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DiaGnosis: One of the best 2012 novels available, February 17, 2007
This review is from: Cosmic Locusts (Paperback)
Joel J. Keene wrote the book following a series of synchronicities. Joel's birth date is, astrologically, on the cusp of Scorpio and Sagittarius, which is the celestial position of Galactic Centre, and even more accurately, the Galactic equator. When he heard that the 13-baktun cycle of the Maya was designed to terminate at the point when the winter solstice sun converges on this very point, in 2012, and concurrently found that the Biblical book of Joel, (which is his name), seems to describe Earth's future passage through the tail of a comet, Joel became aware of a clustering of more synchronicities around himself. He started to write it all down in a fictional format, because it was all so incredible, but like Robert Anton Wilson, when he wrote the fact-based but fictional Illuminatus trilogy, Joel found that the synchronicities were continuing. For example, he had written of a 2012-convergence of a burst of energy from Galactic Centre, and the return of the shattered remains of a comet, only to find that astro-physicist Paul LaViolette had already said that we are overdue for a burst of energy from Galactic Centre, and connected it with the Mayan end-point (see item 48 and Whats New item 84), and that dendro-chronologist, Mike Baillie has found evidence that an ancient shattered comet became associated with the mythology of the Birth of Venus, (Quetzalcoatl) which is also associated with the start of the 13-Baktun cycle. Then he found in Ray Stanford's book, The Fatima Prophecy, that the famous series of prophecies of the end-times given to the children at Fatima, spoke of the birth of the planet Venus being responsible for the ascension of mankind.
Joel knew nothing about diagnosis2012 until I brought his attention to it in an email, and he said..
"..I slapped my head upon seeing and hearing your home page. I was stupefied by how many similar topics there are to what is in my book".
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A benign take on what could happen, July 17, 2009
This review is from: Cosmic Locusts (Paperback)
There are lots of prophecies out there ... giant comets, near earth asteroids, a periodic superwave ... Joel Keene takes inspiration from the Bible's book of Joel and sees that we can weather whatever comes. The book is a quick-read of 100 pages and manages to pack into that little space a good smattering of current theories as well as a very humane and fast-paced look at what it might be like living through the Apocalypse. Electronic society switches off and spirituality lights up the world. He makes going back to basics -- the way our great-great-grandparents lived -- sound like fun. Can't say I'm as optimistic, but Cosmic Locusts is a good read.
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Quick and informative, March 12, 2004
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If you're looking for a "fictional" account of the events to transpire in 2012, this is a good place to start. It's a quick read with alot of good information and references. It ties in many different sources to provide a wholistic perspective of the coming years and ultimately gives a positive outlook for our future...
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