Ancient
Maya books
Will
we suffer floods, volcanic eruptions and chaos in 2012?
The
authors demonstrate how the Mayan Holy Number 1,366,560 days, known as the birth
of Venus and the basis of their calendar, indicates ancient knowledge of sun spot
cycles and their effect on the human race. They explore the popular myth of Quetzalcoatl
and its origins in Maya ideas concerning the sun cycle.
They
show the links between the pre-Columbian civilizations of Central America and
the Old World, in particular Egypt. Examining the archaeological record, they
find further evidence for linking the origins of Mayan civilization with the mythical
lost continent of Atlantis, which according to Plato was destroyed in a series
of catastrophes.
They reveal that
the Mayan calendar prophesies the end of our own "Age of the Jaguar", the fifth
and final "sun" in 2012 AD.This, according to Cotterell's sun-spot theories, will
be brought about by a sudden reversal in the earth's magnetic field.
The book is lavishly illustrated with 40 colour
plates as well as many black and white pictures and diagrams. It is a book full
of startling discoveries not only about the past and the seemingly remote civilization
of the Maya but ourselves and the destiny of the human race.
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Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 : The True Meaning of the Maya Calendar End-Date by
John Major JenkinsS
Jenkins explores why the Maya calendar ends on 13.0.0.0.0
(December 21, 2012), and notes that this enddate marks a rare alignment of our
solar system with the Galactic Center. This date marks the end of the "long count"
of the Maya calendar, which will then revert back to zero, as Mayan time is cyclical
rather than linear. The author then switches to an Aztec myth, writing that this
enddate will open the way for celestial demons to pour out of the sky to devour
mankind. While he feels this myth can be interpreted either metaphorically or
literally, in either case a new world age will begin.
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Popol Vuh : The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life by Dennis Tedlock (translator)
Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important
text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document
of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness
of a primeval sea and ends with the radiant splendor of the Mayan lords who founded
the Quiché kingdom in the Guatemalan highlands. Originally written in Mayan hieroglyphs,
it was transcribed into the Roman alphabet in the sixteenth century.
This new edition of Dennis Tedlock's unabridged, widely praised translation includes
new notes and commentary, newly translated passages, newly deciphered hieroglyphs,
and over forty new illustrations.
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