The Institute for Cultural Awareness presents a historic International multicultural gathering and sacred pilgrimage welcoming Indigenous elders and future wisdom keepers representing the voice of Mother Earth, beginning Earth Day weekend, April 18-28, 2009 throughout Northern Arizona.

The heart of the gathering will be the 4th reunion of the Continental Council of Indigenous Elders and Spiritual Guides of the Americas. The intention is to unite and share the invited wisdom keeper’s visions and prophesized ceremonies for peace and harmony for Mother Earth and all humanity.

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Although John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, The Secret History of the American Empire, and Sounds True’s Shamanic Navigation: Shapeshifting Techniques from the Andes, the Yucatan, and Tibet, hasn’t built his message directly on 2012, per se, it is certainly an overt call to transformation and action in the spirit of how 2012 is addressed on this site.

Because of it’s basis in Mayan mythology/cosmology (arguably archaic and irrelevant from the "rational" perspective), 2012 can take on a very mystical—almost unreal—tint. But there is a reality to how it is manifesting during our current times. John Perkins’ story illustrates what transformation toward a peaceful and sustainable world really looks like.

In a 2004 interview with Executive Intelligence Review, John shares how the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 affected his decision to…

The primary recurring theme in all the material we’re offering at Sounds True and encountering from other sources related to 2012 is that change is upon us in unprecendented forms. Where is this change leading? What does the new world that is emerging look like? The Venus Project, conceived and led by Jacque Fresco, presents a bold, new direction for humanity that…

2012: Time for Change is a feature-length documentary, directed by Joao Amorim of Curious Pictures in New York and featuring Daniel Pinchbeck, creator of Reality 2.0, contributor to The Mystery of 2012 anthology, and bestselling author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. In the style of …

The Mystery of 2012 anthology contributor Sharron Rose is a filmmaker out of the Pacific Northwest. In the film 2012 The Odyssey, she went on a quest to understand the many prophecies around the year 2012. In the sequel to that film, Timewave 2013, she travels far beyond the world of 2012. Exploring the nature of time itself…

Jay Weidner, leading 2012 expert and contributor to The Mystery of 2012, at a recent conference in San Francisco. Jay Weidner’s fierce presentation directly confronts the reality of the crisis that we’re in as a species, offers deeply considered solutions, and asks THE question: what world do we want to create? This presentation is really intense! Don’t listen if you don’t want to hear…

The History Channel, with the help of several contributors to The Mystery of 2012 anthology, is exploring the 2012 phenomenon. Apparently, it was their third highest-rated show…

December 21, 2012: the end date of the sophisticated Long Count Calendar created by the ancient Maya in Central America. Countless books and websites, magazine articles, and newspaper headlines debate its meaning, with enthusiasts in two camps: those forecasting apocalypse—the end of time—and those who see a coming renewal, a rebirth of…

Postmodern Times is a series of short animated films presenting new ideas about global consciousness and techniques for social and ecological transformation. The first episode, "Toward 2012" (embedded below), directed by Joäo Amorim, introduces the project explaining concepts from the bestselling book 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl by Daniel Pinchbeck, in the author’s own voice. Other segments in the series focus on shamanism, sustainability, alternative energy systems, the Mayan Calendar, quantum physics and synchronicity, and a host of other subjects…