Featuring articulate and lucid essays from dozens of renowned experts on the question of 2012, this anthology offers information and proposals that examine the mystery from every angle -- spiritual, economic, ecological, and scientific -- that will assist readers in determining its significance for themselves. Read about John Major Jenkins' researches into the meaning of the Mayan calendar and its precient wisdom; Gregg Braden's analysis of the scientific evidence for a magnetic field shift and how it will affect life as we know it; Barbara Marx Hubbard's and Peter Russell's explorations of the accelerating pace of evolution and why we may be literally transforming into a new species; Joanna Macy's vision of the "GreatTurning" and how we can take part in this shift to a life-sustaining culture; Daniel Pinchbeck's investigation of the shift of consciousness necessary for survival after 2012; and Jean Houston's predictions on the coming "Jump Time." These thoughtful contributions and more provide a comprehensive survey of postulations and possibilities concerning this epic "end of time."