John Major Jenkins is a pioneering voice in reconstructing Maya cosmology and the meaning of 2012, with nearly three decades of experience defining the issues. Informed by innovative field work at archaeological sites and inspired by living among the Maya, Jenkins’ comprehensive work covers media misconceptions, 2012 theories, consciousness studies, Maya shamanism, archaeoastronomy, Perennial Philosophy, academic misconceptions, andthe crisis of the modern world. His “2012 alignment theory” is supported by recent discoveries in the Maya inscriptions.

John’s writings have appeared in magazines, newspapers, peer-reviewed journals, and book anthologies, including: The Mystery of 2012, Towards 2012, New Dawn magazine, TheInstitute of Maya Studies, Society for American Archaeology, Clavis (2014), and Zeitschrift für Anomalistik (2014).  His major books include Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 (1998), Galactic Alignment (2002), Unlocking the Secrets of 2012, (audio, 2007), The 2012 Story (2009), Lord Jaguar’s 2012 Inscriptions (2011), Reconstructing Ancient Maya Cosmology (2012), and theforthcoming Ivory Tower, House of Cards: How Scholars and Their Publishers Violate Science. He is a founding member of The Maya Conservancy. Websites: http://TheCenterfor2012Studies.com and http://JohnMajorJenkins.com.