Predictions vary for 2012, last year in Mayan calendar cycle; Chicago puppet show explains it all

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:15 AM EST

Article Source: Chicago Tribune

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Giron and Von Orthal Puppets, a puppet company in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood, are producing a play based on the Popol Vuh, or Mayan creation story. The production will debut next month in Guatemala.

Meanwhile, Chef Chuy Valencia has opened a restaurant in the Lakeview neighborhood called Chilam Balam, or "Book of the Jaguar Priest," referring to prophecies about the end of the cycle. "It doesn't mean our planet is going to explode," Valencia said. "2012 is going to be the end of the cycle of building, capitalism, destroying resources. 2012 is going back to being natural and protecting the Earth."

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Giron and others believe the prophecies portend a shift of human consciousness and the advent of a golden era. "They're sending the wrong message," she said, referring to the scores of doomsday scenarios in books and the film "2012" which opens Friday."

Wish they had more about the play or the restaurant. But it is nice to see some 'cultural understanding' being sown in the Midwest, or anywhere.

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#1 - Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:19 AM EST

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Sydney - 5

Interesting article. Thanks.

I like the notion of the date portending a shift in consciousness. I'm going with the safest bet, tho', that many people will get richer selling 2012 books, DVD, and related merchandise. And that doesn't seem so bad either. :)

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#2 - Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:12 PM EST

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Isn't that always the case?? We are always interested in the future, tho it sure seems like the doomsayers sell more copies.

Well this is not doom, but the power has gone off so I am going to have to check out for a while till the lights go back on. See you all later. No thunderstorm so I don't know what is going on. And I paid my electric bill, yes I did. Auto pay so it must be current.

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#2.1 - Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:57 AM EST

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Augur Well

I'm going with the safest bet, tho', that many people will get richer selling 2012 books, DVD, and related merchandise. And that doesn't seem so bad either. :)

Hi Sydney! Hi MinneApolis!

That is going to be the biggest change, for some people! imho, of course!

(*pinkgrins*!)

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