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Summary: Don't expect anything to happen in 2012.
Review: The book is rambling and almost unreadable. It is filled ideas that are presented without any substantiation and no other interpretations of the Maya glyphs are discussed. I have the feeling that the author falls into the trap of seeing what he wants to see. He uses incredible stretches to create a link between his own beliefs and the Maya remains. His many words seem to contain little substance, other than a reiteration of his own ideas. He keeps repeating his main theme as if it is a proven fact. When his ideas are contradicted by others, in keeping with most writers who are proposing incredible beliefs without proofs, he attacks the person rather than the person's ideas.
Most of his scientific ideas are false or make little sense. He does not mention that the center of the Galaxy cannot be located with the naked eye and can only be located by infrared and radio astronomy. Setting his unimportant alignment to a particular date would require incredible precision in locating the galactic center. In chapter 17 he descends into incredible foolishness. What can he have been thinking when he wrote, "The universe is revealed as a multidimensionally interwoven ecology of evolving intelligences, set to make their presence known by AD 2012." Or, "How else do transdimensional influences emerge into our world unless they have been brought through the central nexus via a type of conjuring." These silly statements that make no sense go on and on in this chapter and in chapter 25. Maybe some people are fooled into believing that his use of long, important sounding words give the writing a semblance of deep erudition. To me they are just nonsense. How can he say, "They gazed deeply into the cosmic center, the Black Hole in the center of our galaxy, and to them the work of modern physics would probably seem like child's play." All these foolish comments cast a dark cloud over everything in the book and hide any real ideas it may contain.
In summary, I think the book is nonsense to the extent that I am familiar with the material. For an assessment of his extreme interpretations of Mayan glyphs it will be necessary to talk to an expert on the subject. To me his explanations seem to be too farfetched to have any credibility.
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Summary: Maya Cosmogenesis 2012
Review: The Earth spins on an axis. Like everything else that spins, it wobbles. That wobble is technically called precession, and it explains why Earthlings have seen the sun rise against different constellations over the centuries. In his latest book, Maya Cosmogenesis 2012: The True Meaning of the Maya Calendar End-Date, John Major Jenkins explains how the Maya mapped the movements of the Earth, including precession, and incorporated their measurements into their calendars. Jenkins, who has researched Mesoamerican cosmology and calendrics since 1986, has written five other books and numerous articles about the Maya. In Maya Cosmogenesis 2012, he ties together Mayan mythology and astronomy in a scholarly discussion of the source and meaning of "end date" indicated by the Long Count calendar. He supports his theories with nearly 200 line drawings, and provides extensive appendices, end notes, and a comprehensive bibliography. Each "wobble" (or precessional cycle) lasts 25,800 years. Researchers believe that the current precessional cycle will end in the year 2012. This date is known as the "End-Date" in Maya calendrics. At that time, the Earth will begin a new cycle in the opposite direction. Jenkins says his focus is "on how the precession of the equinoxes was mapped and calibrated among the ancient civilizations." He adds that his book "is devoted to exploring the Maya's understanding of the 2012 end-date and the philosophy and cosmology that go with it. This is a book about cosmogenesis, the creation of the world. The Maya believed that the world will be reborn, in a sense 're-created,' in the year we call 2012." What does all that mean? Will humans survive cosmogenesis? Jenkins thinks we will. He says the end-date marks the beginning of a new and better world. He believes that "what looms before us is a great opportunity for spiritual growth, both individual and planetary." Others, of course, disagree, and foresee a time of cataclysmic destruction. Regardless of whether they see the predicted end-date as a non-event, as destructive, or as an opportunity for growth, readers will find Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 a fascinating book. Astronomers and students of cosmology and mythology will especially appreciate Jenkin's research and thorough documentation.
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Summary: Maya Cosmogenesis 2012
Review: The Earth spins on an axis. Like everything else that spins, it wobbles. That wobble is technically called precession, and it explains why Earthlings have seen the sun rise against different constellations over the centuries. In his latest book, Maya Cosmogenesis 2012: The True Meaning of the Maya Calendar End-Date, John Major Jenkins explains how the Maya mapped the movements of the Earth, including precession, and incorporated their measurements into their calendars. Jenkins, who has researched Mesoamerican cosmology and calendrics since 1986, has written five other books and numerous articles about the Maya. In Maya Cosmogenesis 2012, he ties together Mayan mythology and astronomy in a scholarly discussion of the source and meaning of "end date" indicated by the Long Count calendar. He supports his theories with nearly 200 line drawings, and provides extensive appendices, end notes, and a comprehensive bibliography. Each "wobble" (or precessional cycle) lasts 25,800 years. Researchers believe that the current precessional cycle will end in the year 2012. This date is known as the "End-Date" in Maya calendrics. At that time, the Earth will begin a new cycle in the opposite direction. Jenkins says his focus is "on how the precession of the equinoxes was mapped and calibrated among the ancient civilizations." He adds that his book "is devoted to exploring the Maya's understanding of the 2012 end-date and the philosophy and cosmology that go with it. This is a book about cosmogenesis, the creation of the world. The Maya believed that the world will be reborn, in a sense 're-created,' in the year we call 2012." What does all that mean? Will humans survive cosmogenesis? Jenkins thinks we will. He says the end-date marks the beginning of a new and better world. He believes that "what looms before us is a great opportunity for spiritual growth, both individual and planetary." Others, of course, disagree, and foresee a time of cataclysmic destruction. Regardless of whether they see the predicted end-date as a non-event, as destructive, or as an opportunity for growth, readers will find Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 a fascinating book. Astronomers and students of cosmology and mythology will especially appreciate Jenkin's research and thorough documentation.
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Summary: In a nutshell summary of my book: transformation now
Review: The Maya were aware of our impending alignment with the Galactic Center and intuited that it will catalyze consciousness transformation for life on earth. Ancient knowledge speaks to our immediate future. The ancient site of Izapa is identified as the source of the Mayan's Galactic Cosmology, of the Long Count calendar and the Hero Twin Creation Myth. The true meaning of the shadow-serpent that appears on the Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza every equinox is also decoded. Based upon nine years of intense research, my book presents a detailed and honest reconstruction of the lost cosmology of ancient Mesoamerica. See my Four Ahau Press website for other publications and upcoming event info.
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Summary: 2012 is just the end of another 52 year cycle
Review: They Mayan calendar consits of 2 separate calendars, the Tzolkin and Haab. It takes 52 years for the Tzolkin and Haab calendars to move through a complete cycle. 2012 is just another of these cycles. The world will not end. :-) Rather, it is a cycle of rebirth. If we were ancient Mayans, on that day we would burn our homes and build them anew.
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Summary: 2012 is just the end of another 52 year cycle
Review: They Mayan calendar consits of 2 separate calendars, the Tzolkin and Haab. It takes 52 years for the Tzolkin and Haab calendars to move through a complete cycle. 2012 is just another of these cycles. The world will not end. :-) Rather, it is a cycle of rebirth. If we were ancient Mayans, on that day we would burn our homes and build them anew.
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Summary: Are we all going to die?
Review: This book provides excellent insight into the Mayan worldview. They were excellent astronomers with the ability to measure time with mind-boggling precision. Mayans related cataclysmic events to the positions of stars and were able forecast when these events will happen again. The book is very scientific which makes for a tedious read, but it contains everything one could want to know about Mayan cosmology. It's a great source for anyone interested in Mayan culture, and the future of our civilization.
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Summary: Not for the novice.
Review: This is an excellent book on the formation of many of the Maya ideaologies. The Maya calendar, Popol Vuh, astronomy, and even some interesting predictions about the future, namely Dec. 21, 2012. This is not the usual doom and destruction but rather an indepth look at the Maya vision. Jenkins has presented many facts to substantiate his ideas. This is a very detailed explanation on the Milkly Way galaxy and how it may relate to Maya art and culture. I highly recommend this book for anyone truely interested in learning more about the Maya.
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Summary: 2012=Y2K Hysteria
Review: This is the third book by Jenkins propounding the silly hypothesis that in 2012 The World Will End! It is totally false and strangely resembles the Y2K hysteria in 2000 that never materialized. In 2012 Mayan cycles simply continue, as they have for millenia, in fact the new cycle is predicted to be a much better one than the one we are leaving, thank goodness. Why people write such silly books and why others publish them strikes me as the real problem, i.e. education. There are dozens of excellent books on the Maya that explain the calendar but silly ones like this keep coming along. Oh well, such is capitalism. I'd save my momeny and not buy this nutty book.
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Summary: This book kicked bad ass.
Review: When I was reading this book it stroke me how much that the Miens actually knew about their surrounding and how little we know know. I find it very interesting to read about thins that are such like this and look forward to readind your next book.
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