John Major Jenkins Interview

John Major Jenkins, author of Maya Cosmogenesis 2012, is considered an authority on the Mayan calendar and the projected end-date of it's 13 Baktun Cycle(Long Count) on the 2012 Winter Solstice, when the Sun aligns with the dark rift of the Milky Way galaxy- i.e. the Galactic Alignment.
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JMJ's website: Alignment 2012

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Carl Calleman & the Great World Ages:
"In this last post of my series on the Mayan calendar, I’ll cover Carl Calleman’s interpretation of the calendar.  In contrast to how John Major Jenkins’s work focuses on the astronomical aspects of the Mayan calendar and how it measures long periods of time, Calleman views the calendar strictly from the perspective of consciousness.  He asserts that the calendar is not about measuring time, but rather the evolution of consciousness.

While Jenkins has proved the calendar’s connection to astronomical cycles, I believe that Calleman, through his focus, shows how the calendar maps the evolution of consciousness.  Both men are simply looking at different aspects of the same thing.

As paradoxical as it may seem, it is not necessary to discount the work of either.  In fact, I encourage you to let go of preconceived ideas of rightness and wrongness and see if you can hold a space for embracing the consciousness-expanding views of both men."
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