The Orion Prophecy: Will the World Be Destroyed in 2012 (Paperback)

by Patrick Geryl (Author) "After having read The Mayan Prophecies, I stumbled upon some other works in this genre..." (more)
Key Phrases: sunspot cycle theory, planetary loop, previous cataclysms, Albert Slosman, Dresden Codex, Milky Way (more...)

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"An Earth-shattering prophecy..." -- Nexus, February 2002.

Product Description
According to Mayan & Egyptian prophecy, the earth awaits a super catastrophe in 2012: its magnetic fields will completely reverse in one agonizing shift. Devastating earthquakes and tidal waves will completely destroy civilization as Europe and North America are pulled north to polar latitudes. Almost all the earth's population will perish. These predictions stem from the sophisticated astronomy of the Maya and Egyptians, descendants of the legendary original Atlanteans, whose island, in this theory, is now buried under the South Pole. The Atlanteans predicted the world-wide flood in 9792 BC. In 2012, according to several 10,000 year-old star codes, Venus, Orion and several other stars will take the same 'code-positions' as in 9792 BC. There is also a forgotten and massive labyrinth, created by the Old Egyptians, of secret chambers filled with artifacts and documents about the previous flood.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932813917
• ISBN-13: 978-0932813916
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #233,198 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cataclysmically dismal!!, March 8, 2006

By	J. Chasin (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is essentially a self-important book report! The auuthor has perused several touchstone books in the realm of alternative science, specifically those having to do with end times prophesies, cataclysms, and pole shifts! Notable among these are works by Hapgood, Bauval, and Flem-Ath!

Do yourself a favor, read the originals! This book adds nothing new to the discussion! Rather, it serves as a "book report" on the work of others, presented in breathless style, with 15 exclamation points on every page! What is up with all the exclamation points?! I could have lived with less punctution and more, I don't know, ideas! Since I've read most of the books this reports on, it was ultimately pointless!

Start with Charles Hapgood and the Flem-Ath book, When the Wky Fell!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You have to be kidding me..., October 25, 2004

By	Alexander Babbie (Dannemora, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

People love doomsday prophecies...the fact that some people actually take this seriously is a testament to that. What we have here are two pseudo-scientists believing in an incredible conclusion (The Earth will be ripped apart by geo-magnetic forces in 2012) and then basing all their "research" to support that conclusion. I've seen this countless times...each time is more entertaining than the last...."Scientists" using "mathmatical proof" to support a variety of doomsday predictions.

Whats wrong with this?

1.) Most discoveries and research successes in science are by accident...true research is not with a set conclusion. SETI researches did not intend to find microwave background radiation...but they did. Penicillin was discovered on accident. Pavlov's theory of conditioned response was on accident. On the other hand...these guys are already convinced the world will blow up in 2012...and base their research to prove it. Most true science is done in reverse...your research leads to your conclusion...not the other way around.

2.) The actual "research" in this book is laughable at best. Their are no controls on what numbers they use, where they get their formulas from, etc. I'm sure if I looked into it I could "Mathmatically prove" that I'm related to Jesus by using my height, my D.O.B., my Zodiac sign, and the distance between my elbow and wrist. All im saying is that people can manipulate numbers however they want to prove however they want.

3.) One of the cornerstones of the book is that when the stars (BTW Venus is not a star) are in a certain position....the sun's magnetic field will go bonkers, causing extreme geo-magnetic activities on the Earth...and that such an event has already occured about 11,000 years ago. Anyone who knows anything at all about physics knows that's illogical to the max....the only way celestial bodies have influence over each other is gravity...which is dependent on both size and distance. Venus has a minute, insubstantial effect on the sun's magnetic-gravitational field....it is simply too small compared to the sun to affect it. Stars outside of our solar system have even less effect...Gravity grows expotentially weaker the farther the two objects are from each other. Double the distance between two objects...and their gravitational attraction diminishes by a factor of 4...elementary stuff really...but its much simpler and too the point than these guys long winded formulas that really say nothing.

5.) If the world's magnetic field already went haywire 11,000 years ago, almost destroying everything...why is their no record of that in the fossil record?? Yes their are fossil records of mass extinctions...end of dinosaurs...etc...but 11,000 was not one of them.

6.) So the Mayans are descended from the Atlanteans...where is your proof for that??? And if these guys were so mathmatically advanced....you'd think they would have invented something to repel the European conquistadors....instead of using obsidian spears to counter their superior cannons.

7.) One of the cornerstones of moderm science is Okcam's Razor....which basically says that the simplest, most logical solution is overwhelmingly the correct answer in almost all situations. Okcam's Razor has held true even in the most advanced fields...cybernetics, nanotechnology, quantum mechanics (somewhat)...and Okcam's Razor would say that these guys overblown, directionless research has all been for naught.

When 2012 comes and goes....and nothing happens....these guys will have already worked out a new theory that will world ends in 2027 based on Nostradomus's predicitions coupled with pentameter of George Bush's speech.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's Better Than Nighttime Tylenol, January 28, 2005

By	An Amazon Babe - See all my reviews

In The Orion Prophecy Patrick Geryl & Gino Ratinckx deal with Maya & Egyptian prophecy. Looking over of these reviews, some of these folks must not be well read. These authors have not made any claims that others have not from today's Hal Lindsey, Gordon Scallion, Art Bell, to yesterdays Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus, Mayans......

The point being if your new to the thought of massive earth changes this book is an OK place to start. However, if your familiar with that train of thought I would suggest skipping it because I really did fall a sleep several times reading it. I didn't even need any Nighttime Tylenol last night. So for that it gets three big yellow yawns (Stars) from me.