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Summary: Misconceptions about the Mayan Calendar eliminated!
Review: Calleman takes the reader on a fascinating journey towards enlightenment in this wonderful and well written text. The common misconceptions and preconceptions of the Maya and their beliefs melt away page by page. Eventually the reader finds him/herself looking in the mirror; what role are we playing as the cosmic plan of creation unfolds right before us? An invaluable road map for anyone interested in spiritual development as we enter the last stages of the plan of creation.
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Summary: A MUST read for our current times!
Review: For the past 15 years I have danced around Mayan Calendar information, and it wasn't until THIS book came out that I found the 'home' I was looking for in the Mayan 'Tzolkin' Calendar! This is a MUST READ for our present times . . . as turbulent and chaotic as they are, the information researched and presented by Carl Johan Calleman in a NEW FRAMEWORK gives us more understanding and HOPE! Calleman introduces us to the Classical Tzolkin Count which has been followed for the past 2500 years in the highlands of Guatamala. The Tzolkin Calendar (Count of 260 days) repeats a specific sequence of 20 glyphs thirteen times. His information helps us better understand that the Tzolkin can be (my note: and really should be) studied at multiple degrees of complexity as each day is not just an Energy Tone of that single day, but has multiple layers of information available to us based on Trecenas (13 day sequences), Uinals (20 day sequences), Day and Night sequences (daily as well as in the longer cycles), and in relation to the Nine Underworlds. In writing of the World Tree, he helps us better understand the differences (which are much more apparent in these times) between East and West thinking and cultures. The chapter entitled 'The War of the West Against Iraq' is an example of this. As we begin to understand the longer cycles and how the Underworlds have created a 'duality' in the consciousness of the peoples of that time, we can better understand how THAT 'thinking' has carried over to our current time. In 1999, we entered the Galactic Underworld, which is carrying us on the journey forward to a 'whole mind'. . . IF we are willing to step into the Rhythm of that journey. For me, any book or seminar or tool is only as good as I allow it to be. From this newer framework of information, I have designed for myself a Tzolkin-style of Day Counting (sort of a squared off spiral!) that I spend time with every day. Through it I can better see and then put to use in my everyday life the Daily Energy Tone as it relates to the current position it holds in the greater cycles . . . and for me, that alone was well worth the price of the book and time spent within in!
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Summary: A MUST read for our current times!
Review: For the past 15 years I have danced around Mayan Calendar information, and it wasn't until THIS book came out that I found the `home' I was looking for in the Mayan `Tzolkin' Calendar! This is a MUST READ for our present times . . . as turbulent and chaotic as they are, the information researched and presented by Carl Johan Calleman in a NEW FRAMEWORK gives us more understanding and HOPE! Calleman introduces us to the Classical Tzolkin Count which has been followed for the past 2500 years in the highlands of Guatamala. The Tzolkin Calendar (Count of 260 days) repeats a specific sequence of 20 glyphs thirteen times. His information helps us better understand that the Tzolkin can be (my note: and really should be) studied at multiple degrees of complexity as each day is not just an Energy Tone of that single day, but has multiple layers of information available to us based on Trecenas (13 day sequences), Uinals (20 day sequences), Day and Night sequences (daily as well as in the longer cycles), and in relation to the Nine Underworlds. In writing of the World Tree, he helps us better understand the differences (which are much more apparent in these times) between East and West thinking and cultures. The chapter entitled `The War of the West Against Iraq' is an example of this. As we begin to understand the longer cycles and how the Underworlds have created a `duality' in the consciousness of the peoples of that time, we can better understand how THAT `thinking' has carried over to our current time. In 1999, we entered the Galactic Underworld, which is carrying us on the journey forward to a `whole mind'. . . IF we are willing to step into the Rhythm of that journey. For me, any book or seminar or tool is only as good as I allow it to be. From this newer framework of information, I have designed for myself a Tzolkin-style of Day Counting (sort of a squared off spiral!) that I spend time with every day. Through it I can better see and then put to use in my everyday life the Daily Energy Tone as it relates to the current position it holds in the greater cycles . . . and for me, that alone was well worth the price of the book and time spent within in!
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Summary: Rambling and DULL
Review: I read the book cover to cover and doubt that I took anything away at all. It seemed to me to be very disjointed and unorganized in the writing style, flying from one topic to the next without ever fully explaining anything. I'm using the book now to set under my plant so it can get more sun. At-least its getting enlightened by this book.
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Summary: Opinions vary...
Review: I was disappointed with this book. If one is to accept Mr. Calleman as some authority on the Mayan calendar, then there should be some reason to do so other than listing information that may or may not be accurate.
While I appreciate that the author believes what he says, I don't see any scientific connection to what he asserts or any reason I should believe it. In order for that to occur, and I'm sure the author is aware, other possible explanations for his hypotheses' must be refuted. Otherwise, his writing is little more than opinion.
As a student of eastern philosophy and meditation, I admit there is a certain resonance with the author's cosmovision: however, to apply this perspective as a blanket description of the world and its many cultures and then cite how a minor few of them relate to the Mayan calendar is scurrilous at best.
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Summary: Poor Scholarship
Review: This book on the Mayan calendar is perhaps the worst one ever written. Calleman is clearly no scholar on the Maya and also knows nothing of Mayan calendrics, mathematics, or astronomy. The errors are so gross they are laughable. There are good books on Mayan Astronomy, Calendrics and Consciousness by Toni Aveni (an astronomer), Linda Schele (an art historian), David Frediel (an archeaologist), and Barbara Tedlock (an ethnographer). Why did anyone publish this silly book? A waste of time and money.
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Summary: Excellent guide for the Mayan calendar and evolution
Review: This is one of the best books I have read and I would recommend reading this book prior to reading "Maya Cosmogenesis 2012" by John Major Jenkins. Calleman does an excellent job comparing the current dualist/materialist mind and the unitary/evolved mind that is destined to occur by the end of the Universal Underworld (2012 AD). According to Calleman, the Mayan calendar ends at the end of the Universal Underworld and does not start over which is contrary to J.M. Jenkins' theory in Mayacosmogenesis 2012 (13.0.0.0.0 --> 0.0.0.0.0). Calleman does not cover Galactic Alignment and apparently believes that is not the purpose of the Mayan Calendar. Its purpose is greater than that, it charts the evolution of consciousness via the cosmic plan through the nine Underworlds that build on top of each other. He explains that during this transition phase to higher consciousness, we are going to experience higher levels of stress and career burnout. Our need for spiritual awakening will battle with our dualist/materialist mind and wreak psychological and physical havoc. With the levels of novelty accelerating (see Terence McKenna's "The Invisible Landscape") e.g., more changes and technological/scientific breakthroughs appearing, stress levels will keep increasing. The venus transit, acceleration of time concept that we all have been feeling but nobody talks about, and sun spot cycles are discussed as well as an Indian Avatar named Kalki who is supposed to be communicator/leader of the spiritual awakening of the Golden Age. Calleman does a pretty decent job of tying in various religions' prophecies (e.g. Book of Revelations) and how they are backed up by the Mayan calendar. The graphics/tables were very well illustrated and easy to read and helpful. Reason I gave a 4 out of 5:
I was dismayed that the evolution of plants and animals were not discussed and crop circles were not included as well. Also how is the state of the environment going to be by 2012 AD? There was no discussion on that either.
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