The Mayan Calendar and Mesoamerican Astrology
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- Discussing the Mayan calendar and Mesoamerican astrology, which is the indigenous astrology of ancient Mexico and Central America, with astrologers Kenneth Johnson and Chris Brennan.
During the course of the episode we talk about what is known about the development of astronomy and astrology in Mayan and other Mesoamerican cultures prior to the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century, when many written documents were destroyed during the Spanish conquest.
Kenneth explains how Mesoamerican cultures had complex and highly accurate astronomically based calendars, and how these were tied in with a pervasive belief in astrology, conceptualized as a connection and mirroring between the sky and the earth.
One of the key features of Mayan astrology was a focus on tracking the cycles of Venus, as well as the development of a 260-day sacred calendar which consisted of 13 numbers and 20 day-signs that were used for astrological purposes.
Later in the episode we talk about what happened with some of the western misunderstandings surrounding the Mayan calendar ending in 2012, and how time is seen in terms of cycles that have no end.
Finally the last point we touch on is the recent revival and expansion of Mayan astrology in modern times, and how a new system has grown and developed over the past 30 years
Kenneth is the author of the book Mayan Calendar Astrology: Mapping Your Inner Cosmos.
You can find more about Kenneth’s work on his website:
www.jaguarwisdom.org
This is episode 419 of The Astrology Podcast:
theastrologypodcast.com/2023/...
Thanks for listening!
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:14 Kenneth's background
00:10:58 Mesoamerican civilizations
00:17:30 Destruction of texts
00:23:00 Mirroring of heaven and earth
00:30:27 Calendar and cycles
00:41:00 Sacred time
00:44:08 Electional astrology
00:51:10 Venus in Mayan astronomy & astrology
01:01:42 Myths
01:06:45 Celestial portents & eclipses
01:14:08 Natal astrology
01:28:58 Astrology and medicine
01:37:05 Astrologers
01:42:47 Knowledge lost vs. survived
01:49:25 Mayan & European astrology mixed
01:54:08 Mayan long count
01:58:36 Mayan calendar and 2012
02:09:10 Contemporary Mayan astrology
02:29:31 Kenneth's work
02:32:30 End cards - Zábava
Very glad that y’all took the time to mention that the information was destroyed for colonial reasons as well as religious. So much of our spiritual practice was lost to colonial agents.
Fascinating learning about Mesoamerican astrology! It’s really interesting to think how all cultures around the world used astrology to plan out their daily lives
Thank you Chris for introducing Kenneth, what a wonderful lifelong student on world mythology and an interesting guest! ❤❤
This episode makes me so happy thank you for bringing our lineage into Astrology conversations 🙏🏽
1973, so 50 years already! What a career. Great episode, guest and host as always (:
Riveting! I've been reading the Popol Vuh for more than 30 years. This interview is medicine for my spirit.
And what is your Mayan birthday, may i ask?
Love to learn about my ancestors history in understanding the stars ❤
Amazing episode!! Will rewatch and would love more on this. Thanks Chris, what a treasure!
What a serendipitous episode I was just saying I needed to get back into studying Mayan Astrology.
I would be here anyway because these episodes are always epic.
Thank you for this epic interview on Mayan Astrology. I❤ every moment, and plan on watching it again!
Do you know your Mayan birthday, Caroline?
Very happy to receive from him---More Please
Do you know your Mayan birthday, Iman?
I love this man! Brilliant, knowledgeable , well researched and well traveled. So refreshing to hear about mesoamerican astronomy and astrology. Having been in Peru and seeing the glyphs on the temples of Venus and other stars I have always wanted to know more. Thanks Chris!
And may i ask what your Mayan birthday is, Karen?
i have no idea what my Mayan birthday is, but my guess is that it was about1000 years ago...@@Mayan.Embodiment
Loved this. Thank you!
I hope you do an episode on Jupiter Retrograde! It's hard for me to find much information about it.
Really cool to bring in the Mayan calendar to your channel!
Chris, i think i love you... great interview, how little you say,but much you convay
Absolutely beautiful podcast ❤🎉👌💫
Wow--thank you both so much! So many insights and wisdom shared and frankly just so much that I didn't know. I really appreciate this episode and both of you.
Thank you for your support, I appreciate it!
This is amazing!!
Do you know your Mayan birthday, Suzy?
Thanks
Thanks for your support!
Thank you!
love it, thanks for that
Excited to watch this!!!
Really cool, i cant wait to finish this,
Very informative, thank you. Could you, or have you done a CZcams video, on the Aboriginal culture or the Maori culture, in regards to astrology?
Fascinating
Interesting Glad he is up to date
This episode was amazing! Thank you!!! ❤
This made me miss Ian Xel Lungold so much
I have Ian's Mayan astrology video on my channel... with pictures donated to me from his partner, Madeline...
Fascinating informative interview, thank you
Splendid information!
Brilliant, thank you
I would like to know more about the 260 day zenith cycle. Super interesting. Loved listening to you two
The renaissance of ancient astrology (project hindsight, mayan astrology, etc...) : Uranus-Neptune-Saturn conjunction in Capricorn (1989-1992). The next aspect is coming very soon (Uranus-Neptune sextile with Saturn-Neptune in 2026).
Remarkable
Hopefully my brother's work gets published soon as he can explain all the ancient calendars with a forgotten math, which l feel will also explain how astrology works generally.
This still sounds like the system that was reinterpreted after the spanish destroyed the knowledge by trying to explain it through the gregorian calendar, but my brother is the better one to talk to about this.
Sounds fascinating!
Guys, being a Mayan ajq'ij or daykeeper and a student of the calendar.... And having done a post graduate degree in mesooamerican studies.... In mesoamerica there was only ONE calendar. There was no distinction between aztec or zapoteca, or tarascan or mayan. Its like saying the Spanish calendar is different from the English becvause we say thursday and they say jueves. There are variants, depending on what was being measired or analyzed. But AZTEC AND MAYAN CALENDARS WERE THE SAME.
I have read that Venus was the war planet for the Maya and I am wondering how this astrology worked...
There are many regions, and many eras, that we call "Mayan", so this may have been true at one time, and in one place...
Hi I have Kenneths book I'm trying to work out the year lord of this year? Does anyone know if it would be "Eb 11" going into "Caban 12"? Many thanks .
Do you have three dimensional model which shows the astrological model ?
How planets make connections with humans to affect them ?
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quote: The word "Maya" is used to describe the Maya civilization and other non-linguistic aspects of their culture, while the word "Mayan" is used to describe the languages that are spoken by them. The word "Mayan" is often incorrectly used as an adjective to describe the people from the ancient civilization. My Elders were taught by Humbatz men, i have some knowledge . i could recommend others that have more, but none of them call the Maya..Mayan..just saying...
Speak for Palestine
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