2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (Paperback) by Daniel Pinchbeck

Pinchbeck second book is intended as an "extravagant thought experiment" centering around the Mayan prophecy that 2012 will bring about "the conclusion of a vast evolutionary cycle, and the potential gateway to a higher level of manifestation." More specifically, Pinchbeck's claim is that we are in the final stages of a fundamental global shift from a society based on materiality to one based on spirituality. Further, he argues that we are subconsciously creating the conditions necessary for such a shift with technology and our destruction of the Earth's ecoshpere.

This acclaimed metaphysical epic binds together the cosmological phenomena of modern times--from crop circles, to quantum theory, to burning man, to hallucinogenic drug use--to support the contention of the Maya that the year 2012 portends a global shift of unprecedented consequence.