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I. Who is John Major Jenkins?
A. Some Background
Online Jenkins is touted as a "a leading expert in the mysteries of ancient Mesoamerican cosmology and calendars." _http://www.soundstrue.com/shop/authors/John_Major_Jenkins?authorId=219&showAuthorHeader=true&component=authorslist
Jenkins describes himself as a
and as
...though he apparently completed only one semester of college as stated in this online article: "How John Major Jenkins, Jonathan Zap and Terence McKenna met during a Weekend of High Strangeness in 1996"_http://www.zaporacle.com/a-mutant-convergence-how-john-major-jenkins-jonathan-zap-and-terence-mckenna-met-during-a-weekend-of-high-strangeness-in-1996/
You can read more about Jenkins on Wikipedia, however it should be noted that on July 19th, 2010, after being contacted by parties whom Wikipedia has declined to identify, Jenkins' biography on Wikipedia.org _https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Major_Jenkins was "scrubbed clean" of any information concerning his psychedelic drug use and advocacy. _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:John_Major_Jenkins#Hallucinogens
B. Drug Use and Advocacy
As stated in his book, "The 2012 Story: The Myths, Fallacies, and Truth Behind the Most Intriguing Date in History", Jenkins started experimenting with psychedelic drugs by the age of nineteen.
Based on the preceding and the statements to follow, one has to ask to what extent did psychedelics influence the writing of Jenkins' book, "Maya Cosmogenesis 2012"?:
Though Jenkins has stated that he does not advocate the use of psychedelics, he has appeared in videos that support their use (JMJ appears at 5:16). _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-IYBIi6kNk&feature=channel&list=UL
Also, looking into Jenkins background, and because Jenkins and Terrence McKenna were friends, I am reminded of Jan Irvin's latest article, "How Darwin, Huxley, and the Esalen Institute launched the 2012 and psychedelic revolutions..." and his statement about McKenna being a "willful idiot".
_http://www.gnosticmedia.com/how-darwin-huxley-and-the-esalen-institute-launched-the-2012-and-psychedelic-revolutions-and-began-one-of-the-largest-mind-control-operations-in-history/
I am currently working on gathering more info concerning JMJ. Will post more as I gather more.
A. Some Background
Online Jenkins is touted as a "a leading expert in the mysteries of ancient Mesoamerican cosmology and calendars." _http://www.soundstrue.com/shop/authors/John_Major_Jenkins?authorId=219&showAuthorHeader=true&component=authorslist
Jenkins describes himself as a
[...]an independent researcher who has devoted himself to reconstructing ancient Mayan cosmology and philosophy.
and as
a visiting scholar, [who] has taught classes at The Institute of Maya Studies in Miami, The Maya Calendar Congress in Mexico, The Esalen Institute, Naropa University and many other venues both nationally and abroad (_http://alignment2012.com/about_jmj.html),
...though he apparently completed only one semester of college as stated in this online article: "How John Major Jenkins, Jonathan Zap and Terence McKenna met during a Weekend of High Strangeness in 1996"_http://www.zaporacle.com/a-mutant-convergence-how-john-major-jenkins-jonathan-zap-and-terence-mckenna-met-during-a-weekend-of-high-strangeness-in-1996/
Terence [McKenna] asked me [JMJ] what kind of credentials I had. Trying to be clever, I said something like “Psilocybin U,” but Terence wasn’t moved (I completed one semester of college)."
You can read more about Jenkins on Wikipedia, however it should be noted that on July 19th, 2010, after being contacted by parties whom Wikipedia has declined to identify, Jenkins' biography on Wikipedia.org _https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Major_Jenkins was "scrubbed clean" of any information concerning his psychedelic drug use and advocacy. _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:John_Major_Jenkins#Hallucinogens
B. Drug Use and Advocacy
As stated in his book, "The 2012 Story: The Myths, Fallacies, and Truth Behind the Most Intriguing Date in History", Jenkins started experimenting with psychedelic drugs by the age of nineteen.
At age nineteen I was inspired by the intrepid adventures of [Dolphin scientist John] Lilly, which I had read about in his books The Center of the Cyclone and The Deep Self. At the time I was very into yoga, meditation, fasting, and breath work. It was an extreme phase of purification, identity exploration, and engaging transformative inner work. Being resourceful, I sought out a facility in Chicago called Spacetime Tanks that advertised its “relaxation” services and “state-of-the-art” isolation tanks. After four or five trial experiences without pharmacological help, I had become comfortable with the process and made friends with one of the clerks there, and decided to propose my experiment. I had logged some experience with sacred plants, although I had lately eliminated mind-altering substances in deference to yoga practice, seeking clarity of mind. Nevertheless, I believed in the transformative power of these substances and decided to experience what Lilly was talking about—they weren’t called “consciousness-expanding” for nothing. I would be combining my ability to go into a meditative state, which I had developed as a result of daily meditation practice, with the isolation tank and a good dose of quality LSD.
[...]
The experience deeply affected me. It was completely different from the several psychedelic trips I had previously undertaken.
[...]
I sat in a park, drank water, and ate an apple I had brought with me, which was truly nectar. My senses came alive and my body lapped up its juicy flesh. Wow. I wrote what I could recall in my notebook, and by that evening I was none the worse for wear. My notebook concludes with an odd pronouncement, a kind of philosophical muse that echoes some key ideas from The Popol Vuh. At age twenty in 1984, however, I had no knowledge of The Popol Vuh...
Based on the preceding and the statements to follow, one has to ask to what extent did psychedelics influence the writing of Jenkins' book, "Maya Cosmogenesis 2012"?:
It was early May of 1996 [...] I had access to supplies of freshly grown psilocybecubensis mushrooms. I had ingested them fresh on two occasions in the previous two years. And more recently, I had done a dose that exceeded by far anything else I’d ever experienced. Since age 18 I had always approached drug use — even marijuana smoking — as opportunities for exploring consciousness.
Most of the essays I compiled into Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 were written between early 1995 and late 1996. (_http://www.zaporacle.com/a-mutant-convergence-how-john-major-jenkins-jonathan-zap-and-terence-mckenna-met-during-a-weekend-of-high-strangeness-in-1996/)
Though Jenkins has stated that he does not advocate the use of psychedelics, he has appeared in videos that support their use (JMJ appears at 5:16). _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-IYBIi6kNk&feature=channel&list=UL
Also, looking into Jenkins background, and because Jenkins and Terrence McKenna were friends, I am reminded of Jan Irvin's latest article, "How Darwin, Huxley, and the Esalen Institute launched the 2012 and psychedelic revolutions..." and his statement about McKenna being a "willful idiot".
Right now we can’t prove that McKenna was an [COINTELPRO] agent, but he was most certainly, at least, a willful idiot.
_http://www.gnosticmedia.com/how-darwin-huxley-and-the-esalen-institute-launched-the-2012-and-psychedelic-revolutions-and-began-one-of-the-largest-mind-control-operations-in-history/
I am currently working on gathering more info concerning JMJ. Will post more as I gather more.