Llewellyn Worldwide - Beyond 2012: Table of Contents

Contents

Part One:

1 : Seeking Help from the First Shamans   3

2 : 2012 Prophecies and Science   15

2012 Prophecies   18

mayan cosmology 18

hopi 19

christian prophecies 23

nostradamus 25

edgar cayce 29

Why Were the Prophecies Wrong?   31

2012 Science: Natural Disasters   32

volcanic eruptions 35

tsunamis 36

earthquakes 37

pole shift 37

near-earth objects 41

Humanmade Disasters 43

atmosphere and climate threats 44

warfare threats 45

health threats 45

sustenance threats 47
3 : Time and Our Role as Co-Creators   51

Living in the Now 57

Our Personal Role in the Transformation of
Human Consciousness   60

4 : Transformation Through Uniting
with Our Luminous (True) Self 63

On the Sharing of Truth and Knowledge   65

5 : Understanding Earth Changes and Our Role   69

Grandmother Speaks on the Rise
of the Feminine   69

Earth Changes 73

Two Great Hopes   76

The Power of Ritual   82

6 : Using Altars to Alter and Amplify Consciousness   87

The Altar of Center   89

altar construction 90
altar preparation 91

altar activation 93

Altars of Healing   96

Altars of Manifestation and Creation   99

Altars of Transformation   101

Altars Honoring Creation   101

the medicine wheel 101

labyrinths 103

shrines 104

Offerings   104

7 : The Day Creators   109

Using the Calendar   112

the twenty days begin on page 115
8 : Reclaiming, Raising, and Wisely Using Personal Energy 135

Practices

reclaiming lost energy by healing
energetic drains 140
raising our amount of available energy
through connecting with the
wisely using personal energy through

energetic sources of nature 146

the embrace of the earth ceremony 147

conscious living 151

9 : Techniques for Living Through the Luminous Self 153

Practices

examine the results of your daily actions 153
don't allow any friendship or relationship to require
I understand other people to the exact degree
I can only recognize a virtue in another person that I recognize in
don't act from fears of what others will think of you
don't try to be loving, work to be luminous and true; being real

don't let the behavior of other people dictate how you feel 156

the submission of your luminous self 156

that I understand myself 156

myself 157

or even what you will think of yourself 157

is being loving 157

in lak'ech 158

the art of counterpractice 159

positive charging of the internal dialog 160

10 : The Power of Talking, Divining, and Healing Stones 163

Practices

encountering a téka 165

working with and caring for a téka 169

sacred sites 173

11 : Living with Earth Changes--
Advice from Elders, Scientists, and Community Leaders   177

Practice
the power of positive statements 184

Human Creations: Can We Evolve
Toward Conscious Co-creation?   185

Part Two:

The First Shamans Speak

Part Three:

Practical Applications of the First Shamans' Teachings

Appendix:

Chronology of Human Advancement 187

Glossary 211

Bibliography 213

Index 215