Heley - The Everything Guide to 2012: All you need to know about the theories, beliefs, and history surrounding the ancient Mayan prophecies

Dear Reader,

You may have heard about the significance of 2012 from any one of a number of sources: books, films, friends, or websites. The closer we get to this year, the more intense the speculation about what mayor may nothappen becomes. You may have heard about prophecies that foretell doom. Alternately, you may have heard that this date signifies a fundamental change in human consciousness and a planetary shift into a new age.

I am happy to share with you the research I have gathered over the last decade. The search for the meaning behind 2012 has been an incredible adventure that has taken me from conversations with indigenous elders at sacred sites to discussions with researchers on the cutting edge of new science. I will leave you to make your own conclusions from the evidence presented here, but my personal belief is that 2012 represents an extraordinary opportunity for positive change for both humanity and our planet.

The road to 2012 may not be the best paved or straightest route, and there may well be a few large bumps along the way, but it certainly is heading somewhere interesting. I hope you enjoy this book and find in it the same inspiration I did in writing it.

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THE

GUIDE TO

2012

All you need to know about the
theories, beliefs, and history surrounding
the ancient Mayan prophecies

Mark Heley

I would like to dedicate this book to the
memory of Oliver L. Reiser, the cosmic
synergist who saw all of this coming.

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Mark Heleys The Everything Guide to 2012 is a brilliant, well-written, and exciting summary of why we should be considering the possibility of great changes in the very near future. Even those of us who think we know all about 2012 will learn a lot from this book. What an amazing piece of work!

Geoff Stray, Mayan calendar expert and author of
Beyond 2012: Catastrophe or Ecstasy?

Fasten your seatbelts and join Heley on this wild ride through the physical and psychic prospects just ahead of us.

Daniel Pinchbeck, author of the bestselling book 2012: The Return
of Quetzalcoatl and Toward 2012: Perspectives on the Next Age

Read this one book and you will know everything there is to know that matters about 2012. Gripping, thought-provoking, surprising, and informative from beginning to end.

Graham Hancock, author Fingerprints of the Gods

I would like to thank all of the amazing and inspiring teachers and sharers of knowledge I have met on the road to 2012. I have been lucky enough to spend time with many of the people whose ideas are written about in this book and I am deeply grateful to all of them. Special thanks go to Jose Argells, John Major Jenkins, Terence McKenna, Daniel Pinchbeck, and Hunbatz Men. An extra-big thank you to Geoff Stray for the generous loan of rare books, frequent conversations, and selfless sharing of knowledge. You are definitely the most cosmic bus driver.

I would also like to thank Daphne Lorian, Tammy Newcomer, Chris Mitchell, Louis Standen, Finn OBrien, and all my friends and family for their love, support, and encouragement. I would also like to thank Lisa Laing and Adams Media for their trust and patience.