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$22.00
Trade Paperback
266 pp.
Includes bibliography, index, and 50+ year Mayan calendar table
978-0-9635211-4-9
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Coming Soon
Jaguar Wisdom
An
Introduction to the Mayan Calendar
Kenneth Johnson
This revised edition of Jaguar
Wisdom has been published in response to the
groundswell of interest generated by independent Maya scholars and seekers
alike, as well as interest raised due to the approach of the controversial
December 21, 2012 date. In this edition, the author has cut away all the
speculations and theories of these “End Times” and focused on the
history and contemporary use of the Maya Calendar system, a traditional
system which is still vital and practiced, and which has survived for
centuries. Jaguar Wisdom is
the only readily available book written with the assistance and
cooperation of traditional Mayan Daykeepers.
Praise for Jaguar
Wisdom
Jaguar Wisdom is
an insightful classic, complete with accurate calendar tables and
a glossary of terms. For seekers who want to build a magical practice, or
just want an unencumbered and clear introduction, this book will guide the
sincere into a deeper understanding of the mysteries of the Maya cosmos.
—John Major Jenkins, author of Journey
to the Mayan Underworld and Maya
Cosmogenesis 2012
Jaguar Wisdom is both a sensitive
account of the history, mythology, and worldview of the Maya and an
excellent introduction to the day-signs. To his credit, the author bases
his interpretations of the day-signs on Native myths and traditions
instead of offering us loose speculations or delineations copied from
other writers. Using the tables in the back of the book, readers can
determine their year-sign, day-sign, and directional signs that complete a
“Tree of Life” diagram, a kind of
Medicine Wheel that is used by contemporary Daykeepers in Guatemala. In
all, this is a well-researched (footnoted) and well-written book.
—Bruce Scofield, author of Day-Signs,
Signs of Time and How
to Practice Mayan Astrology (with Barry
Orr).
Jaguar Wisdom may
be the only currently available book that describes in principle how
Mayan Daykeepers make readings based on their Sacred Calendar, the tzolkin,
and in this regard it fills a significant gap for anyone interested in
Mayan astrology and divination.
—Carl Johan Calleman, author of The
Mayan Calendar & the Transformation of Consciousness
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