Among their many other extraordinary accomplishments, the ancient Maya invented a calendar of
remarkable accuracy and complexity.  This calendar did not only tell the days and times of the
year, but it predicted the many ages of the Earth and the cosmic meaning of those cycles.
According to the ancient Mayan Calendar (and its derivitive, the Aztec Solar Calendar Wheel shown here)
the Golden Age is only 7 short years away.  December 21, 2012.