2012 Revisited: Prophecy and Transformation at the End of Time

by Daniel Pinchbeck

Daniel Pinchbeck's groundbreaking opus, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (2006), explored prophecies about our time held by indigenous cultures and ancient civilizations around the world, including the classic Maya, the Hopi, and ancient India. He explored, as well, the archetype of the Apocalypse in modern Christianity and Islam. The Long Count of the Mayan Calendar began a new 5,125-year cycle on December 21, 2012. Today, some years after we passed that threshold, our world is undergoing far-reaching ecological, geopolitical, and technological changes. It is increasingly clear that the prophetic traditions have validity as we live through shocking and rapid transformations all around us - but what do they mean and how can prepare for what is still to come? In '2012 Revisited', a long-awaited follow-up, Pinchbeck returns to the prophecies in the light of current events. He recounts his own jarring reception of a channelled transmission in 2003, when a voice that announced itself to be the Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl spoke through him, off and on, for a week, while he was in the Amazon jungle of Brazil. Whether this was simply the voice of his own subconscious or another being, the voice presented a powerful vision of an approaching and inevitable metamorphosis of humanity and the Earth. In '2012 Revisited', Pinchbeck also examines relevant ideas from modern occult and metaphysical visionaries such as Rudolf Steiner, Julius Evola, G.I. Gurdjieff, and Sergio Magana. The book concludes with proposals for how we can approach this turbulent and dangerous time.

60 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 21, 2019

About the author

Daniel Pinchbeck is an American author. His books include Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, and Notes from the Edge Times. He is a co-founder of the web magazine Reality Sandwich and of the website Evolver.net, and edited the North Atlantic Books publishing imprint Evolver Editions. He was featured in the 2010 documentary 2012: Time for Change, directed by Joao Amorim and produced by Mangusta Films. He is the founder of the think tank Center for Planetary Culture, which produced the Regenerative Society Wiki.

Reviews

[Mark Barden · Rating 5 out of 5]

prophetic - pay attention

Well sourced and well reasoned even as it pushes all your buttons. Very provocative stuff. Thanks Daniel, for digging in and sharing your ideas so honestly and vulnerably