.jpg)
Culture
The Twelve: A Review
by Sydney L. Murray
“This is a truly awesome and timely book.” – Tom Anderson, President, MySpace
Over the course of the last three years, Vision Magazine has received roughly 100 books on the 2012 controversy. Many of you may be aware that on December 21, 2012 the Mayan calendar ends. Many people have interpreted this to be the end of the world. I interpret it as the possibility of the end of the world as we know it. We can believe that the world is ending, or we can believe that we have the power to make a difference in the world from now and beyond this well-known date.
Recently, I received a book called The Twelve and devoured it within a few days.
Written by William Gladstone, this compelling work of fiction opens the reader up—not only to the amazing possibilities of his or her own life and how to change it for the better, but to the idea that together, we can bring about a worldwide shift in consciousness.
Max, the primary character, has a near-death experience at the young age of 15 that will ultimately change his life. He sees a list of 12 people unknown to him. Max goes on to graduate college, and 12 years pass before he meets the first person on the list. At that point, his life begins to change. Max makes the move to do something that he loves, rather than doing what is expected of him. This career move takes him all over the world to places such as Jerusalem, Athens, London, India, Istanbul, China, Japan, and Mexico.
Throughout his life adventure, Max is open to both his outer journey and his inner quest of human consciousness. His travels take him to some of the world’s most spiritual places, as well as some of the most rugged corners. Slowly he begins to trust himself and his instincts. He knows that there is something bigger than himself and his world.
Max’s journey brings him to an understanding of why he and these 12 people are destined to unite and discover the true meaning of 12.21.2012.
It has been said about The Twelve that, “If you have come upon a copy of this book and are drawn to reading it, then without a doubt, you are one of the chosen many who may help determine whether these end-times result in planetary destruction or the transformation of all humanity.”
What do you have to offer our world in these tumultuous times? If you read The Twelve, you just may be inspired to find out.
For more information on The Twelve, available through Vanguard Press, $19.95, visit www.12thebook.com.