Calendars of Mesoamerican civilisations are subjected to what is categorised as "ritual practices of time". The book is a comparative explication of rituals of time of four calendars: The Long Count calendar, the 260-day calendar, the 365-day calendar and the 52-years calendar. …
Calendars of Mesoamerican civilisations are subjected to what is categorised as "ritual practices of time". The book is a comparative explication of rituals of time of four calendars: The Long Count calendar, the 260-day calendar, the 365-day calendar and the 52-years calendar. …
Reveals the Mayan calendar to be a spiritual device that describes the evolution of human consciousness from ancient times into the future Shows the connection between cosmic evolution and actual human history Provides a new science of time that explains why time not only seems …
The prophetic Mayan calendar is not keyed to the movement of planetary bodies. Instead it functions as a metaphysical map of the evolution of consciousness and records how spiritual time flows.
"Offers an accessible readable survey of apocalyptic thinking in two civilizations-Western and Maya-driven by a clear and compelling argument. The authors explore why end-of-times anxiety and anticipation is so deeply rooted and persistent in Western civilization"--
"Offers an accessible readable survey of apocalyptic thinking in two civilizations-Western and Maya-driven by a clear and compelling argument. The authors explore why end-of-times anxiety and anticipation is so deeply rooted and persistent in Western civilization"--
"From the pioneering author who helped introduce the question of 2012 into the world spiritual community comes an epic exploration of the authentic origins and meaning of this portentous date. On December 21, 2012, the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar will reach the end of a gre…
An introduction to the world of the ancient Maya also provides craft activities related to the daily lives and social customs of the ancient Maya, including making a musical gourd, a ceremonial mask, and a tzolk'in calendar wheel.
