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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: An entirely unscientific, thoroughly biased, and mostly made-up version of Mayan religion and science. Chapter titles include things like "The letter G is a Mayan product, in pronunciation, meaning, and form." Other titles are equally absurd. (I especially liked the one about the letter 'T', which ignored the fact that Romans were crucifying people on T-shaped crosses when the Mayans were still trying to figure out how to build mud huts. I also liked the statement that humans learn to talk by singing [I'm a neurologist who studies brain function].)Basically, the author attempts to demonstrate that most, if not all, spiritual and academic learning REALLY actually derives from Mayans. Hoo! Hoo! This book is worse than the 1970's charade, "Chariots of the Gods," as far as accuracy of archeologic and modern facts. ("Chariots" is better because it has more pages, which makes it better toilet paper.) This just shows the difficulties of buying books online, where you can't flip through and watch the bulls**t drip onto the floor.
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Summary: instructions for being your own Quetzacoatal
Review: perhaps this book is not the best starting point for anyone having difficulties believing that pre-Diluvian civilisations could have existed, but for those already past that obstacle it offers insights into what the Mayans, rather than those who only study the Mayans, think and feel about their culture. it's also worth pointing out that, contrary to what the above review suggests, this text is nothing like von Daniken's writings, and Men even says in the text that such interpretations like the lid of Palenque representing a Mayan flying a spaceship are at odds with what the carvers of the stone intended to show. lots of info. which is difficult to find elsewhere - and very recommended to anyone with an interest in Quetzacoatal.
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Summary: An introduction to elementary concepts
Review: The author presents very basic information regarding some Mayan teachings and symbols. A starter book for readers new to Mayan philosophy.
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