Have you come across the concept of sacred, or cyclical time, that the Maya live with? It’s a key element of the old Mesoamerican calendar ( yes one of those Mayan calendars everyone was freaked out about in 2012). I wrote a book about it. Flies in the face of our v
Stupid mobile interface. Anyway, was saying it flies in the face of our Western conception of linear time. Sacred time is what Nature runs on according to the Mesoamerican people.
When you do, go for the respected scholars. Lot of New Age woo-woo stuff out there written about the Mayan Calendar by people who smoked one too many. Steer clear of anything related to the "Dreamspell" from Jose Arguelles. tl;dr, the Maya Elders were very displeased with what he did to their calendar in the 1980's.
Thanks for including Rovelli's viewpoint! Very fun stuff to think about.
I think about the instant of the Big Bang all the time. I tell myself that time and space didn't yet, not until that moment. Time is dependent on distance and speed, and if there was no distance, there could be no time; not only does it check out tautologically, but the idea of "time" being something that absolutely has to always flow no matter what seems silly to me. Rather, I should paraphrase: concluding that's the way nature works seems silly.
Pieces like these are always welcome, and they are always fun!
And, I am so glad I was able to help push the conversation along just a hair!
Thank you for suggesting this topic. It was a real learning experience to write this article. I got an opportunity to summarise different opinions from various schools of thought on this subject. On a philosophical level however, I think Emily Dickinson put it best.
Have you come across the concept of sacred, or cyclical time, that the Maya live with? It’s a key element of the old Mesoamerican calendar ( yes one of those Mayan calendars everyone was freaked out about in 2012). I wrote a book about it. Flies in the face of our v
Stupid mobile interface. Anyway, was saying it flies in the face of our Western conception of linear time. Sacred time is what Nature runs on according to the Mesoamerican people.
I have heard about the mesoamerican calendar but never took the time to learn about it. Will definitely look it up. Thanks!
When you do, go for the respected scholars. Lot of New Age woo-woo stuff out there written about the Mayan Calendar by people who smoked one too many. Steer clear of anything related to the "Dreamspell" from Jose Arguelles. tl;dr, the Maya Elders were very displeased with what he did to their calendar in the 1980's.
Please share me the link to your book and any other references you deem appropriate. Thanks.
I'd start with Kenneth Johnson. His latest is Mayan Calendar Astrology (https://www.amazon.com/Mayan-Calendar-Astrology-Mapping-Cosmos/dp/0977403599). His other book "Jaguar Wisdom" is great too. He's spent years living with the Maya Elders in Guatemala. Also recommend Dennis Tedlock's Popol Vuh (https://www.amazon.com/Popol-Vuh-Definitive-Mayan-Glories/dp/0684818450) and Dr. Robert Sitler's The Living Maya (https://www.amazon.com/Living-Maya-Ancient-Wisdom-2012/dp/1556439393).
My book about the calendar is "The Serpent and the Jaguar" and is based on material provided by one of the K'iche' Maya Elders in Guatemala as well as other research I conducted. Link: https://lucitainc.square.site/product/serpent-and-jaguar/3?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=2
or on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Serpent-Jaguar-Living-Sacred-Time/dp/0977403521
Thank you so much for sharing these resources. Looking forward to getting a primer in Mayan Calendars!
Thanks for including Rovelli's viewpoint! Very fun stuff to think about.
I think about the instant of the Big Bang all the time. I tell myself that time and space didn't yet, not until that moment. Time is dependent on distance and speed, and if there was no distance, there could be no time; not only does it check out tautologically, but the idea of "time" being something that absolutely has to always flow no matter what seems silly to me. Rather, I should paraphrase: concluding that's the way nature works seems silly.
Pieces like these are always welcome, and they are always fun!
And, I am so glad I was able to help push the conversation along just a hair!
Thank you for suggesting this topic. It was a real learning experience to write this article. I got an opportunity to summarise different opinions from various schools of thought on this subject. On a philosophical level however, I think Emily Dickinson put it best.
She was so much smarter than almost anyone realizes.
For what it's worth, so was Poe.