@worldadventuretravel

In 2005, I spent a month traveling through the Yucatan peninsula with a Mayan shaman descended from a continuous lineage of Mayan shamans. We visited all the Mayan sites in the Yucatan. Much of his teachings about the cosmology and religious significance of the sites was vastly different from the western colonizer interpretation that is still perpetuated by modern archaeology. In particular, we had a lengthy discussion about the Mayan calendar. To say the west got it wrong is an understatement. Mayans NEVER predicted an "end of the world" in 2012 or in any other time. The shaman explained that, similar to Hindu cosmology, Mayans divided up the flow of time into 24,000 year cycles that break down into two 12,000 year cycles. Each of these is further divided into specific eras. In Vedic cosmology, these eras are called "yugas" and are characterized by specific evolution and devolution of human societies until they degrade entirely and then the cycle begins again with a period of enlightenment. The Mayan calendar simply said that 2012 was the end of a 12,000 year cycle. Not the end of the world. 

This is the limitation of documentarians and archaeologists putting these types of conclusions together without consulting actual Mayan shamans descended from the traditions. 

Furthermore, one other conversation with this shaman stood out. While at Chichen Itza, NASA had just taken over the site for further study so the main pyramid was restricted to the public. NASA could study it for decades and never get it right, he said definitively. He said "as long as the west continues to view science and religion as separate things, they will never understand Chichen Itza. And they will never understand the Maya." This fundamental difference in the way western empires of the northern hemisphere, steeped in Abrahamic traditions, treat objective science and subjective science- and along with that, science as a whole and religion- as opposites, is the immovable limitation to understanding other cultures, especially those of the global south. Scholar Rajiv Malhotra wrote an excellent book on this topic, titled "Being Different: An Indian Answer to Western Universalism." For those interested in the subject, I can't recommend this book enough.

@mariovillarreal8647

The Mayan calendar endowed each specific individual day with a character a personality unique unto itself; just as no two people exactly the same neither was any day ever exactly repeated through out time. Each day had almost it's own consciousness.

@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739

The Maya were genius. What a culture. Thanks for sharing.

@naturaltruth1596

I think the date is off by 10 years, because 2022 is a real sh*tstorm....

@steveberkson3873

I just watched this again with much energy,clarity,Thanks,and Blessings

@madidiamondhands

Why do people keep calling this a mayan calendar when it was found in Aztec territory and it is still in Aztec territory. Thank you so much for clearing this up in the beginning of the video! It relieved my anxiety..😅.

@raycedano

Thank you SO much for connecting us with this pure gold info ☀️🌕⭐️

@cesargarnica1465

The Maya’s abuelos teachings were thanks to the Toltecayotl which means living in balance, these teachings were all along the Anahuac or Cen Anahuac or La Cuenca del Anahuac this Cuenca was geographically located from Alaska to Nicaragua passing from Tula that was like the center of the Anahuac.

@doctorbomb

Thank you for making this documentary. It helped me put the puzzle pieces of my life together.

@camerondagg2443

Looking forward to watching this. Thank you.

@GordointheCreek

Creating a reality of abundance through our own selves.... Whoa that is deep. Thankyou for this video it has tied together everything that is happening in this present time. Im going down the Mayan rabbit hole l must learn more! Much love and light to you always 💛✨

@rosepetals8181

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR'S,YOU NEVER KNOW WHO THEY COULD BE✨🙏

@tsetse

Amazing documentary 💛 today I learned there is no "day out of time" it was invented by Arguelles

@chinweokwuasimonye8871

I most be an ancestor recanted
It will explain why I enjoy watching the stars, moon and sun
Our Ancestors seem to know more then we do now

@erbalumkan369

22:02 why is there a map of Iran?

@LightBeing369

YES!!!, Everything is Energy
Love to ALL now and always
💗🙏💗

@philmcdonald6088

be here now do no harm help others be still close eyes listen to your breathing🌀

@H2oBubbls

Thanks for the video!

@CarlosSanchez-yv2fd

The biggest expectations of the Mayans calendar will start between the month 7- September and 9-november 7:11-up to 9:21 of 2024 New circulation of the planetary system of the universe motion will be the most dangerous thing we the human being will experience with all planets magnets field fighting each other.

@rachmondhoward2125

The Aztec calendar was in front by 6 years. The cosmic calendar ended/started in 2007 of our present western calendar.