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Galactic Alignment: The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian, and Vedic Traditions
Explores the central role played by the galaxy in both ancient and modern times in the transformation of the human spirit.
• Extends Jenkins' groundbreaking research in Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 .
• Reveals how the coming Galactic Alignment of era-2012 promises a renewal of human consciousness.
• Uncovers the galactic vision of Mayan, Egyptian, Greek, and Vedic cosmologies.
The Galactic Alignment is a rare astronomical event that brings the solstice sun into alignment with the center of the Milky Way galaxy every 12,960 years. Building on the discoveries of his book Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 , Jenkins demonstrates that the end-date of 2012 does not signal the end of time but rather the beginning of a new stage in the development of human consciousness. He recovers a striking common thread that connects the ancient cosmological insights of the Maya not only to Egyptian thought and Vedic philosophy but also to the diversity of humankind's metaphysical traditions ranging from Celtic sacred topography and Medieval alchemy to the Kabbalah and Islamic astrology. His work presents us with a groundbreaking synthesis of lost wisdom once common to ancient cosmologies that will help us understand the significance of this transformative cosmic milestone.
• Extends Jenkins' groundbreaking research in Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 .
• Reveals how the coming Galactic Alignment of era-2012 promises a renewal of human consciousness.
• Uncovers the galactic vision of Mayan, Egyptian, Greek, and Vedic cosmologies.
The Galactic Alignment is a rare astronomical event that brings the solstice sun into alignment with the center of the Milky Way galaxy every 12,960 years. Building on the discoveries of his book Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 , Jenkins demonstrates that the end-date of 2012 does not signal the end of time but rather the beginning of a new stage in the development of human consciousness. He recovers a striking common thread that connects the ancient cosmological insights of the Maya not only to Egyptian thought and Vedic philosophy but also to the diversity of humankind's metaphysical traditions ranging from Celtic sacred topography and Medieval alchemy to the Kabbalah and Islamic astrology. His work presents us with a groundbreaking synthesis of lost wisdom once common to ancient cosmologies that will help us understand the significance of this transformative cosmic milestone.
310 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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September 24, 2012
To start out with this book I noticed that I benefit more of it when first reading Jenkins' Maya Cosmogenesis 2012. So I read first this older book.
Being well familiar with the Maya world since having lived in Mexico for over 14 years (more then 7 of them in the region of the Maya and partially in daily life with the Maya), that book has caused that my confidence in Jenkins' writings went pretty much down the drain. Jenkins takes assumptions and interpretations from other researchers (who refer to the writings of a Spanish bishop and a priest from the 16th century, one of them had even before burned down all findable Maya scriptures), puts further assumptions on them, repeats those over and over until finally they are the "truth", the lector is convinced to read about. Undetectable, completely vague and weathered iconographies are interpreted and these interpretations are taken as the true discoveries about the Maya, etc. etc.
From reading that book I had the impression that Jenkins had obviously had his "initiation" in Izapa when being on drugs. While he is convinced that the ancient Izapans took drugs, I have, while living in the Maya world of today, had journeys into the universe without drugs, just being a vegan - and I can well imagine that this practice was at home in the ancient Maya world as well.
With this background reading the book Galactic Alignment: The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian, and Vedic Traditions
I had fast a good eye for the many flimsy connections, the book uses to try hard to get everything what has happened in ancient cultures into a kind of unity-pattern in favour of the Izapan Maya and the discoveries, Jenkins writes about.
One who has really achieved to feel the unity is not in need to write or read in an arduous, not well edited text about such questionable links.
The few really existing jewels in this book, the reader has to pick out hard of all the text around.
I agree with Jenkins on 2 points:
The alignments on earth -- mirroring the events in the sky on earth -- were not created deliberately, but come from an unconscious living of unity of all that is - unconscious, because when a culture does not know anything else than unity, it is not aware of it.
This world is in need of the long expected change.
It will, however, not be on one day, not within one year, not within one or several decades. According to Mexican esoterics, which have already spoken publically in 1986 about the end of the Maya calendar, the serious change we go now through happens in a time-frame of around 1000years. Then people will be able to live truthfully more happy, since living much more authentic.
Being well familiar with the Maya world since having lived in Mexico for over 14 years (more then 7 of them in the region of the Maya and partially in daily life with the Maya), that book has caused that my confidence in Jenkins' writings went pretty much down the drain. Jenkins takes assumptions and interpretations from other researchers (who refer to the writings of a Spanish bishop and a priest from the 16th century, one of them had even before burned down all findable Maya scriptures), puts further assumptions on them, repeats those over and over until finally they are the "truth", the lector is convinced to read about. Undetectable, completely vague and weathered iconographies are interpreted and these interpretations are taken as the true discoveries about the Maya, etc. etc.
From reading that book I had the impression that Jenkins had obviously had his "initiation" in Izapa when being on drugs. While he is convinced that the ancient Izapans took drugs, I have, while living in the Maya world of today, had journeys into the universe without drugs, just being a vegan - and I can well imagine that this practice was at home in the ancient Maya world as well.
With this background reading the book Galactic Alignment: The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian, and Vedic Traditions
I had fast a good eye for the many flimsy connections, the book uses to try hard to get everything what has happened in ancient cultures into a kind of unity-pattern in favour of the Izapan Maya and the discoveries, Jenkins writes about.
One who has really achieved to feel the unity is not in need to write or read in an arduous, not well edited text about such questionable links.
The few really existing jewels in this book, the reader has to pick out hard of all the text around.
I agree with Jenkins on 2 points:
The alignments on earth -- mirroring the events in the sky on earth -- were not created deliberately, but come from an unconscious living of unity of all that is - unconscious, because when a culture does not know anything else than unity, it is not aware of it.
This world is in need of the long expected change.
It will, however, not be on one day, not within one year, not within one or several decades. According to Mexican esoterics, which have already spoken publically in 1986 about the end of the Maya calendar, the serious change we go now through happens in a time-frame of around 1000years. Then people will be able to live truthfully more happy, since living much more authentic.
February 10, 2009
Another step along a journey that is leading towards something quite profound. This is a book for people already familiar with the subject matter. It is a very detailed look at the evolution of consciousness that we are undergoing as we move towards 2012.
Popular culture portrays 2012 as an disaster movie. Instead, John Major Jenkins puts forth the concept that we are at an epic moment of transformation. Those who are realizing that the selfish, materialistic world we have been living in is coming to an end are the ones who are going to have the best chance to navigate the coming changes.
Something we all need to consider as we get closer and closer to 2012.
Popular culture portrays 2012 as an disaster movie. Instead, John Major Jenkins puts forth the concept that we are at an epic moment of transformation. Those who are realizing that the selfish, materialistic world we have been living in is coming to an end are the ones who are going to have the best chance to navigate the coming changes.
Something we all need to consider as we get closer and closer to 2012.
November 10, 2008
One of the most eye opening books I have ever read. Not a very easy read without some previous knowledge or quick research of astronomy and astrology, but it's definitely worth a buy. Get ready to see the world, and the concept of time, in a whole new way.
September 8, 2012
I found this intereseting being a history nut, he brings all 7 civilization into the mix, where, what and how was included, its a bit dry and I had to read in steps, but it was full of great information.
August 8, 2019
Kniha o blížiacom sa konci sveta, ktorý sa v roku 2012 nekonal. Takže?
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