So, this isn’t the end?

In Mexico, New Agers hope Dec. 21 brings new era

By Associated Press MARK STEVENSON (AP)

Created: Friday, December 21, 2012 1:15 a.m. CDT

MERIDA, Mexico (AP) – The crystal skulls have spoken: The world is not going to end.

American seer Star Johnsen-Moser led a whooping, dancing, drum-beating ceremony Thursday in the heart of Mayan territory to consult several of the life-sized crystal skulls, which adherents claim were passed down by the ancient Maya.

The skulls weren’t the only inheritances left by the ancient civilization that have been making waves this week: The supposed end of the Maya long-count calendar today has prompted a wave of doomsday speculation across the globe.

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