The 2012 Story: The Myths, Fallacies, and Truth Behind the Most Intriguing Date in History [Paperback]

From the pioneering author who helped introduce the question of 2012 into the global spiritual community comes an epic exploration of the authentic origins and meaning of this portentous date.

Drawing from his own groundbreaking research (including his involvement in the modern reconstruction of Mayan 2012 cosmology), John Major Jenkins has created the crucial guide to 2012, surveying its roots in Mayan cosmology, modern astronomy, ancient prophecy, and metaphysical philosophy and exploring why it has become a focal point for millions today.John Major Jenkins is a pioneer of the 2012 movement. The author of nine previous books on the subject, he is credited with helping introduce the topic into the spiritual culture and was the first to voice the concept that 2012 coincides with a galactic alignment of earth, the sun, and the center of the galaxy. Jenkins has taught classes at the Institute of Maya Studies in Miami, the Maya Calendar Congress in Mexico, the Esalen Institute, Naropa University, and many other venues both nationally and abroad. His work has been widely discussed on national radio and television.From the Introduction

2012: An Unstoppable Idea

"This was the peopling of the face of the earth:
They came into being, they multiplied, they
had daughters, they had sons, these manikins
woodcarvings. But there was nothing in their hearts
and nothing in their minds, no memory of their
mason and builder. They just went and walked
wherever they wanted …; they did not remember
the Heart of Sky."—The Popol Vuh

Writing this book was an immense undertaking that had to accommodate new developments in the ever-shifting features of a quickly evolving field. Because of its curious crescendo in our immediate future, and therefore unlike any other topic, 2012ology (&lcc