Color added for visibility.)Īmong their other accomplishments, the ancient Mayas invented a calendar of remarkable accuracy and complexity. It consisted of a 365-day agricultural calendar, as well as a 260-day sacred calendar. The Dream-spell also takes into account a “time-shift” and differs from the Tzol'kin by 52 days.Īlthough there is much controversy over its legitimacy, it has gathered many followers and even garnered more attention than the traditional calendar.The Aztec calendar was an adaptation of the Mayan calendar. Arguelles transformed the calendar to fit a New Age style and adopted new concepts such as the I Ching. The Dream-spell Calendar and Jose ArguellesĬreated by Jose Arguelles in the late 1980s the Dream-spell or 13 moon calendar is based on the Mayan Tzol'kin calendar. In reality, the Mayan Calendar does not have an ending, it is a cyclical calendar, after the end of one cycle begins a new one. 5,125 years later is where we get the date December 21 st, 2012.īecause of the 2012 phenomena, most people think that the Mayan Calendar ended on December 21 st 2012. In Mayan Mythology this date is the 4 th creation of the Universe.
The Maya would record dates using this system in relevance to a “creation date”, which has been theorized to be August 11 th 3114 B.C. Written in descending order from largest to smallest these dates were recorded vertically, starting with the corresponding Baktun.įollowing these 5 Long Count numerals, you would have the Haab, Tzol'kin, and Night Lord dates. The Long Count Cycle in total is 13 “Baktun's” long 1,872,000 days or 5,125 years. The Mayans used the Long Count to record dates within this cycle of 5,125 years, using 5 numeral systems. In fact, the earliest recorded Long Count date was discovered in an Olmec site, which predates the Mayans. Usually carved into stone monuments known as “stella's” these dates are found throughout Mayan Archaeological sites. There is no known Mayan word for this calendar system, so the nickname “Long Count” was given based on the size of the cycle and detail used to record the date. The Long Count Calendar is a 5,125-year cycle, that encompasses all of the calendars in a written form. Teeple an American researcher, discovered a correlation between glyph's at the Mayan site of Palenque. Little was known about these measurements made by the Maya.
ZOTZ MAYAN CALENDAR SERIES
The Night Lord System is a 9-day cycle, that is associated with 9 “Lords of the Night”.Īlso referred to as the “G series” the names of these 9 Lords are unknown.Īlso part of the supplementary series is a 29 and 30-day Lunar Calendar. This phasing of days and calendars is a common theme with Mayan time science and lends itself to a broad philosophy that there are cycles within cycles. Together they create an approximately 52-year cycle before repeating. The Haab Calendarīoth the Tzol'kin and the Haab are used in conjunction. The Tzol'kin Calendar is an understanding of time as consciousness for the Maya, and with each new day comes ruling energy or spirit.Īn interesting fact about the Mayan culture is that the day you are born, in the Tzol'kin Calendar would be your name. This calendar is used to determine ones character or personality, life path, and destiny. In collaboration, these 20 archetypes and 13 numbers create 260 unique days.
and 13 numbers or intentions.ġ3 Ascension (Oxlajuj) The Nawals and Numbers combine
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