Until only a few centuries ago, the wise men of the Mayan civilization were hurriedly watching the movements of celestial bodies to amass a body of revelations. Here, a noted expert in comparative religious philosophy presents 21 Mayan predictions from the original texts, each accompanied by a beautiful illustration based on Mayan art. Going straight to the heart of the Mayan worldview, Mayan Prophecies explains how we are not doomed to apocalypse in 2012, but rather inevitable change.