Jacob Rees-Mogg

Eschatological fears are an ancient human concern. The Romans expected the world to end in 634 B.C. owing to a prophecy involving twelve eagles, while the early Christians anticipated the Final Judgment in their own lifetimes. Pope Sylvester II thought A.D. 1000 would be the last year, a view updated for the modern age by the Millennium bug.

English Politician

Stanislav Grof

Ancient eschatological texts are actually maps of the inner territories of the psyche that seem to transcend race and culture and originate in the collective unconscious.

Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Often used when discussing religious ideologies about the apocalypse or afterlife.

Religious Texts

The term carries a formal, scholarly connotation and is common in academic discussions.

Academic Tone

Does not always imply disaster; can refer to any theorized end times, even positive ones.