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REVIEWS REVIEWS ¢ 2012 is shared by a diverse range of subcultures, including New Age, ufological, angelic and conspiracy theorist groups, Kristine Larsen takes exception to the 2012 link with catastrophic cosmic and Earth changes, and Gelfer examines the phenomenon from the Australasian angle. Jenkins has the final say: the Maya intended for the 2012 cycle to be anchored to a solstice alignment with the dark rift of the Milky Way. We'll know soon enough! dramatic scenario in store. Central to his argument is the relationship that Venus will have at that time with a crucial astronomical polarity: the 20-21 degrees Taurus opposition to 20-21 degrees Scorpio. His interpretation is inspired by the sidereal or star-based School of Zarathustra (which helped him create his Oracle of the Solar Cross), the Grail tale of Parzival and the work of anthroposophist Rudolf Steiner. Dr Tresemer warns about how we use technology, and he expresses his hope that we can find our power in "hands of the heart" amidst the "erotic phantasms" that Venus can bring to our imagination around this eclipse period. Fascinating links between archetypal astrology and world events abound in his book. 2012: DECODING THE COUNTER- CULTURAL APOCALYPSE edited by Joseph Gelfer Equinox Publishing Ltd, Sheffield, UK, and Oakville, CT, USA, 20II ISBN 978-1-84553-639-8 (203pp hc) Available: www.equinoxpub.com W: have only months to go to the supposed end of the Maya Long Count calendar on 21 December 2012, so this compilation of analysis, from the spiritual to the apocalyptic to the countercultural, comes just in time to help us make sense of it all. Edited by Joseph Gelfer, who's a Melbourne- based academic, journal editor and author (Numen, Old Men), these essays from nine contributors, himself included, entreat us to consider this phenomenon from a sane, historically informed viewpoint. Robert Sitler introduces the Maya calendar and key figures in 2012 transition consciousness such as José Argiielles and John Major Jenkins. Mark Van Stone expounds on the fragmentary and contradictory nature of many Maya prophecies and their ambivalence over the so-called end date, and John Hoopes rails against "Mayanism" as a New Age interpretation with roots in 16th- century utopianism and 19th-century spiritism. Pete Lentini observes how recent apocalyptic discourse about THE VENUS ECLIPSE OF THE SUN 2012 by David Tresemer, PhD Lindisfarne Books, MA, USA, 20II ISBN 978-158420-074-I (ISIpp tpb) Available: www.steinerbooks.org; www.davidandlilatresemer.com Somenhet overshadowed by the controversy surrounding the 21 December 2012 Mayan End Times date is the passage of Venus across he Sun on 6 June (5 June in the Americas). This rare celestial event happens in pairs, eight years apart; and this 2012 passage is linked to the une 2004 eclipse. 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