Home›Sources›The 2012 Phenomenon: New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan CalendarSourcesThe 2012 Phenomenon: New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan CalendarCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The 2012 Phenomenon: New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan Calendar." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-2012-phenomenon-new-age-appropriation-of-an-ancient-mayan-calendar.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The 2012 Phenomenon: New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan Calendar. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-2012-phenomenon-new-age-appropriation-of-an-ancient-mayan-calendarCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-2012-phenomenon-new-age-appropriatio, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The 2012 Phenomenon: New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan Calendar}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-2012-phenomenon-new-age-appropriation-of-an-ancient-mayan-calendar}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXRobert K. Sitler's peer reviewed journal article was the first academic assessment of the 2012 movement, examining directly how Jose Arguelles's own writing was taken up and reworked by the wider New Age movement into a claim about a 2012 calendar ending, a specific, documented case of appropriation rather than a general history of Maya calendrics. It was added because the existing sources on Arguelles held him only at lower tiers, the tradition's own account of itself, with no outside academic assessment of the phenomenon around him. Use it for the documented New Age appropriation of the Maya calendar and Arguelles's specific role in it; it is not a source on traditional Maya calendrics themselves.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (449 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A peer reviewed journal article, the first academic assessment of the 2012 movement, examining how Jose Arguelles's own writing was taken up and reworked by the wider New Age movement.NotesWell-attestedPeer-reviewed article, the first academic assessment of the 2012 movement, and the standard scholarly treatment of Jose Arguelles and the New Age appropriation of the Maya calendar. Added by the mesoamerican properties wave because the corpus held Arguelles only at Tier 2 and Tier 3.CitationAuthorWell-attestedRobert K. SitlerPublisherWell-attestedUniversity of California Press (Nova Religio 9:3, pp. 24-38)Publication YearWell-attested2006Source TypeWell-attestedpeer-reviewed articleCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithMaya, Figures Well-attested This source names Maya directly: "rather than a general history of Maya calendrics."Source The 2012 Phenomenon: New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan CalendarRobert K. Sitlertier 1Claims Backed By This Source (449 claims)This source backs 449 claims across the atlas. As facts: 352 well-attested. As cited relationships: 37 holds. Plus 60 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicDreamspell Kins, 253 claims: 207 well-attested, 23 holds, 23 general references.Tzolkin Tones, 117 claims: 91 well-attested, 13 holds, 13 general references.Tzolkin Day Signs, 40 claims: 20 well-attested, 20 general references.Articles, 26 claims: 26 well-attested.Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Religious Events, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Calendars, 1 claims: 1 general references.Esoteric Texts, 1 claims: 1 general references.Prophecies, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested352ArticlesBlue Eagle in the Dreamspell SchemeBlue Hand in the Dreamspell SchemeBlue Monkey in the Dreamspell SchemeBlue Night in the Dreamspell SchemeBlue Storm in the Dreamspell SchemeHow a Galactic Signature Is DerivedHow the Modern Prophecy Was BuiltHow the System Has Been ReceivedRed Dragon in the Dreamspell SchemeRed Earth in the Dreamspell SchemeRed Moon in the Dreamspell SchemeRed Serpent in the Dreamspell SchemeRed Skywalker in the Dreamspell SchemeThe Calendar Claim, and Who Rejected ItWhat the Dreamspell Does with ItWhat the Dreamspell IsWhite Dog in the Dreamspell SchemeWhite Mirror in the Dreamspell SchemeWhite Wind in the Dreamspell SchemeWhite Wizard in the Dreamspell SchemeWhite World-Bridger in the Dreamspell SchemeYellow Human in the Dreamspell SchemeYellow Seed in the Dreamspell SchemeYellow Star in the Dreamspell SchemeYellow Sun in the Dreamspell SchemeYellow Warrior in the Dreamspell SchemeDreamspell KinsBlue Eagle (Seal 15)Blue Hand (Seal 7)Blue Monkey (Seal 11)Blue Night (Seal 3)Blue Storm (Seal 19)Dreamspell (overview)Galactic Signature (personal kin)Red Dragon (Seal 1)Red Earth (Seal 17)Red Moon (Seal 9)Red Serpent (Seal 5)Red Skywalker (Seal 13)The 260-day Tzolkin harmonicWhite Dog (Seal 10)White Mirror (Seal 18)White Wind (Seal 2)White Wizard (Seal 14)White World-Bridger (Seal 6)Yellow Human (Seal 12)Yellow Seed (Seal 4)Yellow Star (Seal 8)Yellow Sun (Seal 20)Yellow Warrior (Seal 16)Religious EventsThe Harmonic ConvergenceShowing 1 to 50 of 84 entities carrying this claim. NextHolds37Dreamspell KinsBlue Eagle (Seal 15)Blue Hand (Seal 7)Blue Monkey (Seal 11)Blue Night (Seal 3)Blue Storm (Seal 19)Dreamspell (overview)Galactic Signature (personal kin)Red Dragon (Seal 1)Red Earth (Seal 17)Red Moon (Seal 9)Red Serpent (Seal 5)Red Skywalker (Seal 13)The 260-day Tzolkin harmonicWhite Dog (Seal 10)White Mirror (Seal 18)White Wind (Seal 2)White Wizard (Seal 14)White World-Bridger (Seal 6)Yellow Human (Seal 12)Yellow Seed (Seal 4)Yellow Star (Seal 8)Yellow Sun (Seal 20)Yellow Warrior (Seal 16)SourcesThe 2012 Phenomenon: New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan CalendarTzolkin TonesCosmicCrystalElectricGalacticLunarMagneticOvertonePlanetaryResonantRhythmicSelf-ExistingSolarSpectralGeneral References60CalendarsMaya Long CountDreamspell KinsBlue Eagle (Seal 15)Blue Hand (Seal 7)Blue Monkey (Seal 11)Blue Night (Seal 3)Blue Storm (Seal 19)Dreamspell (overview)Galactic Signature (personal kin)Red Dragon (Seal 1)Red Earth (Seal 17)Red Moon (Seal 9)Red Serpent (Seal 5)Red Skywalker (Seal 13)The 260-day Tzolkin harmonicWhite Dog (Seal 10)White Mirror (Seal 18)White Wind (Seal 2)White Wizard (Seal 14)White World-Bridger (Seal 6)Yellow Human (Seal 12)Yellow Seed (Seal 4)Yellow Star (Seal 8)Yellow Sun (Seal 20)Yellow Warrior (Seal 16)Esoteric TextsThe Mayan FactorPropheciesThe 2012 PhenomenonReligious EventsThe Harmonic ConvergenceTzolkin Day SignsAhauAkbalBenCabanCauacChicchanChuenCibCimiEbEtznabIkImixIxKanLamatManikMenMulucOcTzolkin TonesCosmicCrystalElectricShowing 1 to 50 of 60 entities carrying this claim. 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