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- ↑ Mails, Thomas E. (1997). The Hopi Survival Kit
- ↑ Ghost Wolf, Robert (2003). Days of Destiny: Cosmic Prophecies for the 21st Century. Trafford Publishing. pp. 132–138. ISBN 1412007267.
- ↑ Smith, Scott S. (August 1997). "Thomas Mails Last Stand". Orange Coast Magazine . Emmis Communications. 23 (8): 80–85. ISSN 0279-0483.
- ↑ Mercier, Patricia (2008). The Maya End Times: A Spiritual Adventure to the Heart of the Maya Prophecies for 2012. Duncan Baird Publishers. ISBN 978-1780283357.
- ↑ Techqua Ikachi