John Major Jenkins
1 archived appearance · 1998
Mayan Calendar2012Ancient Astronomy
John Major Jenkins (1964–2017) was an independent researcher and author known for his detailed study of the Mayan Long Count calendar and his development of the "galactic alignment" theory, proposing that the 2012 end-date marked a rare astronomical alignment with the galactic center. On Art Bell's programs, his meticulous work in Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 brought scholarly depth to the 2012 phenomenon and distinguished his research from popular sensationalism.
On the air with Art · 1
Sep 6, 1998 · 1h 39m
Galactic Center 2012
Art Bell welcomes independent researcher John Major Jenkins for a deep exploration of the Maya Long Count calendar and its mysterious end date in 2012. Jenkins explains that the Maya tracked a vast 5125-year cycle anchored not to its beginning in 3114 B.C. but to its conclusion, when the December solstice sun aligns...
