change
the planet and humanity forever. Interestingly,
although the title is rooted in the early 2012
prophecies of Nostradamus, the History documentary
goes far beyond Nostradamus to explore the common
links and signs of a possible 2012 catastrophe
that exist in ten world cultures and a variety
of religions, with potential scientific evidence
that's hard to ignore or simply discard out
of hand.
Although the 2012 prophecies of Nostradamus are widely known around the world, History also explores such mysterious and elusive questions as to why the ancient and advanced Mayan calendar stops on December 21, 2012, why the Hopi tribe of Arizona has evidence of a new direction of humanity in 2012, why the Egyptian Pyramids contain clues to 2012, and why signs of a 2012 event can be found in famous European landmarks and buildings. Where Nostradamus: 2012 finds major credibility is in its look at science.
In
the more hard and tangible realm of 2012 scenarios,
even more questions are posed, such as why scientists
say there will be a rare planetary alignment
in 2012 that will have profound environmental
consequences, why evidence exists that suggests
the poles of the planet may reverse, why scientists
believe that similar events in the past are
due to solar flares (the most credible of the
doc), why we're experiencing so many natural
disasters, and why the last time a similar cosmic
event occurred a new species of humans appeared.
It was this last anthropological bit about a
new version of human appearing out of nowhere
that caught my attention. In the past 160,000
years, at least three versions of homo-humans
have appeared. Have they been the result of
a major planetary event? It’s something I’ve
never thought about until now.
The one thing that Nostradamus: 2012 does well
is that it combines all theories into one 94
minute package that forces the viewer to question
why so many ancient, perhaps even more advanced,
cultures show signs of a cataclysmic event in
2012 while experts in science (NASA, university
professors, authors, and more) present convincing
evidence that explains the cultural and religious
warning signs from a scientific perspective.
Authors, historians, and theologians raise the
question of how so many advanced civilizations
can be easily dismissed when many of them knew
more about the world, the cosmos, and the planet
than we do. In fact, it's the science within
Nostradanus: 2012 that leaves you with a chilling
and very convincing reality that there's a good
chance "something" is going to happen in 2012
that could alter the direction of humanity and
the planet forever.
Will
we suddenly die off in 2012? The fascinating
fact is that no matter what anyone says, no
one knows for sure. Nostradamus: 2012 suggests
that the consequences may, in all likelihood,
be much more subtle and gradual. If there's
an eclipse of the Sun, the Moon, Earth, and
Venus, what happens as a result of such a rare
event? Captivatingly, the History doc also raises
an interesting theory that the Great Flood in
the Bible could possibly have been the result
of the gravitational pull of a massive meteor
that passed close to Earth. Like I said, who
knows, but it's certainly fascinating to think
about.
Say what you will about the many 2012 doomsday scenarios, but Nostradmus: 2012 is the best I've seen on the topic that isn't simply frivolous, fear mongering entertainment devoid of substance. After watching the previously aired History doc, it's hard to say that something won't happen. But like I said, who knows? Just for entertainment sake, it would be funny to see the end result of an invisible cosmic wave that knocks everyone's hair and eyebrows off in less than a second.
2012 will be a very interesting year. The Mayans warned us of this date thousands of years to go and it's really interesting to be living in these times.
Before
I get deep into the June 30 History DVD release
of Nostradamus: 2012, I have a personal story
to share. A while back, maybe ten years ago or
more, I was standing inside a phone booth while
on a road trip vacation to the culturally cool
Canadian city of Montreal, when "boom" - a wild
looking, wide-eyed middle aged lady put her hands
on the glass beside me. Naturally it scared the
crap out of me, kind of like a George Romero zombie
moment, but I leaned out of the booth to find
out what she wanted. No, it wasn't money. No,
it wasn't to let me know a huge steel safe was
falling out of the sky toward me. Actually, it
was to warn me that the world was going to end
in 2012. True story.
Like
any skeptic of doomsday scenarios, I went into
Nostradamus: 2012 expecting much of the same
type of fear mongering prophecy that's often
used as ratings grabbing entertainment. This
time, however, was different, as the 94 minute
History special offers up a detailed investigation
into the many cultural, religious, and scientific
theories that suggest there may be a major cataclysmic
event on December 21, 2012 that will change
the planet and humanity forever. Interestingly,
although the title is rooted in the early 2012
prophecies of Nostradamus, the History documentary
goes far beyond Nostradamus to explore the common
links and signs of a possible 2012 catastrophe
that exist in ten world cultures and a variety
of religions, with potential scientific evidence
that's hard to ignore or simply discard out
of hand.
In
the more hard and tangible realm of 2012 scenarios,
even more questions are posed, such as why scientists
say there will be a rare planetary alignment
in 2012 that will have profound environmental
consequences, why evidence exists that suggests
the poles of the planet may reverse, why scientists
believe that similar events in the past are
due to solar flares (the most credible of the
doc), why we're experiencing so many natural
disasters, and why the last time a similar cosmic
event occurred a new species of humans appeared.
It was this last anthropological bit about a
new version of human appearing out of nowhere
that caught my attention. In the past 160,000
years, at least three versions of homo-humans
have appeared. Have they been the result of
a major planetary event? It’s something I’ve
never thought about until now.
Will
we suddenly die off in 2012? The fascinating
fact is that no matter what anyone says, no
one knows for sure. Nostradamus: 2012 suggests
that the consequences may, in all likelihood,
be much more subtle and gradual. If there's
an eclipse of the Sun, the Moon, Earth, and
Venus, what happens as a result of such a rare
event? Captivatingly, the History doc also raises
an interesting theory that the Great Flood in
the Bible could possibly have been the result
of the gravitational pull of a massive meteor
that passed close to Earth. Like I said, who
knows, but it's certainly fascinating to think
about.