Do you think Dec 21, 2012 Galactic alignment will cause a polar shift ?

Question

So apparently that's why the Mayan Calandar stop on Dec 21, 2012, cause because of a polar shift, they can no longer make the calculation.

At this date, the earth and sun, will be in a perfect alignement with the center of our galaxy (something happening only once every 26000 years).

Apparently this will cause major problem with our planet, a possible polar shift. Do you believe in that ? It has been proven that earth poles shift on several occasions before and they will do it again.

Answer 1

This is an interesting hypothesis. I was aware of the end date of the Mayan calendar, but wasn't aware that they it coincided with planetary alignment, nor with a possible polar shift. As far as I know there hasn't been a polar shift in a very long time and that many have occurred in much shorter time spans. Given that, what you suggest, if accurate, could be quite plausible.

Answer 2

A couple of things to think about on this whole mess.

The magnetic field of the Earth has shifted many times in Earth's history. And the Earth is still here (so are we).

The Mayan calendars had different cycles, the longest similar to our own millenium ending and a new one starting (remember the Y2K hype - nothing happened then either).
Nothing momentous accompanied their time-keeping - these cycles are just like the sun rising and setting.
2012 is just another "cycle" clicking over like a car's odometer.

Earth's orbit makes the sun pass in front of the galactic plane twice a year (June and December).
And the sun will not pass directly in line with the galactic centre - our orbit isn't tilted that way. This "only happens every 26,000 years" business is a misunderstanding of the Earth's axial wobble (which takes 26,000 years to make one round, called the precession of the equinoxes).

And even if the sun did line up with the galactic centre (which it won't), what could that do - the centre is 25,000 light years away. How would that distant background (which is hidden behind dark clouds of dust and gas anyway) make any difference?

Answer 3

I just would not worry at all. Many predictions have been made to this effect and we are still here. As far as polar shifts this would take a very cataclysmic event of proportions we have not seen such as a collision with another large body in the solar sytem. The alignment poses no problem do to the fact that the distances are so great between the galatic center, the sun and earth that there will very little if any influences.

But just in case: Party On and See you on the other side

Answer 4

woooooooooooooooooowww you have it allllllll messed up.

1. think about it, the sun, the earth, and the center of the galaxy are aligned once every year. 26,000 years is a number from the nemesis theory, which is wrong and im not even going to get into it.

2. even if it was a rare thing it wouldnt effect us, their gravity wouldnt combine and mess up our poles. it takes thousands of years for our poles to shift.

thats not why the mayan calendar ends...because dec 21, 2012 isnt the end. its simply the start of a new "count" which is how the mayan calendar is organized. its like going from 2007 to 2008. just because the year 2007 is ending people dont freak out about the apocalypse, they definately shouldnt be about the mayan calendar either. and the mayans had no idea about the center of the galaxy or that there even was a galaxy.

hahahahahaha and to the dude that was talking about the pole shift...thats funny! hes stocking up? a pole shift wouldnt cause us any harm at all! all that would happen is our compasses would have to be switched around. NO CHANGES AT ALL!

Answer 5

That is all hogwash. There is no "galactic alignment". The Earth and Sun line up approximately with the center of the Galaxy every year. Twice a year actually. They never line up exactly. Certainly not every 26,000 years. 26,000 years is about how long it takes the Earth's axis of rotation to complete one circuit of precession. It has to do with which direction in space the north pole points and not where a line drawn from the Earth through the Sun would point. And the Mayan calendar does not predict disaster in 2012. It is all hogwash.

Answer 6

No. This is stupid. They are far far away and do much less force than the sun and moon do every day. Further the alignment is not all that great and will be acting uniformly on the earth and can't call polar shift.
The mayan calendar probably ends there because they ran out of space on the rock.

Answer 7

Well... World is "ending" since 1999, in 2000, and again in 2001...
Do you remember the Fatima's Prophecy?
I believe some people likes the "Apocalypse Theory" and they are looking for anything that can represent the World's end, but I believe the planet will still going around the sun until the sun fades away... Only the way of life will change, the global heating, technology and everything else the humans do to this planet, of course will affect it...

Then, I believe... everyone has his or her own End of the World... it comes with your death...

Merci!!!

Answer 8

Firstly i don't think they can be that precise for the date...

The earth's magnetic field is important to keep out radiation and such; i can't see a problem with it if it shifts but i know that if it weren't there then the radiation would tear through our dna and mutate it (probably give us cancer).

But since it's just shifting... compasses would point south. whoopdedoo

Answer 9

I believe it! I have talked to people who are preparing for this pole shift by stocking up on food/water and making a shelter that hopefully last them through any disasters that might arise due to the shift... I am super excited to see what exactly will happen on this date!

Answer 10

in comparison of the sun,s gravitation pull comparitive to the galaxy must be almost nil thus
I believe nothing will happen.