Transcendent Wisdom Of The Maya

Author : Gabriela Jurosz-Landa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591433354

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Transcendent Wisdom of the Maya by Gabriela Jurosz-Landa Pdf

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.

Author : Ronald Bonewitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1859060382

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Wisdom of the Maya by Ronald Bonewitz Pdf

Author : Robert Sitler, Ph.D.
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781583945759

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The Living Maya by Robert Sitler, Ph.D. Pdf

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.

Author : Ronald L. Bonewitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fortune-telling by cards
ISBN : 0731810171

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Wisdom of the Maya by Ronald L. Bonewitz Pdf

Author : Ajnawal
Publisher : Proyecto Maya
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Book of Clarity by Ajnawal Pdf

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.

Author : Jean Molesky-Poz
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292713093

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Contemporary Maya Spirituality by Jean Molesky-Poz Pdf

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.

Author : Bruce Scofield,Barry C. Orr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1174 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-27
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591439479

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How to Practice Mayan Astrology by Bruce Scofield,Barry C. Orr Pdf

A contemporary and practical guide to Mayan astrological techniques • Discusses the logic and meaning of the 20 day-signs of the Mayan calendar • Explains the many cycles of Mayan astrology, such as the 9-day cycle of the Night Lords and the 13-day trecena • Contains extensive tables of Mayan astrological data, allowing readers to cast their own Mayan horoscopes How to Practice Mayan Astrology presents a contemporary guide to one of the most sophisticated astrological systems ever developed. Like other ancient peoples, the Maya looked to the cycles of the planets as markers of time and designators of order. The predictable cycles they observed became codified in the Mayan calendar and astrological system as a way of organizing the seeming chaos of human life. Mayan astrology is based on 20 named days that are cycled 13 times to create a 260-day calendar, the Tzolkin. The authors explain the symbolism, logic, and meaning of the 20 day-signs; how these signs reflect 260 possible personality types; and how they can be used for divination. They also explain the important role of the Four Directions and the planet Venus in one’s personality matrix and life issues. Included are extensive, easy-to-use tables of Mayan astrological data, allowing readers to determine their day-signs, to see how these signs are also influenced by the cycle of the Night Lords and the 13-day trecena, and to cast their own horoscopes.

Author : Charles D. Orzech
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0271017155

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Politics and Transcendent Wisdom by Charles D. Orzech Pdf

Politics and Transcendent Wisdom presents a systematic theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between politics and religion in a variety of contexts. This book examines the formation of &"national protection&" Buddhism in China and translates the key text of this important movement. Showing that Buddhist notions of sovereignty were meant and were taken as more than mere metaphor, Orzech examines the profound link between Buddhist notions of transcendence and the deployment of political authority in East Asia. To this integration of philosophical tradition and political history is brought a new understanding of Buddhist cosmology. The contexts of Buddhism as state religion in fifth- and eighth-century China are examined in detail, through extended consideration of the Transcendent Wisdom Scripture for Humane Kings Who Wish to Protect Their States, the text that was the charter for Buddhist state cults in China, Korea, and Japan into the twentieth century. The text first appeared during the fifth century as Buddhists were struggling to understand how their &"foreign&" religion and the &"foreign&" rulers of north China might be adapted to Chinese religious and political culture. The Scripture for Humane Kings and the rites enjoined by it were one answer to these questions. Three centuries later, in the context of a fully sinified Buddhism, the T'ang dynasty Tantric master Pu-k'ung produced a new version of the text with new rites that served as the centerpiece of his vision of a Chinese Buddhist state modeled on esoteric lines. The final section of this volume presents for the first time a full, annotated translation of this important East Asian Buddhist text.

Author : Erika Buenaflor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591433415

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Curanderismo Soul Retrieval by Erika Buenaflor Pdf

A step-by-step shamanic guide to navigating the non-ordinary realms, locating lost soul fragments, and reintegrating them • Explains how the soul is a form of sacred energy that can escape when someone experiences trauma or stressful situations • Explores how to work with the 5 Mesoamerican cardinal directions to connect with lost soul fragments, create the ideal space for them to return, and ensure a lasting soul retrieval • Details how to enter a trance journey for navigating the spirit realm through shamanic breathwork, shamanic dancing, toning methods, as well as hand postures Drawing on her more than 20 years’ experience working with present-day Mesoamerican curanderos/as and the ancient shamanic healing traditions of the Mexica and Maya, Erika Buenaflor, M.A., J.D., provides a step-by-step guide for the curanderismo practice of soul retrieval. She explains how the soul is a form of sacred energy that can escape when someone experiences trauma or is threatened by challenging and stressful situations. Its absence can be responsible for a host of negative conditions including physical ailments, depression, insomnia, and dysfunctional behavior patterns. Exploring how to retrieve this sacred energy, or soul fragments, as well as resolve cases of soul theft, the author details how to journey through the non-ordinary realms of the Underworld, Middleworld, and Upperworld to locate lost soul fragments and reintegrate them. She explains how to enter a trance journey, providing instructions for shamanic breathwork practices, shamanic dancing, sounding and toning methods, as well as hand postures (mudras) to facilitate trance states. She explores how to perform soul diagnosis, create a loving and nurturing space for soul fragments to return, and work with the healing wisdom of the 5 Mesoamerican cardinal directions: South, West, North, East, and the Center, which marries the other directions and offers a portal to other worlds. She offers pressure point exercises to release the energies of traumas and contemplative exercises to continue the reintegration of soul fragments after the trance journey. She also explains how to connect with animal guardians to aid you in the soul retrieval process. Revealing how to achieve a lasting retrieval of soul energy, Buenaflor shows how the dynamic process of curanderismo soul retrieval can heal many forms and degrees of trauma and help people move forward in life with more clarity, self-awareness, empowerment, and greater depths of authentic self-love.

Author : Ra Bonewitz,Ron Bonewitz
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0340772573

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Timeless Wisdom of the Maya by Ra Bonewitz,Ron Bonewitz Pdf

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.

Author : Carol E. Parrish-Harra Ph. D.
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781467044813

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Remember to Remember: the Mayan Mysteries by Carol E. Parrish-Harra Ph. D. Pdf

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?

Author : Gaspar Pedro Gonzalez
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781556438967

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13 B'aktun by Gaspar Pedro Gonzalez Pdf

As 2012 looms with its promise of radical cultural and spiritual change, humankind is increasingly seeking strategies to survive and thrive. In 13 B’aktun, Gaspar Pedro González turns to the traditional Mayan belief system to navigate this uncertain future. The term 13 B’aktun refers to the thirteenth cycle of 144,000 days in the Mayan Long Count Calendar. Many scholars believe that this cycle is set to end on December 21, 2012. Framed as a fictional dialogue between a contemporary Mayan father and son, the book explores such questions as “Will life continue on Earth?” and “Will there be another creation at the end of this era?” The father imparts the knowledge of his ancestors and shares his direct mystical experiences that bring alive traditional beliefs about creation and the divine purpose of humanity, the Earth, and the universe. Through the father’s poetic words, the author helps us to critically reflect on our existence, the state of the modern world, and human destiny. In addition to ancient Mayan wisdom, 13 B’aktun incorporates the insights of modern philosophers, scientists, and religious texts concerning consciousness, human behavior, and predictions for the future. What unifies all of these sources is the message that despite our existing world dilemmas, there is still time to change our ways. The only book on 2012 by a Mayan author, 13 B’aktun draws on the storytelling experiences of the author’s childhood and his academic research as an adult. Countering the widespread hype and misinformation surrounding 2012, González blends past and present thought into a persuasive plan for moving into the new era.

Author : William Altig
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798862569322

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Maya's Poetic Odyssey by William Altig Pdf

This mesmerizing book chronicles the extraordinary spiritual quest of Maya, a poet awakened by a mystical calling to embark on a life-changing odyssey of self-discovery. Through profoundly reflective first-person poems, Maya's journey reveals her evolution in wisdom, courage, compassion and transcendence as she traverses magical realms of both awe and terror. Maya's epic adventure begins when she receives a visit from the divine blacksmith Hephaestus, the mythical figure of Greek legend. In his celestial workshop, Hephaestus reveals Maya's destiny to travel through the Ten Worlds, a series of supernatural realms that will challenge Maya's beliefs and unveil her highest potential. Guiding her to a mystical looking-glass, Hephaestus shows Maya glimpses into each realm she will enter and the revelations that await her. Maya's incredible passage through these mystical lands illustrates her transformation through courage, empathy, and enlightenment. Her journey begins in terrifying darkness, where she must confront harrowing demons that force her to face her deepest fears and limitations. With her poetry as a source of power, she overcomes these paralyzing terrors, gaining profound strength and resilience. Through the desolate Land of the Dead, Maya communes with past spirits, finding acceptance and wisdom in death's presence. In the seductive Realm of Desire, Maya confronts the illusions of temptation and superficiality, discovering inner truth. Through the frozen World of Tranquility, Maya cultivates stillness, finding the compassion to be with suffering. Guided by insights from mystical mentors like Hephaestus, Maya gains understanding from even the most heart-wrenching realms. In the World of Anger, she uncovers the root causes of rage and transforms them into positive change. In the barren Realm of Hunger, she looks beyond physical starvation to realize the danger of insatiable ambitions. After traversing these lower worlds, Maya ascends to celestial planes of divine magic and wisdom. In the mystical Realm of Divinity, she communes with transcendent universal energy, awakening to her own divine essence. Through the Realm of Wisdom, Maya embraces the eternal journey of enlightenment and the responsibility to share her knowledge with humanity. With each astonishing triumph and revelation, Maya evolves into a guiding light for fellow seekers traversing their own paths of transformation. Through profoundly reflective first-person poems, she invites readers into her mind and spirit at each staggering turn of her epic adventure. Maya's story speaks to the universal process of confronting our shadows, finding our power, and embracing divine wisdom. Her journey reminds us that we all have unlimited inner potential waiting to be unlocked if we trust our connection to the divine. This magical book will resonate with spiritual wanderers and fans of visionary fantasy. Maya's poetic chronicle provides wisdom, solace, and inspiration to those on their own quest for enlightenment.

Author : Patricia Mercier
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780283357

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The Maya End Times by Patricia Mercier Pdf

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.

Author : Sri Ram Kaa,Kira Raa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781569758335

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2013 Mayan Sunrise by Sri Ram Kaa,Kira Raa Pdf

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?