Source Information: Setting The Scene

The Vital Message 2012 references two sources, firstly, the book "The Vital Message" written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (ACD) and published in 1919, and, secondly, the growing awareness about the potential consciousness-shifting significance of the year 2012.

"The Vital Message", preceded by "The New Revelation" in 1918, was followed by a number of books on Spiritualism by ACD, including "The History of Spiritualism"(1926) and "The Edge of the Unknown", published shortly before his death in 1930.

Copies of "The Vital Message" are freely available in electronic format on the Internet for anyone wishing to delve a little deeper into this source work (use search terms "The Vital Message" and "Conan Doyle" in Google) . In essence ACD was providing a wake-up call to humanity to regain its sense of spiritual reality, something which he believed the traditional religious institutions had failed to deal with effectively, along with a plea for humanity to learn from the carnage of World War I, only just ended the year before his book's publication. There is no doubt that ACD was particularly sensitive to the latter point, having lost his brother, Innes, and son, Kingsley, to the flu epidemic of 1918.

To learn more about the life and work of ACD I recommend "The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes - The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle", a biography written by Andrew Lycett and published by Free Press in 2007.

With regard to 2012, there are a growing number of sources both in book format and on the Internet (videos, etc.). For anyone looking for a good primer I would recommend the book "The Mystery of 2012 - Predictions, Prophecies & Possibilities" published by Sounds True in 2007. This excellent book features contributions from a variety of writers covering everything from the Mayan Calendar to the Evolution of Consciousness. Writers featured in this book include Gregg Braden, Peter Russell, Ervin Laszlo, John Major Jenkins, Carl Johan Calleman, Jose Arguelles and Joanna Macy.