This modern visual translation of the Mayan Calendar is designed to connect ancient Mayan wisdom with modern day Life.
This modern visual translation of the Mayan Calendar is designed to connect ancient Mayan wisdom with modern day Life.
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The Aj’qijab’, Mayan spiritual guides known also as ‘Daykeepers’ , listed here are willing to share their knowledge and practice with earnest inquirers. These Nanas and Tatas, as elders are respectfully referred to are only a few of a continent full of dedicated local wisdom keepers. These listed have the willingness and language to work remotely and in English to provide Mayan readings, share practices for health and wisdom, and other individual offerings. The Elders come from different regions, languages and traditions. We are grateful to have connection to such a depth of tradition to each individual’s gifts and we honor them.
BIOGRAPHY and CONTACT
DR. CARL CALLEMAN IS PHYSICAL BIOLOGIST BY EDUCATION, AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOKS THE NINE WAVES OF CREATION, THE MAYAN CALENDAR AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS, THE LIVING UNIVERSE, AND MORE WHICH HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO 9 LANGUAGES. DR. CALLEMAN ‘S FOUR DECADES OF RESEARCH ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE MODERN WORLD FOR UNDERSTANDING THE MAYAN CALENDAR AND ITS CONTEXT IN THE MODERN ERA. .
I ENCOURAGE YOU JOIN ONE OF HIS CLASSES, READ ONE OF HIS BOOKS, AND/OR READ HIS BLOG FOR A MIND-BLOWING EDUCATION IN THE MAYAN CALENDAR FROM A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE. ABOUT DR. CALLEMAN AND HIS DECADES OF RESEARCH CAN BE FOUND AT HIS WEBSITE.
THERE ARE MANY MAYA LANGUAGES STILL SPOKEN TODAY THAT ALLOW THE MODERN WORLD A CONNECTION TO TH'E ANCIENT MAYAN ANCESTORS. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY ARE SPOKEN FROM NORTHERN MEXICO TO EL SALVADOR, IT WOULD BE A QUEST OF MANY LIFETIMES TO LEARN THEM ALL, BUT WE CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THE TEACHERS WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR LIFETIME IN SERVICE TO THE LANGUAGES AND CULTURE OF LATINAMERICA AND THE MAYA.WE MAY ONLY BEGIN TO SCRATCH THE SURFACE , BUT WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE TEACHERS WHO FEEL JOY AND PRIDE SHARING THEIR GIFTS WITH US.
Vincent James Stanzione is an American anthropologist and independent Maya scholar who has dedicated over four decades to immersive fieldwork among the K’iche’ and Tz’utujil peoples of Guatemala’s western highlands, notably around Lake Atitlán. Fluent in K’iche’ and deeply engaged in local ritual life, he has produced a body of work that blends linguistic scholarship, ethnography, and lived experience. ’Tat Vincent’ is also an Aj’qij’.
https://independent.academia.edu/VincentStanzione
IF A #REALLIFE JOURNEY TO DISCOVER THE MAYALANDS IS IN YOUR PATH, PLEASE CONSIDER THESE RESOURCES FOR YOUR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND ADVENTURING WITH CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE.
FROM SPIRITUAL AND MEDICINE JOURNEYS, TO SACRED SITE VISITS, TO SIMPLY EXPLORING THE FOOD, BEAUTY, LANDS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MAYA. YOU CAN EVEN LITERALLY DEEP DIVE INTO THE OCEANS AND LAKES OF MEXICO AND GUATEMALA (AND MORE) WITH SOME OF OUR TRUSTED GUIDES.
(LIST OF EVENTS/GUIDES/CENTERS)
JUYU-YA, MIXCO, GUATEMALA
VOLTAN ADVENTURES, LAKE ATITLAN GUATEMALA
CASA K’IN, MERIDA, MEXICO
SERVICIOS TURISTICOS CANTE,
PETEN, GUATEMALA (TIKAL)
THE MAYA ARE A STRONG, RESILIENT PEOPLE WHOSE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE HAS ENDURED FOR MILLENNIA DESPITE IMMENSE CHALLENGES. THROUGHOUT HISTORY, THEY HAVE FACED DEVASTATING HARDSHIPS, INCLUDING VIOLENT COLONIZATION, CULTURAL SUPPRESSION, DISPLACEMENT, AND ONGOING ECONOMIC MARGINALIZATION. YET, THEIR LANGUAGES, TRADITIONS, AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO THRIVE ACROSS MESOAMERICA TODAY. SUPPORTING MAYA COMMUNITIES IS NOT JUST AN ACT OF SOLIDARITY—IT’S AN INVESTMENT IN CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND HUMAN DIGNITY. PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO OR VOLUNTEERING WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK ALONGSIDE MAYA PEOPLES ON DIVERSE ISSUES SUCH AS LAND RIGHTS, EDUCATION, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT, CULTURAL REVITALIZATION, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. YOUR SUPPORT CAN MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE.
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NAMASTE DIRECT/WOMEN’S JUSTICE INITIATIVE
Provides innovative financial and business education programs to assist Guatemalan women in poverty to improve the quality of life for their families and communities.
AS LONG AS YOU’RE SCROLLING, WHY NOT MAKE IT MEANINGFUL? THERE ARE AMAZING MAYA-FOCUSED RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN VIDEO, AUDIO, AND SOCIAL MEDIA FORMATS THAT LET YOU ENGAGE AND LEARN FROM ANYWHERE YOU ARE. FROM PODCASTS, DOCUMENTARIES, YOUTUBE CHANNELS, TO INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS AND COMMUNITY RADIO, THESE OFFER A POWERFUL CHANCE TO ENRICH YOUR JOURNEY, EXPAND YOUR UNDERSTANDING, AND CONNECT WITH THE LIVING MAYA WORLD IN REAL TIME.
SHIFT OF AGES DOCUMENTARY
https://youtu.be/8xnfgdpCpH4?si=qnhltKyQuFevOwF0
CARL CALLEMAN INTERVIEWS MAYAN ELDER DON ALEJANDRO CIRILLO PEREZ OXLAQ
https://youtu.be/E5Sz1Bz-Fz8?si=j-2cDCLQCKkKAxMX