Many thanks all. I have not studied this issue in depth and am taking the opportunity to ask what of the claims about 2012 might be true. It seems the fact that the solstice point will be in front of the milky way in 2012 has been extrapolated into false claims in some quarters. A main proponent of 2012 Mayan predictions, John Major Jenkins, has what looks to be an accurate explanation here.

I must apologise, my question on the crossing of the galactic plane was answered previously by Grant Hutchison, but in looking at different sources I forgot Grant's answer. At http://www.bautforum.com/questions-a...ml#post1357082 Grant said "The sun is north of the galactic plane at present, and moving farther from it. The period is about 65 million years. The amplitude is about 200 light-years either side of the galactic plane." To which Veeger responded "Thanks for that Grant. Your figures confirm my own research and strikes a body-blow to the 2012 galactic plane crossing, scare-mongers." My last post confused this 65 million year cycle with the 26000 year cycle of precession. Is this 65 million year cycle the one which crossed the plane in 1998?

Robert Tulip