The author of Maya Cosmogenisis 2012 explores the origins of how 2012 became an obsession for millions of people and the meaning of the portentous date, in a book that provides an essential overview of the history, theory, cultures and personalities that have brought the idea of 2012 as a world-changing year into awareness.
John Major Jenkins is a pioneer of the 2012 movement. The author of nine previous books on the subject, he is credited with helping introduce the topic into the spiritual culture and was the first to voice the concept that 2012 coincides with a galactic alignment of earth, the sun, and the center of the galaxy. Jenkins has taught classes at the Institute of Maya Studies in Miami, the Maya Calendar Congress in Mexico, the Esalen Institute, Naropa University, and many other venues both nationally and abroad. His work has been widely discussed on national radio and television.