Download or read book Transcendent Wisdom of the Maya written by Gabriela Jurosz-Landa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An initiate’s inside account of ancient Maya spiritual practices alive today • Includes a Foreword by José Luis Tigüilá NABÉ kaxbaltzij, spokesperson of the Maya municipality • Details the initiation process the author went through to become a Maya shaman-priestess, including rituals, prayers, and ceremonies • Explains the foundational spiritual wisdom of the Maya calendar as a living entity, its cycles of time, and the significance of “the counting of the days”, which helps keep time itself alive • Examines the power of dance and Maya ceremonies, Maya future-telling, and communication with ancestors through the sacred fire Offering an insider’s experiential account of ancient Maya spiritual wisdom and practices, initiated Maya shaman-priestess Gabriela Jurosz-Landa opens up the mysterious world of the Maya, dispelling the rampant misinformation about their beliefs and traditions, sharing the transcendent beauty of their ceremonies, and explaining the Maya understanding of time, foundational to their spiritual worldview and cosmology. The author, an anthropologist, details the initiation process she went through to become a Maya shaman-priestess in Guatemala, including rituals, prayers, the presence of numinous forces, and the transmission of sacred knowledge. She explains the spiritual wisdom of the Maya calendar as a living entity, its cycles of time, and the significance of “the counting of the days,” which helps keep time itself alive. She examines Maya spiritual and cosmological concepts such as how the universe is shaped like a triangle over a square. She reveals the profound power of dance in Maya tradition, explaining how ritual dance halts the flow of time, reactivates primordial events, and captures vital energies that keep the Maya spiritual tradition vital and alive. Exploring other Maya secret knowledge, she also details Maya ritual attire, Maya future-telling with the calendar, the reading of the Tzi’te beans, and how the Maya communicate with ancestors through the sacred fire. Illustrating how contemporary Maya life is suffused with spiritual tradition and celebration, the author shares the teachings of the Maya from her initiate and anthropologist point of view in order to help us all learn from the ancient wisdom of their beliefs and worldview. Because, to truly understand the Maya, one must think like the Maya.
Download or read book Wisdom of the Maya written by Ronald Bonewitz and published by . This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wisdom of the Maya written by Ronald L. Bonewitz and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Living Maya written by Robert Sitler, Ph.D. and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Robert Sitler’s immersion in Mayan culture began with a transformative spiritual experience more than three decades ago in the ruins of Palenque, Mexico. Led by a local to a nearby Mayan village, Sitler discovered firsthand what traditional Mayan life was like—a community of people living in peace with each other and their physical surroundings. In The Living Maya, he shares this experience and many that followed. In the process, he immerses readers in a rich indigenous culture and offers a fresh view of the 2012 phenomenon, focusing on the valuable lessons Mayan culture can teach us in this time of transition. Personal anecdotes are interwoven with factual information about the roots of traditional Mayan customs and traditions, presenting a rare multifaceted view of their simple yet profound way of life. The book showcases Mayan infant care, community building, ties to nature, attitudes toward the elderly, and orientation to spirituality. In The Living Maya, Sitler shows how following “the Mayan way” can help us ground our lives in harmony with nature, broaden our perspectives on human existence, connect us with our capacity for compassion, and use the vaunted cataclysm of 2012 as a unique chance for growth.
Download or read book Contemporary Maya Spirituality written by Jean Molesky-Poz and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the mid-1980s, when Guatemala returned to civilian rule and achieved relative peace and stability, the Maya have begun openly expressing their spiritual beliefs and practices. Jean Molesky-Poz draws on in-depth dialogues with Maya Ajq'ijab' (keepers of the ritual calendar), her own participant observation, and inter-disciplinary resources to offer a comprehensive, innovative, and well-grounded understanding of contemporary Maya spirituality and its theological underpinnings. She reveals significant continuities between contemporary and ancient Maya worldviews and spiritual practices. Molesky-Poz opens with a discussion of how the public emergence of Maya spirituality is situated within the religious political history of the Guatemalan highlands, particularly the recent pan-Maya movement. She investigates Maya cosmovision and its foundational principles, as expressed by Ajq'ijab'. At the heart of this work, Ajq'ijab' interpret their obligation, lives, and spiritual work. In subsequent chapters, Molesky-Poz explores aspects of Maya spirituality?sacred geography (the reciprocal relationship between the earth and humans, sacred places, and the significance of the cross or quatrefoil map), sacred time (how the 260-day sacred calendar is "the heart of the wisdom of the Maya," the matrix of Maya culture), and ritual practice (the distinct way and method of ancestral study, with special attention to fire ceremonialism). She confirms contemporary Maya spirituality as a faith tradition with elaborate historical roots that has significance for individual, collective, and historical lives, reaffirming its own public space and legal right to be practiced.
Download or read book Book of Clarity written by Ajnawal and published by Proyecto Maya. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiration and spirituality Maya phrasebook. The Mayan civilization blooms with new expressions. It preserves an ancestral legacy as it unfolds, poetically and pragmatically, through the touch of everything that loves its existence. The Mayan spiritual guides, called Ajq’ij in the K’iche’ language, are in charge of studying the calendar. These quotes have been collected from their knowledge. Each quote is a movement, a pulsation extracted from the universe’s unfathomable beating.
Download or read book Remember to Remember the Mayan Mysteries written by Carol E. Parrish-Harra Ph. D. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-10-28 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation and Insights Remember to Remember: The Mayan Mysteries As told by a wisdom Teacher Awakening to Mythological thinking is difficult any time but to depart from institutional thinking and enter into the world of intuitive awareness is the opportunity of today. This compilation and personal Insights to the Mayan Prophesies brings a new comprehension in Remember to Remember: -The Lost Mysteries as the known and unknown carry us toward a new height of understanding.. When one approaches the Maya Mysteries as parables and legends, as well as calendars and mathematics, a new doorway opens. Beginning with the lost worlds of Lemuria and Atlantis we find ourselves caught up in the story of an empire that has left its impact. An adventure a waits, true, but this glimpse of a future more creative and hopeful takes us to the wonders of a world unknown. From a false belief of envisioning our native forefathers and mothers as primitive natives we gain an awesome recognition of the wonders of encoded hieroglyphs; we move into respect and understanding through parables, legends, and oral teachings. A major aspect of the authors perspective is to integrate the contribution of the Maya with other wisdom traditions. Many of the lingering myths of questionable ideas are clearly included in the mythology of these people. Terms avoided in the rational and intellectual community rest in the psyche of all America and as we stir these ideas come alive. The goal of evolution is presented clearly in the unfolding of these long secreted concepts, such as sky-people, hollow earth theory, and others.. From spirit/space to science/religion we get an amazing understanding of what is in store for humanity at the close of the Ninth Hell; Has Humanity achieved it goal or has it missed the mark?
Download or read book The Word of the Maya written by Ruth Lee and published by Author House. This book was released on 2004-09-27 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique and sublime perspective on the phenomenon of Time, the nature of the Mind, and how to surpass the tests of living in this day and time. It is direct and immediate news and direction on how to achieve fulfillment of your individual purpose and prepare you to ascend when this day is over. It is not obscure in what it portrays as the end of Today, but many may use it merely as a book of wisdom that helps them understand life better today and over time. It is easy to describe what you can do with this book, but it is not easy to describe what this book does to you. You may be unable to fully comprehend its meaning as you read and work within, but you will immediately feel it changing you. It is not magic - at least not what you may believe magic to be, rather work that goes on all around you now and will continue to evolve in time. Do you want to do more than you ever did before? Do you want to explore the world of metaphysics as if you could do all that it teaches you to do? Do you feel you are urged to read this? If your answer is Yes to any of these questions, you have passed the test and can become more closely connected to The Maya. Open, read, and discover why you are able to pass this test over time!
Download or read book The Shaman s Secret written by Douglas Gillette and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1997 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insights into Maya religious symbolism ; based on recent archaeological findings and the most up-to-date decodings of Maya hieroglyphics.
Download or read book Timeless Wisdom of the Maya written by Ra Bonewitz and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 2000 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preservers of a wisdom more ancient than themselves, the Maya had an advanced mathematics, astronomy, and knowledge of the true nature of reality. This is an introduction to the beliefs, philosophy and mythology of the Maya and how this can be applied to everyday life in the 21st century.
Download or read book Philosophy of the Ancient Maya written by Alexus McLeod and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates some of the central topics of metaphysics in the philosophical thought of the Maya people of Mesoamerica, particularly from the Preclassic through Postclassic periods. This book covers the topics of time, change, identity, and truth, through comparative investigation integrating Maya texts and practices—such as Classic Period stelae, Postclassic Codices, and Colonial-era texts such as the Popol Vuh and the books of Chilam Balam—and early Chinese philosophy.
Download or read book Nine Seasons written by Carlos Aceves and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple and sacred descriptions of indigenous wisdoms where readers discover how celestial cycles merge with seven skills for long life, and learn the secrets of becoming spiritual warriors of the mind and heart. "This is the book that Carlos Aceves' fans have been waiting for. At last a codification of the wisdom that Aceves teaches during classroom lessons, community lectures, public workshops, and circles around the fire. As hosts who have brought Aceves to Central Texas audiences, we continually hear the aftermath of presentations long past: 'When will he be back?' 'I want to attend his workshop.' 'I should have brought a notepad to take notes.' With 'Nine Seasons' not only will Aceves' accessibility be expanded to those appreciative of indigenous wisdom, but established fans will have a tidy manual for quick refreshers on the road to a sacred and balanced life." - Mario Garza, Ph.D, Board of Directors Chair, San Marcos, Texas, U.S.
Download or read book The Order of Days written by David Stuart and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's foremost expert on Maya culture looks at 2012 hysteria and explains the truth about what the Maya meant and what we want to believe. Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilizations End. The World Cataclysm in 2012. 2012: The return of Quetzalcoatl. According to many of these alarmingly titled books, the ancient Maya not only had a keen insight into the mystical workings of our planet and the cosmos, but they were also able to predict that the world will end in the year 2012. David Stuart, the foremost scholar of the Maya and recipient of numerous awards for his work, takes a hard look at the frenzy over 2012 and offers a fascination (and accurate) trip through Mayan culture and belief. Stuart shows how the idea that the "end of the Mayan calendar," which supposedly heralds the end of our own existence, says far more about our culture than about the ancient Maya. The Order of Days explores how the real intellectual achievement of ancient Maya timekeeping and worldview is far more impressive and remarkable than any of the popular, and often outrageous, claims about this advanced civilization. As someone who has studied the Maya for nearly all of his life and who specializes in reading their ancient texts, Stuart sees the 2012 hubbub as the most recent in a long chain of related ideas about Mesoamericans, the Maya in particular, that depicts them as somehow oddball, not "of this world," or as having some strong mystical link to other realms. Because the year 2012 has no prominent role in anything the ancient Maya ever actually wrote, Stuart takes a wider look at the Maya concepts of time and their underlying philosophy as we can best understand them. The ancient Maya, Stuart contends, were worthy of study and admiration not because they were strange but because they were altogether human, and they developed a compelling vision of time unlike any other civilization before or since.
Download or read book 2013 Mayan Sunrise written by Sri Ram Kaa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT WILL 2013 BRING? Many believe the world will end December 21, 2012. Is it true? When Mayan elders are asked about the end of their ancient calendar on that date, they simply smile and say, "It is the return of more light." In 2013 Mayan Sunrise, Sri Ram Kaa and Kira Raa take you from the peaks of Machu Pichu and the headwaters of the Ganges to the highlands of Guatemala and deep into the heart of Mayan culture. They pass along the wisdom of the high priests of the Maya, who are aware this is a hinge moment. In a time when the ecosystem is damaged beyond repair and with the world in crisis, the Maya know that a disruptive transition is near. They look to the beginning of a new era when humanity will return to a state of exquisite balance and harmony. As global chaos escalates toward the supposed end date, you have a choice--fear or awakening. Now is your opportunity: •Are you aware of the future? •How and where is your path ahead? •Are you open to trusting your inner wisdom? •Are you ready for your Mayan sunrise?
Download or read book Secrets of Mayan Science Religion written by Hunbatz Men and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 1990 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging study that reveals sacred teachings that the Mayan priesthood hid from Spanish conquistadores in Mexico in 1519. The author explores the scientific and spiritual principles underlying the ancient glyphs, numbers, and language of the Maya.
Download or read book The Maya End Times written by Patricia Mercier and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the Maya Prophecies, the 5,000-year"Fourth Age" will come to it end in 2012. In a remarkable adventure which takes her all over Central South America and involves strange ceremonies at sacred pyramids, scaling an active volcano and chases with drug runners, Patricia Mercier attempts to discover whether 2012 will be the end of the world as know it or the dawning of a new golden age.
Download or read book Galactic Alignment written by John Major Jenkins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the central role played by the galaxy in both ancient and modern times in the transformation of the human spirit. • Extends Jenkins' groundbreaking research in Maya Cosmogenesis 2012. • Reveals how the coming Galactic Alignment of era-2012 promises a renewal of human consciousness. • Uncovers the galactic vision of Mayan, Egyptian, Greek, and Vedic cosmologies. The Galactic Alignment is a rare astronomical event that brings the solstice sun into alignment with the center of the Milky Way galaxy every 12,960 years. Building on the discoveries of his book Maya Cosmogenesis 2012, Jenkins demonstrates that the end-date of 2012 does not signal the end of time but rather the beginning of a new stage in the development of human consciousness. He recovers a striking common thread that connects the ancient cosmological insights of the Maya not only to Egyptian thought and Vedic philosophy but also to the diversity of humankind's metaphysical traditions ranging from Celtic sacred topography and Medieval alchemy to the Kabbalah and Islamic astrology. His work presents us with a groundbreaking synthesis of lost wisdom once common to ancient cosmologies that will help us understand the significance of this transformative cosmic milestone.
