Baktun 2012 [Paperback]

Heather Conrad (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 29, 2002

It is the year 2011 and the comet Raven is entering our solar system. A Mayan woman-an astronomer and teacher, predicts there is more to Raven than first appears. Her former student, Karen Rune, is living in San Francisco. Karen is troubled by strange dreams and sleep-states since the death of her lover. Recalling her teacher's words about the baktun cycles of the ancient Mayan calendar and the concept of zero, Karen travels with a friend through Mexico in search of her teacher, the apparitions in her dreams and the meaning of Raven.

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About the Author

Heather Conrad is the author of the novels NEWS, Visions and Brandy, the short fiction collection, Gazelle, and the children's book Lights of Winter:Winter Celebrations around the World. She has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and lives in Berkeley, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (April 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595225012
• ISBN-13: 978-0595225019
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,396,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mayan Adventure Set in 2011, April 12, 2003

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Cynthia Sue Larson "www.realityshifters.com" (San Francisco bay area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baktun 2012 (Paperback)

BAKTUN 2012 tells the story of one woman's spiritual adventure in the Mayan pyramids. As the year 2012 approaches, a San Francisco woman named Karen Rune still grieves for her deceased female lover, and remembers how happily they had lived together in Mexico several years before. Karen finds herself dreaming strange dreams and feels drawn to return to Mexico to seek guidance from a Mayan astronomer and teacher named Yvonne Quextal. When she arrives in Mexico, Karen learns that the coming of the new Mayan age, or baktun, coincides with the coming of the Raven comet that the Mayans call "crow," because it announces a new creation. The surprise of BAKTUN 2012 is how this creation comes into being... there is an unexpected twist at the end of this book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astronomy and the mythic combine in Baktun, October 20, 2002

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Gemma Grott (Martinez, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baktun 2012 (Paperback)

Karen's dreams call to her, compelling her to locate her beloved but controversial Mayan female astronomy teacher in Mexico. Karen's internal journey of supressed painful memories is matched by her external adventure as she travels to Chichen Itza and beyond to witness Raven, the comet of mythic importance as the harbinger of change. Beautifully descriptive writing leads us through the textures and sights of Mexico as we enter the doorway of the Mayan prophesy of Baktun 2012. A very well written, intelligent and wholly engaging book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, but then its all myth, December 12, 2008

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Alex Darkok "baktun" (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baktun 2012 (Paperback)

I liked the book, I read these kinds of books just to inform myself about the myths going on about the Mayan culture, visit www.baktun.org to post your thoughts about the myths of the Mayan culture.