Part I

1. "The Hopi Way." Provides an introduction to the history and religion of the indigenous Hopi people of northeastern Arizona, and describes the author's meeting with Hopi Elder Martin Gashweseoma.

2. "Aztec Migration Path." The historical and genetic relationships between the Hopis and the ancient Aztecs. A brief reading from the Aztec codex Tira de la Peregrinacion. The story of Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl.

3. "Mayan Timekeeping." Calendar Round used by all Mesoamerican civilizations since the time of the Olmecs. Mayan Long Count calendar and 2012. Contemporary Maya on American history and 2012.

Part II

4. "Cosmic Cycles." Many ancient cultures believed that time is cyclical. Readings from Greek and Hindu sources. The Great Year and the precession of the equinoxes.

5. "Universal Religion." Hindu account of mankind's journey to Earth from the Pleiades star system. Theosophy, Atlantis, Lemuria and Native Americans.

6. "The Path of the Sun." Astrological interpretations of religious stories. The Labors of Hercules and the Cycle of Initiation.

Part III

7. "The Master of Animals." The background of the zodiac. The bull in prehistoric and ancient religion. Kings, Hunters, Animal Masters and Divine Shepherds.

8. "Egyptian Mysteries." The cult of Osiris. Shamanic dismemberment and initiation. Ascension of the Pharaoh. Death and Initiation.

9. "Mesopotamia the Far-Away." Mesopotamia the birthplace of astrology. Summaries of select Mesopotamian myths. The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Part IV

10. "The Divine Harmony." Music used for divination, healing and prophecy in the ancient Near East. Music, mysticism and Greek cosmology.

11. "The Zoroastrian Dawn." The idea that time will end credited to Zoroaster. Iranian paganism, Zoroastrianism, Armageddon.

12. "Mithras the Rejuvenator." An interpretation of the meaning of the bull-slaying in the ancient Greek Mysteries of Mithras. Breathwork, planetary tones and the ascent of the soul.

Epilogue: "The Return of the King." Mayans and Hindus on the Second Coming. Unity of religions. A Hopi end-times prophecy.

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