The Maya End Times: A Spiritual Adventure: Maya Prophecies for 2012

by Patricia Mercier

According to the Mayan Prophecies, the 5,000-year "Fourth Age" will conclude in 2012--culminating either in the cataclysmic end of the world as we know it or in a new golden age. The Maya End Times is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905857578
• ISBN13: 9781905857579
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Watkins Publishing
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

remarkable spiral of a story

More than 2000 years ago, the Mayans formulated a "profound galactic cosmology." Gazing at the stars, they noticed that the sun was slowly moving over time into the heart of the galaxy. Using sophisticated sacred science calculations and uncorrupted indigenous intelligence, they devised a long-range calendar that predicted the time when the apex of solar and galactic alignment would occur: December 21, 2012. This occurrence, and the years leading up to it, marks the end of the "Fourth Age." It is prophesied as a time of significant transformation--a time when humanity is asked to reconnect with its cosmic heart and essential wisdom. This remarkable spiral of a story drops readers into a between-worlds adventure of Mayan culture and "evolutionary soul-awakening." Unlike most Western-based interpretations of prophecies that typically echo doom and gloom, the core truths of Mayan wisdom unveiled by Mercier remind us that the end of one age is always the beginning of another. The Mayan prophesies are actually pointers toward the possibilities that lie before us and a wake-up call to what lives in our hearts and minds: our actions and worldviews are especially critical in these birthing times leading up to 2012, and will determine the coming age as one of crisis or breakthrough. In The Maya End Times Patricia Mercier describes her personal quest to uncover the essence of Mayan prophesies, and is astounded to be entrusted with a life-size quartz crystal skull, which she is told she must carry to the "End of Time." Preparing for her role as keeper of the skull, she journeys through Central America, deep into the tangled realms of Sacred Science, the strands of time, and what she calls the WorldWideWeb of Light. As we travel with her on pilgrimages and sacred ceremonies, to pyramid peaks and through underground passages, Mercier peels away the layers of truth and fallacy of the Mayan prophesies: a verbal lineage of truth-keeping passed down through the generations. As a reviewer with a self-proclaimed aversion toward tales of prophesy (precisely because of their "doom-and-gloom" tone and unyielding stance), I found The Maya End Times to be a refreshing, intriguing, and illuminating adventure: a practical and profound worldview for spiritual awareness and awakening. Review by Julie Clayton

Travels in Maya lands

in this book Patricia Mercier takes us on a spiritual journey to the Mayan lands of Mexico and Peru. She describes many rituals she shared with the shamans - such as Sacred fires and visits to anncient sites. She was present at the fifth annual gathering of the indigenous people of Americas. She had meetings with the wise men and women who live there and are now travelling to other countries to make known the urgency of the times to come. The Mayans who have kept their wisdom secret until recent times have now begun sharing their prophecies with the rest of the world. The prophecies represent possible futures. They predict massive global floods and upheavels around 2012. There are two kinds of prophecies, those promising empowering situations and those of a more gloomy kind. The outcome depends on us. This is the ending of a cosmic cycle of time in December 2012 and the beginning of a possible golden Age of wisdom , harmony, peace, love and superconsciousness. The prophecies represent possible futures. This is a fscinating account of a journey in which she meets many enlightened people. She was given a crystal skull to carry to the end of time. I enjoyed this book very much and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the lands of the Maya in Central America and the Incas. i intend to read it again.

Generally a fun read

This book is a good introduction to prophecies that point towards the end of the Mayan calendar and beyond. It contains several useful appendices and shares some solid information on crystal skulls. I had hoped for a bit more detailing the uses and applications of the skulls, but what is present is not bad. In Mercier's book, you travel with her into the world of the Maya- past and present. It is organised rather like an adventure, although much of it is very tangentially discussed, with chapter names that seem more symbolic than concrete. The final part of the book is written from the perspective or what may be to come in 2012 when the calender ends and prophecy is fulfilled. While it makes for a fun read, there is little to veil the fact that this is a fictional account of the author's hopes of what shall come to pass. Many good resources are available in this volume, and anyone researching Mayan cosmology will find something of interest within.

A book that flows well

This book is amazing in that it flows with the sincerity of a true believer! It is not caught up in the author's ego, and puts me in mind of the Celestine Prophecy, but this is non-fiction. I had difficulty putting the book down as it weaved past, present and future together in a nice tapestry. Enjoy the book; the author's knowledge and writing is humbling.