The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies, and Possibilities

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It began with the Mayan calendar?a startling astrological artifact that reaches its end point in the year 2012. As major spiritual traditions, independent researchers, and archaeological findings all point toward this date as a critical moment in human history, readers everywhere are starting to ask the same question: What will happen in 2012? For the first time, the leading authorities on the 2012 phenomenon are all given voice in a single book: 2012? An invaluable resource for readers who want to learn more about this time of change, this fascinating book features essays from dozens of prominent thinkers, including: ? Gregg Braden's examination of the scientific evidence for a shift in the earth's magnetic field?and how it will affect all life ? Barbara Marx Hubbard's and Peter Russell's explorations of the ?accelerating pace of evolution??why we may literally be transforming into a new species ? John Major Jenkins? journey to the source for answers: the original Mayan calendar

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4 out of 5 stars

MYSTERY 2012 - Useful compilation of essays November 15, 2007
111 out of 117 found this review helpful

The MYSTERY of 2012 contains four parts:

Part 1 - The Mayan Calendar and Mayan Cosmovision (4 essays)
Part 2 - Science, Business and Politics in the Context of 2012 (6)
Part 3 - Spirituality, Signs, and Symbolism Surrounding 2012 (8)
Part 4 - A New Humanity: Evolution Toward 2012 and Beyond (6)

Being a long time reader of Gregg Braden and Peter Russell I was naturally drawn to MYSTERY 2012 but their contributions are minor.

Although MYSTERY 2012 claims to offer all the information necessary to examine the mystery from every angle - there are some gaps. There is no contribution from Sri Yukteswar followers who claim the traditional interpretation of the Yuga time span is incorrect, and no reference to the Book of Daniel, where he interprets a dream of Nebuchadnezzar into the four Ages of Humanity, which in addition to connections to the consciousness of the Great Year cycle, can also be linked to the metallic characteristics of the Yuga cycle. Alan Oken's 'Complete Astrology' has a great summary of the Aquarius Age and the Great Year cycle, including an important connection to Leo. MYSTERY 2012 makes no mention of this important Leo polarity, nor of the work done by Thomas Brophy in 'The Origin Map' about the amazing astrological alignments on the Nabta Playa site in the Eyptian Sahara desert. There is growing awareness of the possibility the Sphinx at the Giza plateau is a lot older than mainstream theory, that it was constructed during the Age of Leo, around 11,000 BC - 13,000 years ago or one half of a great year from where our consciousness is now.

Also unsure to the inclusion of an essay from Janosh. Janosh produces lovely artwork based on the sacred geometry contained within crop circles, and his essay introduces the Arcturians as prime candidates for genuine crop circle makers, without really explaining the relevance to MYSTERY 2012. All I can surmise, is that there is some thought, when viewing the galactic centre from Earth, as we shift our focus in the direction of the northern galactic pole (similar to looking up towards our pole star - currently Polaris) the star that shines most brightly for us from the direction of Earth, is Arcturus. So if the fractal nature of consciousness is consistent, then in the same way the pole star has guided explorers across vast unknown oceans discovering new lands on Earth, so we can use our friend Arcturus to guide us across the galactic oceans towards new dimensions of being. So if one is going to mention Arcturus, then this celestial guidance role to me, is much more important than a crop circle connection.

So MYSTERY 2012 could have been a lot better in my opinion, however, apart from a few omissions, I would still recommend MYSTERY 2012 to readers interested in future studies and its links to spirituality, or vice versa. There are some big hitters in this book - and Sounds True has done a pretty good job linking the essays together. There is some repetition, such as the focus on the number `26' - 26,000 solar years is a full year of precession, both the Mayan Tzolkin and the average gestation period for a human embryo is 260 days, our solar system is located 26,000 light years from the galactic centre, etc. Rather than being monotonous, this repetition was useful to reinforce the concepts being discussed.

Not all the authors agreed on a specific date for the hypothetical window of opportunity which does produce a more realistic presentation of something as controversial as the evolution of our being. If everyone agreed then it may have lacked certain credibility. MYSTERY 2012 will save a lot of individual time and effort searching to pull together a thematic approach to the 2012 question from some of the various mystery schools. Having such a blend and variety of contributions means there is sure to be something relevant for every reader. The notes and credits sections provide useful follow up sources if specific authors appeal, also useful.

Regards,
Daniel John Hancock

1 out of 5 stars

Mostly a load of HOOEY October 30, 2007
79 out of 121 found this review helpful

WOW...I saw this and thought maybe I had found something interesting to read about the ending of the Mayan calendar. Perhaps I had found some scientific info about what it may mean?? What did I find?? Lots of stuff that I already knew...yes, we are destroying our planet, we are angry and consumed by greed and hatred.....we are killing numerous species, over exploiting our natural resources and seeing global warming...this was nothing new.

What blew me away was the totally mind warped, new age mumbo jumbo drivel from people who have obviously snorted too much coke, smoked way too much weed....stuff like "we will commune with the universe", "the aliens will return", "become silver beings on a divine plain" and "we will all become gods"....YIKES!!!! Even better was statements about the "Age of Aquarius" and the "return of Isis and Osiris"...wait, I heard that garbage when I was a teenager in the '70's!!! How about "we will travel to the galactic center"..pretty nifty as we are at least 40,000 light years from the galactic core....that is about a billion year trip...pretty tough to accept between now and December 2012, unless the ancient aliens speed up the journey.

What a bummer...you know what I am now scared of as 2012 approaches?? That many will read this book (and others like it) and then create in themselves a sense of fear and panic that will dwarf what we saw in late 1999 as we approached Y2k....

Maybe I am being harsh....perhaps this book is actually a great way to show many just how utterly DISTURBED, WHACKED and SERIOUSLY SCREWED UP some people are out there...maybe it is good for a laugh in these (according to some of the writers) a truly dismal time...then again, I have to say that this is a DUD!!

NOT recommended

3 out of 5 stars

Mindful Transformation or Mindless Jabber? October 15, 2007
64 out of 71 found this review helpful

The Mystery of 2012 is worth reading - let me start there. For quasi-Millennialists like myself, it offers yet another set of opinions for why we feel unrooted, in transformation and called to something we can't quite wrap our minds around. The other side of the coin of course is a stunning array of purple prose, baseless conjecture, and New Age gurus cashing in on the latest "prophecy." I think "teachers" and "gurus" should be held accountable - for example if nothing happens in 2012 beyond "business as usual" some of them should turn in their new age workshop licenses and go work at Walmart.

This is par for the course though - pearls of wisdom are always mixed with parking lot gravel and both have their place -it is hard to drive a motorcycle over pearls. What is noteworthy in the book are essays like Gregg Braden's that cite reliable literature on phenomena like the magnetic pole reversal and electromagnetic influence on mammals. As a psychologist I am particularly fascinated by this since the introduction of magnetic fields (repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - rTMS) is the latest physiological treatment for severe depression and other symptoms. If our brains do have millions of magnetic particles, one wonders what a pole shift might do.

There are of course poor essays in the book such as the one by Lawrence Joseph on "The Bible Code." He describes amazing research by Israeli statisticians entering the Torah into a computer and finding predictions in code. What is most amazing is that he claims this was published in a statistics journal but doesn't bother to cite the article that supposedly went through a peer-review process. Either he is not being truthful, he is terribly out of touch with the center of gravity of most people, or he is a poor researcher. Extraordinary claims require at the very least a trail of documentation, not just the proclamation of a prophet (or a for-profit-prophet).

Reading the more questionable essays one wonders if these "futurists" will settle down to a life of farming and meditation after 2012 or if they imagine themselves still conducting expensive workshops. We'll see of course since 2012 is only around the corner.

The best essays in the book remind us that how we live now, that living with integrity, and that cultivating connectivity via compassion are helpful both for ourselves and others. Whatever does (or doesn't) happen in 2012 and the time leading up to it, now is the time to find out who we are and be that.

WHile the worst vice is advice here is mine: use the book as a projective test. Do you find yourself more drawn to explore what you are doing now or what outside forces will do in 2012 (e.g. sweeping down with magic powers to do the hard work for you)? If reading the book helps you answer that question, it is well worth the time and money.

5 out of 5 stars

The Unifying Compilaton of Human Brilliance September 1, 2007
34 out of 38 found this review helpful

This book is quite simply the most well put together compilation of essays from the brightest minds of our time focusing on one subject... our time. There is no doubt that humanity will not last if the destructive side-effects of our habits keep running rampant. What can stop it? Well, humanity itself, of course. Where will we get the wisdom to change? Well, humanity, once again. Every motivating aspect of our lives: spiritual, economic, and even the physical state of the world itself are all showing patterns that reach some kind of significantly rapid and radical change at the end of one year, 2012. It is not conspiracy or paranoia, just empirical data correlating with the expansion of human consciousness. There is no doubt that this book WILL influence one to change thoughts about the future, and in effect, thoughts and actions right now. Give your self and your future the light of reading anything from this book.

5 out of 5 stars

Magnum Opus Musings on The Apocalypse: The Unveiling of Our Third Eye September 25, 2007
32 out of 50 found this review helpful

This is a well-written series of essays with wisdom teachings sprinkled throughout by those folks that at least talk the talk of transformation. Although many authors are merely "speculating" as to what the future will bring us, they are well-reasoned. Indeed there are lodestones of logic in this text that are priceless gems not to be found in any other reference. That is, this is knowledge that has been earned through the self-study series of courses offered by the extension University of Hard-Knocks!

In that sense, I predict that after we look back with 20/20 hindsight on the post-modern military-industrial nuclear complex chaos-to-come, in India-Pakistan, Iran-Israel, for examples, it will make us survivors see that these man-made crises were foreseen many years in advance. We simply failed to listen to those of us with third-eye open sight into The Field of Cosmic Consciousness and take corrective action! Thus, history will be repeating itself -- again -- yet finally seen in the end as but the case of the blind leading the dumb to disaster-after-disaster, a type of FRAM oil-filter myopia akin to that salesman's adage: "You can pay me now or you can pay me later!"

That is to say, if we had listened to our wise ones such as Buddha or Black Elk, Chief Seattle or Christ Jesus, or name your shaman du jour, and chosen the path of peace, then we could have avoided the pain and suffering that will soon be ours to share worldwide as we witness the death of our environment now. Albeit, once the nuclear dust-clouds clear, the ice caps melt and morph into new coastlines, the weapons of mass manufacturing are turned into "green plowshares," we will restore this blue-marble incubator of cosmic butterflies into a Garden of Eden, again -- as we do after a polar "shift of the ages" in 2012.

With respect to that vision, I deeply-value what Daniel Pinchbeck has to offer in this book immensely. Daniel has my utmost respect; he has the mind of the mystic, the heart of a lion, the pen of a poet but living a shamanic wannabe lifestyle in the asphalt jungle of New York City. All the while he is trying to remain an optimist given the cataclysmic Earth Changes that we see manifesting in the daily news; that my friends is an attitude adjustment worthy of investigation. For maybe this book is the Holy Grail that contains the alchemical elixer formula we have all been seeking these many centuries through organized science and disorganized religion; at any rate, I think it is a great place to start looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

"Oh, I am off to see the wizard ...."

Dr. John Jay Harper is author of Tranceformers: Shamans of the 21st Century and Science of Soul: The End-Time Solar Cycle of Chaos in 2012 A.D.

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