Mayanisme sudah ada pada buku abad ke-16, Utopia karya Sir Thomas More, yang mengembangkan konsep utopia pada Dunia Baru.
Salah satu hal yang dipercaya Mayanisme adalah bahwa pada tanggal 21 Desember2012, tanggal berakhirnya baktun pada perhitungan panjang kalender maya, akan terjadi perubahan besar yang melahirkan dunia baru.
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