The 2012 Story (64 page)
Authors: John Major Jenkins
5
Lounsbury, Floyd. “The Base of the Venus Table in the Dresden Codex, and Its Significance for the Calendar-Correlation Problem.”
Calendars of Mesoamerica and Peru: Native American Computations of Time
, ed. by Anthony Aveni and Gordon Brotherston. Oxford: B.A.R. International, Series 174, 1983, pp. 1-26; Lounsbury, Floyd. “A Derivation of the Mayan-to-Julian Calendar Correlation from the Dresden Codex Venus Chronology.”
The Sky in Mayan Literature
, ed. by Anthony F. Aveni, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, pp. 184-206.
Lounsbury, Floyd. “The Base of the Venus Table in the Dresden Codex, and Its Significance for the Calendar-Correlation Problem.”
Calendars of Mesoamerica and Peru: Native American Computations of Time
, ed. by Anthony Aveni and Gordon Brotherston. Oxford: B.A.R. International, Series 174, 1983, pp. 1-26; Lounsbury, Floyd. “A Derivation of the Mayan-to-Julian Calendar Correlation from the Dresden Codex Venus Chronology.”
The Sky in Mayan Literature
, ed. by Anthony F. Aveni, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, pp. 184-206.
6
Tedlock, Dennis. “Myth, Math, and the Problem of Correlation in Mayan Books.”
The Sky in Mayan Literature
, ed. by Anthony F. Aveni, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, pp. 247-273.
Tedlock, Dennis. “Myth, Math, and the Problem of Correlation in Mayan Books.”
The Sky in Mayan Literature
, ed. by Anthony F. Aveni, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, pp. 247-273.
7
Tedlock, Barbara.
Time and the Highland Maya
. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1982 (revised 1992), p. 1.
Tedlock, Barbara.
Time and the Highland Maya
. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1982 (revised 1992), p. 1.
8
Ethnohistorical evidence for the GMT-2 correlation followed among the Aztecs (1 Serpent = August 13, 1521, Julian) is in Edmonson, Munro.
The Book of the Year
. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1988, pp. 62-63.
Ethnohistorical evidence for the GMT-2 correlation followed among the Aztecs (1 Serpent = August 13, 1521, Julian) is in Edmonson, Munro.
The Book of the Year
. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1988, pp. 62-63.
9
As an example, see “the final days” (lowercase) thread on the University of Texas Mesoamerica discussion group on Google:
http://groups.google.com/group/utmesoamerica
.
As an example, see “the final days” (lowercase) thread on the University of Texas Mesoamerica discussion group on Google:
http://groups.google.com/group/utmesoamerica
.
11
Jenkins, John Major. “December 21, 2012: Some Rational Deductions.” The Institute of Maya Studies newsletter, ed. by James Reed. Miami: Institute of Maya Studies, March 2008. Also here:
http://www.alignment2012.com/Aprilpg3.pdf
and
http://www.alignment2012.com/Aprilpg6.pdf
.
Jenkins, John Major. “December 21, 2012: Some Rational Deductions.” The Institute of Maya Studies newsletter, ed. by James Reed. Miami: Institute of Maya Studies, March 2008. Also here:
http://www.alignment2012.com/Aprilpg3.pdf
and
http://www.alignment2012.com/Aprilpg6.pdf
.
12
Looper, Matthew.
Quiriguá: A Guide to an Ancient Maya City
. Antigua, Guatemala: Editorial Antigua, S.A., 2007, p. 183.
Looper, Matthew.
Quiriguá: A Guide to an Ancient Maya City
. Antigua, Guatemala: Editorial Antigua, S.A., 2007, p. 183.
13
“One of the most ambitious monumental programs dedicated to the three-stone hearth occurs at the Late Pre-Classic site of Izapa.” Taube, Karl. “The Jade Hearth: Centrality, Rulership, and the Classic Maya Temple.”
Function and Meaning in Classic Maya Architecture,
ed. by Stephen Houston. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1998, p. 439.
“One of the most ambitious monumental programs dedicated to the three-stone hearth occurs at the Late Pre-Classic site of Izapa.” Taube, Karl. “The Jade Hearth: Centrality, Rulership, and the Classic Maya Temple.”
Function and Meaning in Classic Maya Architecture,
ed. by Stephen Houston. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1998, p. 439.
15
Taube, Karl A. “The Birth Vase: Natal Imagery in Ancient Maya Myth and Ritual.”
The Vase Book: A Corpus of Rollout Photographs of Maya Vases,
vol. 4
.
New York: Kerr and Associates, 1994, pp. 652-685.
Taube, Karl A. “The Birth Vase: Natal Imagery in Ancient Maya Myth and Ritual.”
The Vase Book: A Corpus of Rollout Photographs of Maya Vases,
vol. 4
.
New York: Kerr and Associates, 1994, pp. 652-685.
16
Hunt, Eva.
Transformation of the Hummingbird: Cultural Roots of a Zinacantecan Mythical Poem.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1977.
Hunt, Eva.
Transformation of the Hummingbird: Cultural Roots of a Zinacantecan Mythical Poem.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1977.
17
Brotherston, Gordon. “Astronomical Norms in Mesoamerican Ritual and Time Reckoning.”
Archaeoastronomy in the New World
, ed. by Anthony Aveni. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982, p. 129.
Brotherston, Gordon. “Astronomical Norms in Mesoamerican Ritual and Time Reckoning.”
Archaeoastronomy in the New World
, ed. by Anthony Aveni. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982, p. 129.
18
Nuttall, Zelia. “The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations: A Comparative Research Based on a Study of the Ancient Mexican Religious, Sociological and Calendrical Systems.”
Archaeological and Ethnological Papers of the Peabody Museum,
vol. II
.
Harvard University. Salem, MA: Salem Press, 1901.
Nuttall, Zelia. “The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations: A Comparative Research Based on a Study of the Ancient Mexican Religious, Sociological and Calendrical Systems.”
Archaeological and Ethnological Papers of the Peabody Museum,
vol. II
.
Harvard University. Salem, MA: Salem Press, 1901.
19
de Santillana, Giorgio.
Reflections on Men and Ideas
. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1968, p. xi.
de Santillana, Giorgio.
Reflections on Men and Ideas
. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1968, p. xi.
21
Feuerstein, Georg, Subhash Kak, and David Frawley.
In Search of the Cradle of Civilization.
Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 1995.
Feuerstein, Georg, Subhash Kak, and David Frawley.
In Search of the Cradle of Civilization.
Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 1995.
22
Tedlock, Barbara, and Dennis Tedlock. “Where You Want to Be.” Interview in
Parabola: The Magazine of Myth and Tradition,
XVIII(3), New York, 1993, pp. 43-53.
Tedlock, Barbara, and Dennis Tedlock. “Where You Want to Be.” Interview in
Parabola: The Magazine of Myth and Tradition,
XVIII(3), New York, 1993, pp. 43-53.
23
Newsome, Elizabeth.
Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World.
Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press, 2001, p. 177ff.
Newsome, Elizabeth.
Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World.
Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press, 2001, p. 177ff.
24
See Jenkins,
Galactic Alignment
, 2002, p. 249ff, for a detailed discussion. See also Patrick Wallace’s calculations at
http://Alignment2012.com/truezone.htm
.
See Jenkins,
Galactic Alignment
, 2002, p. 249ff, for a detailed discussion. See also Patrick Wallace’s calculations at
http://Alignment2012.com/truezone.htm
.
25
Lavoie, Franklin. Personal communication, e-mails January 9-10, 2007.
Lavoie, Franklin. Personal communication, e-mails January 9-10, 2007.
27
Giamario, Daniel. “The May 1998 Galactic Alignment: A Shamanic Look at the Turning of the Ages.”
The Mountain Astrologer
11(2). Cedar Ridge, CA. 1998, pp. 57-61.
Giamario, Daniel. “The May 1998 Galactic Alignment: A Shamanic Look at the Turning of the Ages.”
The Mountain Astrologer
11(2). Cedar Ridge, CA. 1998, pp. 57-61.
28
Actually, the alignment zone is a bit longer, due to the 61° angle between the galactic equator and the ecliptic. I usually refer to the thirty-six-year zone 1980-2016 for the sake of simplicity. The point is that it is unrealistic to think the galactic alignment “happens” specifically and only on December 21, 2012.
Actually, the alignment zone is a bit longer, due to the 61° angle between the galactic equator and the ecliptic. I usually refer to the thirty-six-year zone 1980-2016 for the sake of simplicity. The point is that it is unrealistic to think the galactic alignment “happens” specifically and only on December 21, 2012.
30
Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. “The Courts of Creation: Ballcourts, Ballgames, and Portals to the Maya Otherworld.”
The Mesoamerican Ballgame
, ed. by Vernon L. Scarborough and David R. Wilcox. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1991, p. 291.
Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. “The Courts of Creation: Ballcourts, Ballgames, and Portals to the Maya Otherworld.”
The Mesoamerican Ballgame
, ed. by Vernon L. Scarborough and David R. Wilcox. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1991, p. 291.
31
Ibid., p. 309.
Ibid., p. 309.
32
This is a generalized consensus agreed upon by most scholars, although it is not the only thing the ballgame is about. See, e.g., Fash, William L., and Jeff Karl Kowalski. “Symbolism of the Ball Game at Copán: Synthesis and New Aspects.”
The Sixth Palenque Round Table, 1986
, ed. by Merle Greene Robertson. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991, pp. 59-67.
This is a generalized consensus agreed upon by most scholars, although it is not the only thing the ballgame is about. See, e.g., Fash, William L., and Jeff Karl Kowalski. “Symbolism of the Ball Game at Copán: Synthesis and New Aspects.”
The Sixth Palenque Round Table, 1986
, ed. by Merle Greene Robertson. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991, pp. 59-67.
33
Hatch, Marion Popenoe. “An Hypothesis on Olmec Astronomy, with Special Reference to the La Venta Site.”
Papers on Olmec and Maya Archaeology: Contributions of the University of California Archaeological Research Facility,
No. 13. Berkeley: University of California, 1971, pp. 1-64. On Tak’alik Ab’aj’s precession-tracking astronomical observatory: Tarpy, Cliff. “Place of the Standing Stones.”
National Geographic
, May 2004. Alignments with a dark cloud constellation (the Fox) in a Peruvian temple: Benfer, Robert, and Larry R. Adkins. “The Americas’ Oldest Observatory.”
Astronomy
magazine
,
35, 2008, pp. 40-43.
Hatch, Marion Popenoe. “An Hypothesis on Olmec Astronomy, with Special Reference to the La Venta Site.”
Papers on Olmec and Maya Archaeology: Contributions of the University of California Archaeological Research Facility,
No. 13. Berkeley: University of California, 1971, pp. 1-64. On Tak’alik Ab’aj’s precession-tracking astronomical observatory: Tarpy, Cliff. “Place of the Standing Stones.”
National Geographic
, May 2004. Alignments with a dark cloud constellation (the Fox) in a Peruvian temple: Benfer, Robert, and Larry R. Adkins. “The Americas’ Oldest Observatory.”
Astronomy
magazine
,
35, 2008, pp. 40-43.
35
Kelley, David. “Mesoamerican Astronomy and the Maya Calendar Correlation Problem.”
Memorias del Segundo Coloquio Internacional de Mayistas 1
. Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 1989, pp. 65-95.
Kelley, David. “Mesoamerican Astronomy and the Maya Calendar Correlation Problem.”
Memorias del Segundo Coloquio Internacional de Mayistas 1
. Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 1989, pp. 65-95.
36
On human intersubjectivity, see Barbara Tedlock.
Time and the Highland Maya
. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1982, pp. 4-5.
On human intersubjectivity, see Barbara Tedlock.
Time and the Highland Maya
. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1982, pp. 4-5.
37
See “Some Iconographic and Cosmological Observations on the Symbolism of the new Stela 48 from Tak’alik Ab’aj.”
http://www.alignment2012.com/Takalik48.html
, 2008.
CHAPTER 5. THE 2012 EXPLOSIONSee “Some Iconographic and Cosmological Observations on the Symbolism of the new Stela 48 from Tak’alik Ab’aj.”
http://www.alignment2012.com/Takalik48.html
, 2008.
2
Gonzales, Patrisia, and Roberto Rodriguez. “The Mayan Worldview of the Universe.” Universal Press Syndicate.
The Denver Post
, January 2, 2000.
Gonzales, Patrisia, and Roberto Rodriguez. “The Mayan Worldview of the Universe.” Universal Press Syndicate.
The Denver Post
, January 2, 2000.
3
Ibid.
Ibid.
5
See Jenkins-Calleman exchange from early 2006. “Carl Calleman’s latest attack on the traditional Mayan Calendar end date, December 21, 2012.”
http://www.alignment2012.com/eldersand2012-exchange.html
.
See Jenkins-Calleman exchange from early 2006. “Carl Calleman’s latest attack on the traditional Mayan Calendar end date, December 21, 2012.”
http://www.alignment2012.com/eldersand2012-exchange.html
.
6
Original version of the Web-circulated McFadden-Barrios interview, December 2002:
http://Alignment2012.com/Barrios-McFadden.html
.
Original version of the Web-circulated McFadden-Barrios interview, December 2002:
http://Alignment2012.com/Barrios-McFadden.html
.
7
Ibid.
Ibid.
8
Jenkins. “Maya Cosmogenesis: Cosmic Mother Gives Birth.”
http://www.alignment2012.com/fap2.html
, 1995.
Jenkins. “Maya Cosmogenesis: Cosmic Mother Gives Birth.”
http://www.alignment2012.com/fap2.html
, 1995.
9
Corrected McFadden-Barrios interview, on McFadden’s website. Chiron Communications:
http://www.chiron-communications.com/communique%207-10.html
.
Corrected McFadden-Barrios interview, on McFadden’s website. Chiron Communications:
http://www.chiron-communications.com/communique%207-10.html
.
10
Barrios Kanek, Gerardo, and Mercedes Barrios Longfellow.
The Maya Cholqij: Gateway to Aligning with the Energies of the Earth.
Williamsburg, MA: Tz’ikin Abaj, 2004. Cited in Joseph,
Apocalypse 2012
.
Barrios Kanek, Gerardo, and Mercedes Barrios Longfellow.
The Maya Cholqij: Gateway to Aligning with the Energies of the Earth.
Williamsburg, MA: Tz’ikin Abaj, 2004. Cited in Joseph,
Apocalypse 2012
.
14
Ibid., p. 40.
Ibid., p. 40.
15
For more on Joseph’s book and others, see my “Fear and Lying in 2012-Land” in
You Are Still Being Lied To
, ed. by Russ Kick. New York: The Disinformation Company, 2009, pp. 357-366. See also Geoff Stray’s review of
Apocalypse 2012
at
http://www.diagnosis2012.co.uk/apoc.html
.
For more on Joseph’s book and others, see my “Fear and Lying in 2012-Land” in
You Are Still Being Lied To
, ed. by Russ Kick. New York: The Disinformation Company, 2009, pp. 357-366. See also Geoff Stray’s review of
Apocalypse 2012
at
http://www.diagnosis2012.co.uk/apoc.html
.
16
Quoted from Joseph’s statement in
2012: Science or Superstition?
, DVD. New York: The Disinformation Company, 2009.
Quoted from Joseph’s statement in
2012: Science or Superstition?
, DVD. New York: The Disinformation Company, 2009.
17
Pawlowski, A. “Apocalypse in 2012? Date Spawns Theories, Film.”
CNN.com/technology
. January 27, 2009.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/27/2012
. maya.calendar.theories/index.html?iref=newssearch. My comments on this piece of journalism at:
http://Alignment2012.com/CNNinterviewerPawlowski.html.
Pawlowski, A. “Apocalypse in 2012? Date Spawns Theories, Film.”
CNN.com/technology
. January 27, 2009.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/27/2012
. maya.calendar.theories/index.html?iref=newssearch. My comments on this piece of journalism at:
http://Alignment2012.com/CNNinterviewerPawlowski.html.
18
Joseph, Lawrence.
Apocalypse 2012
, p. 114. See also his dire scenarios on pp. 8, 10, 126, 129, and 236.
Joseph, Lawrence.
Apocalypse 2012
, p. 114. See also his dire scenarios on pp. 8, 10, 126, 129, and 236.
19
Sitchin’s entire Earth Chronicles series includes titles such as
Stairway to Heaven
and
The End of Days.
We can observe Sitchin’s adoption of 2012 in his DVD called
2012: Will the Anunnaki Return?
In it, “with a mass of evidence, [Sitchin] analyzes Mayan lore and ancient calendars, and guides the listener through biblical prophecies, to arrive at startling conclusions and precise predictions regarding the End of Days.”
http://www.sitchin.com
.
Sitchin’s entire Earth Chronicles series includes titles such as
Stairway to Heaven
and
The End of Days.
We can observe Sitchin’s adoption of 2012 in his DVD called
2012: Will the Anunnaki Return?
In it, “with a mass of evidence, [Sitchin] analyzes Mayan lore and ancient calendars, and guides the listener through biblical prophecies, to arrive at startling conclusions and precise predictions regarding the End of Days.”
http://www.sitchin.com
.
20
Grof, Stanislav.
The Adventure of Self-Discovery.
New York: State University of New York Press, 1988, pp. 15-18.
Grof, Stanislav.
The Adventure of Self-Discovery.
New York: State University of New York Press, 1988, pp. 15-18.
23
Ibid., in the profile pages.
Ibid., in the profile pages.
24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Br-mi7b20
. This is the teaser trailer for the first DVD in the series, “Bracing for Tomorrow.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Br-mi7b20
. This is the teaser trailer for the first DVD in the series, “Bracing for Tomorrow.”
26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KCXuhFkMfA
. This is a ten-minute clip from “Bracing for Tomorrow.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KCXuhFkMfA
. This is a ten-minute clip from “Bracing for Tomorrow.”
28
Jenkins, John Major.
Galactic Alignment
. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 2002, p. 282; Jenkins, “Six Misconceptions,”
http://alignment2012.com/5misconceptions.html
; Bouncing Bear interview with John Major Jenkins, 2008,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYbg3_GHZ5Y
.
Jenkins, John Major.
Galactic Alignment
. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 2002, p. 282; Jenkins, “Six Misconceptions,”
http://alignment2012.com/5misconceptions.html
; Bouncing Bear interview with John Major Jenkins, 2008,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYbg3_GHZ5Y
.
30
Ibid.
Ibid.
31
Henbest, Nigel, and Heather Couper.
Guide to the Galaxy.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. See also:
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/FAQ/Qsolsysspeed.html
.
Henbest, Nigel, and Heather Couper.
Guide to the Galaxy.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. See also:
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/FAQ/Qsolsysspeed.html
.
32
Personal communication, February 2, 2009.
Personal communication, February 2, 2009.
33
Jenkins, John Major. “How Not to Make a 2012 Documentary.” 2006.
http://alignment2012.com/historychannel.html
.
Jenkins, John Major. “How Not to Make a 2012 Documentary.” 2006.
http://alignment2012.com/historychannel.html
.
34
Scofield, Bruce, and Barry Orr.
How to Practice Mayan Astrology.
Rochester, VT: Bear & Company, 2007.
Scofield, Bruce, and Barry Orr.
How to Practice Mayan Astrology.
Rochester, VT: Bear & Company, 2007.
37
Jenkins, John Major. “Izapa and the Galactic Alignment in 2012.” DVD. Denver, CO: Four Ahau Press, 2004.
Jenkins, John Major. “Izapa and the Galactic Alignment in 2012.” DVD. Denver, CO: Four Ahau Press, 2004.
39
Ibid.
Ibid.
47
Grof, Stanislav.
Adventure of Self-Discovery.
New York: State University of New York Press, 1988, pp. 3-37.
CHAPTER 6. DOUBTING SCHOLARSGrof, Stanislav.
Adventure of Self-Discovery.
New York: State University of New York Press, 1988, pp. 3-37.
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