According to the 2012 Mayan Prohecy, December 21st, 2012 will see the completion of the 13th cycle of the Mayan Calendar heralding the end of the world as we know it. Ancient Mayan societies ominously anticipated 2012 as being the end of one way of existence and the return of another. According to the prophecy the Mesoamerican god Quetzalcoatl, would return bringing with him an ancient way of living. Many have touted the year 2012 as either the year of spiritual transformation or of apocolyptic doom.