The Mayan Calendar

I was born in Stockholm, Sweden at noon May 15, 1950, which in the Sacred Calendar corresponds to the day 5 Jaguar. Curiously this is also the exact midpoint of the month dedicated to the Roman goddess Maia. Stockholm is fairly remote from the jungles of Guatemala, but these were some signs that maybe I had something to do there (although of course I was only to appreciate the importance of these signs at a much later point).

Long before the Mayan calendar had become a matter of widespread knowledge I read in Michael Coeâs book about the Maya that their calendar would come to an end in the year 2011. It sparked a deep wonder in me. "Why would a calendar end?" I asked myself, although 2011 then seemed a long time into the future.

Having completed this book, my interest in Eastern philosophies increased and I went to Golden City in India to see Sri Bhagavan the first time in the year 2002. In 2004 Bear and Co published a new book, The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness just in the nick of time for the Oneness Celebration, June 6-8, 2004 which was the first celebration in a very long time that, based on the traditional Mayan calendar, brought together a world wide participation of spiritual people seeking a deeper guidance into the time ahead.

Saharasia

Dr. James DeMeo did his undergraduate work in Environmental Science and holds a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Kansas. His research in subjects ranging from early childhood development to UFO's is deeply rooted in his extensive knowledge and understanding of the life, work and discoveries of the late Dr. Wilhelm Reich, a scientific giant whose work and findings have probably been the subject of more distortion and vilification than those of any scientist of the last several hundred years. Dr. DeMeo has more than thirty years of experience investigating and extending Dr. Reich's original findings in both the social and natural sciences.
 

He is also the Director of the Orgone Biophysical Research Laboratory, located in the beautiful, vibrant and pristine mountain country outside of Ashland, Oregon. The Lab, also known as the Greensprings Center, was founded in 1978 and is a non-profit science research and educational foundation which, over the years, has supported various laboratory and field projects, educational lectures and seminars both here and abroad.

 
In Saharasia, Dr. DeMeo has done a quietly stunning job of overlaying original, painstakingly gathered research (and extremely well-documented research at that) across a field of established findings, and in the process, has created an entirely new way of looking at the evolution of social and familial violence. Like a combination detective/explorer/scholar, the author lays out for us how 6,000 years of climactic changes centered in what is now the Sahara and Asian Deserts have paralleled crucial changes in human behavior. It may sound like a gross oversimplification, but the fact is that as this region evolved from a fertile, green center of emerging cultures into an arid, inhospitable desert, a similar phenomenon was occurring in the human psyche; the growth of violent, sexually repressive, male-dominated societies paralleled the growth of the region's deserts.

David T. Suzuki PhD, co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation, is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.For more than 30 years, David Suzuki has been THE voice for nature in Canada and in many ways for the world.. David was born in Vancouver and at the age of six, during the Second World War, he was sent to a Japanese internment camp with his family. After the war, the Suzukis moved to Ontario. Growing up with a passion for nature led David to earn a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago. By 1971, he had his own show on CBC. Eight years later, he debuted a little show called 'The Nature of Things.'

David is no stranger to accolades. Al Gore praised him for challenging Canada's environment minster on this country's green plan. His series 'A Planet for the Taking' won an award from the United Nations. He's a companion of the Order of Canada. And he finished fifth in the CBC's search for 'The Greatest Canadian.' He's also authored 43 books. His latest one is called 'David Suzuki's Green Guide - a "how-to" guide to being a green citizen.

David R. Boyd is one of Canada’s leading environmental lawyers and the author of influential works including Unnatural Law: Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy. He lives, lightlylightlyon Pender Island in British Columbia.

Publications of David Boyd 2007

Boyd, D. “Forty questions about Canada’s environmental record.” Island Tides, January 25, 2007. Read Commentary

Boyd, D. 2007. “Old ideas produce heat, not light.” Vancouver Sun, January 11, 2007. Read Article

Boyd, D. 2007. “Reality Check: Climate Change and the Proposed Clean Air Act.” Presentation to the Standing Committee on Bill C-30. February 6, 2007. Read Brief